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
2014-03-1978048642-165-37990CARM-ANN SAN ANDRES UNIT #504PARALLEL PETROLEUM LLCDRILL5,500
2014-03-1978048042-165-37989CARM-ANN SAN ANDRES UNIT #1322PARALLEL PETROLEUM LLCDRILL5,500
2014-03-1578018242-165-37986SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #6222HESS CORPORATIONDRILL6,100
2014-03-1378000942-165-02473RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #903XTO ENERGY INC.RECOMP11,090
2014-03-0678026342-165-37985CARM-ANN SAN ANDRES UNIT #603PARALLEL PETROLEUM LLCDRILL5,500
2014-03-0678026242-165-37984CARM-ANN SAN ANDRES UNIT #810PARALLEL PETROLEUM LLCDRILL5,500
2014-03-0678025942-165-37983CARM-ANN SAN ANDRES UNIT #503PARALLEL PETROLEUM LLCDRILL5,500
2014-03-0677957042-165-37977TEX-MEX '13' #13LIME ROCK RESOURCES II-A, L.P.DRILL9,000
2014-03-0577943642-165-37969TEX-MEX '9' #4LIME ROCK RESOURCES II-A, L.P.DRILL9,000
2014-03-0577943242-165-37968TEX-MEX '9' #3LIME ROCK RESOURCES II-A, L.P.DRILL9,000
2014-03-0577913942-165-37963RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #536XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL8,100
2014-03-0577877642-165-37982GAINES WASSON CLEARFORK UNIT #6627OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL8,700
2014-03-0577869642-165-37980GAINES WASSON CLEARFORK UNIT #6632OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL8,700
2014-03-0477869242-165-37981GAINES WASSON CLEARFORK UNIT #6628OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL8,700
2014-03-0477868842-165-37979GAINES WASSON CLEARFORK UNIT #6625OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL8,700
2014-03-0477868742-165-37978GAINES WASSON CLEARFORK UNIT #6622OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL8,700
2014-03-0477804842-165-37957GAINES WASSON CLEARFORK UNIT #6631OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL8,200
2014-03-0477804842-165-37957GAINES WASSON CLEARFORK UNIT #6631OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL8,700
2014-03-0477804642-165-37956GAINES WASSON CLEARFORK UNIT #6630OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL8,200
2014-03-0477803842-165-37955GAINES WASSON CLEARFORK UNIT #6629OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL8,200
2014-03-0477803842-165-37955GAINES WASSON CLEARFORK UNIT #6629OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL8,700
2014-03-0477803742-165-37954GAINES WASSON CLEARFORK UNIT #6626OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL8,200
2014-03-0377660042-165-37934ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #953XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL7,600
2014-02-2877915542-165-37964RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #539XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL8,100
2014-02-2778025742-165-37976CARM-ANN SAN ANDRES UNIT #303PARALLEL PETROLEUM LLCDRILL5,500
2014-02-2777912742-165-37960KINDER MORGAN BERGEN #I 22KINDER MORGAN PRODUCTION CO LLCDRILL6,100
2014-02-2777912542-165-37975KINDER MORGAN BERGEN #I 43KINDER MORGAN PRODUCTION CO LLCDRILL6,100
2014-02-2777912542-165-37975KINDER MORGAN BERGEN #I 43KINDER MORGAN PRODUCTION CO LLCDRILL6,100
2014-02-2777912342-165-37974KINDER MORGAN BERGEN #I 34KINDER MORGAN PRODUCTION CO LLCDRILL6,100
2014-02-2777912342-165-37974KINDER MORGAN BERGEN #I 34KINDER MORGAN PRODUCTION CO LLCDRILL6,100
2014-02-2777912242-165-37973KINDER MORGAN BERGEN #I 33KINDER MORGAN PRODUCTION CO LLCDRILL6,100
2014-02-2777912242-165-37973KINDER MORGAN BERGEN #I 33KINDER MORGAN PRODUCTION CO LLCDRILL6,100
2014-02-2777912142-165-37972KINDER MORGAN BERGEN #I 32KINDER MORGAN PRODUCTION CO LLCDRILL6,100
2014-02-2777912142-165-37972KINDER MORGAN BERGEN #I 32KINDER MORGAN PRODUCTION CO LLCDRILL6,100
2014-02-2777911842-165-37962RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #535XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL8,100
2014-02-2777911742-165-37971KINDER MORGAN BERGEN #I 24KINDER MORGAN PRODUCTION CO LLCDRILL6,100
2014-02-2777911742-165-37971KINDER MORGAN BERGEN #I 24KINDER MORGAN PRODUCTION CO LLCDRILL6,100
2014-02-2777910842-165-37961KINDER MORGAN BERGEN #I 23KINDER MORGAN PRODUCTION CO LLCDRILL6,100
2014-02-2777910842-165-37961KINDER MORGAN BERGEN #I 23KINDER MORGAN PRODUCTION CO LLCDRILL6,100
2014-02-2777910842-165-37961KINDER MORGAN BERGEN #I 23KINDER MORGAN PRODUCTION CO LLCDRILL6,100
2014-02-2677904642-165-37959RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #534XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL8,100
2014-02-2677649242-165-34506SPARKS, T. E. #8OXY USA WTP LPRECOMP4,500
2014-02-2577996942-165-37966HIGG RANCH 456 #12GUNGOLL, CARL E. EXPLORATION LLCDRILL5,400
2014-02-2577996542-165-37965HIGG RANCH 456 #11GUNGOLL, CARL E. EXPLORATION LLCDRILL5,400
2014-02-2577901342-165-37958DUNBAR B #8SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCDRILL8,100
2014-02-2477846442-165-37951GAINES WASSON CLEARFORK UNIT #6527OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL8,700
2014-02-2477846442-165-37951GAINES WASSON CLEARFORK UNIT #6527OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL8,700
2014-02-1977844842-165-37950GAINES WASSON CLEARFORK UNIT #6531OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL8,700
2014-02-1577847442-165-37949RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #632XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL8,100
2014-02-1577844142-165-37948GAINES WASSON CLEARFORK UNIT #6528OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL8,700
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.