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

9

Operators (30d)

3

Latest Permit

2026-09-04

All Time

10,545

10,545 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
2006-12-0162973442-165-36698RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #451XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL9,000
2006-12-0162973342-165-36697RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #449XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL9,000
2006-12-0162973142-165-36696RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #447XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL9,000
2006-12-0162972842-165-36695RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #444XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL8,500
2006-11-3062975142-165-34959CHILTON #1ULTRA OIL & GAS, INC.RENTR13,200
2006-11-3062972542-165-36694RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #324XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL9,000
2006-11-3062972342-165-36693RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #323XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL9,000
2006-11-3062972142-165-36692RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #322XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL9,000
2006-11-3062971942-165-36690RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #321XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL9,000
2006-11-3062971842-165-36691RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #419XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL8,500
2006-11-3062960142-165-36689WHITAKER #2REDMON OIL COMPANY, INC., THEDRILL5,100
2006-11-3062960142-165-36689WHITAKER #2HREDMON OIL COMPANY, INC., THEDRILL5,100Y
2006-11-3062960142-165-36689WHITAKER #2HWREDMON OIL COMPANY, INC., THEDRILL5,100Y
2006-11-2162938342-165-36688MCCLINTOCK #1TRIUMPH EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL7,200
2006-11-2062925642-165-36687TOBE FOSTER #25WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONDRILL9,650
2006-11-1762923742-165-36686N. JENKINGS"10" #1LYNX OPERATING CO., INC.DRILL3,400
2006-11-1762922942-165-36685JENKINS, N. "10" #2LYNX OPERATING CO., INC.DRILL3,400
2006-11-1762922842-165-36684JENKINS, N. "363" #6LYNX OPERATING CO., INC.DRILL3,400
2006-11-1662841842-165-36678CUNNINGHAM, H. D. #4COG OPERATING LLCDRILL8,000
2006-11-1662465142-165-36640COLLETT, EUGENIA #15OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,000
2006-11-1662465042-165-36641CEDAR LAKE UNIT #692OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,200
2006-11-1462903042-165-36683HUNT #1PARALLEL PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL5,000
2006-11-1462895742-165-36681SOUTH CENTRAL ROBERTSON UNIT #120NOBLE ENERGY INCDRILL7,200
2006-11-1462895442-165-36679SOUTH CENTRAL ROBERTSON UNIT #119NOBLE ENERGY INCDRILL7,200
2006-11-1462724942-165-36661FLANAGAN UNIT #1781OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL7,500
2006-11-1362842842-165-36677CUNNINGHAM, H. D. #5COG OPERATING LLCDRILL8,000
2006-11-0762860842-165-36676CORVETTE #1TRIUMPH EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL6,600
2006-11-0762823442-165-36673GAINES WASSON CLEARFORK UNIT #6818OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL8,500
2006-11-0762823242-165-36672GAINES WASSON CLEARFORK UNIT #6819OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL8,500
2006-11-0662860942-165-36675JENKINS, N. "363" #5LYNX OPERATING CO., INC.DRILL3,400
2006-11-0361949342-165-36575ALLEY -A- #12FOREST OIL PERMIAN CORPORATIONDRILL7,700
2006-11-0262846242-165-36674PATTERSON, J. M. #1AFINLEY RESOURCES, INC.DRILL12,500
2006-11-0162834442-165-36671SOUTH CENTRAL ROBERTSON UNIT #123NOBLE ENERGY INCDRILL7,200
2006-11-0162834342-165-36670SOUTH CENTRAL ROBERTSON UNIT #118NOBLE ENERGY INCDRILL7,200
2006-10-2562803142-165-36669DENVER UNIT #6454GCOCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,600
2006-10-2462798742-165-01625FASKEN N RUSSELL WD #1XTO ENERGY INC.RENTR11,970
2006-10-2462798742-165-01625H & J SEC. 497 #1DXTO ENERGY INC.RENTR11,970
2006-10-2462795142-165-01618H & J SEC. 493D #2XTO ENERGY INC.RENTR12,550
2006-10-2062779742-165-36666JENKINS, N. "398" #2LYNX OPERATING CO., INC.DRILL3,400
2006-10-2062779642-165-36667JENKINS, N. "398" #3LYNX OPERATING CO., INC.DRILL3,400
2006-10-1962779442-165-36665N. JENKINS "398" #1LYNX OPERATING CO., INC.DRILL3,400
2006-10-1962778642-165-36664CORNETT #2CLARK, JOHN M., INC.DRILL6,000
2006-10-1862725442-165-36663FLANAGAN UNIT #1861OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL7,500
2006-10-1862725242-165-36662FLANAGAN UNIT #1851OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL7,500
2006-10-1862724642-165-36660FLANAGAN UNIT #1721OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL7,500
2006-10-1062730242-165-36659RUSSELL CLEARFORK UNIT #432XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL8,500
2006-10-1062727342-165-36658HALL #1PARALLEL PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL5,000
2006-10-1062710242-165-36656CONE #3PARALLEL PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL5,000
2006-10-0662717242-165-36657MABEE #2PARALLEL PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL5,000
2006-10-0462662842-165-36653CATON #5FOREST OIL CORPORATIONDRILL7,900
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.