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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
1977-09-12737342-165-31218MOORE, M. A. #12SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL4,800
1977-09-12737242-165-31217SEMINOLE DEEP UNIT "A" #3AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL11,600
1977-09-12733042-165-31216CUNNINGHAM-DAVIS "B" #6-74CLEARY PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL5,600
1977-09-12732842-165-31215CUNNINGHAM-DAVIS "B" #5-74CLEARY PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL5,600
1977-09-12732742-165-31214FLANAGAN UNIT #107SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL6,500
1977-09-12726542-165-31213JONES ESTATE #1SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL11,575
1977-09-09847642-165-31199MAY, TOM #29MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL5,600
1977-09-08713242-165-31211NORTHRUP, P. G. ET AL #3MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL5,600
1977-09-08705242-165-31210MERRITT #1ALAMO PET. CO.DRILL3,510
1977-09-06684942-165-31209O. D. C. #1ALAMO PET. CO.DRILL5,681
1977-08-31847842-165-31201MAY, TOM #28MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL5,600
1977-08-31847442-165-31200MAY, TOM #17MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL5,600
1977-08-31665142-165-31208ANDREWS "A" #5SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL4,800
1977-08-29648042-165-31207H & J SEC. 127-B #3MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL3,600
1977-08-29647842-165-31206H & J SEC. 127-B #4MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL5,700
1977-08-25724842-165-31196MEANS #1TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL5,500
1977-08-23604542-165-31205BINGHAM #1DYCO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL5,550
1977-08-23604342-165-31203CUNNINGHAM, NICHOLOS & BRADY #1DYCO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL5,550
1977-08-18571642-165-31202SWINT, JOHN J. #1FLORIDA GAS EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL12,025
1977-08-16545342-165-30594MAY, TOM #5MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONRECOMP5,800
1977-08-10561742-165-31197DENVER UNIT #8422SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL5,085
1977-08-09497042-165-30645TAYLOR, J. B. #1TEXAS PACIFIC OIL COMPANY, INC.DRILL12,877
1977-08-04525442-165-31191KING #1HYTECH ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
1977-08-03458242-165-31195WOOD, L. R #6TEXACO INC.DRILL4,960
1977-08-03458142-165-31194WOOD, L. R. #9TEXACO INC.DRILL4,970
1977-08-03458042-165-31193WOOD, L. R. #7TEXACO INC.DRILL4,970
1977-08-03457942-165-31192WOOD, L. R. #8TEXACO INC.DRILL4,970
1977-07-28421142-165-00402MEDLIN #1ESTORIL PRODUCING CORPORATIONOTHER13,300
1977-07-27475042-165-31183ROBERTSON (CLEARFORK) UNI #9702EXXON CORP.DRILL7,200
1977-07-27474942-165-31184ROBERTSON (CLEARFORK) UNIT #9602EXXON CORP.DRILL7,200
1977-07-27474842-165-31185ROBERTSON (CLEARFORK) UNIT #9502EXXON CORP.DRILL7,200
1977-07-27474742-165-31186ROBERTSON (CLEARFORK) UNIT #9202EXXON CORP.DRILL7,200
1977-07-27474642-165-31187ROBERTSON (CLEARFORK) UNIT #9102EXXON CORP.DRILL7,200
1977-07-22375442-165-31189TERRELL CSL B #1COTTON PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL12,891
1977-07-21451642-165-31188BRADDOCK, JOHN #3MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL5,600
1977-07-19340342-165-03277NORTHRUP, P. G. #7EXXON CORP.RECOMP7,245
1977-07-19335842-165-03021ROBERTSON UNIT #1TEXACO INC.RECOMP6,000
1977-07-18323942-165-31190BRADDOCK, JOHN #4MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL5,600
1977-07-18294142-165-31180MAY, TOM #26MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL5,600
1977-07-14304542-165-31182CUNNINGHAM-DAVIS "B" #3-74CLEARY PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL5,600
1977-07-13294342-165-31181CUNNINGHAM-DAVIS "B" #4-74CLEARY PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL5,600
1977-07-13293542-165-31179MAY, TOM #27MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL5,600
1977-07-13293342-165-30607BRADDOCK, JOHN #2MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONRECOMP5,180
1977-07-08258642-165-31177NEWBERN #10SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL4,800
1977-07-07187242-165-31170MAY, TOM #25MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL5,600
1977-07-05235042-165-31175MOORE, M. A. #11SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL4,800
1977-07-05234842-165-31174MOORE, M. A. #10SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL4,800
1977-07-05234642-165-31173STARK, T. O. #25SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL4,800
1977-07-05234342-165-31172STARK, T. O. #24SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL4,800
1977-07-05234142-165-31171STARK, T. O. #23SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL4,800
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.