Oil and gas leases in Gaines County — page 2

Gaines County, Texas has 1,344 oil and gas leases with production on file at the Railroad Commission. 1,109 of them are oil leases and 235 are gas leases. Between them they carry 10,459 wellbores. Reported volumes run from January 1993 to August 2026 and come to 830.9 million barrels of oil and 209.2 million Mcf of gas. 306 operators file returns here. Every lease below has its own page with a decline-curve forecast and an estimate of what the whole lease is worth.

Key facts about Gaines County

How many oil and gas leases are in Gaines County?: Gaines County has 1,344 oil and gas leases with production reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas, as of August 2026.
How much oil and gas has Gaines County produced?: Leases in Gaines County have reported 830,934,909 barrels of oil (bbl) and 209,206,337 thousand cubic feet of gas (Mcf) to the Railroad Commission of Texas between January 1993 and August 2026.
How many operators are active in Gaines County?: 306 operators file production returns for leases in Gaines County.
How much are mineral rights in Gaines County worth?: There is no single figure: what a mineral or royalty interest in Gaines County is worth depends on the individual lease, its decline, and the share the owner holds. Each of the 1,344 leases listed here has its own page with the full production history the operator reported, a decline-curve forecast, and an estimate of what a royalty interest in it is worth today.

Leases — page 2 of 7

NORTHRUP-LINDSEY — oil, Maralo, Inc., Gaines County, 397 thousand reported
HILL — oil, Petroleum Technical Services Co., Gaines County, 391 thousand reported
MOOERS — oil, Petroleum Technical Services Co., Gaines County, 391 thousand reported
SCHARBAUER A — oil, Jones, L. E. Operating, Inc., Gaines County, 390 thousand reported
RILEY, T. S. -F- — gas, Brady, W. Production, Inc., Gaines County, 388 thousand reported
MONTY — oil, Apache Corporation, Gaines County, 388 thousand reported
E. J. AUSTIN GAS UNIT — gas, Hess Corporation, Gaines County, 383 thousand reported
NORMAN — oil, Mid-Continent Energy, Inc., Gaines County, 381 thousand reported
HAMMOND — oil, Maralo, Inc., Gaines County, 381 thousand reported
RIGGAN "A" — oil, Voskamp Exploration, Inc., Gaines County, 380 thousand reported
SHUSA "15" — gas, Lynx Operating Co., Inc., Gaines County, 379 thousand reported
RILEY 'A' GAS UNIT — gas, Amerada Hess Corporation, Gaines County, 378 thousand reported
ODC — oil, Cox, John L., Gaines County, 377 thousand reported
AVERITT, S. J. — oil, Marathon Oil Company, Gaines County, 373 thousand reported
HARRIS — gas, Lynx Operating Co., Inc., Gaines County, 372 thousand reported
HANCOCK UNIT — gas, Now Development Co., Inc., Gaines County, 368 thousand reported
TAYLOR, W. J. "A" — oil, Fina Oil & Chemical Company, Gaines County, 367 thousand reported
DUKE — oil, Sandridge Expl. And Prod., LLC, Gaines County, 366 thousand reported
SPARKS YATES 396 — gas, Pure Resources, L.P., Gaines County, 362 thousand reported
DODSON, F. C. ESTATE ET AL — oil, Butler, Kevin O., Gaines County, 360 thousand reported
BELLINGER — gas, Knox Industries, Inc., Gaines County, 355 thousand reported
FOSTER PETROLEUM CORP. — oil, Cross Timbers Operating Company, Gaines County, 352 thousand reported
WHARTON, A. B. JR. "E" JOA — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Gaines County, 351 thousand reported
ARCO FEE 198 — oil, Arco Oil & Gas Co., Gaines County, 350 thousand reported
LEWALLEN, W. F. — oil, Petroleum Technical Services Co., Gaines County, 350 thousand reported
WOOD — oil, Maralo, Inc., Gaines County, 346 thousand reported
