Gaines County Drilling Permits
Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Gaines County — updated daily, data through 2026-09-04.
Gaines County permitting is running 15 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (45 total, down 42% on the prior quarter). 1 was issued in the past week. OXY USA INC. leads with 132 permits in the past 12 months, one of 12 operators active in the county.
Last 30 Days
14
Operators (30d)
4
Latest Permit
2026-09-04
All Time
10,545
10,545 permits
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-30 | 826651 | 42-165-38567 | HERMES #1H | RING ENERGY, INC. | DRILL | 6,000 | Y |
| 2017-05-16 | 826252 | 42-165-00999 | WHARTON #1 | INCLINE ENERGY | RENTR | 5,200 | |
| 2017-05-11 | 826280 | 42-165-38563 | WEST SEMINOLE SA UNIT #330 | OXY USA WTP LP | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 2017-05-11 | 826278 | 42-165-38562 | WEST SEMINOLE SA UNIT #329 | OXY USA WTP LP | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 2017-05-11 | 826275 | 42-165-38561 | WEST SEMINOLE SA UNIT #328 | OXY USA WTP LP | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 2017-05-11 | 826274 | 42-165-38560 | WEST SEMINOLE SA UNIT #327 | OXY USA WTP LP | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 2017-05-09 | 826168 | 42-165-38559 | WEST SEMINOLE SA UNIT #212 | OXY USA WTP LP | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 2017-05-09 | 826156 | 42-165-38558 | WEST SEMINOLE SA UNIT #213 | OXY USA WTP LP | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 2017-05-09 | 826156 | 42-165-38558 | WEST SEMINOLE SA UNIT #213 | OXY USA WTP LP | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 2017-05-09 | 826153 | 42-165-38557 | WEST SEMINOLE SA UNIT #214 | OXY USA WTP LP | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 2017-05-09 | 826151 | 42-165-38556 | WEST SEMINOLE SA UNIT #409 | OXY USA WTP LP | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 2017-05-09 | 825436 | 42-165-38551 | I SAW RED 198-197 #1H | PPC OPERATING COMPANY LLC | DRILL | 5,850 | Y |
| 2017-05-08 | 826112 | 42-165-38318 | O'BRIEN SWD #2 | LONE TREE SWD, LLC | DRILL | 3,800 | |
| 2017-05-03 | 826008 | 42-165-38555 | DUNBAR 05 #4H | SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLC | DRILL | 10,100 | Y |
| 2017-05-03 | 826008 | 42-165-38555 | DUNBAR 05 #4H | SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLC | DRILL | 10,100 | Y |
| 2017-05-03 | 826008 | 42-165-38555 | DUNBAR 05 #4H | SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLC | DRILL | 10,100 | Y |
| 2017-05-03 | 826006 | 42-165-38554 | DUNBAR 05 #5H | SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLC | DRILL | 10,100 | Y |
| 2017-05-03 | 825484 | 42-165-38552 | I SAW RED 198-197 #2H | PPC OPERATING COMPANY LLC | DRILL | 5,850 | Y |
| 2017-04-28 | 825714 | 42-165-38553 | FERGUSON 19 #8H | SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLC | DRILL | 10,150 | Y |
| 2017-04-27 | 825579 | 42-165-37844 | BRANEX-AMERICAN #26 | TEXLAND PETROLEUM, L.P. | RECOMP | 6,900 | |
| 2017-04-21 | 825338 | 42-165-30272 | NORMAN #11 | MAVERICK OPERATING, LLC | RENTR | 9,000 | |
| 2017-04-21 | 825336 | 42-165-30048 | NORMAN #6 | MAVERICK OPERATING, LLC | RENTR | 7,000 | |
| 2017-04-19 | 825130 | 42-165-35661 | HERCULES #1 | OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. | RECOMP | 5,900 | |
