Texas county activity

Gaines County, Texas, week of Sep 28 to Oct 4, 2026

Drilling permits and activity in Gaines County for an earlier week.

4 permits filed, 1 permit issued, 1 permit amended, 8 completions reported, 28 operator changes.

Operator changes and production postings come from monthly RRC records, so what they report can be weeks or months old.

Most active operators

1. OXY USA INC. 11 permits and completions
2. ACTIVE IRON ENERGY, LLC 1 permit or completion
3. OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. 1 permit or completion
4. PARALLEL PETROLEUM LLC 1 permit or completion

Notable filings

• A drilling permit was amended Oct 2

  AWI #1

  Operator: ACTIVE IRON ENERGY, LLC Permit 918088

• A drilling permit was applied for Oct 1

  DENVER UNIT #8517

  Operator: OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. Permit 919058

• A drilling permit was issued Oct 1

  IRON EAGLE #1H

  Operator: OXY USA INC. Permit 918946

• Two well completions were reported Sep 30 to Oct 1

  SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #2818

  Operator: OXY USA INC. API 42-165-32752

• A drilling permit was applied for and a well completion was reported Sep 30 to Oct 1

  SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #3103

  Operator: OXY USA INC. Permit 919055

• A drilling permit was applied for and a well completion was reported Sep 30 to Oct 1

  SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #3906

  Operator: OXY USA INC. Permit 919054

• Two well completions were reported Oct 1

  SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #4124

  Operator: OXY USA INC. API 42-165-32034

• A drilling permit was applied for Sep 30

  SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #1004

  Operator: OXY USA INC. Permit 919056

• A well completion was reported Sep 29

  CARM-ANN SAN ANDRES UNIT #1004

  Operator: PARALLEL PETROLEUM LLC API 42-165-32938

• A well completion was reported Sep 29

  SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #3522

  Operator: OXY USA INC. API 42-165-32132

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Recent activity

Over the 4 weeks from Sep 14 to Oct 11, 2026: 18 permits filed, 18 permits issued, 3 amendments applied for, 1 permit amended, 32 completions reported, 28 operator changes. Some weeks in that span could not be confirmed. The most recent of those weeks with a filing was the week of Oct 5 to Oct 11, 2026.

Recent weeks

• Week of Oct 5 to Oct 11, 2026
• Week of Sep 28 to Oct 4, 2026 (shown above)
• Week of Sep 21 to Sep 27, 2026
• Week of Sep 14 to Sep 20, 2026

Every week on record for Gaines County

See the latest week for Gaines County

Busiest Texas counties that week

1. Martin County 120 permits and completions
2. Midland County 79 permits and completions
3. Upton County 69 permits and completions
4. Loving County 45 permits and completions
5. Winkler County 45 permits and completions

Counts and filings come from the Texas Railroad Commission's public records for the week shown and are summarized the same way as the NetAcre™ Monday county digest. How these pages are made.