Yoakum County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Yoakum County — updated daily, data through 2026-09-02.

Yoakum County permitting is running 15 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (46 total, up 28% on the prior quarter). OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. leads with 53 permits in the past 12 months, one of 11 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-09-02

All Time

8,344

8,344 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2022-04-26	879195	42-501-37388	HAMILTON C #2H	BURK ROYALTY CO., LTD.	DRILL	6,000	Y
2022-04-25	879201	42-501-37389	HAMILTON D #3H	BURK ROYALTY CO., LTD.	DRILL	6,000	Y
2022-04-25	879201	42-501-37389	HAMILTON D #3H	BURK ROYALTY CO., LTD.	DRILL	6,000	Y
2022-04-22	879251	42-501-36513	DENVER UNIT #5530	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	DRILL	5,800
2022-04-13	878858	42-501-36510	DENVER UNIT #5532	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	DRILL	5,800
2022-04-11	878942	42-501-31133	DENVER UNIT #5410	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	RECOMP	5,800
2022-04-11	878936	42-501-02228	DENVER UNIT #5406	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	RECOMP	5,800
2022-04-11	878929	42-501-37385	DENVER UNIT #4467	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	DRILL	5,800
2022-04-11	878873	42-501-37251	DENVER UNIT #5533	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	DRILL	5,800
2022-04-11	878827	42-501-37245	DENVER UNIT #5426	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	DRILL	5,800
2022-04-08	878837	42-501-37250	DENVER UNIT #5531	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	DRILL	5,800
2022-04-08	878835	42-501-37249	DENVER UNIT #5429	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	DRILL	5,800
2022-04-08	878832	42-501-37248	DENVER UNIT #5428	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	DRILL	5,800
2022-04-08	878820	42-501-37247	DENVER UNIT #5427	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	DRILL	5,800
2022-04-07	878726	42-501-37382	HAIR SPLITTER 454 #35H	STEWARD ENERGY II, LLC	DRILL	11,000	Y
2022-04-01	878573	42-501-34996	DENVER UNIT #5534	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	RECOMP	10,600
2022-04-01	878559	42-501-37381	SHENANDOAH 639-670 #6XH	RILEY PERMIAN OPERATING CO, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2022-03-30	878429	42-501-37380	JEREMIAH JOHNSON 667-706 #4XH	RILEY PERMIAN OPERATING CO, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2022-03-28	878313	42-501-37379	WINBERT #5H	BURK ROYALTY CO., LTD.	DRILL	5,400	Y
2022-03-25	878315	42-501-37378	HIGGINBOTHAM 'A' #7H	BURK ROYALTY CO., LTD.	DRILL	5,400	Y
2022-03-23	878139	42-501-33491	SHEPHERD 703 #2	RILEY PERMIAN OPERATING CO, LLC	FLD-XFR	9,000
2022-03-23	878137	42-501-33472	SHEPHERD 703 #1	RILEY PERMIAN OPERATING CO, LLC	FLD-XFR	9,000
2022-03-04	877581	42-501-37377	WEST SAN ANDRES UNIT #6074H	RILEY PERMIAN OPERATING CO, LLC	DRILL	6,000	Y
2022-03-02	877526	42-501-37376	MCMASTERS 730-771 #2XH	RILEY PERMIAN OPERATING CO, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2022-03-02	877526	42-501-37376	MCMASTERS 730-771 #2XH	RILEY PERMIAN OPERATING CO, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2022-03-02	877509	42-501-37375	RIP WHEELER 705-668 #5XH	RILEY PERMIAN OPERATING CO, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2022-03-02	877457	42-501-37258	NUMEN LUMEN 775 #2H	RING ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2022-02-28	877286	42-501-37374	KASHMIR 359 #1H	STEWARD ENERGY II, LLC	DRILL	11,000	Y
2022-02-17	876981	42-501-37373	TRUE GRIT 712 #6H	RILEY PERMIAN OPERATING CO, LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2022-02-16	876286	42-501-37370	HORNED FROG 400 D #3XH	RING ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	6,500	Y
2022-02-16	876285	42-501-37369	HORNED FROG 400 C #2XH	RING ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	6,500	Y
2022-02-09	876668	42-501-37372	MADCAP 731-706 #6XH	RILEY PERMIAN OPERATING CO, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2022-02-04	876686	42-501-37252	MILLER SWD #7	AMTEX ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	13,000
2022-02-04	876613	42-501-37371	REVEILLE 644 B #2H	RING ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	6,500	Y
2022-01-27	876141	42-501-37181	COUGAR 726 #3H	RING ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2022-01-25	876110	42-501-37364	THUNDERWOLVES 774 #8H	RING ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	6,500	Y
2022-01-21	876192	42-501-37368	RUBBER NECK 358 #3H	STEWARD ENERGY II, LLC	DRILL	5,600	Y
2022-01-21	876166	42-501-37367	BLONDIE 704 #1W	RILEY PERMIAN OPERATING CO, LLC	DRILL	12,500
2022-01-21	876109	42-501-37366	BUCKY 711 D #4H	RING ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	6,500	Y
2022-01-21	876108	42-501-37365	BUCKY 711 C #3H	RING ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	6,500	Y
2022-01-20	876111	42-501-37185	WISHBONE FARMS 710 #6H	RING ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	6,500	Y
2021-12-10	875115	42-501-33619	DUNIGAN 367 #1	MCCLURE OIL COMPANY, INC.	RENTR	12,090
2021-12-03	874867	42-501-37358	RIP WHEELER 705-668 #1XH	RILEY PERMIAN OPERATING CO, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2021-12-03	869939	42-501-37305	MILLER 732 D #11H	AMTEX ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	5,157	Y
2021-12-03	869927	42-501-37304	MILLER 732 C #10H	AMTEX ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	5,157	Y
2021-12-02	874835	42-501-37357	HOSS 605 E #2H	RILEY PERMIAN OPERATING CO, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2021-12-02	874835	42-501-37357	HOSS 605 E #2H	RILEY PERMIAN OPERATING CO, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2021-11-23	874499	42-501-37355	SOONER 662 C #2H	RING ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	5,900	Y
2021-11-23	874471	42-501-37356	SOONER 662 B #5H	RING ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	5,900	Y
2021-11-19	874436	42-501-37353	SOONER 662 D #4H	RING ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	5,900	Y

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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Yoakum County.