Texas county · RRC district 8A
Gaines County, Texas oil and gas
- 15,584,165bbl oil in the last 12 months
- 490producing leases
- 8,589wells on the map
- 297drilling locations in two years
Oil wells and drilling locations in Gaines County
- Drilling locations297Permits issued in the last two years
- Producing wells6,454On a lease reporting production now
- Not producing703Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
- Plugged1,432The state's wellbore record says plugged
Sources: Railroad Commission of Texas well layers and permit files, US Census Bureau county outline, town points from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), base map from USGS The National Map. A dot is a surface location; a horizontal well runs a mile or more from it.
8,589 wells with a location on the state's map (6,454 producing, 703 not producing, 1,432 plugged) and 297 drilling locations permitted in the last 24 months, each where the Railroad Commission puts it.
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<p style="margin:4px 0 0;font-size:14px">Map: <a href="https://royaltyclerk.com/texas/counties/gaines-county-tx">Gaines County, Texas oil and gas wells</a> by Royalty Clerk, from Railroad Commission of Texas records</p>Wells near a town: Seagraves · Seminole · Newest drilling permits in Gaines County · Wells by ZIP code
Gaines County is one of the 61 counties of the Permian Basin
Gaines County reported 16 million barrels of oil and 15 million mcf of gas in the last 12 months. That ranks 27th of 225 Texas counties by oil.
County dossier
August 2026 is still coming in. About 89% of Texas leases have reported it so far, so this page counts through July 2026 until it is fully reported.
- Producing leases
- 490of 903 on record
- Operators
- 90
- Fields
- 133
- Top operator
- OXY USA Inc.
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- Gas, last 12 months
- 15,013,229 mcf
- Share of Texas oil
- 0.8%
- Wells on record
- 8,593on leases with production reports
- Data through
- Jul 2026
Five years of output in Gaines County
Oil output in Gaines County rose 6% over the last 12 months
16M bbl through Jul 2026, against 15M bbl a year earlier. Peak Dec 2021: 1.5M bbl.
Gas output in Gaines County fell 15% over the last 12 months
15M mcf through Jul 2026, against 18M mcf a year earlier. Peak Jul 2025: 1.8M mcf.
SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, county totals, through Jul 2026, file dated Oct 20, 2026.
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</script>Gaines County oil and gas production by year, 1993 to 2025
Every full year we hold, 1993 to 2025. The highest year for oil since 1993 was 1993, at 37,214,474 bbl. The highest year for gas was 1993, at 64,925,851 mcf.
| Year | Oilbbl | Gasmcf |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14,823,419 | 17,360,173 |
| 2024 | 14,799,449 | 15,767,692 |
| 2023 | 16,198,999 | 17,522,087 |
| 2022 | 17,239,286 | 17,516,839 |
| 2021 | 17,301,349 | 17,672,047 |
| 2020 | 19,068,733 | 20,763,587 |
| 2019 | 21,708,569 | 20,169,034 |
| 2018 | 22,253,312 | 21,377,462 |
| 2017 | 21,359,275 | 20,230,995 |
| 2016 | 20,466,512 | 19,912,387 |
| 2015 | 22,028,449 | 23,295,604 |
| 2014 | 22,542,833 | 24,290,555 |
| 2013 | 22,397,447 | 24,118,771 |
| 2012 | 22,906,928 | 25,429,666 |
| 2011 | 22,858,864 | 26,474,169 |
| 2010 | 22,599,321 | 28,947,675 |
| 2009 | 22,285,565 | 29,701,943 |
| 2008 | 23,117,685 | 30,811,186 |
| 2007 | 24,348,920 | 31,716,619 |
| 2006 | 25,146,561 | 32,387,568 |
| 2005 | 26,046,557 | 29,147,592 |
| 2004 | 26,811,947 | 41,683,784 |
| 2003 | 27,578,687 | 40,934,012 |
| 2002 | 28,084,624 | 40,786,932 |
| 2001 | 29,323,284 | 39,136,729 |
| 2000 | 30,072,960 | 42,877,057 |
| 1999 | 31,148,169 | 36,564,788 |
| 1998 | 33,110,036 | 37,996,373 |
| 1997 | 33,926,331 | 38,990,659 |
| 1996 | 34,822,604 | 33,018,275 |
| 1995 | 35,163,168 | 26,279,848 |
| 1994 | 35,918,228 | 26,262,222 |
| 1993 | 37,214,474 | 64,925,851 |
SourceTexas Railroad Commission production records, added up by county and calendar year. Oil includes condensate; gas includes casinghead gas. The year in progress is left out until it is complete.
Gaines County appraisal district, 2026 mineral roll
Mineral owners in Gaines County: 66,423 royalty records on the roll
At least 517 of the 66,423 royalty-interest records on Gaines County's 2026 mineral roll are still titled to an estate (0.78%). We publish counts only. No owner’s name or address is on this page; to look for one family, search its name.
- Royalty-interest records, 2026 roll
- 66,423
- Still titled to an estate, at least
- 517
- Share of the roll
- 0.78%
SourceRoyalty Clerk count of the Gaines County mineral appraisal roll of 2026, read November 2026. A record is one line of the roll, not one person.
The biggest leases in Gaines County
Under each volume: change on the year before.
7,567,169bbl oil+18%
1,361,336bbl oil0%
487,615bbl oil−11%
458,394bbl oil+156%
274,627bbl oil−10%
263,985bbl oil−14%
257,738bbl oil−19%
229,363bbl oil+4%
217,000bbl oil+9%
216,301bbl oil+28%
181,991bbl oil−5%
166,085bbl oil+21%
155,854bbl oil−27%
152,053bbl oil−25%
144,540bbl oil−13%
85,922bbl oil−17%
83,235bbl oil−12%
78,201bbl oil−7%
78,159bbl oil+24%
73,643bbl oil+6%
72,757bbl oil+9%
69,981bbl oil−1%
67,559bbl oil−14%
- CONCORD
65,395bbl oiln/a
63,673bbl oil−7%
Showing 25 of 150 (the 150 largest of 490), ranked by output value.
SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query.
Who runs the leases, and what they produce
Operators in Gaines County, by oil
OXY USA leads
Fields in Gaines County, by oil
Seminole (San Andres) leads
- Seminole (San Andres)6 leases · District 8A · Field 822251427.6Mbbl
- Robertson, N. (Clear Fork 7100)20 leases · District 8A · Field 773186661.6Mbbl
- Seminole, West2 leases · District 8A · Field 822330011.4Mbbl
- Harris (San Andres)39 leases · District 8A · Field 39342375602kbbl
- Cedar Lake8 leases · District 8A · Field 16580001552kbbl
- Wasson 724 leases · District 8A · Field 95431001402kbbl
- Riley, North5 leases · District 8A · Field 76707001326kbbl
- Adair7 leases · District 8A · Field 00570001296kbbl
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Recent drilling permits in Gaines County
SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #4126
recompletion · OXY USA Inc. · Gaines County
Permit 0920008 · Nov 12, 2026
WESCOTT STRAWN UNIT #24
new drill · Active Iron Energy, LLC · Gaines County
Permit 0919742 · Nov 6, 2026
SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #5102
recompletion · OXY USA Inc. · Gaines County
Permit 0919761 · Oct 29, 2026
SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #1203
recompletion · OXY USA Inc. · Gaines County
Permit 0919711 · Oct 28, 2026
MONARCH #13W
new drill · McClure Oil Company, Inc. · Gaines County
Permit 0919675 · Oct 27, 2026
MONARCH #12W
new drill · McClure Oil Company, Inc. · Gaines County
Permit 0919674 · Oct 27, 2026