Oil and gas leases in Gaines County — page 4

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 4 of 7

JONES, E. H. — oil, Platinum Exploration Inc., Gaines County, 82 thousand reported
JONES "U" — oil, Moncrief, W. A., JR., Gaines County, 81 thousand reported
JOHNSTON, JOHN M — oil, Texaco E & P Inc., Gaines County, 81 thousand reported
WHARTON, A. B. JR. "24" — oil, Texaco E & P Inc., Gaines County, 81 thousand reported
H & J SEC. 451 — oil, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Gaines County, 81 thousand reported
WHARTON, A.B.JR."B"JOA — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Gaines County, 80 thousand reported
KERR — oil, Sage Energy Company, Gaines County, 80 thousand reported
COOK, E. ESTATE — oil, Texland-Rector & Schumacher, Gaines County, 80 thousand reported
MERRY — oil, Plains Petroleum Operating Co., Gaines County, 80 thousand reported
SUZYQ 291 — oil, Energen Resources Corporation, Gaines County, 80 thousand reported
ARGO-JONES "N" — oil, Fasken, Barbara, Gaines County, 80 thousand reported
JONES 23-7 — gas, Hicon Gas Producers, Inc., Gaines County, 79 thousand reported
ROGERS & TURRENTINE "A" — oil, Rogers, S. K. Oil, Inc., Gaines County, 79 thousand reported
CUNNINGHAM, HELEN "B" — oil, Exxon Corp., Gaines County, 79 thousand reported
ELAM (QUEEN SAND) UNIT — oil, Vogel, A. J., Inc., Gaines County, 79 thousand reported
HIGG RANCH '30' — oil, Strand Energy, L.C., Gaines County, 78 thousand reported
ARMSTRONG — oil, Caprock Operating, Inc., Gaines County, 78 thousand reported
JONES 22-7 — gas, Hicon Gas Producers, Inc., Gaines County, 78 thousand reported
SHUSA "14" — gas, Lynx Operating Co., Inc., Gaines County, 77 thousand reported
DOSS, M. S. — oil, Three Rivers Operating Co LLC, Gaines County, 76 thousand reported
WHARTON, A.B.JR."C"JOA — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Gaines County, 76 thousand reported
TEXAS COMMERCE BANK — oil, Cross Timbers Operating Company, Gaines County, 76 thousand reported
OIL DEVELOPMENT CO. "K" — oil, Fina Oil & Chemical Company, Gaines County, 76 thousand reported
GRANGER — oil, Apache Corporation, Gaines County, 75 thousand reported
WHARTON, A.B.JR. "A" JOA — oil, Sabinal Energy Operating, LLC, Gaines County, 75 thousand reported
BECKHAM — oil, Young, Marshall R., Oil Co., Gaines County, 75 thousand reported
WESCOTT — oil, Noble Energy Inc, Gaines County, 75 thousand reported
H & J SEC. 371 — oil, Coda Energy, Inc., Gaines County, 75 thousand reported
JONES, E. H. "C" — oil, Amerada Hess Corporation, Gaines County, 74 thousand reported
LAWSON — oil, Henderson & Erickson, Inc., Gaines County, 74 thousand reported
WHARTON, A.B.JR. "E" JOA — oil, Sabinal Energy Operating, LLC, Gaines County, 73 thousand reported
HARLOW — oil, Petroleum Technical Services Co., Gaines County, 73 thousand reported
MEMNON — oil, Ring Energy, Inc., Gaines County, 73 thousand reported
PARMER 317 — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Gaines County, 73 thousand reported
UNIVERSITY 6-2 UNIT — oil, Ajax Resources, LLC, Gaines County, 72 thousand reported
NORMAN — oil, Southwest Royalties, Inc., Gaines County, 72 thousand reported
JONES, E. H. — oil, Hendrix, John H. Corporation, Gaines County, 71 thousand reported
CUNNINGHAM, DORA — oil, Santa Fe Energy Resources, Inc., Gaines County, 71 thousand reported