ARCO FEE "26" — oil, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Gaines County, 345 thousand reported
MOORE, M. A. — gas, Noble Energy Inc, Gaines County, 340 thousand reported
JONES RANCH — oil, Browning Oil Company, Inc., Gaines County, 339 thousand reported
LINDSEY, W. A. — oil, Citation Oil & Gas Corp., Gaines County, 337 thousand reported
MERWORTH — oil, Sandridge Expl. And Prod., LLC, Gaines County, 336 thousand reported
DOSS YATES 395 — gas, Pure Resources, L.P., Gaines County, 336 thousand reported
YOUNG, W.C — oil, Amerada Hess Corporation, Gaines County, 333 thousand reported
RUDD 'A' — oil, Energen Resources Corporation, Gaines County, 329 thousand reported
MOBIL-ARCO "A" — oil, Remuda Operating Company, Gaines County, 328 thousand reported
NJCU — oil, White Rock Oil & Gas, LLC, Gaines County, 326 thousand reported
MOORE, M. A. — gas, Noble Energy Inc, Gaines County, 324 thousand reported
CRUMP EST. "B" — oil, Petroleum Technical Services Co., Gaines County, 323 thousand reported
RILEY, JAMES B. — oil, Seaboard Oil Company, Gaines County, 323 thousand reported
MOORE, M. A. — gas, Noble Energy Inc, Gaines County, 322 thousand reported
CORRIGAN, H. ET AL — oil, Bass, Harry W. JR., Gaines County, 320 thousand reported
ANCELL — oil, Maralo, LLC, Gaines County, 320 thousand reported
FLANAGAN "10" — gas, Lynx Operating Co., Inc., Gaines County, 319 thousand reported
RILEY, T. S. "D" — oil, Arco Oil & Gas Co., Gaines County, 317 thousand reported
BAGGETT, DEBBIE — gas, Lynx Operating Co., Inc., Gaines County, 313 thousand reported
COTTON LINDSEY — oil, V-F Petroleum Inc., Gaines County, 312 thousand reported
CLOPTON — oil, Breck Operating Corp., Gaines County, 311 thousand reported
DOSS-YATES — gas, Union Oil Company Of California, Gaines County, 311 thousand reported
DENTON ET AL — oil, American Exploration Company, Gaines County, 311 thousand reported
WEST SEMINOLE SA UNIT — gas, Oxy USA Inc., Gaines County, 310 thousand reported
RUSSELL, L. B. — oil, Maralo, Inc., Gaines County, 308 thousand reported
HIGG RANCH (SAN ANDRES) UNIT — oil, Gungoll, Carl E. Exploration LLC, Gaines County, 307 thousand reported
SCRAMBLER A — oil, Joint Resources Company, Gaines County, 305 thousand reported
DOSS YATES 365 — gas, Pure Resources, L.P., Gaines County, 303 thousand reported
NORTHRUP GAS UNIT — gas, Hess Corporation, Gaines County, 303 thousand reported
CATON — oil, Petroleum Technical Services Co., Gaines County, 302 thousand reported
FLANAGAN "10A" — gas, Lynx Operating Co., Inc., Gaines County, 300 thousand reported
POGUE, M. — oil, Amerada Hess Corporation, Gaines County, 298 thousand reported
AVERITT, S. J. — oil, Amerada Hess Corporation, Gaines County, 297 thousand reported
SPARKS, T E — oil, Exxon Corp., Gaines County, 296 thousand reported
MORTON — oil, Chaparral Energy, L.L.C., Gaines County, 293 thousand reported
SHORTES — oil, Diamond "M" Production Company, Gaines County, 292 thousand reported
BAGGETT, DEBBIE — gas, Lynx Operating Co., Inc., Gaines County, 291 thousand reported
TWISTER — oil, WTG Exploration, Gaines County, 290 thousand reported
BOYDELL QUEEN UNIT — oil, Sage Energy Company, Gaines County, 287 thousand reported
CASA GRANDE 2 — oil, Brigham Oil & Gas, L.P., Gaines County, 285 thousand reported
INGLER, S. — oil, Petroleum Technical Services Co., Gaines County, 285 thousand reported
BUTCHEE, C. D. "14" — oil, Santa Fe Energy Oper. Part., LP, Gaines County, 284 thousand reported
RILEY, T. S. ESTATE "A" — oil, Knox Industries, Inc., Gaines County, 283 thousand reported
COOK, E. ESTATE — oil, Texland-Rector & Schumacher, Gaines County, 283 thousand reported
