Gaines County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Gaines County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-29.

Gaines County permitting is running 21 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (63 total, up 24% on the prior quarter). 1 was issued in the past week. OXY USA INC. leads with 129 permits in the past 12 months, one of 11 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

21

Operators (30d)

5

Latest Permit

2026-07-29

All Time

10,524

10,524 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1980-12-0310065842-165-31947MAYO, HOWARD #1ROGERS OIL CO.DRILL4,900
1980-11-2510033042-165-31942SANGER INVESTMENT CO. #1WAY, RALPH L., INC.DRILL5,000
1980-11-2510032642-165-31936SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #802AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,379
1980-11-2510032542-165-31935SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #1011AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,393
1980-11-2510032442-165-31934SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #4908AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,353
1980-11-2510032342-165-31933SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #4320AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,356
1980-11-2510032242-165-31932SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #4319AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,335
1980-11-2510032142-165-31931SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #4318AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,335
1980-11-2510032042-165-31930SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #4317AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,342
1980-11-2510031942-165-31929SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #4316AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,342
1980-11-2510031842-165-31928SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #4122AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,321
1980-11-2510031742-165-31927SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #4121AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,354
1980-11-2510031242-165-31926SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #4120AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,356
1980-11-209996342-165-31925SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #4015AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,353
1980-11-209996242-165-32903SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #4014AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,345
1980-11-209996042-165-31923SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #4013AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,340
1980-11-209995942-165-31922SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #4012AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,344
1980-11-209995842-165-31920SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #1509AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,415
1980-11-209995742-165-31921SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES #60475 #4010AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,350
1980-11-199984642-165-31938GRIMES #2WTG EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL5,900
1980-11-199984242-165-31937EMILY #1TRI-SERVICE DRILLING CO.DRILL4,900
1980-11-189959442-165-31919SOUTHLAND ROYALTY CO. #7TEXACO INC.DRILL4,850
1980-11-189959142-165-31669JENKINS, SAM "B" #2DINERO OPERATING COMPANYRECOMP6,900
1980-11-189958942-165-31918SEMINOLE TOWNSITE "A" #1-AW & W OIL COMPANY MDRILL5,200
1980-11-179929642-165-31765JONES RANCH "B" #1SAXON OIL COMPANYRECOMP5,000
1980-11-1410004542-165-31941GCS #1MGF OIL CORPORATIONDRILL12,381
1980-11-129885842-165-31917STARK -B- #3SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL7,300
1980-11-109862942-165-31916AUSTIN, EMMA #1MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL12,100
1980-11-039930342-165-31911DENVER UNIT #754OGSHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL5,000
1980-11-039890742-165-31909SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #1307AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,500
1980-11-039890642-165-31907SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #1512AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,500
1980-11-039890542-165-31908SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #1511AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,500
1980-11-039890442-165-31910SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #1510AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,500
1980-11-039890342-165-31905SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #1103AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,500
1980-11-039890242-165-31906SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #1308AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,500
1980-11-039890142-165-31902SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #708AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,500
1980-11-039889942-165-31904SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #904AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,500
1980-11-039889842-165-31903SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #709AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,500
1980-10-309765242-165-31897ROBERTSON (CLEARFORK) UNIT #1130EXXON CORP.DRILL7,300
1980-10-309765042-165-31896ROBERTSON (CLEARFORK) UNIT #7800EXXON CORP.DRILL7,300
1980-10-309752742-165-31914DOSS, M. S. A/C 2 #6EXXON CORP.DRILL7,200
1980-10-309752642-165-31913DOSS, M. S. A/C 2 #5EXXON CORP.DRILL7,200
1980-10-309752542-165-31912DOSS, M. S. A/C 2 #9EXXON CORP.DRILL7,200
1980-10-289716642-165-31901ELLIS #1V-F PETROLEUM INC.DRILL12,765
1980-10-279709342-165-31900BARRON #1FOREST OIL CORP.DRILL4,650
1980-10-279701242-165-31899EXXON-SHELL FEE "C" #2EXXON CORP.DRILL7,300
1980-10-279701142-165-31898EXXON-SHELL FEE "C" #3EXXON CORP.DRILL7,300
1980-10-239667342-165-31895EXXON-SHELL FEE #8EXXON CORP.DRILL7,300
1980-10-239665342-165-01644H & J UNIT 1-D #28MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONRECOMP5,000
1980-10-229867442-165-31893SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES #4009AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,500
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.