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 33% on the prior quarter). 3 were issued in the past week. OXY USA INC. leads with 129 permits in the past 12 months, one of 13 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

12

Operators (30d)

4

Latest Permit

2026-09-14

All Time

10,548

10,548 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
2002-04-0151853842-165-00968JONES, E. H. #2PLATINUM EXPLORATION INC.RENTR12,000
2002-03-2651842842-165-00967JONES, E. H. #1PLATINUM EXPLORATION INC.RENTR12,000
2002-03-2251850942-165-35820CASA GRANDE 2 #1BRIGHAM OIL & GAS, L.P.DRILL12,600
2002-03-2251849642-165-35819ARCO-SPARKS #1MANZANO OIL CORPORATIONDRILL9,600
2002-03-2251846142-165-35359JONES RANCH #6PRIME OPERATING COMPANYRENTR12,000
2002-03-2051835542-165-35818JENKINS, SAM C. #6BSEABOARD OIL COMPANYDRILL7,350
2002-03-1451822442-165-35816JONES ESTATE #1CET ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL5,100
2002-03-1351825342-165-35817WOOD #3MARALO, LLCDRILL7,800
2002-03-1251822342-165-35815G-M-K UNIT #721APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL6,000
2002-03-1251822242-165-35814G-M-K UNIT #119APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL6,000
2002-03-1251822142-165-35813PONTIUS-BARKSDALE #2LYNX OPERATING CO., INC.DRILL5,500
2002-03-1251788442-165-30589LEONARD, BETTIE #1PRIME OPERATING COMPANYRENTR13,100
2002-03-0151789642-165-35811DENVER UNIT #6656GCOCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,600
2002-02-2751793642-165-35812LOOP G. S. U. #1CHONEOK TEXAS GAS STORAGE, L. P.DRILL3,300
2002-02-2751793642-165-35812LOOP G. S. U. #1CHONEOK TEXAS GAS STORAGE, L. P.DRILL3,300
2002-02-1351758342-165-33393LAWRENCE "B" #1CAPROCK OPERATING, INC.RECOMP4,275
2002-02-1351758342-165-33393LAWRENCE "B" #1CAPROCK OPERATING, INC.RECOMP4,950
2002-02-1351758242-165-00669THOMPSON "B" #4CAPROCK OPERATING, INC.RECOMP4,256
2002-02-0151726142-165-32923H&J SEC. 453 #2MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.RECOMP7,770
2002-02-0151718542-165-35808DENVER UNIT #6566OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL5,600
2002-01-2451705942-165-35807SPARKS #1MANZANO OIL CORPORATIONDRILL11,600
2002-01-2351679542-165-01813SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #2905AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONRECOMP5,500
2002-01-1051642442-165-02589H & J 495 'D" #5PLATINUM EXPLORATION INC.RENTR11,250
2002-01-1051642442-165-02589H & J 495 "D" #5PLATINUM EXPLORATION INC.RENTR11,250
2002-01-0851667042-165-35806YATES, DOSS 395 #2PURE RESOURCES, L.P.DRILL3,500
2001-12-1951617142-165-01916ADAIR SAN ANDRES UNIT #2701WAMERADA HESS CORPORATIONRECOMP5,000
2001-12-1251605842-165-35805CENTRAL ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #1135OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL7,250
2001-12-1251605742-165-35804CENTRAL ROBERTSON CLEARFORK UNIT #1136OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.DRILL7,250
2001-12-0651577642-165-33626DOSS FOUNDATION #1RECHAMPLIN EXPLORATION, INC.RENTR6,250
2001-11-2651553242-165-35803FORD #2501EOG RESOURCES, INC.DRILL9,200
2001-11-2151550542-165-35801SEMINOLE, NE (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #30VOSKAMP EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL5,750
2001-11-2151550442-165-35802SEMINOLE, NE (SAN ANDRES) UNIT #29VOSKAMP EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL5,750
2001-11-2151544842-165-00331RILEY, T. S. #1PLATINUM EXPLORATION INC.RENTR11,300
2001-11-0851499942-165-00059SPARKS, SAM L. #2SEABOARD OIL COMPANYRENTR7,500
2001-11-0651496942-165-35799HENRY #6SEABOARD OIL COMPANYDRILL5,000
2001-11-0251501442-165-35800BIRGE SEC 28 #1YOUNG, MARSHALL R., OIL COMPANYDRILL7,200
2001-11-0151493642-165-35798BAGGETT #1LYNX ENERGY COMPANY, INC.DRILL5,500
2001-10-3051489842-165-35796HENRY #5SEABOARD OIL COMPANYDRILL5,000
2001-10-3051485942-165-35795BAGGETT #2LYNX ENERGY COMPANY, INC.DRILL5,500
2001-10-2551473842-165-35794PATSCHKE #1BROWN, H.L. OPERATING, L.L.C.DRILL7,600
2001-10-0551424542-165-31638JENKINS UNIT #4HTEXACO E & P INC.RECOMP5,000Y
2001-10-0551424442-165-32579SOUTH HARRIS UNIT #509HTEXACO E & P INC.RECOMP6,100Y
2001-10-0551424342-165-32655SOUTH HARRIS UNIT #1206HTEXACO E & P INC.RECOMP6,100Y
2001-10-0451417242-165-35793WOOD #2MARALO, LLCDRILL8,000
2001-10-0451405642-165-30173DENVER UNIT #7621OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.RECOMP5,600
2001-10-0351414342-165-32652SOUTH HARRIS UNIT #806HTEXACO E & P INC.RECOMP6,100Y
2001-10-0351414242-165-35651ROBERTSON, J. B. '16' #1HTEXACO E & P INC.RECOMP6,100Y
2001-10-0351414242-165-35651ROBERTSON, J. B. '16' #1TEXACO E & P INC.RECOMP6,100Y
2001-10-0351414142-165-32483WHARTON UNIT #113HTEXACO E & P INC.RECOMP6,050Y
2001-10-0351414042-165-32666WHARTON UNIT #140HTEXACO E & P INC.RECOMP6,050Y
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gaines County.