Gaines County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Gaines County — updated daily, data through 2026-09-14.

Gaines County permitting is running 16 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (47 total, down 32% on the prior quarter). OXY USA INC. leads with 120 permits in the past 12 months, one of 13 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

7

Operators (30d)

4

Latest Permit

2026-09-14

All Time

10,548

10,548 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1981-07-2212622642-165-32152FOSTER #12SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANYDRILL9,600
1981-07-2212621742-165-32151GRAYSON #1HOUSTON OIL & MINERALS CORP.DRILL6,030
1981-07-2212621442-165-32150FOSTER #11SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANYDRILL9,600
1981-07-2212610342-165-32148CORRIGAN #1JOHNSON AND PRICEDRILL5,400
1981-07-2212609442-165-32147MOBIL-ARCO #1JOHNSON AND PRICEDRILL12,400
1981-07-2112670242-165-32164GOODEARLE #1NRM PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL12,470
1981-07-2112585442-165-32146SOUTH CENTRAL ROBERTSON UNIT #58SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL7,400
1981-07-2012666542-165-32163JONES RANCH ESTATE "20" #3KING RANCH OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL6,300
1981-07-1712697142-165-32165SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #3533AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,350
1981-07-1712638542-165-32139SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #3532AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,355
1981-07-1712638442-165-32141SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #3529AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,360
1981-07-1712638242-165-32140SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #3531AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,381
1981-07-1712638042-165-32135SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #3526AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,370
1981-07-1712637942-165-32134SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #2227AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,392
1981-07-1712637842-165-32133SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #3527AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,368
1981-07-1712637542-165-32132SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #3522AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,378
1981-07-1712636942-165-32136SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #3524AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,364
1981-07-1712636742-165-32138SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #3523AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,375
1981-07-1712636442-165-32137SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #3525AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,360
1981-07-1712636242-165-32142SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #3407AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,388
1981-07-1712620442-165-32149JONES #1MARLINE OIL CORP.DRILL11,683
1981-07-1712607142-165-32144ROBERTSON/CLEARFORK/UNIT #4603EXXON CORP.DRILL7,300
1981-07-1712560642-165-32143RILEY B #4MARALO, INC.DRILL3,550
1981-07-1412607442-165-32122ROBERTSON/CLEARFORK/UNIT #4601EXXON CORP.DRILL7,300
1981-07-1412607242-165-32129ROBERTSON/CLEARFORK/UNIT #6703EXXON CORP.DRILL7,300
1981-07-1412569842-165-32123SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #3408AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,377
1981-07-1412569742-165-32126SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #2920AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,411
1981-07-1412569642-165-32125SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #2921AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,402
1981-07-1412569542-165-32127SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #2918AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,412
1981-07-1412569442-165-32128SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #2917AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,414
1981-07-1412569342-165-32124SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #2916AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,406
1981-07-1412569242-165-32130SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #2919AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,398
1981-07-0912448642-165-32120JONES RANCH #1DCB OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL6,500
1981-07-0812468142-165-32121COX #1JOHNSON AND PRICEDRILL5,650
1981-07-0112471542-165-32119PFAFF #1SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL3,200
1981-06-2912495642-165-31971GARLAND #4AHILLIN PROD. CO.DRILL9,000
1981-06-2912365942-165-32114ROBERTSON/CLEARFORK/UNIT #4503EXXON CORP.DRILL7,300
1981-06-2912302242-165-32118GRIFFIN, EDWARD A. #1ARCO OIL & GAS CO.-MIDLANDDRILL5,600
1981-06-2912302142-165-32117O'BRIEN, JOHN J. #1TERRA RESOURCES, INC.DRILL12,150
1981-06-2912300042-165-32116MCADOO "B" #1ENERGY RESERVES GROUP, INC.DRILL6,000
1981-06-2912299642-165-32115GRAY COUNTY SCHOOL LANDS #1HANSON CORPORATIONDRILL12,762
1981-06-2413087742-165-31953WATERS #2HOUSTON OIL & MINERALS CORP.DRILL14,000
1981-06-1912191542-165-32111LANGSTON #1SAXON OIL COMPANYDRILL6,400
1981-06-1912189642-165-10331JONES, E.H. "E" #6TEXACO INC.RECOMP5,065
1981-06-1712225442-165-32113MCADOO "A" #1ENERGY RESERVES GROUP, INC.DRILL6,013
1981-06-1712196242-165-32108SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #4128AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,346
1981-06-1712195242-165-32107SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #4129AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,351
1981-06-1712195142-165-32106SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #4130AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,349
1981-06-1712195042-165-32105SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #4127AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,365
1981-06-1712175242-165-32109COOPER #1R K PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL12,700
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.