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 39% 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

11

Operators (30d)

4

Latest Permit

2026-09-04

All Time

10,545

10,545 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
2013-09-0676779442-165-37829SYCO UNIT #96CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL7,600
2013-09-0676779342-165-37828SYCO UNIT #94CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL7,600
2013-09-0676779042-165-37827SYCO UNIT #92CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL7,600
2013-09-0476681342-165-37817ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #252XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL7,600
2013-09-0476681342-165-37817ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #252XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL7,600
2013-08-2276862442-165-37841HANNAH KATE 'A' #2MCCLURE OIL COMPANY, INC.DRILL6,050
2013-08-2176860242-165-37840DUKE #5SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCDRILL8,100
2013-08-2176854842-165-37839COOK UNIT #7SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCDRILL8,100
2013-08-2176854742-165-37838COOK UNIT #6SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCDRILL8,100
2013-08-2176854542-165-37837COOK UNIT #5SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCDRILL8,100
2013-08-2076838642-165-01007SEMINOLE, EAST (SAN ANDRES) #30WTABULA RASA ENERGY, LLCRECOMP6,200
2013-08-2076824442-165-37836TEX-MEX '14' #4LIME ROCK RESOURCES II-A, L.P.DRILL9,000
2013-08-1976832842-165-37835COOK UNIT #4SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCDRILL8,100
2013-08-1976832542-165-37834COOK UNIT #3SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCDRILL8,100
2013-08-1676832242-165-37833FERGUSON #4SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCDRILL8,100
2013-08-1676831842-165-37832FERGUSON #3SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCDRILL8,100
2013-08-1676418542-165-37795W.A. LINDSEY #1RCITATION OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL11,500
2013-08-1376804142-165-37831BARRACUDA #2413FORGE ENERGY, LLCDRILL9,200
2013-08-0876684342-165-35891PECK 'A' #1XCTL OIL & GAS CORPORATIONRECOMP6,000
2013-08-0676760242-165-37822DUNBAR B #7SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCDRILL5,000
2013-08-0576760942-165-37823RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #603XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL8,100
2013-08-0576760642-165-37821RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #609XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL8,100
2013-08-0576756242-165-37820SOUTH CENTRAL ROBERTSON UNIT #136SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCDRILL7,600
2013-08-0176735242-165-00183JONES, E. H. 'A' #2LEGACY RESERVES OPERATING LPRECOMP12,294
2013-07-3176702642-165-37818HIGG RANCH '30' #3STRAND ENERGY, L.C.DRILL7,900
2013-07-3076709842-165-37819BIRGE #5GEOMARK RESOURCES, L.L.C.DRILL11,125
2013-07-2376638242-165-37810RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #606XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL8,100
2013-07-2276671842-165-37815RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #607XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL8,100
2013-07-2276669342-165-37816DENVER UNIT #6781OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,800
2013-07-1976669142-165-37813DENVER UNIT #6782OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,800
2013-07-1976667442-165-37812DENVER UNIT #6839OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,800
2013-07-1876585742-165-00165NORMAN A #1OXY USA INC.RECOMP10,300
2013-07-1776575342-165-37799ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #156XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL7,600
2013-07-1576639242-165-37811RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #600XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL8,100
2013-07-1276627642-165-37809RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #605XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL8,100
2013-07-1076610442-165-37808SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #4118RHESS CORPORATIONDRILL6,300
2013-07-1076605542-165-37806FOSTER '7' #4PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL12,000
2013-07-0976607442-165-37807HIGG RANCH 456 #8GUNGOLL, CARL E. EXPLORATION LLCDRILL5,400
2013-07-0976604542-165-37805RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #604XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL8,100
2013-07-0976601342-165-02476RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #901XTO ENERGY INC.RECOMP11,066
2013-07-0976552942-165-37803WEST SEMINOLE SA UNIT #211OXY USA WTP LPDRILL6,000
2013-07-0976552842-165-37802WEST SEMINOLE SA UNIT #210OXY USA WTP LPDRILL6,000
2013-07-0976552742-165-37801WEST SEMINOLE SA UNIT #209OXY USA WTP LPDRILL6,000
2013-07-0976552642-165-37800WEST SEMINOLE SA UNIT #208OXY USA WTP LPDRILL6,000
2013-07-0876588442-165-37804JONES ESTATE '1' #4STRAND ENERGY, L.C.DRILL7,900
2013-07-0876416242-165-37789ROBERTSON/CLEARFORK/UNIT #352XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL7,600
2013-07-0576403242-165-37788ROBERTSON/CLEARFORK/ UNIT #152XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL7,600
2013-07-0176550542-165-37798COOK UNIT #2SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCDRILL8,100
2013-06-2876548742-165-10291ODANIEL, E.T. ET AL #1BOPCO, L.P.RECOMP6,000
2013-06-2776536842-165-37797MCCASLAND #3SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCDRILL8,000
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.