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
2006-01-2061226942-165-36472SHUSA 20 #5JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.DRILL5,100
2006-01-1961268142-165-36477SCHWERTZ, F. #1FIML NATURAL RESOURCES, LLCDRILL9,000
2006-01-1861253742-165-36475AABERG #1FOREST OIL PERMIAN CORPORATIONDRILL9,000
2006-01-1861253442-165-36476WELTMER #2FOREST OIL PERMIAN CORPORATIONDRILL8,000
2006-01-1761253242-165-36474CITIES SERVICE -A- #2FOREST OIL PERMIAN CORPORATIONDRILL8,000
2006-01-1761253142-165-36473ALLEY 'B' #2FOREST OIL PERMIAN CORPORATIONDRILL8,000
2006-01-1761253142-165-36473ALLEY 'B' #2FOREST OIL CORPORATIONDRILL8,000
2006-01-1761213142-165-36471DENVER UNIT #7652OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,600
2006-01-1361060342-165-36460SOUTH CENTRAL ROBERTSON UNIT #115NOBLE ENERGY INCDRILL7,200
2006-01-0961183442-165-36469PKC #15PARALLEL PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL5,000
2006-01-0561190342-165-36470TM "B" #1TRIUMPH EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL7,800
2006-01-0561186642-165-35272GEORGE ALLEN UNIT #22WRIATA ENERGY, INC.RECOMP6,000
2006-01-0361060742-165-36458SOUTH CENTRAL ROBERTSON UNIT #117NOBLE ENERGY INCDRILL7,200
2006-01-0361060642-165-36457SOUTH CENTRAL ROBERTSON UNIT #116NOBLE ENERGY INCDRILL7,200
2006-01-0361060642-165-36457SOUTH ROBERTSON (SAN ANDRES UNIT #1509NOBLE ENERGY INCDRILL7,200
2005-12-2761156542-165-36468MAST, ELIZABETH CREWS #9PARALLEL PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL5,000
2005-12-2261148842-165-36467PKC 'A' #10PARALLEL PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL5,000
2005-12-2261122642-165-34435TRINITY UNIVERSITY "199" #2FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD.RENTR2,135
2005-12-2161138742-165-36466SHUSA 14 #1WJETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.DRILL5,100
2005-12-1961091642-165-36463LAWRENCE 'C' #6PARALLEL PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL5,000
2005-12-1661115042-165-36465PKC 'A' #11PARALLEL PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL5,000
2005-12-1561106242-165-36464LAWRENCE 'B' #6PARALLEL PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL5,000
2005-12-1561106242-165-36464LAWRENCE 'B' #6PARALLEL PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL5,000
2005-12-1560889742-165-01741H. & J. SEC 451 #12HXTO ENERGY INC.RECOMP12,400Y
2005-12-0961062842-165-36461FIELDS #5COG OPERATING LLCDRILL8,000
2005-12-0961027942-165-36454RUSSELL (CLEARFORK 7000) UNIT #424XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL8,800
2005-12-0961027942-165-36454RUSSELL (CLEARFORK 7000) UNIT #424XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL8,800
2005-12-0761050842-165-36459SHUSA 15 #10JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.DRILL5,100
2005-12-0661043842-165-36456SHUSA 15 #9JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.DRILL5,100
2005-12-0661041942-165-36455SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #3903RAMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,650
2005-12-0261041042-165-01568H&J UNIT 1-D #16XTO ENERGY INC.RECOMP12,550
2005-12-0261041042-165-01568H & J UNIT 1 "D" #16XTO ENERGY INC.RENTR12,550
2005-11-3061021742-165-36452HIGGINS JOHNSON #1WILLIAMS, CLAYTON ENERGY, INC.DRILL11,400
2005-11-3061021542-165-36453DENVER UNIT #6568GCOCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,600
2005-11-3061012142-165-35523COOK, E. ESTATE #3TEXLAND PETROLEUM, L.P.RECOMP6,129
2005-11-3060929242-165-36446WESCOTT D #5NOBLE ENERGY INCDRILL12,700
2005-11-2960889642-165-01605H & J UNIT 1 "D" #18HXTO ENERGY INC.RECOMP12,200Y
2005-11-2860988342-165-36451WOOD A #2COG OPERATING LLCDRILL8,000
2005-11-2860988242-165-36450WOOD A #1COG OPERATING LLCDRILL8,000
2005-11-2160966842-165-36449BLEVINS #4FOREST OIL PERMIAN CORPORATIONDRILL8,000
2005-11-2160966742-165-36448HANCOCK #7FOREST OIL PERMIAN CORPORATIONDRILL8,000
2005-11-1460933442-165-36447SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #5512RAMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,650
2005-11-0960911842-165-36445SPEARS #201COG OPERATING LLCDRILL8,000
2005-11-0860909642-165-36444HARLOW #2FOREST OIL CORPORATIONDRILL8,000
2005-11-0360738242-165-01640H & J UNIT 1-D #22HXTO ENERGY INC.RECOMP11,950Y
2005-11-0360737642-165-36432H & J UNIT 1-D #77XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL11,700
2005-11-0360737542-165-36430H & J UNIT 1-D #76XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL11,700
2005-11-0260881242-165-36443LISA #1GRIFFIN PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL6,000
2005-10-2860862442-165-36442SHUSA 15 #5IJETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.DRILL5,100
2005-10-2860856042-165-33988WELBORN #1JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.RECOMP13,200
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.