Gaines County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Gaines County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-29.

Gaines County permitting is running 22 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (67 total, up 24% on the prior quarter). 4 were issued in the past week. OXY USA INC. leads with 129 permits in the past 12 months, one of 11 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-07-29

All Time

10,524

10,524 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH
2004-03-23	543528	42-165-00348	ADAIR SAN ANDRES UNIT #1301	AMERADA HESS CORPORATION	RECOMP	4,950
2004-03-17	543187	42-165-36145	NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #2903	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	7,500
2004-03-17	543186	42-165-36144	NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #3027	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	7,500
2004-03-17	543185	42-165-36143	NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #3028	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	7,500
2004-03-17	543184	42-165-36142	NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #3110	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	7,500
2004-03-17	543183	42-165-36141	NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #3109	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	7,500
2004-03-17	543181	42-165-36139	NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #1303	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	7,500
2004-03-17	543179	42-165-36137	NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #3555	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	7,500
2004-03-17	543177	42-165-36135	NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #315W	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	7,500
2004-03-17	543175	42-165-36133	NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #219W	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	7,500
2004-03-17	543174	42-165-36130	NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #110W	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	7,500
2004-03-17	543171	42-165-36129	NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #708W	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	7,500
2004-03-15	543182	42-165-36140	NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #1407	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	7,500
2004-03-15	543180	42-165-36138	NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #3554	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	7,500
2004-03-15	543178	42-165-36136	NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #3607	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	7,500
2004-03-15	543176	42-165-36134	NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #218W	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	7,500
2004-03-15	543173	42-165-36131	NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #314W	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	7,500
2004-03-15	543172	42-165-36132	NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #312W	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	7,500
2004-03-11	543043	42-165-30409	ADAIR SAN ANDRES UNIT #1308	AMERADA HESS CORPORATION	RECOMP	4,950
2004-03-11	543040	42-165-00150	ADAIR SAN ANDRES UNIT #1304	AMERADA HESS CORPORATION	RECOMP	4,950
2004-03-10	543037	42-165-00350	ADAIR SAN ANDRES UNIT #1303	AMERADA HESS CORPORATION	RECOMP	4,950
2004-03-10	538690	42-501-00364	STATE WEEMS #1	PLATINUM EXPLORATION INC.	RECOMP	12,000
2004-03-04	542756	42-165-36128	COX #2	GIEBEL PETROLEUM LTD.	DRILL	8,000
2004-03-03	542486	42-165-36117	BAGGETT, DEBBIE #7A	LYNX OPERATING CO., INC.	DRILL	5,500
2004-03-02	542707	42-165-36127	NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #3030	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	7,500
2004-03-01	542631	42-165-36124	NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #607W	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	7,500
2004-03-01	542630	42-165-36125	NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #3023W	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	7,500
2004-03-01	542629	42-165-36123	NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #606W	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	7,500
2004-03-01	542627	42-165-36122	NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #3024W	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	7,500
2004-03-01	542625	42-165-36121	NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #3029	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	7,500
2004-03-01	542533	42-165-00302	ADAIR SAN ANDRES UNIT #1208	AMERADA HESS CORPORATION	RECOMP	4,950
2004-02-26	542527	42-165-36120	SHUSA -14- #2	JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	5,100
2004-02-26	542496	42-165-36119	PONTIUS-BARKSDALE -A- #2	LYNX OPERATING CO., INC.	DRILL	5,500
2004-02-26	542487	42-165-36118	W. B. ELAM #3	LYNX OPERATING CO., INC.	DRILL	5,500
2004-02-13	541990	42-165-36116	NORTH RILEY UNIT #504	PURE RESOURCES, L.P.	DRILL	7,050
2004-02-13	541971	42-165-36115	NORTH RILEY UNIT #201	PURE RESOURCES, L.P.	DRILL	7,050
2004-02-12	541985	42-165-30521	CREWS '9' #1	TEXAS CRUDE OPERATOR, INC.	RENTR	9,500
2004-02-06	541814	42-165-36114	JONES, E.H. ESTATE #31-1	GUNGOLL, CARL E. EXPLORATION LLC	DRILL	5,500
2004-02-06	541813	42-165-36113	JONES #22 1	GUNGOLL, CARL E. EXPLORATION LLC	DRILL	5,500
2004-02-05	541654	42-165-36112	HOLLINGSWORTH #12	KIMBELL OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	5,000
2004-02-05	541644	42-165-36111	HOLLIGSWORTH #8	KIMBELL OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	5,000
2004-02-05	541643	42-165-31991	SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES #4322	AMERADA HESS CORPORATION	RECOMP	5,600
2004-02-05	541639	42-165-32010	SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #4321	AMERADA HESS CORPORATION	RECOMP	5,600
2004-02-05	541625	42-165-31932	SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #4319	AMERADA HESS CORPORATION	RECOMP	5,600
2004-02-05	541619	42-165-31933	SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #4320	AMERADA HESS CORPORATION	RECOMP	5,600
2004-02-05	541618	42-165-31929	SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #4316	AMERADA HESS CORPORATION	RECOMP	5,600
2004-02-05	541617	42-165-31887	SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #4315	AMERADA HESS CORPORATION	RECOMP	5,600
2004-02-05	541610	42-165-30408	ADAIR SAN ANDRES UNIT #1309	AMERADA HESS CORPORATION	RECOMP	4,950
2004-02-04	541616	42-165-31884	SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #4313	AMERADA HESS CORPORATION	RECOMP	5,600
2004-02-04	541563	42-165-31992	SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #4205	AMERADA HESS CORPORATION	RECOMP	5,600

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