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
2013-04-1275994142-165-37762TEX-MEX '14' #5LIME ROCK RESOURCES II-A, L.P.DRILL8,100
2013-04-1275994142-165-37762TEX-MEX '14' #5LIME ROCK RESOURCES II-A, L.P.DRILL8,100
2013-04-1176027842-165-37766THOMPSON 'B' #21PARALLEL PETROLEUM LLCDRILL5,500
2013-04-1176027642-165-37770SOUTH CENTRAL ROBERTSON UNIT #132SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCDRILL7,600
2013-04-1176027342-165-37769SOUTH CENTRAL ROBERTSON UNIT #131SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCDRILL7,600
2013-04-1176027242-165-37768SOUTH CENTRAL ROBERTSON UNIT #130SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCDRILL7,800
2013-04-1176027142-165-37771SOUTH CENTRAL ROBERTSON UNIT #128SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCDRILL7,600
2013-04-1176027142-165-37771SOUTH CENTRAL ROBERTSON UNIT #128SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLCDRILL7,600
2013-04-1076032142-165-37772LINDOSS UNIT #36TABULA RASA ENERGY, LLCDRILL6,100
2013-04-1076023242-165-37765HIGG RANCH 456 #7GUNGOLL, CARL E. EXPLORATION LLCDRILL5,400
2013-04-1076022842-165-37764HAVEMEYER 386 #1GUNGOLL, CARL E. EXPLORATION LLCDRILL6,300
2013-04-1075969242-165-37767EXXON FEE EUBANKS D #14WCITATION OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL7,500
2013-04-0375966942-165-37763ODC SAN ANDRES UNIT #74WILBANKS RESERVE CORPORATIONDRILL5,750
2013-04-0275976042-165-37761ODC/SAN ANDRES/ UNIT #75WILBANKS RESERVE CORPORATIONDRILL5,780
2013-03-2575916342-165-37759FLANAGAN UNIT #501ROCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL7,900
2013-03-2275917542-165-37760RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #608XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL8,100
2013-03-2275913342-165-37758RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #513XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL8,100
2013-03-1575859742-165-02972BIRGE #2WIGEOMARK RESOURCES, L.L.C.RECOMP11,200
2013-03-1375554242-165-35708CONDOR #4SEABOARD OPERATING CO.RECOMP4,650
2013-03-1275523242-165-37727NORMAN B #3OXY USA INC.DRILL10,000
2013-03-1175819442-165-37756THOMPSON 'B' #22PARALLEL PETROLEUM LLCDRILL5,500
2013-03-1175819342-165-37755HARRIS SAN ANDRES UNIT #1628BPARALLEL PETROLEUM LLCDRILL5,500
2013-03-0875818842-165-37751HALL A #4PARALLEL PETROLEUM LLCDRILL6,000
2013-03-0875818242-165-37754CARM-ANN SAN ANDRES UNIT #1321PARALLEL PETROLEUM LLCDRILL5,500
2013-03-0875817842-165-37753CARM-ANN SAN ANDRES UNIT #1319PARALLEL PETROLEUM LLCDRILL5,500
2013-03-0875816142-165-37752CARM-ANN SAN ANDRES UNIT #808PARALLEL PETROLEUM LLCDRILL5,500
2013-03-0575721942-165-37748SEMINOLE, EAST (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #73WTABULA RASA ENERGY, LLCDRILL6,100
2013-03-0575721942-165-37748SEMINOLE, EAST (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #73WTABULA RASA ENERGY, LLCDRILL6,100
2013-02-2875741442-165-37749NORMAN A #9OXY USA INC.DRILL11,000
2013-02-2875700342-165-37750ODC /SAN ANDRES/ UNIT #72WILBANKS RESERVE CORPORATIONDRILL5,610
2013-02-2875700342-165-37750ODC /SAN ANDRES/ UNIT #72WILBANKS RESERVE CORPORATIONDRILL5,708
2013-02-2875700342-165-37750ODC /SAN ANDRES/ UNIT #72WILBANKS RESERVE CORPORATIONDRILL5,708
2013-02-2675721642-165-37747SEMINOLE, EAST (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #71TABULA RASA ENERGY, LLCDRILL6,100
2013-02-2275697742-165-37744FOSTER '7' #3PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL11,900
2013-02-2275652542-165-32137SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #3525HESS CORPORATIONRECOMP6,600
2013-02-2175694042-165-37746RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #516XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL8,100
2013-02-2175654642-165-30368DENVER UNIT #7528OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.RECOMP5,800
2013-02-2175654542-165-00547DENVER UNIT #7511WCOCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.RECOMP5,800
2013-02-2175654442-165-35396DENVER UNIT #6542WCOCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.RECOMP5,800
2013-02-2075688842-165-37745RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #515XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL8,100
2013-02-1975623842-165-35347DENVER UNIT #7562OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.RECOMP5,600
2013-02-1475671342-165-37743MCCASLAND #2SANDRIDGE EXPL. AND PROD., LLCDRILL7,850
2013-02-1475654142-165-31925SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #4015HESS CORPORATIONRECOMP6,250
2013-02-1475623742-165-35345DENVER UNIT #7555OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.RECOMP5,600
2013-02-1475623442-165-35402DENVER UNIT #7554OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.RECOMP5,600
2013-02-1475623342-165-35343DENVER UNIT #7551OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.RECOMP5,600
2013-02-1475623142-165-35404DENVER UNIT #7550OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.RECOMP5,600
2013-02-1375651842-165-31990SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #4123HESS CORPORATIONRECOMP6,400
2013-02-1375647242-165-31927SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #4121HESS CORPORATIONRECOMP6,300
2013-02-1375645342-165-32008SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #4018HESS CORPORATIONRECOMP6,300
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.