Gaines County Drilling Permits
Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Gaines County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-20.
Gaines County permitting is running 21 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (64 total, up 21% on the prior quarter). OXY USA INC. leads with 127 permits in the past 12 months, one of 11 operators active in the county.
Last 30 Days
17
Operators (30d)
5
Latest Permit
2026-07-20
All Time
10,520
10,520 permits
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2015-03-24 | 804940 | 42-165-38314 | RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #597 | XTO ENERGY INC. | DRILL | 8,100 | |
| 2015-03-24 | 804938 | 42-165-38312 | RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #692 | XTO ENERGY INC. | DRILL | 8,100 | |
| 2015-03-24 | 804936 | 42-165-38310 | RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #588 | XTO ENERGY INC. | DRILL | 8,100 | |
| 2015-03-24 | 804935 | 42-165-38309 | RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #587 | XTO ENERGY INC. | DRILL | 8,100 | |
| 2015-03-19 | 804797 | 42-165-38306 | RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #330 | XTO ENERGY INC. | DRILL | 8,100 | |
| 2015-03-19 | 804797 | 42-165-38306 | HIGG RANCH UNIT #100 | XTO ENERGY INC. | DRILL | 5,700 | |
| 2015-03-17 | 803978 | 42-165-36832 | TALIAFERRO UNIT #1 | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | RECOMP | 9,074 | |
| 2015-03-13 | 804659 | 42-165-38305 | ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #9550 | XTO ENERGY INC. | DRILL | 7,600 | |
| 2015-03-13 | 804658 | 42-165-38304 | ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #2805 | XTO ENERGY INC. | DRILL | 7,500 | |
| 2015-03-12 | 804566 | 42-165-38303 | LINDOSS UNIT #6 R | TABULA RASA ENERGY, LLC | DRILL | 6,100 | |
| 2015-03-11 | 803901 | 42-165-38296 | LINDOSS UNIT #41 | TABULA RASA ENERGY, LLC | DRILL | 6,100 | |
| 2015-03-11 | 803896 | 42-165-38295 | SEMINOLE, EAST (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #78 | TABULA RASA ENERGY, LLC | DRILL | 6,100 | |
| 2015-03-09 | 804451 | 42-165-38302 | RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #500 | XTO ENERGY INC. | DRILL | 8,100 | |
| 2015-03-09 | 804447 | 42-165-38301 | RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #577 | XTO ENERGY INC. | DRILL | 8,100 | |
| 2015-02-25 | 804130 | 42-165-38300 | WEST SEMINOLE SA UNIT #602R | OXY USA WTP LP | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 2015-02-25 | 804127 | 42-165-38299 | WEST SEMINOLE SA UNIT #604R | OXY USA WTP LP | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 2015-02-24 | 804071 | 42-165-38298 | WEST SEMINOLE SA UNIT #605R | OXY USA WTP LP | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 2015-02-23 | 802795 | 42-165-38292 | CENTRAL ROBERTSON (CLEARFORK) #1261R | OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. | DRILL | 7,300 | |
| 2015-02-20 | 803905 | 42-165-38297 | LINDOSS UNIT #37 | TABULA RASA ENERGY, LLC | DRILL | 6,100 | |
| 2015-02-20 | 802627 | 42-165-38289 | CENTRAL ROBERTSON (CLEARFORK) #1151R | OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. | DRILL | 7,300 | |
| 2015-02-18 | 803209 | 42-165-38294 | SEMINOLE, EAST (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #80 | TABULA RASA ENERGY, LLC | DRILL | 6,100 | |
| 2015-02-04 | 803260 | 42-165-38149 | EXXON ATLANTIC H&J #11 | CITATION OIL & GAS CORP. | RECOMP | 10,820 | |
| 2015-02-04 | 803260 | 42-165-38149 | EXXON ATLANTIC H&J #11 | CITATION OIL & GAS CORP. | RECOMP | 10,820 | |
| 2015-01-26 | 803066 | 42-165-36676 | CORVETTE #1 | E R OPERATING COMPANY | RECLASS | 10,530 | |
| 2015-01-21 | 802896 | 42-165-38293 | FLANAGAN UNIT #421R | OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. | DRILL | 7,300 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.