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	HZ
2003-12-04	539296	42-165-10323	ROYALTIES PROPERTIES #1	PLATINUM EXPLORATION INC.	RECOMP	12,500	Y
2003-12-04	539117	42-165-32769	UNIVERSITY "6-13" #1	WTG EXPLORATION	RECOMP	12,500
2003-12-04	537503	42-165-00133	JONES RANCH "21" #504	MCDANIEL COMPANY, INC., THE	RECOMP	6,105
2003-12-03	539190	42-165-36075	BICE, SARAH E. "A" & "C" #21H	APACHE CORPORATION	DRILL	6,200	Y
2003-11-25	538418	42-165-00030	SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #1303	AMERADA HESS CORPORATION	RENTR	3,550
2003-11-14	538634	42-165-36063	THOMPSON "B" #6	CAPROCK OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	4,950
2003-11-14	538632	42-165-36062	LAWRENCE "D" #3	CAPROCK OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	4,950
2003-11-13	538599	42-165-36061	JONES RANCH 10 #1H	PLATINUM EXPLORATION INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2003-11-13	538557	42-165-36060	NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #608	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	7,500
2003-11-12	538409	42-165-36059	LULU #1	GRIFFIN PETROLEUM COMPANY	DRILL	7,800
2003-11-12	538408	42-165-36058	GUNNAR #1	GRIFFIN PETROLEUM COMPANY	DRILL	7,800
2003-11-12	538408	42-165-36058	GUNNAR #1	GRIFFIN PETROLEUM COMPANY	DRILL	7,175
2003-11-12	538309	42-165-00050	STARK, M. E. "A" #4	PLATINUM EXPLORATION INC.	RENTR	12,000
2003-11-07	538332	42-165-36057	CEDAR LAKE UNIT #675	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	DRILL	5,200
2003-11-07	538331	42-165-36056	CEDAR LAKE UNIT #674	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	DRILL	5,200
2003-11-07	538330	42-165-36055	CEDAR LAKE UNIT #673	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	DRILL	5,200
2003-11-05	538215	42-165-36054	HIGGINBOTHAM #2	PERMIAN RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,800
2003-11-05	538214	42-165-36053	CEDAR LAKE UNIT #680	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	DRILL	5,200
2003-11-05	538212	42-165-36052	CEDAR LAKE UNIT #679	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	DRILL	5,200
2003-11-05	538211	42-165-36051	CEDAR LAKE UNIT #678	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	DRILL	5,200
2003-11-05	538210	42-165-36050	CEDAR LAKE UNIT #677	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	DRILL	5,200
2003-11-05	538209	42-165-36049	CEDAR LAKE UNIT #676	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	DRILL	5,200
2003-11-04	538207	42-165-36048	ELAM #2	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	9,000
2003-11-04	538206	42-165-36047	ELAM #1	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	9,000
2003-11-04	537799	42-165-36043	NORTH RILEY UNIT #218	PURE RESOURCES, L.P.	DRILL	7,000
2003-11-04	537797	42-165-36041	NORTH RILEY UNIT #208	PURE RESOURCES, L.P.	DRILL	7,000
2003-10-31	538016	42-165-35781	TERRY, W. N. "A" #1	MAYNARD OIL CO.	RECOMP	7,800
2003-10-31	536935	42-165-36034	ADAIR SAN ANDRES UNIT #2605	AMERADA HESS CORPORATION	DRILL	5,000
2003-10-29	537915	42-165-31331	M. S. DOSS #4	PERMIAN RESOURCES, INC.	RECOMP	4,500
2003-10-28	537801	42-165-36045	SPARKS YATES 396 #2	PURE RESOURCES, L.P.	DRILL	3,500
2003-10-28	537800	42-165-36044	SPARKS YATES 396 #1	PURE RESOURCES, L.P.	DRILL	3,500
2003-10-24	537893	42-165-35721	BECKHAM #2	YOUNG, MARSHALL R., OIL COMPANY	RECOMP	7,250
2003-10-24	537864	42-165-36046	BATES #1	MANZANO, LLC	DRILL	8,900
2003-10-23	537798	42-165-36042	NORTH RILEY UNIT #210	PURE RESOURCES, L.P.	DRILL	7,000
2003-10-23	537796	42-165-36040	NORTH RILEY UNIT #207	PURE RESOURCES, L.P.	DRILL	7,000
2003-10-23	537795	42-165-36039	NORTH RILEY UNIT #20	PURE RESOURCES, L.P.	DRILL	7,000
2003-10-23	537794	42-165-36038	NORTH RILEY UNIT #19	PURE RESOURCES, L.P.	DRILL	7,000
2003-10-22	536423	42-165-00071	SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #4301	AMERADA HESS CORPORATION	RENTR	3,550
2003-10-09	537239	42-165-10131	ODC #2	PLATINUM EXPLORATION INC.	RECOMP	12,000	Y
2003-10-07	537081	42-165-36037	HENRY #10	SEABOARD OPERATING CO.	DRILL	5,000
2003-10-06	536937	42-165-36036	SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #4207R	AMERADA HESS CORPORATION	DRILL	5,500
2003-10-02	536934	42-165-36035	MATTHEWS "A" GAS UNIT #3	AMERADA HESS CORPORATION	DRILL	3,550
2003-10-01	536936	42-165-36033	ADAIR SAN ANDRES UNIT #1214A	AMERADA HESS CORPORATION	DRILL	5,000
2003-10-01	536187	42-165-36029	BAGGETT, DEBBIE #4 B	LYNX OPERATING CO., INC.	DRILL	5,500
2003-09-30	536750	42-165-00354	ADAIR SAN ANDRES UNIT #1307	AMERADA HESS CORPORATION	RECOMP	4,950
2003-09-29	536451	42-165-34826	JENKINS, SAM C. #1B	SEABOARD OPERATING CO.	RECOMP	7,350
2003-09-25	536660	42-165-00131	BROWN / GLORIETA / UNIT #502W	MCDANIEL COMPANY, INC., THE	RECOMP	6,120
2003-09-24	536652	42-165-36032	JENKINS, SAM C. #9B	SEABOARD OPERATING CO.	DRILL	7,350
2003-09-23	536717	42-165-34908	BROWNING-JONES RANCH UNIT #1H	PLATINUM EXPLORATION INC.	RECOMP	12,000	Y
2003-09-15	535522	42-165-00099	SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #3501	AMERADA HESS CORPORATION	RENTR	3,550

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