Texas county activity

Gaines County, Texas, week of Oct 19 to Oct 25, 2026

Drilling permits and activity in Gaines County for the latest week on record.

3 permits filed, 4 permits issued, 1 permit amended, 13 completions reported.

Most active operators

1. OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. 4 permits and completions
2. OXY USA INC. 4 permits and completions
3. OXY USA WTP LP 4 permits and completions
4. ACTIVE IRON ENERGY, LLC 3 permits and completions
5. ONEOK TEXAS GAS STORAGE, L.L.C. 3 permits and completions

Notable filings

• A well completion was reported Oct 23

  DENVER UNIT #6636WC

  Operator: OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. API 42-165-30188

• A well completion was reported Oct 23

  SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #3103

  Operator: OXY USA INC. API 42-165-01849

• A well completion was reported Oct 23

  SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #4124

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

• A well completion was reported Oct 22

  BRANEX/AMERICAN #29

  Operator: TEXLAND PETROLEUM, L.P. API 42-165-39015

• A well completion was reported Oct 22

  GAINES WASSON CLEARFORK UNIT #452GH

  Operator: OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. API 42-165-39010

• A well completion was reported Oct 22

  HUMBLE LOUISIANA LAND #1A

  Operator: ONEOK TEXAS GAS STORAGE, L.L.C. API 42-165-10008

• A well completion was reported Oct 22

  LOOP G.S.U. #4028

  Operator: ONEOK TEXAS GAS STORAGE, L.L.C. API 42-165-34185

• A well completion was reported Oct 22

  LOOP G.S.U. #5013

  Operator: ONEOK TEXAS GAS STORAGE, L.L.C. API 42-165-34310

• A well completion was reported Oct 22

  SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #4307W

  Operator: OXY USA INC. API 42-165-00077

• A drilling permit was issued Oct 22

  WESCOTT STRAWN UNIT #23

  Operator: ACTIVE IRON ENERGY, LLC Permit 918320

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Recent activity

Over the 6 weeks from Sep 14 to Oct 25, 2026: 23 permits filed, 25 permits issued, 3 amendments applied for, 2 permits amended, 70 completions reported, 28 operator changes. Some weeks in that span could not be confirmed.

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

Recent weeks

• Week of Oct 19 to Oct 25, 2026 (shown above)
• Week of Oct 12 to Oct 18, 2026
• Week of Oct 5 to Oct 11, 2026
• Week of Sep 28 to Oct 4, 2026
• Week of Sep 21 to Sep 27, 2026
• Week of Sep 14 to Sep 20, 2026

Every week on record for Gaines County

Busiest Texas counties this week

1. Loving County 95 permits and completions
2. Midland County 78 permits and completions
3. Martin County 71 permits and completions
4. Karnes County 61 permits and completions
5. Reeves County 60 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.