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
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-17 | 810897 | 42-165-38347 | GUY GOEN #196H | ELK MEADOWS RESOURCES LLC | DRILL | 4,450 | Y |
| 2015-11-17 | 810897 | 42-165-38347 | GOEN 196 #1H | ELK MEADOWS RESOURCES LLC | DRILL | 4,450 | Y |
| 2015-11-17 | 810297 | 42-165-38344 | J. GOEN #224H | ELK MEADOWS RESOURCES LLC | DRILL | 4,625 | Y |
| 2015-11-09 | 811785 | 42-165-38353 | MORIAH #3 | TEXLAND PETROLEUM, L.P. | DRILL | 5,300 | |
| 2015-11-09 | 811783 | 42-165-38352 | MORIAH #2 | TEXLAND PETROLEUM, L.P. | DRILL | 5,300 | |
| 2015-10-29 | 810107 | 42-165-38349 | RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #710 | XTO ENERGY INC. | DRILL | 8,200 | |
| 2015-10-29 | 810103 | 42-165-38350 | RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #589 | XTO ENERGY INC. | DRILL | 8,100 | |
| 2015-10-29 | 810097 | 42-165-38348 | RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #707 | XTO ENERGY INC. | DRILL | 8,200 | |
| 2015-09-25 | 810596 | 42-165-38346 | HIGG RANCH #204 | XTO ENERGY INC. | DRILL | 5,700 | |
| 2015-09-25 | 810593 | 42-165-38345 | HIGG RANCH #200 | XTO ENERGY INC. | DRILL | 5,700 | |
| 2015-09-11 | 810101 | 42-165-38343 | RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #571 | XTO ENERGY INC. | DRILL | 8,100 | |
| 2015-09-10 | 810092 | 42-165-38342 | RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #511 | XTO ENERGY INC. | DRILL | 8,100 | |
| 2015-09-10 | 810090 | 42-165-38341 | RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #612 | XTO ENERGY INC. | DRILL | 8,200 | |
| 2015-09-10 | 810030 | 42-165-38337 | HIGG RANCH #206 | XTO ENERGY INC. | DRILL | 5,700 | |
| 2015-09-10 | 810026 | 42-165-38339 | SEMINOLE, EAST (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #54R | TABULA RASA ENERGY, LLC | DRILL | 6,300 | |
| 2015-09-10 | 810021 | 42-165-38338 | GAINES WASSON CLEARFORK UNIT #5607R | OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 2015-08-25 | 809368 | 42-165-31774 | NORMAN A #5 | OXY USA INC. | RECOMP | 9,500 | |
| 2015-08-19 | 809417 | 42-165-38336 | WASSON SOUTH CLEARFORK UNIT #6408S | OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 2015-08-14 | 809096 | 42-165-38335 | COX 20 #2 | TRIUMPH EXPLORATION, INC. | DRILL | 7,950 | |
| 2015-08-11 | 809075 | 42-165-38333 | WASSON SOUTH CLEARFORK UNIT #6512 | OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 2015-08-07 | 809084 | 42-165-38334 | STEINLE 15 #2 | TRIUMPH EXPLORATION, INC. | DRILL | 7,950 | |
| 2015-08-07 | 809080 | 42-165-38332 | WASSON SOUTH CLEARFORK UNIT #6513 | OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 2015-07-31 | 808741 | 42-165-38331 | HIGG RANCH 456 #16 | GUNGOLL, CARL E. EXPLORATION LLC | DRILL | 5,400 | |
| 2015-07-30 | 808894 | 42-165-38330 | RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #706 | XTO ENERGY INC. | DRILL | 8,100 | |
| 2015-07-30 | 808892 | 42-165-38329 | RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #702 | XTO ENERGY INC. | DRILL | 8,100 | |
| 2015-07-30 | 808890 | 42-165-38328 | RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #701 | XTO ENERGY INC. | DRILL | 8,100 | |
| 2015-07-30 | 808874 | 42-165-38327 | RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #700 | XTO ENERGY INC. | DRILL | 8,100 | |
| 2015-07-30 | 808871 | 42-165-38326 | RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #677 | XTO ENERGY INC. | DRILL | 8,100 | |
| 2015-07-28 | 808732 | 42-165-38325 | RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #585 | XTO ENERGY INC. | DRILL | 8,100 | |
| 2015-07-22 | 808383 | 42-165-35299 | ADAIR SAN ANDRES UNIT #2317 | APACHE CORPORATION | RECOMP | 5,500 | |
| 2015-07-22 | 808324 | 42-165-37665 | PARMER 5-317 #1 | OXY USA INC. | RECOMP | 12,958 | |
| 2015-07-22 | 808324 | 42-165-37665 | PARMER 5-317 #1 | OXY USA INC. | RECOMP | 13,000 | |
| 2015-07-20 | 808360 | 42-165-38324 | RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #573 | XTO ENERGY INC. | DRILL | 8,200 | |
| 2015-07-16 | 807923 | 42-165-30005 | AR #2 | COBALT OPERATING, LLC | RENTR | 12,800 | |
| 2015-07-08 | 808074 | 42-165-38323 | RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #598 | XTO ENERGY INC. | DRILL | 8,100 | |
| 2015-07-08 | 808069 | 42-165-38322 | RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #595 | XTO ENERGY INC. | DRILL | 8,100 | |
| 2015-07-02 | 807767 | 42-165-38321 | G-M-K / SAN ANDRES / UNIT #731 | APACHE CORPORATION | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 2015-07-02 | 806827 | 42-165-37853 | SOUTH CENTRAL ROBERTSON UNIT #401 | SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLC | RECOMP | 7,600 | |
| 2015-06-24 | 807744 | 42-165-38319 | RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #658 | XTO ENERGY INC. | DRILL | 8,100 | |
| 2015-06-24 | 807728 | 42-165-38320 | RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #674 | XTO ENERGY INC. | DRILL | 8,100 | |
| 2015-06-05 | 807040 | 42-165-00463 | JONES, EDGAR E. 'A' #1 | TRINITY EOR, LLC | RECOMP | 6,469 | |
| 2015-05-11 | 804939 | 42-165-38313 | RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #574 | XTO ENERGY INC. | DRILL | 8,100 | |
| 2015-04-29 | 806028 | 42-165-38318 | O'BRIEN SWD #2 | LONE TREE SWD, LLC | DRILL | 3,800 | |
| 2015-04-23 | 805827 | 42-165-37241 | E H JONES #5 | WISHBONE TEXAS OPERATING CO LLC | RECOMP | 11,120 | |
| 2015-04-22 | 805794 | 42-165-38317 | COOK UNIT #12 | SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLC | DRILL | 8,200 | |
| 2015-04-13 | 804934 | 42-165-38308 | RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #584 | XTO ENERGY INC. | DRILL | 8,100 | |
| 2015-04-02 | 805183 | 42-165-38316 | ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #303W | XTO ENERGY INC. | DRILL | 7,600 | |
| 2015-03-27 | 805076 | 42-165-38315 | PARMER 9-317 #1 | OXY USA INC. | DRILL | 12,500 | |
| 2015-03-27 | 804937 | 42-165-38311 | RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #678 | XTO ENERGY INC. | DRILL | 8,100 | |
| 2015-03-26 | 804889 | 42-165-38307 | GOEN #222H | ELK MEADOWS RESOURCES LLC | DRILL | 9,700 | Y |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.