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 15 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (45 total, down 37% on the prior quarter). OXY USA INC. leads with 120 permits in the past 12 months, one of 12 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
1978-12-213936542-165-31511H & J SEC. 127-B #14MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL5,600
1978-12-213936342-165-31512SESSAU #704BELCO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL5,600
1978-12-213936242-165-31513SESSAU #804BELCO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL5,600
1978-12-203922442-165-31518BENNETT ESTATE #1WTG EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL13,150
1978-12-203922242-165-31517FOLK #7OIL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OF TEXASDRILL5,600
1978-12-203922142-165-31516FOLK #6OIL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OF TEXASDRILL5,600
1978-12-193914442-165-31515RILEY, T. S. ESTATE "A" #6G-M-K OIL CO., INC.DRILL5,600
1978-12-193914342-165-31514RILEY, T. S. ESTATE "A" #7G-M-K OIL CO., INC.DRILL5,600
1978-12-133878942-165-31509SESSAU #903BELCO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL5,600
1978-12-123871842-165-31510SESSAU #102BELCO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL5,600
1978-12-083846742-165-31508JENKINS, SAM #1BARNES, J. C., OIL COMPANYDRILL9,800
1978-12-083846642-165-31507FOLK #5OIL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OF TEXASDRILL5,600
1978-12-073837342-165-31506JAMESON, R. E. #2GETTY OIL CO.DRILL5,550
1978-12-073837142-165-31505JAMESON, R. E. #1GETTY OIL CO.DRILL5,500
1978-12-053891942-165-31485H & J SEC. 32 #1MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL11,500
1978-11-303933042-165-31500ROBERTSON (CLEARFORK) UNIT #1902EXXON CORP.DRILL7,200
1978-11-303932942-165-31499ROBERTSON (CLEARFORK) UNIT #2002EXXON CORP.DRILL7,200
1978-11-283764142-165-00993JONES HEIRS "B" #1TWIN MONTANA, INC.OTHER5,500
1978-11-283764042-165-31504JONES HEIRS #2TWIN MONTANA, INC.DRILL5,500
1978-11-283763742-165-31503JONES HEIRS "A" #1TWIN MONTANA, INC.DRILL5,500
1978-11-283763642-165-31502H & J SEC. 127-B #15MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL5,600
1978-11-283763042-165-315017810 JV-P CORNER TRACT 4 #2BTA OIL PRODUCERSDRILL12,450
1978-11-223741342-165-31498MOBIL-ARCO #1WTG EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL12,072
1978-11-213731042-165-31497CROW, JONES #1INDIAN WELLS OIL COMPANYDRILL6,500
1978-11-213730842-165-31496FREEMAN, JONES #1INDIAN WELLS OIL COMPANYDRILL5,225
1978-11-163730742-165-31495SESSAU #4-2BELCO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL5,600
1978-11-143685842-165-31494SMITH, J. L. #1ESTORIL PRODUCING CORPORATIONDRILL5,200
1978-11-013662842-165-31480H & J SEC. 471 #1MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL6,200
1978-10-313594242-165-31457RILEY, T. S. ESTATE "A" #1-BG-M-K OIL CO., INC.DRILL5,600
1978-10-313594042-165-31454RILEY, T. S. ESTATE "A" #4-BG-M-K OIL CO., INC.DRILL5,600
1978-10-303651442-165-31471WHITAKER #1HENDRIX, JOHN H. CORP.DRILL12,720
1978-10-263652042-165-31490ROBERTSON (CLEARFORK) UNIT #5702EXXON CORP.DRILL7,200
1978-10-263567242-165-31492O.D.C. "C-34" #1FASKEN, DAVIDDRILL6,100
1978-10-253551842-165-01871H & J UNIT 1 "D" #9MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONRECOMP7,734
1978-10-233529642-165-31491NEWBERN -A- #2SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL6,800
1978-10-193505242-165-31489FOLK #3OIL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OF TEXASDRILL5,700
1978-10-193505142-165-31488FOLK #4OIL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OF TEXASDRILL5,700
1978-10-193505042-165-31487FOLK #2OIL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OF TEXASDRILL5,700
1978-10-163467142-165-31486JONES, PATRICIA A. #215-2FASKEN, DAVIDDRILL5,800
1978-10-133455442-165-31484ODC UNIT #1TRAVIS, J. J.DRILL3,395
1978-10-133454842-165-31482JONES #3TRI-SERVICE DRILLING CO.DRILL5,100
1978-10-113440842-165-31481HOMANN #2DYCO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL5,500
1978-10-103455042-165-31483JONES #2TRI-SERVICE DRILLING CO.DRILL5,100
1978-10-043401642-165-31479H & J SEC. 291 #5MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL3,305
1978-10-043401542-165-02705RILEY, T. S. "F" #3AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYOTHER3,200
1978-10-043400442-165-31478FLYNN, PETER #1BROWN, TOM INC.DRILL10,800
1978-10-043400342-165-31477MATTHEWS-GRIMES #1WESSELY ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL8,200
1978-10-023384642-165-31719GRANGER, C. T. "64" #1FERGUSON & BOSWORTH & ASSOC.DRILL6,000
1978-10-023384542-165-31720GRANGER, C. T. "92" #1FERGUSON & BOSWORTH & ASSOC.DRILL6,000
1978-09-283374042-165-31241NEWBERN -A- #1SHELL OIL COMPANYOTHER7,300
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.