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
1978-03-172027842-165-31357SCHUHMACHER #2HENDRIX, JOHN H. CORP.DRILL12,700
1978-03-172024842-165-31356SHERMAN #2HYTECH ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL5,600
1978-03-101980242-165-31353HUDSON #1SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL13,095
1978-03-091971442-165-31352BOECKER #215-1FASKEN, DAVIDDRILL5,800
1978-03-091971342-165-31351MOBIL #1BEEKAY COMPANYDRILL5,200
1978-03-081964242-165-31350NORMAN #8-9TEX CRUDE INC & FLA GAS EXP CORPDRILL9,650
1978-03-081963442-165-31349HOMANN #1DYCO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL5,500
1978-03-081963342-165-31348RILEY #1DYCO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL5,600
1978-03-061950042-165-31347NORTHRUP & CARR "B" #2AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,800
1978-03-031972842-165-31340ROBERTSON (CLEARFORK) UNIT #5202EXXON CORP.DRILL7,200
1978-03-031972742-165-31341ROBERTSON (CLEARFORK) UNIT #3902EXXON CORP.DRILL7,200
1978-03-031972642-165-31343ROBERTSON (CLEARFORK) UNIT #4502EXXON CORP.DRILL7,200
1978-03-031972542-165-31490ROBERTSON (CLEARFORK) UNIT #5702EXXON CORP.DRILL7,200
1978-03-031972442-165-31344BROWN-M #1CITIES SERVICE OIL CO.DRILL12,385
1978-03-031935442-165-31346DOSS, M. S. #5AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX.DRILL4,800
1978-03-031935342-165-31345MOORE, M. A. #16SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL4,800
1978-02-241894542-165-31339ARCO FEE #214-5FASKEN, DAVIDDRILL5,750
1978-02-241893442-165-31241NEWBERN A #1SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL7,300
1978-02-231881542-165-31338CRUMP TRUST #1GREAT WESTERN DRLG. CO.DRILL10,325
1978-02-141827642-165-31337HUDSON #5LOVELADY, I. W.DRILL5,300
1978-02-141827442-165-31336COLTHARP "B" #4AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX.DRILL4,750
1978-02-141827242-165-31335STATE #2MID-AMERICA PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL5,600
1978-02-141827142-165-31334JAMESON #4MID-AMERICA PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL5,600
1978-02-141827042-165-31333JAMESON #3MID-AMERICA PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL5,600
1978-02-101800242-165-31332HUMBLE-SHELL FEE #3AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX.DRILL4,700
1978-02-101800042-165-31331DOSS, M. S. #4AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX.DRILL4,700
1978-02-091858542-165-31326NEIL #1ESTORIL PRODUCING CORPORATIONDRILL5,100
1978-02-091789542-165-31330MAY, TOM #30MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL5,600
1978-02-061773542-165-31329HUDSON #3LOVELADY, I. W.DRILL5,300
1978-02-061773442-165-03047BYERS, E. M."B" NCT-1 #1TEXACO INC.RECOMP4,950
1978-02-011818042-165-31316ROBERTSON (CLEARFORK) UNIT #4602EXXON CORP.DRILL7,200
1978-01-301729942-165-02820JONES "B" #5TENNECO OIL CO.RECOMP7,766
1978-01-301729842-165-31328COLTHARP "B" #3AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX.DRILL4,700
1978-01-301729742-165-31327ARCO FEE #214-4FASKEN, DAVIDDRILL5,750
1978-01-251755942-165-31315ROBERTSON (CLEARFORK) UNIT #3302EXXON CORP.DRILL7,200
1978-01-251755842-165-31313ROBERTSON (CLEARFORK) UNIT #5402EXXON CORP.DRILL7,200
1978-01-251755542-165-31314ROBERTSON (CLEARFORK) UNIT #3202EXXON CORP.DRILL7,200
1978-01-231679742-165-31320MAY, TOM #24MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL13,500
1978-01-231679642-165-31317MAY, TOM #19MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL5,600
1978-01-231679542-165-31318MAY, TOM #22MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL5,600
1978-01-231679442-165-31319MAY, TOM #23MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL5,600
1978-01-201687342-165-31325NORMAN #7-9TEX CRUDE INC & FLA GAS EXP CORPDRILL9,650
1978-01-201676442-165-31324MAY, TOM #21MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL5,600
1978-01-201675442-165-31323RUSSELL (7000 CLEARFORK) UNIT #206-AMOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL8,000
1978-01-201675342-165-31322ANDREWS "A" #6SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL4,800
1978-01-201675242-165-31321MOORE, M. A. #15SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL4,800
1978-01-181656142-165-31312BRADDOCK, JOHN #5MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL5,600
1978-01-131661642-165-31284N E LOOP GAS UNIT NO. 3 #1HENDRIX, JOHN H. CORP.DRILL3,387
1978-01-131628142-165-31221SCHILL, M. V. #13AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP3,800
1978-01-131437742-165-31294EXXON FEE EUBANKS "BA" #5EXXON CORP.DRILL7,200
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.