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
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
1978-09-263350542-165-31473SANDERSON #1BONRAY ENERGY CORP.DRILL5,100
1978-09-263349242-165-31221SCHILL, M. V. #13AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP4,696
1978-09-223350642-165-31474MCDONNELL, THOMAS J. #1MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL5,515
1978-09-223343642-165-31472MOBIL-ARCO #1INDIAN WELLS OIL COMPANYDRILL5,200
1978-09-223325142-165-31458MAY, TOM #31MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL5,600
1978-09-213315942-165-31470BLUE QUAIL #1FOREST OIL CORP.DRILL13,000
1978-09-193296442-165-31469SEMINOLE DEEP UNIT "D" #3AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL8,975
1978-09-193294242-165-31468JONES, PATRICIA A. #215-1FASKEN, DAVIDDRILL5,800
1978-09-183727142-165-31446ODC "59" #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL5,612
1978-09-153415642-165-31466SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #3521AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,400
1978-09-143271142-165-31154RILEY #1OLSEN, HOMER JR.DRILL7,350
1978-09-133255942-165-83619BISHOP "A" #1ESTORIL PRODUCING CORPORATIONOTHER5,187
1978-09-133255742-165-31463COLTHARP, NORA F. #3DEPCO, INC.DRILL4,900
1978-09-113227942-165-31462SEMINOLE DEEP UNIT -B- #3AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL12,000
1978-09-113227742-165-31460JAMESON #6MID-AMERICA PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL5,600
1978-09-113227542-165-31461JAMESON #5MID-AMERICA PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL5,600
1978-09-073210842-165-31459RANDOLPH, G. T. #1-AANSCHUTZ CORPORATION, THEDRILL13,000
1978-08-313840142-165-31377SEMINOLE DEEP UNIT "B" #2AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL8,942
1978-08-313247042-165-31447MEDLIN "C" #1ESTORIL PRODUCING CORPORATIONDRILL5,300
1978-08-313176842-165-31455RILEY, T. S. ESTATE -A- #3-BG-M-K OIL CO., INC.DRILL5,600
1978-08-313176742-165-31456RILEY, T. S. ESTATE -A- #2-BG-M-K OIL CO., INC.DRILL5,600
1978-08-283152542-165-31453FOLK #1OIL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OF TEXASDRILL5,700
1978-08-213097142-165-31451NORMAN, GEORGE #1MILLER EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL12,811
1978-08-213096242-165-10233KROM, HAROLD #1FASKEN, DAVIDOTHER12,200
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.