CRESCENT — oil, Texland Petroleum, L.P., Gaines County, 70 thousand reported
DENTON — oil, Texland Petroleum, L.P., Gaines County, 70 thousand reported
CUNNINGHAM-DAVIS "A" — oil, Citation Oil & Gas Corp., Gaines County, 69 thousand reported
ROBERTSON, J.B. — oil, Texaco E & P Inc., Gaines County, 69 thousand reported
HIGG RANCH "30" — oil, Platinum Exploration Inc., Gaines County, 69 thousand reported
MOORE ET AL — oil, Redstone Oil & Gas Company, Gaines County, 69 thousand reported
HIGGINBOTHAM "456" — oil, Baytech, Inc., Gaines County, 68 thousand reported
TIGER 494 — oil, Gungoll, Carl E. Exploration LLC, Gaines County, 68 thousand reported
JONES, EDWARD H. "C" — oil, Xto Energy Inc., Gaines County, 67 thousand reported
TYPHON — oil, Ring Energy, Inc., Gaines County, 67 thousand reported
TAYLOR "167" — oil, Arco Permian, Gaines County, 67 thousand reported
MURTIA — oil, Ring Energy, Inc., Gaines County, 67 thousand reported
LINDSEY, W. A. "B" — oil, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Gaines County, 67 thousand reported
NELSON "B" — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Gaines County, 66 thousand reported
MORTON — oil, American Exploration Company, Gaines County, 66 thousand reported
WATERS, F. M. — oil, BC Operating, Inc., Gaines County, 66 thousand reported
GIEBEL 5W — oil, Elk Meadows Resources LLC, Gaines County, 66 thousand reported
BUCK, WALTER — gas, Brady, W. Production, Inc., Gaines County, 66 thousand reported
DEVON CORNETT — oil, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Gaines County, 65 thousand reported
GOEN 19C — oil, Elk Meadows Resources LLC, Gaines County, 65 thousand reported
DOSS — oil, Sage Energy Company, Gaines County, 65 thousand reported
JONES "B" — oil, Cross Timbers Operating Company, Gaines County, 65 thousand reported
WALKER, BILLY — oil, Citation Oil & Gas Corp., Gaines County, 64 thousand reported
BISHOP WHELAN — oil, Manzano, LLC, Gaines County, 64 thousand reported
TERRILL — oil, Parker & Parsley Development Co., Gaines County, 63 thousand reported
WHARTON, A. B. JR. SEC. 4 — oil, Texaco E & P Inc., Gaines County, 63 thousand reported
JENKINS, SAM "B" — oil, Dinero Operating Company, Gaines County, 62 thousand reported
JACOB — oil, Griffin Petroleum Company, Gaines County, 62 thousand reported
JENKINS "A" — oil, Hat Oil & Gas, Inc., Gaines County, 62 thousand reported
HINKLE — oil, Brady, W. Production, Inc., Gaines County, 62 thousand reported
NORMAN MOGC — oil, Maverick Operating, LLC, Gaines County, 62 thousand reported
H & J "A" — oil, M-T Petroleum, Inc., Gaines County, 62 thousand reported
JONES 23-7 — gas, Hicon Gas Producers, Inc., Gaines County, 61 thousand reported
MOBIL ARCO "376" — oil, Mitchell Energy Corporation, Gaines County, 61 thousand reported
NORMAN B — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Gaines County, 61 thousand reported
JONES, EDWARD H. "C" — oil, Cross Timbers Operating Company, Gaines County, 60 thousand reported
HALL A — oil, Diamond "M" Production Company, Gaines County, 60 thousand reported
JONES, E. H. ESTATE "D" — oil, Fasken, Barbara, Gaines County, 60 thousand reported
SOMERLED — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Gaines County, 60 thousand reported
BROMIOS — oil, Ring Energy, Inc., Gaines County, 60 thousand reported
BYRD 'A' — oil, Byrd Operating Company, Gaines County, 59 thousand reported
