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
1980-04-297956242-165-31801CUNNINGHAM, HELEN & ALICE #2DINERO OPERATING COMPANYDRILL7,600
1980-04-288217542-165-83635LAWRENCE, CATHERINE -C- #1W & W OIL COMPANY MRECOMP5,000
1980-04-287948042-165-31800GRAY COUNTY SCHOOL LANDS UNIT #1NATIONAL EXPLORATION CO.DRILL12,343
1980-04-227885442-165-31799JENKINS, SAM C. #5EXXON CORP.DRILL9,100
1980-04-227885242-165-31798JENKINS, SAM C. #7EXXON CORP.DRILL9,100
1980-04-227885042-165-31797JENKINS, SAM C. #6EXXON CORP.DRILL9,100
1980-04-227884842-165-31796JENKINS, SAM "B" #2EXXON CORP.DRILL4,970
1980-04-187881042-165-31795GRAHAM, MINNIE #7AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,000
1980-04-158184442-165-31789WEST SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #319CITIES SERVICE COMPANYDRILL5,250
1980-04-158047842-165-31787WEST SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #315CITIES SERVICE COMPANYDRILL5,250
1980-04-158045842-165-31786WEST SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #316CITIES SERVICE COMPANYDRILL5,250
1980-04-158045642-165-31790WEST SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #317CITIES SERVICE COMPANYDRILL5,250
1980-04-158042042-165-31788WEST SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #318CITIES SERVICE COMPANYDRILL5,250
1980-04-157832542-165-31794BOOKHOUT #2PETRO-LEWIS CORPORATIONDRILL9,650
1980-04-157832242-165-31793JONES #2VOGEL, A. J., INC.DRILL5,100
1980-04-157830842-165-31792JONES #4TRI-SERVICE DRILLING CO.DRILL5,200
1980-04-147820342-165-31791GARLAND "6" #1HILLIN PROD. CO.DRILL11,355
1980-04-098044242-165-31781JONES, E. H. #31-1BOYD, D. K. OIL & GAS CO.DRILL11,200
1980-04-097772942-165-02281CATHERINE-LAWRENCE -B- #1W & W OIL COMPANY MRECOMP5,000
1980-04-097772842-165-02280CATHERINE-LAWRENCE -A- #1W & W OIL COMPANY MRECOMP5,000
1980-04-097763242-165-31785STARK, T. O. #29SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL9,500
1980-04-047741542-165-31782EUBANKS CLEARFORK UNIT #15EXXON CORP.DRILL7,300
1980-03-287659142-165-30038MARALO "7" #1MARALO, INC.OTHER3,650
1980-03-197568042-165-31780JENKINS, SAM #1ATRI-SERVICE DRILLING CO.DRILL10,300
1980-03-147528242-165-31779CHILTON, J. P. #1WESTLAND OIL DEVELOPMENT CORP.DRILL12,500
1980-03-117484042-165-31778JONES RANCH "C" #1SAXON OIL COMPANYDRILL5,130
1980-03-107754142-165-31784BURKE, GEORGE J. #1LAYMAC CORPORATIONDRILL5,700
1980-03-057429342-165-02760JONES, E. H. #4SUN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO.RECOMP11,130
1980-03-047420742-165-02236AKERS #1W & W OIL COMPANY MRECOMP4,800
1980-03-047414542-165-31777MCALPIN #1HILLIARD OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL12,734
1980-03-037810642-165-31772ROBERTSON (CLEARFORK) UNIT #550EXXON CORP.DRILL7,300
1980-03-037810442-165-31771ROBERTSON (CLEARFORK) UNIT #650EXXON CORP.DRILL7,300
1980-03-037806742-165-31759ROBERTSON (CLEARFORK) UNIT #3650EXXON CORP.DRILL7,300
1980-03-037806642-165-31758ROBERTSON (CLEARFORK) UNIT #4950EXXON CORP.DRILL7,300
1980-02-297393642-165-31776EUBANKS CLEARFORK UNIT #16EXXON CORP.DRILL7,300
1980-02-297392842-165-31642JONES RANCH "C" #1SAXON OIL COMPANYOTHER5,300
1980-02-257339642-165-31775JENKINS, SAM "C" #1DINERO OPERATING COMPANYDRILL9,200
1980-02-217440042-165-31773ROBERTSON (CLEARFORK) UNIT #4902EXXON CORP.DRILL7,300
1980-02-207301342-165-31774NORMAN A #5CITIES SERVICE COMPANYDRILL9,500
1980-02-137259842-165-31770BROWN #1MORAN EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL7,200
1980-02-127249642-165-31766SOUTH CENTRAL ROBERTSON UNIT #44 WSAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL7,250
1980-02-127249442-165-31767SOUTH CENTRAL ROBERTSON UNIT #7 WSAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL7,200
1980-02-127249242-165-31768SOUTH CENTRAL ROBERTSON UNIT #23 WSAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL7,250
1980-02-127249042-165-31769SOUTH CENTRAL ROBERTSON UNIT #10 WSAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL7,000
1980-02-117227042-165-01148BUCK, WALTER "A" #1NICHOLS & BRADY PROD. CO.OTHER5,600
1980-02-117226942-165-00970JONES, E. H. #1BOYD, D. K. OIL & GAS CO.OTHER3,150
1980-02-087711442-165-31698SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #3214AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,350
1980-02-077204042-165-31765JONES RANCH "B" #1SAXON OIL COMPANYDRILL5,185
1980-02-077203942-165-31764JONES RANCH #3SAXON OIL COMPANYDRILL5,300
1980-02-067182642-165-31763BINGHAM "A" #2NICHOLS & BRADY PROD. CO.DRILL5,600
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.