MORRISON — oil, Columbia Gas Development Corp., Gaines County, 281 thousand reported
SCHARBAUER RANCH — oil, Jones, L. E. Operating, Inc., Gaines County, 281 thousand reported
THAMES, C. T. — oil, Exxon Corp., Gaines County, 278 thousand reported
FLANAGAN "10" — gas, Lynx Operating Co., Inc., Gaines County, 274 thousand reported
NORMAN D — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Gaines County, 272 thousand reported
MOBIL-ARCO — oil, Southwest Royalties, Inc., Gaines County, 272 thousand reported
RIDERS OF DESTINY — oil, Diamond "M" Production Company, Gaines County, 269 thousand reported
HARRIS — gas, Lynx Operating Co., Inc., Gaines County, 269 thousand reported
NELSON "B" — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Gaines County, 269 thousand reported
WHARTON, A. B. JR. "A" JOA — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Gaines County, 268 thousand reported
TEX-MEX "9" — oil, Bold Operating, LLC, Gaines County, 268 thousand reported
MARIA — oil, Sloan Petroleum Inc., Gaines County, 268 thousand reported
SEMINOLE, SE. (STRAWN) UNIT — oil, American Exploration Company, Gaines County, 267 thousand reported
CUMMINS, R. H. — gas, Brady, W. Production, Inc., Gaines County, 266 thousand reported
N. JENKINS "10" — gas, Lynx Operating Co., Inc., Gaines County, 265 thousand reported
NIP — oil, Sunray Energy, Inc., Gaines County, 265 thousand reported
KNIGHT — gas, Plains Petroleum Operating Co., Gaines County, 264 thousand reported
SHUSA 15 — gas, Lynx Operating Co., Inc., Gaines County, 263 thousand reported
FASKEN — oil, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Gaines County, 262 thousand reported
TEX-MEX "13" — oil, Bold Operating, LLC, Gaines County, 259 thousand reported
ROBERTSON A — gas, Noble Energy Inc, Gaines County, 259 thousand reported
RILEY — gas, Knox Industries, Inc., Gaines County, 257 thousand reported
JONES ESTATE "29" — oil, Strand Energy, L.C., Gaines County, 254 thousand reported
NORTHRUP, P. G. ET AL — oil, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Gaines County, 253 thousand reported
RUTH HUDSON — oil, Sandridge Tertiary, LLC, Gaines County, 253 thousand reported
STATE — gas, Knox Industries, Inc., Gaines County, 253 thousand reported
NORMAN A — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Gaines County, 253 thousand reported
GRIMES — oil, WTG Exploration, Gaines County, 252 thousand reported
MCGUIRE — oil, Tamarack Petroleum Company, Inc., Gaines County, 250 thousand reported
NORMAN "A" — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Gaines County, 249 thousand reported
PETERSEN — oil, RGX Energy LLC, Gaines County, 249 thousand reported
ALLEY B — oil, Petroleum Technical Services Co., Gaines County, 247 thousand reported
PETERS, ELLEN B. — oil, Lindenmuth & Associates, Inc., Gaines County, 246 thousand reported
BAGGETT, DEBBIE — gas, Lynx Operating Co., Inc., Gaines County, 245 thousand reported
H & J — oil, Norton Drilling Co., Gaines County, 244 thousand reported
MANN — oil, Amerada Hess Corporation, Gaines County, 243 thousand reported
FLANAGAN "9" — gas, Lynx Operating Co., Inc., Gaines County, 241 thousand reported
HENRY "5" — gas, Lynx Operating Co., Inc., Gaines County, 241 thousand reported
CRUMP EST. "A" — oil, Petroleum Technical Services Co., Gaines County, 240 thousand reported
JONES "11" — oil, Platinum Exploration Inc., Gaines County, 237 thousand reported
TEX-MEX "14" — oil, Bold Operating, LLC, Gaines County, 236 thousand reported
BLAIR, T. A. — oil, Stevens & Tull, Inc., Gaines County, 236 thousand reported
MOORE, M. A. — gas, Noble Energy Inc, Gaines County, 235 thousand reported
NORTH RILEY YATES "361" — gas, Pure Resources, L.P., Gaines County, 234 thousand reported
