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
1978-09-263350542-165-31473SANDERSON #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
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
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.