Gaines County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Gaines County — updated daily, data through 2026-08-03.

Gaines County permitting is running 22 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (65 total, up 27% on the prior quarter). 3 were 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
1978-05-302540542-165-31403H & J SECTION 251 #14MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL3,600
1978-05-302540342-165-31402H & J SECTION 219 #21MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL3,600
1978-05-263011342-165-31401WEST SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #1105CITIES SERVICE COMPANYDRILL5,500
1978-05-262530642-165-83616BAIN #3VOGEL, A. J., INC.OTHER429
1978-05-262526542-165-31400DOSS #1LOVELADY, I. W.DRILL13,000
1978-05-162437742-165-31397ARCO #1PETRO-LEWIS CORPORATIONDRILL11,670
1978-05-112398742-165-02836DOSS, M. S. #1TEXAS PACIFIC OIL COMPANY, INC.RECOMP7,200
1978-05-042353042-165-31396H & J SEC. 105 #1MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL5,601
1978-05-042352642-165-83615DOSS, E. M. #1LANKFORD, B. BERNARD, JR.OTHER4,800
1978-05-012327842-165-31395BOECKER #215-2FASKEN, DAVIDDRILL5,850
1978-04-242269142-165-01599RUSSELL(7000 CLEARFORK) UNIT #225MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONRECOMP11,060
1978-04-192296542-165-31392ADAIR SAN ANDRES UNIT #1904 RAMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL4,950
1978-04-192296242-165-31393ROBERTSON (CLEARFORK) UNIT #3102EXXON CORP.DRILL7,200
1978-04-192296142-165-31391ADAIR SAN ANDRES UNIT #1205 RAMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL4,915
1978-04-182295142-165-31388H & J SEC. 385 #2AMOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL5,750
1978-04-172247842-165-31394CAIN #1-10TEX. CRUDE INC.&FLA. GAS EXP. CODRILL9,650
1978-04-172232642-165-31390ROBERTSON "A" #3SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL4,900
1978-04-172232442-165-31389EXXON-ATLANTIC H & J #8EXXON CORP.DRILL10,620
1978-04-112254442-165-31380SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #3517AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,500
1978-04-112253642-165-31385SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #3518AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,500
1978-04-112253542-165-31384SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #2220AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,500
1978-04-112253442-165-31382SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #3520AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,500
1978-04-112253342-165-31386SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #3117AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,500
1978-04-112253042-165-31383SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #3118AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,500
1978-04-112252942-165-31381SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #3405AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,500
1978-04-112252842-165-31379SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #3406AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,500
1978-04-112252642-165-31378SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #3519AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,500
1978-04-062204042-165-31375ROBERTSON (CLEARFORK) UNIT #5302EXXON CORP.DRILL7,200
1978-04-062155142-165-31377SEMINOLE DEEP UNIT "B" #2AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL11,650
1978-04-062155042-165-31376TERRELL "A" #1-RAMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL12,580
1978-04-052144942-165-31374GOLDEN #1-124DYCO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL5,500
1978-03-302168042-165-31359ROBERTSON (CLEARFORK) UNIT #4702EXXON CORP.DRILL7,200
1978-03-302167942-165-31358ROBERTSON (CLEARFORK) UNIT #3402EXXON CORP.DRILL7,200
1978-03-302167842-165-31367SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #3211AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,500
1978-03-302167542-165-31366SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #3305AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,500
1978-03-302167342-165-31364SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #3306AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,500
1978-03-302167242-165-31373SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #3212AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,500
1978-03-302167142-165-31372SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #3213AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,500
1978-03-292103342-165-31371ELLIOTT #214-1FASKEN, DAVIDDRILL5,800
1978-03-292103142-165-31370ELLIOTT #214-2FASKEN, DAVIDDRILL5,800
1978-03-242073042-165-02462PIERSON, WM. EST. #1SHELL OIL COMPANYRECOMP7,727
1978-03-232096342-165-31365SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #3210AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,500
1978-03-232066342-165-31369ROBERTSON "SA" #5SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL4,900
1978-03-232066242-165-31368DENVER UNIT #7429SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL5,500
1978-03-222064842-165-31361H & J SEC. 127 B #11MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL5,600
1978-03-222064742-165-31362H & J SEC. 127 B #10MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL5,600
1978-03-222055242-165-31363H & J SEC. 127B #9MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL5,600
1978-03-202045742-165-31360ANDREWS #7SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL4,800
1978-03-172166042-165-31452SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #3115AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,500
1978-03-172078542-165-31354SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #3116AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,500
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.