WOOD, L. R. — gas, Noble Energy Inc, Gaines County, 234 thousand reported
SHUSA 20 — oil, Jetta Operating Company, Inc., Gaines County, 234 thousand reported
ELAM — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Gaines County, 232 thousand reported
FLANAGAN "10" — gas, Lynx Operating Co., Inc., Gaines County, 232 thousand reported
WALTER TURLIN — gas, Amerada Hess Corporation, Gaines County, 232 thousand reported
WELTMER, T. C. — gas, Forest Oil Permian Corporation, Gaines County, 231 thousand reported
SHUSA 14 — gas, Jetta Operating Company, Inc., Gaines County, 229 thousand reported
THOMPSON "A" — oil, Texas Crude Operator, Inc., Gaines County, 229 thousand reported
SCHARBAUER B — oil, Jones, L. E. Operating, Inc., Gaines County, 229 thousand reported
CATON -C- — oil, Forest Oil Permian Corporation, Gaines County, 228 thousand reported
CRUMP ESTATE "A" — oil, Petroleum Technical Services Co., Gaines County, 227 thousand reported
BRADFORD — oil, Petroleum Technical Services Co., Gaines County, 227 thousand reported
RIGGAN — oil, Voskamp Exploration, Inc., Gaines County, 227 thousand reported
WELTMER, T. C. — oil, Forest Oil Permian Corporation, Gaines County, 226 thousand reported
JONES, A. HESS RANCH — oil, Edwards-Foster, Inc., Gaines County, 225 thousand reported
FOSTER, TOBY — oil, Fasken, Barbara, Gaines County, 223 thousand reported
RILEY -A- GAS UNIT — gas, Amerada Hess Corporation, Gaines County, 222 thousand reported
PKC — oil, Caprock Operating, Inc., Gaines County, 221 thousand reported
SEABEAN — oil, Clark, John M., Inc., Gaines County, 220 thousand reported
ODC "273" — oil, Page Energy, Gaines County, 220 thousand reported
TERRELL CSL — oil, Hunt Oil Company, Gaines County, 214 thousand reported
MOORE, M. A. — gas, Noble Energy Inc, Gaines County, 214 thousand reported
EXXON FEE D — gas, Citation Oil & Gas Corp., Gaines County, 214 thousand reported
H & J UNIT 1 "D" — oil, Xto Energy Inc., Gaines County, 214 thousand reported
MORIAH — oil, Texland Petroleum, L.P., Gaines County, 214 thousand reported
HARRIS — gas, Lynx Operating Co., Inc., Gaines County, 214 thousand reported
JONES "B" — oil, Cross Timbers Operating Company, Gaines County, 212 thousand reported
EXXON FEE "B" — oil, Exxon Corp., Gaines County, 212 thousand reported
JONES, E. H. "A" — oil, Amerada Hess Corporation, Gaines County, 211 thousand reported
THAMES, C. T. — oil, Apache Corporation, Gaines County, 210 thousand reported
STARK, MATTYE E. — oil, Marathon Oil Company, Gaines County, 210 thousand reported
EXXON SHELL FEE — gas, Citation Oil & Gas Corp., Gaines County, 210 thousand reported
JONES — oil, ST. Clair Energy Corporation, Gaines County, 207 thousand reported
MEDUSA — oil, Ring Energy, Inc., Gaines County, 206 thousand reported
NICHOLS — gas, Erwin, Ralph E., Gaines County, 205 thousand reported
JONES ESTATE '1' — oil, Strand Energy, L.C., Gaines County, 203 thousand reported
STARK, M. E. — oil, Devon Energy Corporation(Nevada), Gaines County, 203 thousand reported
THOMPSON — oil, Texas Crude Operator, Inc., Gaines County, 203 thousand reported
FLANAGAN "10" — gas, Lynx Operating Co., Inc., Gaines County, 200 thousand reported
HARRIS — gas, Lynx Operating Co., Inc., Gaines County, 198 thousand reported
DOSS, M. S. — gas, Permian Resources, Inc., Gaines County, 198 thousand reported
NORMAN — oil, Rendova Oil Company, Inc., Gaines County, 197 thousand reported
BLEVINS — oil, Petroleum Technical Services Co., Gaines County, 196 thousand reported
ROBERTSON, J. B. '16' — oil, Texaco E & P Inc., Gaines County, 196 thousand reported
FORBES — oil, Young, Marshall R., Oil Co., Gaines County, 194 thousand reported
