Quick answer: Valor's Gaines County, Texas rankings show the 16 operators producing the most oil and gas here — Oxy leads — from Texas Railroad Commission filings over the last six months. If you own minerals in Gaines County, these operators are your likely check-writers. Valor verifies the operator on your tract, audits every royalty check, and recovers suspended funds. Valor manages minerals; it never buys them.
The top 16 oil and gas operators in Gaines County, Texas, ranked by monthly oil production. Combined output of all 25 reporting operators: 4,008,980,658 BBL oil and 4,235,410,640 Mcf gas across 295 reporting wells/leases.
Momentum blends the year-over-year change in average monthly production (oil + gas at 6 Mcf per BOE, 2025-11 – 2026-05 vs the same months a year earlier, complete reporting months only) with the change in drilling permits (last 12 months vs the prior 12: 121 vs 97). Each input is capped at ±100%.
Benchmark gross value of production: about $102.1M per month — 1,317,951 bbl of oil and 1,341,487 Mcf of gas a month, priced at the EIA average WTI ($73.03/bbl) and Henry Hub ($4.20/MMBtu) spot prices over the same months.
Benchmark prices before quality and location differentials, transport, taxes and costs; this is a county-level economic indicator, not the value of any mineral or royalty interest.
Source: Valor analysis of public oil and gas data. Statistics are published on this page; no bulk download is offered.
| Rank | Operator | Oil (BBL) | Gas (Mcf) | Wells |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oxy | 3,711,528,140 | 4,068,380,686 | 14 |
| 2 | Hilcorp Energy Company | 173,530,352 | 86,674,970 | 46 |
| 3 | Bcemach Iii LLC | 93,322,024 | 60,589,239 | 32 |
| 4 | Crescent Energy Operating, LLC | 11,575,949 | 6,302,730 | 57 |
| 5 | Parallel Petroleum | 6,429,002 | 0 | 23 |
| 7 | Citation Oil & Gas | 1,845,598 | 1,173,873 | 9 |
| 9 | White Rock Oil & Gas | 1,243,131 | 1,015,441 | 7 |
| 10 | Fasken Oil And Ranch | 911,777 | 55,531 | 16 |
| 11 | Seaboard Operating Company | 711,541 | 24,562 | 5 |
| 12 | Gungoll Carl E Exploration | 689,170 | 106,311 | 4 |
| 13 | Texland Petroleum | 465,225 | 6,125 | 15 |
| 16 | Zarvona Energy | 231,261 | 0 | 7 |
| 20 | Mcclure Oil Company | 91,780 | 0 | 19 |
| 21 | R2q Operating | 81,848 | 5,262 | 14 |
| 23 | Joint Resources Company | 52,603 | 131,908 | 7 |
| 24 | Basin Oil & Gas | 44,198 | 0 | 5 |
| — | 9 other operators (fewer than 3 producing wells/leases each) | 6,227,059 | 10,944,002 | 15 |
The largest oil and gas operators in Gaines County by reported production are Oxy, Hilcorp Energy Company, and Bcemach Iii LLC. In total, 25 operators reported 4,008,980,658 BBL of oil and 4,235,410,640 Mcf of gas across 295 wells and leases over the last six months. If you own minerals in Gaines County, these operators are your likely check-writers — Valor tracks production and royalties by tract so you know who owes you.
Start with the operator rankings on this page, then confirm the exact well and operator on your tract through the Gaines County records and your division orders. Valor's mineral management verifies which operators cover your Gaines County tracts and reconciles every royalty check to the right well.
Yes — 25 operators reported active production in Gaines County over the last six months, led by Oxy. Activity shifts as operators drill, complete, and sell interests; Valor monitors production and permits so Gaines County owners can see changes near their tracts.
Operators pay Gaines County mineral owners a royalty on production, based on a decimal interest set out on a division order. Missed or suspended checks are common after a move, a death, or a title gap. Valor audits Gaines County royalty statements, recovers suspended funds, and manages the interest so owners are paid correctly.
Valor manages minerals for owners — confirming which of the operators above cover your tracts, auditing every royalty check, recovering suspended and unclaimed funds, and giving you one clear, tax-ready view of what you own in Gaines County. Valor manages minerals; it never buys them.
Page last reviewed: July 2026. Rankings are refreshed monthly from Texas Railroad Commission filings.