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
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
2014-06-1278673042-165-38095DENVER UNIT #8445OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,800
2014-06-1278671842-165-38094DENVER UNIT #7579OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,800
2014-06-1278671742-165-38093DENVER UNIT #7458OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,800
2014-06-1278671442-165-38092DENVER UNIT #7456OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,800
2014-06-1278671142-165-38091DENVER UNIT #7455OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,800
2014-06-1178662742-165-38088ROSENBERG #2THREE SPAN OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL5,000
2014-06-1178662542-165-38087ROSENBERG #1THREE SPAN OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL5,000
2014-06-1178662342-165-38090ADAIR S.E. (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #60THREE SPAN OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL5,000
2014-06-1178662142-165-38089ADAIR S.E. (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #59THREE SPAN OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL5,000
2014-06-1178659442-165-38101DENVER UNIT #7451OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,800
2014-06-1178657842-165-38086ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #1125XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL7,700
2014-06-0778629042-165-38085CLOPTON #4DBRECK OPERATING CORP.DRILL7,500
2014-06-0778628742-165-38084CLOPTON #3DBRECK OPERATING CORP.DRILL7,500
2014-06-0678791742-165-38111MARIA #7COBALT OPERATING, LLCDRILL13,800
2014-06-0678791742-165-38111MARIA #7COBALT OPERATING, LLCDRILL13,800
2014-06-0678617942-165-38083RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #474XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL8,100
2014-06-0678534342-165-38133EXXON FEE EUBANKS D #26WCITATION OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL7,600
2014-06-0678374342-165-31346NORTH ROBERTSON SAN ANDRES UNIT #307CITATION OIL & GAS CORP.RECOMP5,000
2014-06-0678214442-165-38029RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #550XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL8,100
2014-06-0578517942-165-38074PIETRO SAMBI #2MCCLURE OIL COMPANY, INC.DRILL6,200
2014-06-0578509742-165-38131EXXON FEE EUBANKS D #23CITATION OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL7,600
2014-06-0578509542-165-38127EXXON FEE EUBANKS D #25CITATION OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL7,600
2014-06-0478603242-165-35966FLANAGAN #8APACHE CORPORATIONRECOMP7,300
2014-06-0378589042-165-38082DENVER UNIT #8438OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,800
2014-06-0278581442-165-38078DENVER UNIT #8556OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,800
2014-06-0278579242-165-38077DENVER UNIT #7457OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,800
2014-06-0278577842-165-38076DENVER UNIT #7453OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,800
2014-05-2978551042-165-37320TWISTER #3WTG EXPLORATIONRECOMP10,700
2014-05-2278500642-165-38073SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #1910HESS CORPORATIONDRILL6,100
2014-05-2078420742-165-38103DENVER UNIT #8550OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,800
2014-05-1778403642-165-38060GAINES WASSON CLEARFORK UNIT #6413OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL8,700
2014-05-1778403642-165-38060GAINES WASSON CLEARFORK UNIT #6413OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL8,700
2014-05-1578426542-165-38069DENVER UNIT #8549OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,800
2014-05-1578426542-165-38069DENVER UNIT #8549OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,800
2014-05-1578426542-165-38069DENVER UNIT #8549OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,800
2014-05-1578426442-165-38068DENVER UNIT #8443OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,800
2014-05-1578426442-165-38068DENVER UNIT #8443OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,800
2014-05-1578426342-165-38067DENVER UNIT #8442OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,800
2014-05-1578426342-165-38067DENVER UNIT #8442OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,800
2014-05-1478420542-165-38066DENVER UNIT #8548OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,800
2014-05-1478420442-165-38064DENVER UNIT #8441OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,800
2014-05-1478419242-165-38065DENVER UNIT #8439OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,800
2014-05-1478418942-165-38063DENVER UNIT #8440OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,800
2014-05-1478418142-165-38062DENVER UNIT #8436OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,800
2014-05-1478415942-165-38061DENVER UNIT #8437OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,800
2014-05-1478415942-165-38061DENVER UNIT #8437OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,800
2014-05-1478412842-165-38059BLACK STONE #1SHA-JAM OPERATING CORP.DRILL9,500
2014-05-1478405742-165-38058RIDERS OF DESTINY #1HPARALLEL PETROLEUM LLCDRILL5,000Y
2014-05-1378405942-165-38057DENVER UNIT #8435OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,800
2014-05-1378405442-165-38056DENVER UNIT #8434OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,800
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.