SCHARBAUER E — oil, Jones, L. E. Operating, Inc., Gaines County, 59 thousand reported
TEXACO JONES — oil, Walsh & Watts, Inc., Gaines County, 59 thousand reported
HOSKINS A — oil, Sheridan Production Company, LLC, Gaines County, 59 thousand reported
FERGUSON UNIT A — oil, Sheridan Production Company, LLC, Gaines County, 58 thousand reported
JONES ESTATE — oil, Boyd, D. K. Oil And Gas Co.,Inc., Gaines County, 58 thousand reported
SAMEDAN-MCGUIRE 1X — oil, Samedan Oil Corporation, Gaines County, 58 thousand reported
O.D.C.-A- — oil, Miltex Oil Company, Gaines County, 58 thousand reported
MCNEILL RANCH — oil, Forest Oil Permian Corporation, Gaines County, 58 thousand reported
HANNAH KATE — oil, Mcclure Oil Company, Inc., Gaines County, 58 thousand reported
SCANLAN 115B — oil, Brahaney Drilling Co., Gaines County, 57 thousand reported
FERGUSON UNIT B — oil, Sheridan Production Company, LLC, Gaines County, 57 thousand reported
BLAIR, T. A. "2" — oil, Stevens & Tull, Inc., Gaines County, 57 thousand reported
JONES "D" — oil, Fasken Oil And Ranch, Ltd., Gaines County, 57 thousand reported
SAWTOOTH — oil, Stronghold Energy II Oper, LLC, Gaines County, 57 thousand reported
TEX-MEX "12" — oil, Bold Operating, LLC, Gaines County, 57 thousand reported
STATE — oil, Giebel Petroleum Ltd., Gaines County, 57 thousand reported
HOMANN — gas, Brady, W. Production, Inc., Gaines County, 57 thousand reported
WALLACE — gas, Texland Petroleum, L.P., Gaines County, 57 thousand reported
ROBERTSON GAS UNIT — gas, Amerada Hess Corporation, Gaines County, 57 thousand reported
OIL DEVELOPMENT CO. "H" — oil, Fina Oil & Chemical Company, Gaines County, 56 thousand reported
GARLAND — oil, Reeves County Systems, Inc., Gaines County, 56 thousand reported
HIGGINBOTHAM BROTHERS — oil, Permian Resources, Inc., Gaines County, 56 thousand reported
RILEY — oil, Caprock Operating, Inc., Gaines County, 55 thousand reported
CITIES SERVICES B — oil, Sandridge Expl. And Prod., LLC, Gaines County, 55 thousand reported
H & J — oil, M-T Petroleum, Inc., Gaines County, 55 thousand reported
E. C. M. LEASE — oil, Caprock Operating, Inc., Gaines County, 55 thousand reported
JONES, E. H. ESTATE — oil, Boyd, D. K. Oil And Gas Co.,Inc., Gaines County, 55 thousand reported
GUNS UP — oil, Seaboard Operating Co., Gaines County, 55 thousand reported
LAWRENCE "A" — oil, Caprock Operating, Inc., Gaines County, 54 thousand reported
MAYO, W.G. — oil, Caprock Operating, Inc., Gaines County, 54 thousand reported
LANDRETH -A- — oil, Forest Oil Permian Corporation, Gaines County, 54 thousand reported
ATHENA — oil, Ring Energy, Inc., Gaines County, 54 thousand reported
AJAX — oil, Ring Energy, Inc., Gaines County, 54 thousand reported
TERRELL "A" — oil, Amerada Hess Corporation, Gaines County, 53 thousand reported
COX — oil, Giebel Petroleum Ltd., Gaines County, 53 thousand reported
COLLETT, EUGENIA — oil, Avra Oil Company, Gaines County, 53 thousand reported
COLLETT — oil, Jones, L. E. Operating, Inc., Gaines County, 53 thousand reported
SHELTON "78" — oil, Central Texas Operating, Inc., Gaines County, 52 thousand reported
MCNEILL, MURIEL T. — oil, Western Reserves Oil Company Inc, Gaines County, 52 thousand reported
LADD 'A' — oil, Estoril Producing Corporation, Gaines County, 52 thousand reported
LADD — oil, Estoril Producing Corporation, Gaines County, 52 thousand reported