EXXON FEE "B" — oil, Citation Oil & Gas Corp., Gaines County, 193 thousand reported
HARRIS QUEEN UNIT — oil, Thompson, J. Cleo, Gaines County, 192 thousand reported
WESCOTT, C. H. "D" — oil, Energy Development Corp., Gaines County, 192 thousand reported
COTTON GIN — oil, Primero Operating, Inc., Gaines County, 192 thousand reported
ANDREWS — oil, Plains Petroleum Operating Co., Gaines County, 191 thousand reported
LAWRENCE "B" — oil, Caprock Operating, Inc., Gaines County, 191 thousand reported
EXXON-SHELL FEE — oil, Exxon Corp., Gaines County, 190 thousand reported
JONES ESTATE A — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Gaines County, 189 thousand reported
PIERSON, WILLIAM ESTATE — oil, Cross Timbers Operating Company, Gaines County, 188 thousand reported
SHUSA "14" — gas, Lynx Operating Co., Inc., Gaines County, 188 thousand reported
RILEY, JAMES B. — gas, Brady, W. Production, Inc., Gaines County, 187 thousand reported
JONES RANCH — oil, Hallwood Energy Corporation, Gaines County, 186 thousand reported
MOORE, M. A. — gas, Noble Energy Inc, Gaines County, 186 thousand reported
WAKEFIELD — oil, Cross Timbers Operating Company, Gaines County, 186 thousand reported
BYRD, ALLEN W., UNIT — gas, Now Development Co., Inc., Gaines County, 186 thousand reported
BIG JAKE — oil, Diamond "M" Production Company, Gaines County, 185 thousand reported
BAILEY, E. B. — oil, Exxon Corp., Gaines County, 182 thousand reported
LAKE 114 — oil, Brahaney Drilling Co., Gaines County, 182 thousand reported
PATRIOT — oil, Joint Resources Company, Gaines County, 181 thousand reported
TRINITY — oil, Texaco E & P Inc., Gaines County, 181 thousand reported
PIERSON, WILLIAM ESTATE — oil, Cross Timbers Operating Company, Gaines County, 180 thousand reported
RILEY, T. S. "B" — oil, Cox, John L., Gaines County, 180 thousand reported
GILLIS, A. R. "B" — oil, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Gaines County, 177 thousand reported
GOEN 22E — oil, Elk Meadows Resources LLC, Gaines County, 177 thousand reported
REAGAN CSL 297-20 — oil, Thompson, J. Cleo, Gaines County, 174 thousand reported
CUNNINGHAM-DAVIS — gas, Brady, W. Production, Inc., Gaines County, 174 thousand reported
WOLFE ESTATE — oil, Western Reserves Oil Company Inc, Gaines County, 174 thousand reported
JINES, SIBLEY — oil, Stephens & Johnson Operating Co., Gaines County, 173 thousand reported
JONES ESTATE — oil, Champlin Exploration, Inc., Gaines County, 173 thousand reported
RCC 79 — oil, Pitts Energy Co., Gaines County, 170 thousand reported
BISHOP DONAHUE FEE — oil, Manzano, LLC, Gaines County, 169 thousand reported
KENDRICK, HAROLD H. — oil, Exxon Corp., Gaines County, 168 thousand reported
FOSTER, TOBE — oil, Bass Enterprises Production Co., Gaines County, 168 thousand reported
DENVER UNIT — gas, Occidental Permian Ltd., Gaines County, 168 thousand reported
MILLER — oil, Vogel, A. J., Inc., Gaines County, 167 thousand reported
ROSEBUD — oil, Lynx Operating Co., Inc., Gaines County, 167 thousand reported
FLANAGAN "10A" — gas, Lynx Operating Co., Inc., Gaines County, 166 thousand reported
LAWRENCE "C" — oil, Caprock Operating, Inc., Gaines County, 166 thousand reported
COLGAN ST. "A" — oil, Caprock Operating, Inc., Gaines County, 165 thousand reported
JONES RANCH — oil, Parker & Parsley Development Co., Gaines County, 164 thousand reported
FLANAGAN ESTATE — gas, Snow Oil & Gas Inc., Gaines County, 163 thousand reported

Production figures are as reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas. Values shown on lease pages are estimates produced by fitting a decline curve to that reported history; they are not offers or appraisals.