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
2004-09-0855056642-165-36204RILEY 'A' GAS UNIT #3AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
2004-09-0755054442-165-10684CHILDRENS'S HOME #2TAMARACK PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.RENTR5,700
2004-09-0255044042-165-36202SHUSA 15 #3JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.DRILL5,100
2004-09-0255043942-165-36203SHUSA 14 #7JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.DRILL5,100
2004-09-0255043842-165-36201SHUSA 14 #6JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.DRILL5,100
2004-09-0255043742-165-36200ELAM, W.B. #4LYNX OPERATING CO., INC.DRILL5,100
2004-08-2655014142-165-36199BAGGETT, DEBBIE #8ALYNX OPERATING CO., INC.DRILL5,100
2004-08-2455002942-165-36198RUSSELL (CLEARFORK 7000) UNIT #312XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL8,600
2004-08-2455002842-165-36197RUSSELL (CLEARFORK 7000) UNIT #402XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL8,600
2004-08-1654961442-165-36195RUSSELL (CLEARFORK 7000) UNIT #405XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL7,800
2004-08-1654961442-165-36195RUSSELL (CLEARFORK 7000) UNIT #405XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL8,600
2004-08-1654961442-165-36195RUSSELL (CLEARFORK 7000) UNIT #405XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL8,760
2004-08-1654961342-165-36196RUSSELL (CLEARFORK 7000) UNIT #404XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL7,800
2004-08-1654961342-165-36196RUSSELL (CLEARFORK 7000) UNIT #404XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL8,600
2004-08-1654961242-165-36194RUSSELL (CLEARFORK 7000) UNIT #401XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL7,800
2004-08-1654961242-165-36194RUSSELL (CLEARFORK 7000) UNIT #401XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL8,600
2004-08-1654961142-165-36193RUSSELL (CLEARFORK 7000) UNIT #403XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL7,800
2004-08-1654961142-165-36193RUSSELL (CLEARFORK 7000) UNIT #403XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL7,800
2004-08-1654961142-165-36193RUSSELL (CLEARFORK 7000) UNIT #403XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL8,750
2004-08-1254948542-165-36192RUSSELL (CLEARFORK 7000) UNIT #400XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL7,800
2004-08-1254948542-165-36192RUSSELL (CLEARFORK 7000) UNIT #400XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL8,600
2004-08-0954905942-165-36191SECTION 13 #1WADI PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL12,500
2004-08-0954905942-165-36191SECTION 13 #1WADI PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL12,500
2004-08-0954905842-165-36190SECTION 21 #1 HWADI PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL12,500Y
2004-08-0654965342-165-30459BLAIR #1B & W SOUTHERN PETROLEUMRENTR9,600
2004-08-0354815742-165-36184WESCOTT #D 4NOBLE ENERGY INCDRILL5,600
2004-07-2954886742-165-36189SAWYER GAS UNIT #1AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
2004-07-2854882642-165-36188SHUSA-14- #5JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.DRILL5,100
2004-07-2854882542-165-36187SHUSA-14- #4JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.DRILL5,100
2004-07-2854882342-165-36186SHUSA-15- #2JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.DRILL5,100
2004-07-2854815842-165-36183WESCOTT #C 2NOBLE ENERGY INCDRILL12,320
2004-07-2354865242-165-30462BULLDOG #1 HPLATINUM EXPLORATION INC.RECOMP11,400Y
2004-07-2354865242-165-30462BULLDOG #1PLATINUM EXPLORATION INC.RECOMP11,400
2004-07-2054823142-165-36185RUDD #6ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL7,500
2004-07-1454814242-165-03085WHARTON "K" #90CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP6,013
2004-07-0954786942-165-34237HARRIS QUEEN #1602LYNX OPERATING CO., INC.RECOMP4,220
2004-07-0954764042-165-36181SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #3506RAMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,600
2004-07-0754786642-165-34756HARRIS QUEEN #1613LYNX OPERATING CO., INC.RECOMP4,250
2004-07-0753901342-165-36073FLANAGAN "B" #10APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL8,000
2004-07-0753901242-165-36072FLANAGAN #10APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL8,000
2004-07-0753901242-165-36072FLANAGAN #10APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL8,000
2004-07-0753901142-165-36071FLANAGAN #9APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL8,000
2004-07-0753901042-165-36070FLANAGAN #8APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL8,000
2004-07-0753900942-165-36069FLANAGAN #7APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL8,000
2004-07-0753900942-165-36069FLANAGAN #7APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL8,000
2004-07-0254764942-165-36182SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #3105BAMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL5,600
2004-07-0154762742-165-36180BLAKEMORE GU #2AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL3,500
2004-06-2854740342-165-36178BRANEX AMERICAN #17TEXLAND PETROLEUM, L.P.DRILL6,950
2004-06-2554737342-165-36179WHARTON, A. B. JR. "A" JOA #8CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL6,000
2004-06-2454724442-165-36177MANN, S. F. #10CITATION OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL6,735
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.