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

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-07-27

All Time

10,523

10,523 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2005-05-10	600500	42-165-36372	HAMMOND #3	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	7,900
2005-05-02	561129	42-165-36370	FLANAGAN UNIT #1742	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	DRILL	7,300
2005-05-02	561128	42-165-36371	FLANAGAN UNIT #1741	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	DRILL	7,300
2005-04-27	561131	42-165-36369	SHUSA 15 #2	JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	3,500
2005-04-21	560865	42-165-36367	RUDD #7	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	7,500
2005-04-21	560864	42-165-36368	RUDD #8	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	7,500
2005-04-08	560163	42-165-36366	ROSEBUD-YATES #1	JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	3,500
2005-04-07	559948	42-165-36365	ATHERTON HEIRS #2	REMUDA OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	6,000
2005-04-06	559956	42-165-36363	CEDAR LAKE UNIT #686	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	DRILL	5,200
2005-04-06	559955	42-165-36364	CEDAR LAKE UNIT #685	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	DRILL	5,200
2005-04-04	559312	42-165-36361	NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #3035 W	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	7,500
2005-04-01	558283	42-165-36345	LAWRENCE 'B' #5	PARALLEL PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	5,000
2005-03-31	559731	42-165-02774	HOLLINGSWORTH #4	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	RECOMP	6,500
2005-03-24	559473	42-165-36362	PONTIUS-BARKSDALE #11	LYNX OPERATING CO., INC.	DRILL	5,200
2005-03-24	559311	42-165-36359	NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #3034 W	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	7,500
2005-03-24	559310	42-165-36360	NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #3033 W	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	7,500
2005-03-24	559309	42-165-36358	NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #3032 W	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	7,500
2005-03-24	559308	42-165-36357	NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #3031 W	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	7,500
2005-03-24	559307	42-165-36356	NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #1205	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	7,500
2005-03-23	559354	42-165-36355	TETENS "A" #6	AROC (TEXAS) INC.	DRILL	5,100
2005-03-21	557733	42-165-36324	MCCONAL-CLARK #8	PARALLEL PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	5,000
2005-03-16	559091	42-165-36354	BAGGETT, DEBBIE #5 Y	LYNX OPERATING CO., INC.	DRILL	3,500
2005-03-16	559090	42-165-36353	BAGGETT, DEBBIE #4 Y	LYNX OPERATING CO., INC.	DRILL	3,500
2005-03-15	557658	42-165-36317	THOMPSON "B" #12	PARALLEL PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	5,000
2005-03-14	558477	42-165-36349	COLGAN STATE 'A' #3	PARALLEL PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	5,000
2005-03-14	557657	42-165-36319	THOMPSON "B" #11	PARALLEL PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	5,000
2005-03-09	558686	42-165-36350	DENVER UNIT #6449GC	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	DRILL	5,600
2005-03-08	558283	42-165-36345	LAWRENCE 'B' #5	PARALLEL PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	5,000
2005-03-03	558364	42-165-36348	NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #3218	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	7,500
2005-03-03	558363	42-165-36347	NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #3219	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	7,500
2005-03-01	558258	42-165-36344	JACOB #1	GRIFFIN PETROLEUM COMPANY	DRILL	6,000
2005-03-01	558202	42-165-36346	ROBERTSON (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #1081	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	DRILL	4,900
2005-03-01	558202	42-165-36346	ROBERTSON (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #1081	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	DRILL	5,400
2005-02-28	558290	42-165-36343	ROSEBUD #2	LYNX OPERATING CO., INC.	DRILL	5,500
2005-02-28	558289	42-165-36342	ROSEBUD #3	LYNX OPERATING CO., INC.	DRILL	5,500
2005-02-28	558288	42-165-36341	ELAM, W. B. #2 Y	LYNX OPERATING CO., INC.	DRILL	3,500
2005-02-28	558205	42-165-36339	ROBERTSON (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #1161	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	DRILL	4,900
2005-02-28	558204	42-165-36338	ROBERTSON (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #1151	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	DRILL	4,900
2005-02-28	558203	42-165-36340	ROBERTSON (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #1091	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	DRILL	4,900
2005-02-23	557848	42-165-36326	LAWRENCE "B" #3	PARALLEL PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	5,000
2005-02-23	556726	42-165-32950	MAY, TOM #33	OXY USA WTP LP	RECOMP	5,600	Y
2005-02-23	556726	42-165-32950	MAY, TOM #33	OXY USA WTP LP	RECOMP	5,600	Y
2005-02-22	557803	42-165-36332	NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #2808 W	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	7,500
2005-02-22	557797	42-165-36336	NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #506 W	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	7,500
2005-02-22	557704	42-165-36325	NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #111 W	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	7,500
2005-02-18	557858	42-165-36327	LAWRENCE "B" #4	PARALLEL PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	5,000
2005-02-18	557858	42-165-36327	LAWRENCE "B" #4	PARALLEL PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	5,000
2005-02-18	557806	42-165-36329	NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #3702 W	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	7,500
2005-02-18	557805	42-165-36330	NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #3609 W	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	7,500
2005-02-18	557804	42-165-36331	NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #2809	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	7,500

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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.