GRAY CSL 290-9 — oil, Thompson, J. Cleo, Gaines County, 51 thousand reported
CHALLENGER 6 — oil, Fortuna Resources Dvlpment, LLC, Gaines County, 51 thousand reported
P.S. DUNBAR 24B — oil, Sheridan Production Company, LLC, Gaines County, 51 thousand reported
ARGO-JONES — oil, Platinum Exploration Inc., Gaines County, 51 thousand reported
DOSS, M. S. — oil, Fina Oil & Chemical Company, Gaines County, 51 thousand reported
WHARTON, A.B. JR. "23" — oil, Texaco E & P Inc., Gaines County, 51 thousand reported
MONARCH — oil, Mcclure Oil Company, Inc., Gaines County, 50 thousand reported
COX C — oil, Giebel Petroleum Ltd., Gaines County, 50 thousand reported
THOMASON ET AL — oil, Redstone Oil & Gas Company, Gaines County, 50 thousand reported
JONES ESTATE "348" — oil, Fasken Oil And Ranch, Ltd., Gaines County, 50 thousand reported
ATHERTON HEIRS — oil, Parish, John R., Gaines County, 49 thousand reported
TEXACO JONES — oil, Walsh & Watts, Inc., Gaines County, 49 thousand reported
STEINLE 15 — oil, Triumph Exploration, Inc., Gaines County, 49 thousand reported
MCRAE, HAMILTON — oil, Sage Energy Company, Gaines County, 49 thousand reported
HART — oil, Petroleum Technical Services Co., Gaines County, 49 thousand reported
PARMER '3-317' — oil, Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc., Gaines County, 49 thousand reported
TRITON — oil, Ring Energy, Inc., Gaines County, 48 thousand reported
JONES HEIRS ET AL — oil, Platinum Exploration Inc., Gaines County, 48 thousand reported
JONES ESTATE — oil, Whiting Oil And Gas Corporation, Gaines County, 48 thousand reported
MAYO, S. E. — oil, Caprock Operating, Inc., Gaines County, 48 thousand reported
WOOD — oil, Transfuel Resources Company, Gaines County, 47 thousand reported
LOVE — oil, Myco Petroleum, Gaines County, 47 thousand reported
WELTMER, T. C. -A- — oil, Forest Oil Permian Corporation, Gaines County, 47 thousand reported
SPARKS, T.E. B — oil, Exxon Corp., Gaines County, 47 thousand reported
FLEMING UNIT — gas, Now Development Co., Inc., Gaines County, 46 thousand reported
HINKLE — oil, Noble Energy Inc, Gaines County, 46 thousand reported
WOOD, L. R. — gas, Noble Energy Inc, Gaines County, 46 thousand reported
DEVON A — oil, Pitts Energy Co., Gaines County, 46 thousand reported
CUPID — oil, Ring Energy, Inc., Gaines County, 46 thousand reported
JONES 23-7 — gas, Hicon Gas Producers, Inc., Gaines County, 46 thousand reported
JONES 22-7 — gas, Hicon Gas Producers, Inc., Gaines County, 45 thousand reported
SCRAMBLER — oil, Joint Resources Company, Gaines County, 45 thousand reported
NORTH RILEY YATES "365" — gas, Pure Resources, L.P., Gaines County, 45 thousand reported
JONES RANCH 10 — oil, Platinum Exploration Inc., Gaines County, 45 thousand reported
ROACH HEIRS — oil, Sheridan Production Company, LLC, Gaines County, 44 thousand reported
BURKE "D" — oil, Marathon Oil Company, Gaines County, 44 thousand reported
GRANGER, C. T. "92" — oil, Limark Corporation, Gaines County, 44 thousand reported
FNB ET AL — oil, Kaiser-Francis Oil Company, Gaines County, 44 thousand reported
TM DEMPSEY 28-03 — oil, Sheridan Production Company, LLC, Gaines County, 44 thousand reported
HAMILTON — oil, Seaboard Oil Company, Gaines County, 44 thousand reported
BALE — oil, Clark, John M., Inc., Gaines County, 43 thousand reported
