How many drilling permits were filed in Gaines County in the last 12 months?

152 Texas Railroad Commission drilling permits were filed in Gaines County, Texas over the last 12 months, 2 of them in the past 7 days.

Who is the most active drilling operator in Gaines County?

OXY USA INC. is the most active operator in Gaines County with 102 permits over the last 12 months, followed by OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. (12).

Where does Gaines County drilling-permit data come from?

Every permit shown is sourced from the Texas Railroad Commission's public drilling-permit filings and refreshed daily. It's free to search by operator, lease, depth, and wellbore profile.

WTI$94.23USD/BBL · AS OF 8:45 PM CTBRENT$104.77USD/BBL · AS OF 8:45 PM CTHENRY HUB$3.27USD/MMBtu · AS OF 8:45 PM CTPERMITS · 7 DAYS154TRRC · DAILY PULLM&A RECORDS3,328OPERATOR LINEAGECOUNTY RECORDS50 COUNTIES498 SOURCES MAPPED

Gaines County drilling brief.

Every drilling permit filed with the Texas Railroad Commission in Gaines County, Texas. Top operators, recent filings, depth and wellbore profile data.

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2: Permits filed; Last 7 days
152: Permits filed; Last 12 months
OXY: Top operator; 102 permits
10: Active operators; Last 12 months

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Top operators · 12m

01
OXY USA INC.: –; 102 permits
02
OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.: –; 12 permits
03
BCE-MACH III LLC: –; 10 permits
04
OXY USA WTP LP: –; 10 permits
05
MCCLURE OIL COMPANY, INC.: –; 8 permits
06
ACTIVE IRON ENERGY, LLC: –; 4 permits
07
WHITE ROCK OIL & GAS, LLC: –; 1 permits
08
BIG MOUNTAIN OPERATING LLC: –; 1 permits
09
HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY: –; 1 permits
10
ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATINGLLC: –; 1 permits

Latest Gaines filings

20 rows · last 12 months · Updated Oct 15, 2026

Recent Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit filings in Gaines County, last 12 months, by submitted date
Submitted	Operator	API #	Depth (ft)	Type	Status
2026-10-08	OXY USA INC.	16500032	5900	Directional	APPROVED
2026-10-08	OXY USA INC.	16501824	5900	Directional	APPROVED
2026-10-07	OXY USA INC.	16539053	6000	Horizontal	SWR HOLD
2026-10-06	OXY USA WTP LP	16501587	6000	Directional	APPROVED
2026-10-06	OXY USA WTP LP	16500633	6000	Directional	APPROVED
2026-10-06	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	16539009	5750	Horizontal	DRILLING PERMIT
2026-10-05	MANZANO, LLC	16539056	9000	Horizontal	DRILLING PERMIT
2026-10-01	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	16530365	5500	Horizontal	APPROVED
2026-09-30	OXY USA INC.	16500037	5812	Directional	APPROVED
2026-09-30	OXY USA INC.	16502072	5812	Directional	APPROVED
2026-09-30	OXY USA INC.	16501849	5812	Directional	APPROVED
2026-09-23	OXY USA WTP LP	16538446	6000	Directional	APPROVED
2026-09-23	OXY USA WTP LP	16538405	6000	Directional	APPROVED
2026-09-23	OXY USA INC.	16532132	6000	Vertical	APPROVED
2026-09-22	OXY USA WTP LP	16538299	6000	Directional	APPROVED
2026-09-21	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	16530431	5500	Horizontal	APPROVED
2026-09-17	ACTIVE IRON ENERGY, LLC	16539046	12400	Vertical Sidetrack	DRILLING PERMIT
2026-09-09	OXY USA INC.	16531381	6000	Directional Sidetrack	APPROVED
2026-09-09	CORY, KENNETH W. LTD.	16539052	8600	Directional	APPROVED
2026-09-01	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	16535342	5398	Directional	APPROVED

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