| 2017-04-12 | 823638 | 42-165-33544 | MCGUIRE #1018 | SNOW OIL & GAS INC. | RENTR | 12,635 | |
| 2017-04-10 | 825182 | 42-165-38550 | WEST SEMINOLE SA UNIT #410 | OXY USA WTP LP | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 2017-04-10 | 825182 | 42-165-38550 | WEST SEMINOLE SA UNIT #410 | OXY USA WTP LP | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 2017-04-10 | 825170 | 42-165-38549 | WEST SEMINOLE SA UNIT #1903 | OXY USA WTP LP | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 2017-04-10 | 825170 | 42-165-38549 | WEST SEMINOLE SA UNIT #1903 | OXY USA WTP LP | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 2017-04-07 | 824988 | 42-165-34478 | CENTRAL ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #1130 | OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. | RECOMP | 7,500 | |
| 2017-04-06 | 824992 | 42-165-34145 | WEST SEMINOLE SA UNIT #1410 | OXY USA WTP LP | RECOMP | 6,000 | |
| 2017-03-29 | 824636 | 42-165-38548 | DENVER UNIT #6577 | OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. | DRILL | 5,800 | |
| 2017-03-27 | 824594 | 42-165-38547 | LITTLE DUKE #1H | PARALLEL PETROLEUM LLC | DRILL | 5,500 | Y |
| 2017-03-20 | 824290 | 42-165-38546 | CHERRY PIE 165 #1H | PPC OPERATING COMPANY LLC | DRILL | 5,850 | Y |
| 2017-03-20 | 824290 | 42-165-38546 | CHERRY PIE 165 #1H | PPC OPERATING COMPANY LLC | DRILL | 5,850 | Y |
| 2017-03-20 | 820546 | 42-165-32823 | FLANAGAN UNIT #111 | OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. | RECOMP | 8,000 | |
| 2017-03-17 | 824289 | 42-165-38545 | TRAIN TRAIN 165 #1D | PPC OPERATING COMPANY LLC | DRILL | 14,000 | |
| 2017-03-16 | 824205 | 42-165-38544 | GIEBEL 5W #1H | ELK MEADOWS RESOURCES LLC | DRILL | 4,650 | Y |
| 2017-03-13 | 823938 | 42-165-38543 | ADAIR SAN ANDRES UNIT #2318 | APACHE CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,100 | |
| 2017-03-13 | 823937 | 42-165-38542 | ADAIR SAN ANDRES UNIT #1409W | APACHE CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,100 | |
| 2017-03-13 | 823937 | 42-165-38542 | ADAIR SAN ANDRES UNIT #1409W | APACHE CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,100 | |
| 2017-03-13 | 823936 | 42-165-38541 | ADAIR SAN ANDRES UNIT #1408W | APACHE CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,100 | |
| 2017-03-13 | 823935 | 42-165-38540 | ADAIR SAN ANDRES UNIT #1407 | APACHE CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,100 | |
| 2017-03-13 | 823933 | 42-165-38539 | ADAIR SAN ANDRES UNIT #1406 | APACHE CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,100 | |
| 2017-03-13 | 823928 | 42-165-38538 | ADAIR SAN ANDRES UNIT #1310 | APACHE CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,100 | |
| 2017-03-13 | 822343 | 42-165-38508 | SCIPIO #1H | RING ENERGY, INC. | DRILL | 4,900 | Y |
| 2017-03-10 | 822329 | 42-165-38507 | OCTAVIUS #1H | RING ENERGY, INC. | DRILL | 4,900 | Y |
| 2017-03-08 | 822209 | 42-165-38501 | APOLLO #1H | RING ENERGY, INC. | DRILL | 4,900 | Y |
| 2017-03-08 | 821904 | 42-165-38504 | MINERVA #1H | RING ENERGY, INC. | DRILL | 4,900 | Y |
| 2017-03-06 | 823374 | 42-165-01589 | WEST SEMINOLE SA UNIT #403 | OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. | RECOMP | 6,000 | |
| 2017-03-02 | 823697 | 42-165-20089 | COLLETT, EUGENIA #8 | OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. | RECOMP | 5,300 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.