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
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
1980-10-229815942-165-31892SEMINOLE (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #4011AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,500
1980-10-229638842-165-01358EXXON FEE EUBANKS "C" #1EXXON CORP.RECOMP8,933
1980-10-209607142-165-31894WHITAKER, KATIE ET AL #1EQUITABLE PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL5,500
1980-10-109539342-165-31887SEMINOLE (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #4315AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,500
1980-10-109539142-165-31886SEMINOLE (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #4119AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,500
1980-10-109538342-165-31888SEMINOLE (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #4117AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,500
1980-10-099533042-165-31889SEMINOLE (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #4118AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,500
1980-10-099532542-165-31885SEMINOLE (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #4314AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,500
1980-10-099531442-165-31891SIMMONS #1W & W OIL COMPANY MDRILL4,850
1980-10-069484342-165-31890WILLIAMS, T. H. #1HANOVER MANAGEMENT CO.DRILL11,740
1980-10-019689242-165-31884SEMINOLE (SAN ANDRES)UNIT 60475 #4313AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,500
1980-10-019650542-165-31877DENVER UNIT #7432SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL5,500
1980-10-019649942-165-31866JONES ESTATE #30-1BOYD, D. K. OIL & GAS CO.DRILL11,250
1980-10-019648342-165-31875DENVER UNIT #8612SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL5,500
1980-10-019648142-165-31873DENVER UNIT #6736SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL5,500
1980-10-019644742-165-31871DENVER UNIT #7431SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL5,500
1980-10-019644642-165-31869DENVER UNIT #6434SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL5,500
1980-10-019644442-165-31878DENVER UNIT #6435SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL5,500
1980-10-019644142-165-31870DENVER UNIT #6309SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL5,500
1980-10-019644042-165-31879DENVER UNIT #6735SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL5,500
1980-10-019643842-165-31874DENVER UNIT #6734SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL5,500
1980-10-019643542-165-31868DENVER UNIT #6737SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL5,500
1980-10-019643242-165-31872DENVER UNIT #6733SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL5,500
1980-10-019643142-165-31876DENVER UNIT 18910 #7717SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL5,500
1980-10-019642942-165-31880DENVER UNIT 18910 #7716SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL5,500
1980-09-299409442-165-31883MESA FARMS #1LOVELADY, IKE INC.DRILL11,815
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.