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). OXY USA INC. leads with 132 permits in the past 12 months, one of 12 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

12

Operators (30d)

4

Latest Permit

2026-09-04

All Time

10,545

10,545 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
2016-03-1881432742-165-38385ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #2652XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL7,600
2016-03-1781430242-165-38383CEDAR LAKE UNIT #475ROCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,200
2016-03-1481412742-165-01614H & J UNIT 1 'D' #45XTO ENERGY INC.RECOMP11,132
2016-03-0781418442-165-35782ROBERTSON, J. B. '16' #2CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP5,600
2016-02-2681407342-165-38382DENVER UNIT #8451OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,800
2016-02-2681407242-165-38381DENVER UNIT #8557OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,800
2016-02-2681407242-165-38381DENVER UNIT #8557OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,800
2016-02-1881381242-165-38379CEDAR LAKE UNIT #714OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,500
2016-02-1881380942-165-38380CEDAR LAKE UNIT #713OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,500
2016-02-1881284442-165-38364TM DEMPSEY 28-08 #4HSHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCDRILL9,838Y
2016-02-1781253442-165-37854SOUTH CENTRAL ROBERTSON UNIT #406SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCRECOMP7,600
2016-02-1081377842-165-38378CRESCENT #4TEXLAND PETROLEUM, L.P.DRILL4,800
2016-02-1081377742-165-38377CRESCENT #3TEXLAND PETROLEUM, L.P.DRILL4,800
2016-02-1081377542-165-38376CRESCENT #2TEXLAND PETROLEUM, L.P.DRILL4,800
2016-02-0481364442-165-36545RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #968XTO ENERGY INC.RECOMP11,886
2016-02-0481357742-165-31963NIP #4TEXLAND PETROLEUM, L.P.RENTR6,600
2016-02-0481310442-165-38367CRESCENT #1HTEXLAND PETROLEUM, L.P.DRILL9,700Y
2016-02-0181360042-165-02363SAP #1OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.RECOMP5,500
2016-01-2881352342-165-01463FLANAGAN UNIT #77OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.RECOMP7,500
2016-01-2781347442-165-38375GOEN 22E #6HELK MEADOWS RESOURCES LLCDRILL4,650Y
2016-01-2781347442-165-38375GOEN 22E #6HELK MEADOWS RESOURCES LLCDRILL4,650Y
2016-01-2281328242-165-38374ECLIPSE #8TEXLAND PETROLEUM, L.P.DRILL4,800
2016-01-2281328142-165-38373ECLIPSE #7TEXLAND PETROLEUM, L.P.DRILL4,800
2016-01-2081313442-165-01653H & J UNIT 1 'D' #38XTO ENERGY INC.RECOMP11,895
2016-01-2081312742-165-38370CEDAR LAKE UNIT #119ROCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,200
2016-01-2081312742-165-38370CEDAR LAKE UNIT #119ROCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,200
2016-01-2081312642-165-38369CEDAR LAKE UNIT #19ROCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,200
2016-01-2081312342-165-38368CEDAR LAKE UNIT #705OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,200
2016-01-1981315742-165-38372CEDAR LAKE UNIT #451ROCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,200
2016-01-1981315742-165-38372CEDAR LAKE UNIT #451ROCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,200
2016-01-1981315142-165-38371CEDAR LAKE UNIT #216ROCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,200
2016-01-1981315142-165-38371CEDAR LAKE UNIT #216ROCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,200
2016-01-1581326042-165-30274DENVER UNIT #7424OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.RECOMP5,800
2016-01-0681301542-165-30310DENVER UNIT #8528OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.RECOMP5,800
2016-01-0481297142-165-38366CEDAR LAKE UNIT #715OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,200
2016-01-0481297142-165-38366CEDAR LAKE UNIT #715OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,200
2016-01-0481297042-165-38365CEDAR LAKE UNIT #712OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,200
2015-12-3081294642-165-38019PARMER 22-317 #1OXY USA INC.RECOMP13,250
2015-12-3081283842-165-38363TM DEMPSEY 28-03 #6HSHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCDRILL9,837Y
2015-12-2181278942-165-38362TM DEMPSEY 12-25 #4HSHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCDRILL10,000Y
2015-12-2181278942-165-38362PS DUNBAR 25 #4HSHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCDRILL10,000Y
2015-12-2181278542-165-38360TM DEMPSEY 28-07 #8HSHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCDRILL10,000Y
2015-12-1181246742-165-37724HIGG RANCH '30' #1STRAND ENERGY, L.C.RECOMP7,900
2015-12-1081260242-165-38357WFM RANCH 18 #1WFORGE ENERGY, LLCDRILL8,000
2015-12-0981243742-165-38356TM SWD #1SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCDRILL10,500
2015-12-0281236842-165-38355STEINLE 15 #3TRIUMPH EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL7,900
2015-12-0281161442-165-38351JENKINS 4 #1MCCLURE OIL COMPANY, INC.DRILL9,800
2015-12-0281161442-165-38351JENKINS 4 #1MCCLURE OIL COMPANY, INC.DRILL9,800
2015-11-2081201942-165-37970NORMAN A #4OXY USA WTP LPRECOMP12,849
2015-11-2081201942-165-37970NORMAN A #4OXY USA WTP LPRECOMP12,849
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.