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 131 permits in the past 12 months, one of 11 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

23

Operators (30d)

5

Latest Permit

2026-08-03

All Time

10,526

10,526 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1978-08-213097142-165-31451NORMAN, GEORGE #1MILLER EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL12,811
1978-08-213096242-165-10233KROM, HAROLD #1FASKEN, DAVIDOTHER12,200
1978-08-173085342-165-31450EXXON FEE EUBANKS -BA- #8EXXON CORP.DRILL7,200
1978-08-163080942-165-31449BISHOP #1ESTORIL PRODUCING CORPORATIONDRILL5,300
1978-08-163080842-165-31448JONES RANCH #3INDIAN WELLS OIL COMPANYDRILL5,200
1978-08-093033942-165-31445ARCO FEE #214-6FASKEN, DAVIDDRILL5,800
1978-08-093033842-165-31444ELLIOTT #214-4FASKEN, DAVIDDRILL5,800
1978-08-073013442-165-03299MEDLIN "B" #1ESTORIL PRODUCING CORPORATIONOTHER5,050
1978-08-033043642-165-31442ROBERTSON (CLEARFORK) UNIT #4102EXXON CORP.DRILL7,200
1978-08-032984042-165-31443H & J SEC. 127-B #13MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL5,600
1978-07-252906542-165-31441SMITH #2RHONDA OPERATING CO.DRILL5,800
1978-07-252906342-165-31440TAYLOR, J. J. #234-3FASKEN, DAVIDDRILL5,800
1978-07-202998042-165-31419SESSAU #9-2BELCO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL5,600
1978-07-192996042-165-31420SESSAU #8-2BELCO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL5,600
1978-07-182913542-165-31435ROBERTSON (CLEARFORK) UNIT #8702EXXON CORP.DRILL7,200
1978-07-182913442-165-31437ROBERTSON (CLEARFORK) UNIT #5502EXXON CORP.DRILL7,200
1978-07-182913242-165-31436ROBERTSON (CLEARFORK) UNIT #1002EXXON CORP.DRILL7,200
1978-07-182913142-165-31433ROBERTSON (CLEARFORK) UNIT #4402EXXON CORP.DRILL7,200
1978-07-182912942-165-31439ROBERTSON (CLEARFORK) UNIT #4202EXXON CORP.DRILL7,200
1978-07-182912842-165-31434ROBERTSON (CLEARFORK) UNIT #4302EXXON CORP.DRILL7,200
1978-07-182912742-165-31438ROBERTSON (CLEARFORK) UNIT #5602EXXON CORP.DRILL7,200
1978-07-132845342-165-31432JONES HEIRS #1TWIN MONTANA, INC.DRILL5,500
1978-07-132843842-165-31428H & J SEC. 127-B #12MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL5,600
1978-07-132843642-165-31431NELSON "B" #2TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL3,600
1978-07-122831142-165-31429TEXAS COMMERCE BANK #1SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL15,000
1978-07-102849242-165-31387EXXON-ATLANTIC H & J #9EXXON CORP.DRILL10,717
1978-07-072833542-165-31430REAGAN COUNTY SCHOOL LANDS #1HOUSTON OIL & MINERALS CORP.DRILL12,800
1978-07-062846842-165-31373SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #3212AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,500
1978-07-032784542-165-31427BOECKER #215-4FASKEN, DAVIDDRILL5,800
1978-07-032782842-165-31426SCHUHMACHER #3HENDRIX, JOHN H. CORP.DRILL12,700
1978-06-272747542-165-31425JONES #1TRI-SERVICE DRILLING CO.DRILL5,100
1978-06-232724642-165-31424FLEEMAN, H. L. #1STRATA ENERGY, INC.DRILL9,700
1978-06-222776942-165-31418JONES #LTRAVIS, J. J.DRILL3,323
1978-06-202696142-165-31423SPARKS, J. C. #1PETRO-LEWIS CORPORATIONDRILL11,600
1978-06-202689742-165-31422ELLIOTT #214-3FASKEN, DAVIDDRILL5,800
1978-06-202689542-165-31421JONES RANCH #2INDIAN WELLS OIL COMPANYDRILL5,200
1978-06-142645042-165-31417H & J SEC. 217 #16MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL3,600
1978-06-122626842-165-31416MEDLIN -A- #1ESTORIL PRODUCING CORPORATIONDRILL5,200
1978-06-122626142-165-31415O. D. C. #2ALAMO PET. CO.DRILL3,400
1978-06-062585642-165-31413SESSAU #7-3BELCO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL5,600
1978-06-062585542-165-31412SESSAU #7-2BELCO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL5,600
1978-06-062585442-165-31411SESSAU #83BELCO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL5,400
1978-06-062585342-165-31410SESSAU #9-4BELCO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL5,600
1978-06-052580542-165-31409SESSAU #3-2BELCO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL5,600
1978-06-052580442-165-31408SESSAU #3-3BELCO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL5,600
1978-06-052580342-165-31407SEESAU #6-1BELCO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL5,600
1978-06-022570342-165-31406DONAHUE, PATRICK J. #3MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL5,600
1978-06-022570142-165-31405BOECKER #215-3FASKEN, DAVIDDRILL5,800
1978-06-022568842-165-31404DONAHUE, PATRICK J. #2MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL5,500
1978-05-302648142-165-31414HAHN-DEEP #1TEXAS PACIFIC OIL COMPANY, INC.DRILL12,000
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.