MOORE, M. A. — oil, Samedan Oil Corporation, Gaines County, 43 thousand reported
TIGER 496 — oil, Gungoll, Carl E. Exploration LLC, Gaines County, 43 thousand reported
JONES "490" — oil, Butler, Kevin O. & Assoc., Inc., Gaines County, 43 thousand reported
H & J 495 "D" — oil, Platinum Exploration Inc., Gaines County, 43 thousand reported
JONES 22-7 — gas, Hicon Gas Producers, Inc., Gaines County, 43 thousand reported
H & J 495 JV — oil, Platinum Exploration Inc., Gaines County, 43 thousand reported
PARKE, HENRY — oil, Great Western Drilling Company, Gaines County, 43 thousand reported
NEILL, OTIS — oil, Shenandoah Petroleum Corporation, Gaines County, 43 thousand reported
THOMASON ET AL — oil, Vanguard Permian, LLC, Gaines County, 42 thousand reported
NEWSOM "121-A" — oil, Fasken Oil And Ranch, Ltd., Gaines County, 42 thousand reported
DOSS, M. S. A/C 2 — oil, Exxon Corp., Gaines County, 42 thousand reported
UNION — oil, Citation Oil & Gas Corp., Gaines County, 42 thousand reported
TERRY, W. N. — oil, Petroleum Technical Services Co., Gaines County, 42 thousand reported
CRUMP EST. "C" — oil, Petroleum Technical Services Co., Gaines County, 42 thousand reported
MAYO, C. — gas, Wood, Mcshane & Thams, Gaines County, 41 thousand reported
CUNNINGHAM, HELEN & ALICE — oil, Dinero Operating Company, Gaines County, 41 thousand reported
DAVIS "A" — oil, Citation Oil & Gas Corp., Gaines County, 41 thousand reported
ROGERS & TURRENTINE "C" — oil, Rogers, S. K. Oil, Inc., Gaines County, 41 thousand reported
MONTALVO, GABRIEL — oil, Sandridge Expl. And Prod., LLC, Gaines County, 41 thousand reported
WHARTON, A. B. JR. SEC. 4 — oil, Texaco E & P Inc., Gaines County, 41 thousand reported
CONCORD — oil, Bce-Mach III LLC, Gaines County, 41 thousand reported
JONES ESTATE "497" — oil, Boyd, D. K. Oil And Gas Co.,Inc., Gaines County, 41 thousand reported
JONES ESTATE — oil, Petrosource Production Co. L.P., Gaines County, 40 thousand reported
MEANS — oil, Evinger, Ernest E., Gaines County, 40 thousand reported
JONES ESTATE "497" — oil, Whiting Oil And Gas Corporation, Gaines County, 40 thousand reported
H. & J. SECTION 219 — gas, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Gaines County, 40 thousand reported
MOIRAE — oil, Ring Energy, Inc., Gaines County, 40 thousand reported
H & J SEC. 453 — oil, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Gaines County, 40 thousand reported
JONES "490" — oil, Butler, Kevin O. & Assoc., Inc., Gaines County, 40 thousand reported
ROBERTSON "B" — gas, Noble Energy Inc, Gaines County, 39 thousand reported
DUNBAR "B" — oil, Lanexco, Inc., Gaines County, 39 thousand reported
GOEN 23E — oil, Elk Meadows Resources LLC, Gaines County, 39 thousand reported
JONES RANCH ESTATE "20" — oil, Butler, Kevin O., Gaines County, 39 thousand reported
SEGAL — oil, Diamond "M" Production Company, Gaines County, 39 thousand reported
NORMAN,GEO.D.,JR.TRUSTEE"B" — oil, Caprock Operating, Inc., Gaines County, 38 thousand reported
JONES 22-7 — gas, Hicon Gas Producers, Inc., Gaines County, 38 thousand reported
P.S. DUNBAR 24A — oil, Sheridan Production Company, LLC, Gaines County, 38 thousand reported
LEAVERTON SEC. 458 — oil, Xto Energy Inc., Gaines County, 38 thousand reported
FOSTER 6 — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Gaines County, 38 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.