Gaines County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Gaines County — updated daily, data through 2026-09-14.

Gaines County permitting is running 16 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (47 total, down 37% on the prior quarter). 3 were issued in the past week. OXY USA INC. leads with 133 permits in the past 12 months, one of 13 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-09-14

All Time

10,548

10,548 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2004-05-17	545673	42-165-36160	ELAM #3	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	6,000
2004-05-14	545731	42-165-36162	MARS SA #1	CAPROCK OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	5,000
2004-05-05	545342	42-165-10752	JONES HEIRS "B" #1	PLATINUM EXPLORATION INC.	RENTR	12,000	Y
2004-05-05	544963	42-165-36158	SHUSA -14- #3	JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	5,100
2004-05-05	544963	42-165-36158	SHUSA -14- #3	JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	5,100
2004-05-05	544963	42-165-36158	SHUSA -14- #3	JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	5,100
2004-04-29	545103	42-165-36157	MOOERS #6	MAYNARD OIL CO.	DRILL	7,800
2004-04-28	545045	42-165-36156	BAILEY #7	FOREST OIL CORPORATION	DRILL	7,700
2004-04-28	545044	42-165-36155	BAILEY #6	FOREST OIL CORP.	DRILL	7,700
2004-04-27	544798	42-165-36153	ROSEBUD #1	LYNX OPERATING CO., INC.	DRILL	5,500
2004-04-23	544861	42-165-36154	H & J "32" #3 H	PLATINUM EXPLORATION INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2004-04-22	544777	42-165-33696	CEDAR LAKE UNIT #446	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	RECOMP	5,200	Y
2004-04-22	544775	42-165-02748	CEDAR LAKE UNIT #359	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	RECOMP	5,200	Y
2004-04-07	544188	42-165-34593	LINK #3	JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	RECOMP	6,500
2004-04-02	543822	42-165-36946	ROBERTSON, N. CLEARFORK LO. UNIT #512 L	SEABOARD OPERATING CO.	DRILL	7,350
2004-04-02	543820	42-165-36151	ROBERTSON, N. CLEARFORK LO. UNIT #510L	SEABOARD OPERATING CO.	DRILL	7,250
2004-03-31	543821	42-165-36945	ROBERTSON, N. CLEARFORK LO. UNIT #511L	SEABOARD OPERATING CO.	DRILL	7,350
2004-03-31	543694	42-165-36152	CATHODIC PROTECTION GROUNDBED #3	EL PASO NATURAL GAS CO.	DRILL	600
2004-03-29	542666	42-165-36126	MOBIL ATLANTIC -9- #1H	PLATINUM EXPLORATION INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2004-03-26	543713	42-165-36148	CREWS, ELIZABETH MAST #7	CAPROCK OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	4,950
2004-03-26	543712	42-165-36147	CREWS, ELIZABETH MAST #8	CAPROCK OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	4,950
2004-03-26	543711	42-165-36146	THOMPSON "B" #7	CAPROCK OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	4,950
2004-03-24	543560	42-165-32470	ROBERTSON, J. B. #56A	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	RECOMP	4,780
2004-03-23	543534	42-165-00349	ADAIR SAN ANDRES UNIT #1302	AMERADA HESS CORPORATION	RECOMP	4,950
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

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