Gaines County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Gaines County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-27.

Gaines County permitting is running 22 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (66 total, up 22% on the prior quarter). 3 were issued in the past week. OXY USA INC. leads with 128 permits in the past 12 months, one of 11 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

20

Operators (30d)

5

Latest Permit

2026-07-27

All Time

10,523

10,523 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
2008-01-0965211242-165-36846RUDD #19ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL7,900
2008-01-0965210242-165-36838RUDD "A" #6ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL7,900
2008-01-0961979042-165-36579H & J 1D UNIT #79XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL12,000
2008-01-0865223842-165-36850NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #316ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL7,900
2008-01-0865223742-165-36851NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #2005ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL7,900
2008-01-0865223642-165-36852NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #3556ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL7,900
2008-01-0765214542-165-36855RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #456XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL8,500
2008-01-0765213542-165-36848RUDD #17ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL7,900
2008-01-0765212742-165-36847RUDD #16WENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL7,900
2008-01-0765212242-165-36854RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #454XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL8,200
2008-01-0765210842-165-36836RUDD "A" #4ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL7,900
2008-01-0765210042-165-36837RUDD "A" #5ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL7,900
2008-01-0465211542-165-36841RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #326XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL8,200
2008-01-0465211442-165-36849RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #325XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL8,200
2008-01-0465209842-165-36839RUDD "A" #7ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL7,900
2008-01-0465209642-165-36840RUDD "A" #8ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL7,900
2007-12-2165158142-165-36835TURMAN #1TEXLAND PETROLEUM, L.P.DRILL5,000
2007-12-2065072242-165-36832TALIAFERRO UNIT #1CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL9,500
2007-12-1265111142-165-31698SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #3214HESS CORPORATIONRENTR12,900
2007-12-1165074542-165-36833DENVER UNIT #8547GCOCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,600
2007-12-1165074242-165-36834DENVER UNIT #8546GCOCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,600
2007-11-2664985142-165-36831DOSS UNIT #1WESTERN CHIEF OIL & GAS COMPANYDRILL7,500
2007-11-2664982542-165-01734H & J UNIT 451 #5HXTO ENERGY INC.RECOMP10,800Y
2007-11-1664902442-165-33030HANFORD SAN ANDRES UNIT #2015FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD.RECOMP6,600
2007-11-0764885142-165-36830MCNEILL RANCH #4FOREST OIL PERMIAN CORPORATIONDRILL7,900
2007-11-0764884742-165-36829MCNEILL RANCH #3FOREST OIL PERMIAN CORPORATIONDRILL7,900
2007-11-0764884542-165-36828MCNEILL RANCH #2FOREST OIL PERMIAN CORPORATIONDRILL7,900
2007-11-0764884242-165-36827MCNEILL RANCH #1FOREST OIL PERMIAN CORPORATIONDRILL7,900
2007-11-0764857542-165-36826WELTMER, T. C. -A- #1FOREST OIL PERMIAN CORPORATIONDRILL7,900
2007-11-0164601242-165-36820BLOCK A-22 #2720PARALLEL PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL4,400
2007-10-3164840142-165-01603H & J UNIT 1 "D" #17XTO ENERGY INC.RENTR11,050
2007-10-3164638342-165-31286EXXON FEE #9CITATION OIL & GAS CORP.RECOMP4,854
2007-10-3064616542-165-32790EXXON FEE D #7CITATION OIL & GAS CORP.RECOMP4,740
2007-10-2964706842-165-36825SCANTLING B #1FOREST OIL PERMIAN CORPORATIONDRILL7,800
2007-10-1964598342-165-32134SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #2227HESS CORPORATIONRECOMP5,673
2007-10-1964598042-165-32027SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #1412HESS CORPORATIONRECOMP5,645
2007-10-1964598042-165-32027SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #1412HESS CORPORATIONRECOMP5,645
2007-10-1964597942-165-31162SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #2311HESS CORPORATIONRECOMP5,739
2007-10-1964596842-165-31256SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #2216HESS CORPORATIONRECOMP5,681
2007-10-1964596742-165-31160SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #2309HESS CORPORATIONRECOMP5,669
2007-10-1964596642-165-32047SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #1613HESS CORPORATIONRECOMP5,709
2007-10-1964596642-165-32047SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #1613HESS CORPORATIONRECOMP5,709
2007-10-1964467842-165-36710HINKLEY #1BRADY, W. PRODUCTION, INC.RENTR5,911
2007-10-1864778442-165-34621HILL #3FOREST OIL PERMIAN CORPORATIONRECOMP7,800
2007-10-1564588042-165-36061JONES RANCH 10 #1HPRIME OPERATING COMPANYRECOMP11,200
2007-10-1264737442-165-36674PATTERSON, J. M. #1AFINLEY RESOURCES, INC.RECOMP12,450
2007-10-1164342142-165-36808WELTMER, T. C. #6FOREST OIL CORPORATIONDRILL7,900
2007-10-1164342142-165-36808WELTMER, T. C. #6FOREST OIL CORPORATIONDRILL7,900
2007-10-0564707142-165-36824CATON C #3FOREST OIL PERMIAN CORPORATIONDRILL7,800
2007-10-0564706542-165-36823CATON C #4FOREST OIL PERMIAN CORPORATIONDRILL7,800
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.