GAINES County
District 11 · Permian (East) · Permits since 1977-06-07 · Data through 2026-07-20
Gaines County permitting is running 21 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (64 total, up 21% on the prior quarter). 1 was issued in the past week. OXY USA INC. leads with 127 permits in the past 12 months, one of 11 operators active in the county. One operator filed a first Gaines County permit in the past year. Median permitted depth over the past year is 6,000 ft; 7% of the past year's permits are horizontal.
Permits (6mo)
117
vs Prior
+134%
Operators (6mo)
10
Avg Depth (6mo)
6,090
Hz % (6mo)
8%
All Time
10,520
Depth Range: 0 - 27,848 ft
SWD wells in GAINES County → 2,484 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory
Permit Activity
Permit Types (6mo)
RECOMP
98
+60 vs prior
DRILL
16
+5 vs prior
RECLASS
2
NEW vs prior
RENTR
1
= vs prior
Top Operators
by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
| OPERATOR | PERMITS 12MO | WELLS |
|---|---|---|
| OXY USA INC. | 127 | 613 |
| OXY USA WTP LP | 10 | 214 |
| BCE-MACH III LLC | 8 | 1243 |
| OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. | 7 | 878 |
| HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY | 4 | 997 |
| MCCLURE OIL COMPANY, INC. | 4 | 35 |
| TEXLAND PETROLEUM, L.P. | 2 | 61 |
| BIG MOUNTAIN OPERATING LLC | 2 | 2 |
| WHITE ROCK OIL & GAS, LLC | 1 | 55 |
| ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATINGLLC | 1 | 17 |
Recent Permits
View All| PERMIT | LEASE | TYPE | ISSUED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 916774 | NORTH RILEY UNIT | DRILL | 2026-07-20 |
| 917199 | BRUSHFOOT | DRILL | 2026-07-17 |
| 917200 | BRUSHFOOT | DRILL | 2026-07-17 |
| 917202 | MOC WATERS 22 | DRILL | 2026-07-16 |
| 917114 | DENVER UNIT | RECOMP | 2026-07-15 |
| 916786 | NORTH RILEY UNIT | DRILL | 2026-07-13 |
| 916791 | NORTH RILEY UNIT | DRILL | 2026-07-13 |
| 916789 | NORTH RILEY UNIT | DRILL | 2026-07-13 |
| 916793 | NORTH ROBERTSON UNIT | DRILL | 2026-07-13 |
| 917030 | SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT | RECOMP | 2026-07-10 |
New to GAINES County
first county permit, past 12 mo| OPERATOR | FIRST PERMIT | PERMITS | BACKGROUND |
|---|---|---|---|
| HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY | 2025-11-05 | 4 | active elsewhere in TX |
Formations Beneath GAINES County
from RRC completion filings| FORMATION | WELLS | MEDIAN TOP (FT) |
|---|---|---|
| San Andres | 5,359 | 4,549 |
| Yates | 4,382 | 2,933 |
| Clear Fork | 2,886 | 6,466 |
| Glorieta | 2,521 | 5,878 |
| Queen | 2,184 | 3,753 |
| Rustler | 1,727 | 2,040 |
| Seven Rivers | 1,558 | 3,140 |
| Tubb | 1,457 | 7,006 |