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
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-12-03 | 100658 | 42-165-31947 | MAYO, HOWARD #1 | ROGERS OIL CO. | DRILL | 4,900 | |
| 1980-11-25 | 100330 | 42-165-31942 | SANGER INVESTMENT CO. #1 | WAY, RALPH L., INC. | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1980-11-25 | 100326 | 42-165-31936 | SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #802 | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,379 | |
| 1980-11-25 | 100325 | 42-165-31935 | SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #1011 | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,393 | |
| 1980-11-25 | 100324 | 42-165-31934 | SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #4908 | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,353 | |
| 1980-11-25 | 100323 | 42-165-31933 | SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #4320 | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,356 | |
| 1980-11-25 | 100322 | 42-165-31932 | SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #4319 | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,335 | |
| 1980-11-25 | 100321 | 42-165-31931 | SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #4318 | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,335 | |
| 1980-11-25 | 100320 | 42-165-31930 | SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #4317 | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,342 | |
| 1980-11-25 | 100319 | 42-165-31929 | SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #4316 | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,342 | |
| 1980-11-25 | 100318 | 42-165-31928 | SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #4122 | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,321 | |
| 1980-11-25 | 100317 | 42-165-31927 | SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #4121 | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,354 | |
| 1980-11-25 | 100312 | 42-165-31926 | SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #4120 | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,356 | |
| 1980-11-20 | 99963 | 42-165-31925 | SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #4015 | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,353 | |
| 1980-11-20 | 99962 | 42-165-32903 | SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #4014 | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,345 | |
| 1980-11-20 | 99960 | 42-165-31923 | SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #4013 | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,340 | |
| 1980-11-20 | 99959 | 42-165-31922 | SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #4012 | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,344 | |
| 1980-11-20 | 99958 | 42-165-31920 | SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #1509 | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,415 | |
| 1980-11-20 | 99957 | 42-165-31921 | SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES #60475 #4010 | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,350 | |
| 1980-11-19 | 99846 | 42-165-31938 | GRIMES #2 | WTG EXPLORATION, INC. | DRILL | 5,900 | |
| 1980-11-19 | 99842 | 42-165-31937 | EMILY #1 | TRI-SERVICE DRILLING CO. | DRILL | 4,900 | |
| 1980-11-18 | 99594 | 42-165-31919 | SOUTHLAND ROYALTY CO. #7 | TEXACO INC. | DRILL | 4,850 | |
| 1980-11-18 | 99591 | 42-165-31669 | JENKINS, SAM "B" #2 | DINERO OPERATING COMPANY | RECOMP | 6,900 | |
| 1980-11-18 | 99589 | 42-165-31918 | SEMINOLE TOWNSITE "A" #1-A | W & W OIL COMPANY M | DRILL | 5,200 | |
| 1980-11-17 | 99296 | 42-165-31765 | JONES RANCH "B" #1 | SAXON OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 5,000 | |
| 1980-11-14 | 100045 | 42-165-31941 | GCS #1 | MGF OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 12,381 | |
| 1980-11-12 | 98858 | 42-165-31917 | STARK -B- #3 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 7,300 | |
| 1980-11-10 | 98629 | 42-165-31916 | AUSTIN, EMMA #1 | MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC. | DRILL | 12,100 | |
| 1980-11-03 | 99303 | 42-165-31911 | DENVER UNIT #754OG | SHELL OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1980-11-03 | 98907 | 42-165-31909 | SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #1307 | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1980-11-03 | 98906 | 42-165-31907 | SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #1512 | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1980-11-03 | 98905 | 42-165-31908 | SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #1511 | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1980-11-03 | 98904 | 42-165-31910 | SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #1510 | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1980-11-03 | 98903 | 42-165-31905 | SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #1103 | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1980-11-03 | 98902 | 42-165-31906 | SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #1308 | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1980-11-03 | 98901 | 42-165-31902 | SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #708 | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1980-11-03 | 98899 | 42-165-31904 | SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #904 | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1980-11-03 | 98898 | 42-165-31903 | SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #709 | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1980-10-30 | 97652 | 42-165-31897 | ROBERTSON (CLEARFORK) UNIT #1130 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 7,300 | |
| 1980-10-30 | 97650 | 42-165-31896 | ROBERTSON (CLEARFORK) UNIT #7800 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 7,300 | |
| 1980-10-30 | 97527 | 42-165-31914 | DOSS, M. S. A/C 2 #6 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 7,200 | |
| 1980-10-30 | 97526 | 42-165-31913 | DOSS, M. S. A/C 2 #5 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 7,200 | |
| 1980-10-30 | 97525 | 42-165-31912 | DOSS, M. S. A/C 2 #9 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 7,200 | |
| 1980-10-28 | 97166 | 42-165-31901 | ELLIS #1 | V-F PETROLEUM INC. | DRILL | 12,765 | |
| 1980-10-27 | 97093 | 42-165-31900 | BARRON #1 | FOREST OIL CORP. | DRILL | 4,650 | |
| 1980-10-27 | 97012 | 42-165-31899 | EXXON-SHELL FEE "C" #2 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 7,300 | |
| 1980-10-27 | 97011 | 42-165-31898 | EXXON-SHELL FEE "C" #3 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 7,300 | |
| 1980-10-23 | 96673 | 42-165-31895 | EXXON-SHELL FEE #8 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 7,300 | |
| 1980-10-23 | 96653 | 42-165-01644 | H & J UNIT 1-D #28 | MOBIL OIL CORPORATION | RECOMP | 5,000 | |
| 1980-10-22 | 98674 | 42-165-31893 | SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES #4009 | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,500 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.