Gaines County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Gaines County — updated daily, data through 2026-09-04.

Gaines County permitting is running 15 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (45 total, down 42% on the prior quarter). 1 was issued in the past week. OXY USA INC. leads with 132 permits in the past 12 months, one of 12 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-09-04

All Time

10,545

10,545 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2018-02-16	836453	42-165-38675	WCE #6H	WINDY COVE ENERGY II, LLC	DRILL	6,000	Y
2018-02-14	835844	42-165-38670	SHELBY 20 #5H	FORTUNA RESOURCES DVLPMENT, LLC	DRILL	5,000	Y
2018-02-14	835844	42-165-38670	SHELBY 20 #5H	FORTUNA RESOURCES DVLPMENT, LLC	DRILL	5,000	Y
2018-02-14	835844	42-165-38670	SHELBY 20 #5H	FORTUNA RESOURCES DVLPMENT, LLC	DRILL	5,000	Y
2018-02-14	834372	42-165-38656	MAIA #1H	RING ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	5,100	Y
2018-02-13	836232	42-165-35318	SEMINOLE, NE (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #21W	DELTA C02, LLC	RECOMP	5,850
2018-02-13	836231	42-165-35196	SEMINOLE, NE (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #10W	DELTA C02, LLC	RECOMP	5,800
2018-02-12	834282	42-165-38652	MEMNON #1H	RING ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	5,100	Y
2018-02-09	836157	42-165-38674	SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #3703R	OXY USA INC.	DRILL	6,200
2018-02-08	836155	42-165-38673	SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #3107R	OXY USA INC.	DRILL	6,200
2018-02-07	835849	42-165-38672	TEX-MEX '13' #2H	LIME ROCK RESOURCES II-A, L.P.	DRILL	5,000	Y
2018-02-02	835858	42-165-38671	SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #3301R	OXY USA INC.	DRILL	6,200
2018-01-31	835428	42-165-38667	CHALLENGER 6 #1H	FORTUNA RESOURCES DVLPMENT, LLC	DRILL	5,800	Y
2018-01-31	835364	42-165-38665	VALIANT 1 #1H	FORTUNA RESOURCES DVLPMENT, LLC	DRILL	6,000	Y
2018-01-31	835364	42-165-38665	VALIANT 1 #1H	FORTUNA RESOURCES DVLPMENT, LLC	DRILL	6,000	Y
2018-01-30	835365	42-165-38666	BEL AIR 16 #7H	FORTUNA RESOURCES DVLPMENT, LLC	DRILL	5,200	Y
2018-01-26	835483	42-165-38668	SHERIDAN 96 #2	MCCLURE OIL COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	5,700
2018-01-26	829541	42-165-38658	GUNS UP #1H	PARALLEL PETROLEUM LLC	DRILL	5,500	Y
2018-01-25	834997	42-165-38661	J. D. BILES 2W #2H	ELK MEADOWS RESOURCES LLC	DRILL	4,650	Y
2018-01-24	835049	42-165-38663	HIGG RANCH 455 #1	GUNGOLL, CARL E. EXPLORATION LLC	DRILL	5,400
2018-01-23	835044	42-165-38662	TIGER (SAN ANDRES) WATERFLOOD #4951A	GUNGOLL, CARL E. EXPLORATION LLC	DRILL	5,400
2018-01-19	835342	42-165-38664	BERRY 239 SWD #1D	RING ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	11,000
2018-01-12	832505	42-165-38648	ROBERTSON N. CLEARFORK LO. UNIT #516L	SEABOARD OPERATING CO.	DRILL	7,350
2018-01-09	834677	42-165-38660	MOIRAE #1H	RING ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	5,100	Y
2018-01-09	834662	42-165-38659	METAS #1H	RING ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	5,100	Y
2018-01-08	834614	42-165-34083	ODC '273' #2	REO OPERATING LLC	RECOMP	12,472
2018-01-03	834454	42-165-38657	ELLEN B. PETERS #2H	RING ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	7,000	Y
2018-01-03	834454	42-165-38657	ELLEN B. PETERS #2H	RING ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	7,000	Y
2017-12-22	834434	42-165-34993	CEDAR LAKE UNIT #221R	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	RECOMP	5,800
2017-12-21	834364	42-165-38655	KOLSCH 259 #3H	ADVENTURE OPERATING COMPANY, LLC	DRILL	5,900	Y
2017-12-20	834336	42-165-38653	BALIUS #1H	RING ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	5,100	Y
2017-12-20	834150	42-165-38651	BIA #1H	RING ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	5,100	Y
2017-12-18	834020	42-165-38650	BROMIOS #1H	RING ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	5,100	Y
2017-12-18	834004	42-165-38649	CRUMP ESTATE 09A #3H	SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLC	DRILL	10,000	Y
2017-12-18	834004	42-165-38649	CRUMP ESTATE 09A #3H	SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLC	DRILL	10,000	Y
2017-12-07	833615	42-165-38647	P.S. DUNBAR 24 #6H	SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLC	DRILL	10,000	Y
2017-12-07	833614	42-165-38646	P.S. DUNBAR 24 #5H	SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLC	DRILL	10,000	Y
2017-12-04	832169	42-165-38408	STEPHENS #3	RAW OIL & GAS, INC.	RENTR	5,850
2017-11-30	833628	42-165-38645	DOPPELBOCK 320 #1H	ADVENTURE OPERATING COMPANY, LLC	DRILL	6,000	Y
2017-11-30	828643	42-165-38598	SEMINOLE, EAST (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #79	TABULA RASA ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	6,200
2017-11-28	833402	42-165-38644	JACKSON #1H	RGX ENERGY LLC	DRILL	8,000	Y
2017-11-28	833402	42-165-38644	JACKSON UNIT #1H	RGX ENERGY LLC	DRILL	8,000	Y
2017-11-28	831412	42-165-38633	AJAX #1H	RING ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	5,100	Y
2017-11-28	831411	42-165-38630	ATLAS #1H	RING ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	5,100	Y
2017-11-21	831298	42-165-38626	APHRODITE #1H	RING ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	5,100	Y
2017-11-20	833155	42-165-38643	ELLEN B. PETERS #5H	RING ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	7,000	Y
2017-11-20	833100	42-165-38642	PETERSEN #1H	RGX ENERGY LLC	DRILL	5,000	Y
2017-11-20	833100	42-165-38642	PETERSEN #1H	RGX ENERGY LLC	DRILL	10,300	Y
2017-11-20	833087	42-165-38641	PETERSEN #2H	RGX ENERGY LLC	DRILL	7,500	Y
2017-11-20	833087	42-165-38641	PETERSEN #2H	RGX ENERGY LLC	DRILL	10,300	Y

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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.