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

21

Operators (30d)

5

Latest Permit

2026-07-29

All Time

10,524

10,524 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
2003-07-1753426542-165-35360SHORTES #1LYNX OPERATING CO., INC.RECOMP5,000
2003-07-1753426542-165-35360SHORTES #1LYNX OPERATING CO., INC.RECOMP6,000
2003-07-1753426442-165-36007PONTIUS-BARKSDALE #1LYNX OPERATING CO., INC.DRILL5,500
2003-07-1653423942-165-36006BAGGETT, DEBBIE #6ALYNX OPERATING CO., INC.DRILL5,500
2003-07-1553416542-165-01434GILLIS, A. R. -A- #3PLATINUM EXPLORATION INC.DRILL12,000
2003-07-1553416542-165-01434GILLIS, A. R. -A- #3PLATINUM EXPLORATION INC.RENTR12,000
2003-07-0353382042-165-36004SELF #1MINIHAN OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL5,500
2003-07-0153261742-165-36003HOLLINGSWORTH #9KIMBELL OPERATING COMPANYDRILL5,000
2003-06-2053336642-165-36001NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #3323ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL7,500
2003-06-2053336442-165-36000NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #3021ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL7,500
2003-06-2053336342-165-35999NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #3022ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL7,500
2003-06-2053336042-165-35998NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #1105ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL7,500
2003-06-2053335942-165-35997NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #4105ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL7,500
2003-06-2053335742-165-35996NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #910ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL7,500
2003-06-2053335742-165-35996KENDRICK #1ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL2,648
2003-06-2053335442-165-35995NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #2606ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL7,500
2003-06-2053335242-165-35994NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #706ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL7,500
2003-06-2053335142-165-35993NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #2116ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL7,500
2003-06-2053335042-165-35992NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT #2232ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL7,500
2003-06-2053334842-165-36002RUDD #5ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL7,500
2003-06-1853327642-165-35990ELIZABETH CREWS MAST LEASE #3CAPROCK OPERATING, INC.DRILL4,900
2003-06-1853327542-165-35991ELIZABETH CREWS MAST LEASE #4CAPROCK OPERATING, INC.DRILL4,900
2003-06-1253302442-165-35989NEWSOM "121-A" #3FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD.DRILL6,500
2003-06-0653281642-165-35988JONES RANCH 11 #1HPLATINUM EXPLORATION INC.DRILL12,000Y
2003-05-3053255642-165-35986SHUSA "14" #1JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.DRILL5,100
2003-05-3053255542-165-35987SHUSA #2JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC.DRILL5,100
2003-05-2353207742-165-35985HENRY #9SEABOARD OPERATING CO.DRILL5,000
2003-05-2253080842-165-35979FLANAGAN UNIT #1038OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL7,300
2003-05-1653184642-165-35983ROBERTSON, N. LO. CLEARFORK UNIT #609SEABOARD OPERATING CO.DRILL7,350
2003-05-1653184342-165-35984ROBERTSON, N. LO. CLEARFORK UNIT #509SEABOARD OPERATING CO.DRILL7,350
2003-05-1553184742-165-35982JENKINS, SAM C. #8BSEABOARD OPERATING CO.DRILL7,350
2003-05-0753150942-165-35981BAGGETT, DEBBIE #1YLYNX OPERATING CO., INC.DRILL3,500
2003-05-0253026442-165-35968COBBS "466" #1RUST OIL CORP.DRILL5,800
2003-04-3053129742-165-35980PONTIUS-BARKSDALE #7LYNX OPERATING CO., INC.DRILL5,500
2003-04-2953015842-165-35966FLANAGAN 'B' #8APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL8,000
2003-04-2853099242-165-01601H & J SECTION 460 #2PLATINUM EXPLORATION INC.RENTR12,000
2003-04-2553015942-165-35967FLANAGAN "B" #9APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL8,000
2003-04-2153071142-165-33040STATE #2GIEBEL PETROLEUM LTD.RENTR1,600
2003-04-1653080742-165-35978FLANAGAN UNIT #1391OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL7,300
2003-04-1653080642-165-35977FLANAGAN UNIT #1039OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL7,300
2003-04-1653080542-165-35976FLANAGAN UNIT #1481OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL7,300
2003-04-1553073342-165-35975NORTH RILEY UNIT #400PURE RESOURCES, L.P.DRILL7,400
2003-04-1553073242-165-35974NORTH RILEY UNIT #371PURE RESOURCES, L.P.DRILL7,400
2003-04-1553073142-165-35973NORTH RILEY UNIT #369PURE RESOURCES, L.P.DRILL7,400
2003-04-1153058842-165-35972G-M-K WEST UNIT #111APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL6,000
2003-04-1153058742-165-35971G-M-K WEST UNIT #112APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL6,000
2003-04-1053052242-165-35970PKC "A" #7CAPROCK OPERATING, INC.DRILL4,900
2003-04-0953047642-165-35969HIGG RANCH "30" #2HPLATINUM EXPLORATION INC.DRILL12,000Y
2003-04-0953047642-165-35969HIGG RANCH "30" #2HPLATINUM EXPLORATION INC.DRILL12,000Y
2003-04-0353026842-165-01884YEAGER #1 XCAPROCK OPERATING, INC.RECOMP4,900
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.