GAINES County
District 11 · Permian (East) · Permits since 1977-06-07 · Data through 2026-09-04
Gaines County permitting is running 16 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (49 total, down 34% on the prior quarter). 2 were issued in the past week. OXY USA INC. leads with 133 permits in the past 12 months, one of 12 operators active in the county. 2 operators 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 (1yr)
180
vs Prior
+82%
Operators (1yr)
12
Avg Depth (1yr)
6,114
Hz % (1yr)
7%
All Time
10,545
Depth Range: 0 - 27,848 ft
SWD wells in GAINES County → 2,484 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory
Permit Activity
Permit Types (1yr)
RECOMP
140
+97 vs prior
DRILL
36
-17 vs prior
RECLASS
2
+1 vs prior
RENTR
2
= vs prior
Top Operators
by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
| OPERATOR | PERMITS 12MO | WELLS |
|---|---|---|
| OXY USA INC. | 133 | 613 |
| OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. | 10 | 878 |
| OXY USA WTP LP | 9 | 214 |
| MCCLURE OIL COMPANY, INC. | 9 | 35 |
| BCE-MACH III LLC | 8 | 1243 |
| HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY | 4 | 997 |
| BIG MOUNTAIN OPERATING LLC | 2 | 2 |
| TEXLAND PETROLEUM, L.P. | 1 | 61 |
| WHITE ROCK OIL & GAS, LLC | 1 | 55 |
| ACTIVE IRON ENERGY, LLC | 1 | 19 |
Recent Permits
View All| PERMIT | LEASE | TYPE | ISSUED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 918333 | DENVER UNIT | RECOMP | 2026-09-04 |
| 918289 | CARA | DRILL | 2026-09-03 |
| 918262 | GRANGER | DRILL | 2026-09-02 |
| 918261 | TONKS | DRILL | 2026-09-02 |
| 917992 | SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT | RECOMP | 2026-08-21 |
| 917963 | SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT | RECOMP | 2026-08-20 |
| 917944 | WEST SEMINOLE SA UNIT | RECOMP | 2026-08-19 |
| 917943 | WEST SEMINOLE SA UNIT | RECOMP | 2026-08-19 |
| 917892 | SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT | RECOMP | 2026-08-18 |
| 917846 | SWALLOWTAIL | DRILL | 2026-08-14 |
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 |
| ACTIVE IRON ENERGY, LLC | 2026-09-03 | 1 | first TX permits |
Formations Beneath GAINES County
from RRC completion filings| FORMATION | WELLS | MEDIAN TOP (FT) |
|---|---|---|
| San Andres | 5,370 | 4,549 |
| Yates | 4,393 | 2,934 |
| Clear Fork | 2,888 | 6,466 |
| Glorieta | 2,522 | 5,878 |
| Queen | 2,187 | 3,754 |
| Rustler | 1,732 | 2,040 |
| Seven Rivers | 1,559 | 3,140 |
| Tubb | 1,457 | 7,006 |