Yoakum County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Yoakum County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-30.

Yoakum County permitting is running 9.3 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (28 total, down 30% on the prior quarter). 4 were issued in the past week. RILEY PERMIAN OPERATING CO, LLC leads with 51 permits in the past 12 months, one of 11 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

11

Operators (30d)

3

Latest Permit

2026-07-30

All Time

8,313

8,313 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1985-08-2628335642-501-32920BROWNFIELD #3TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL9,900
1985-08-2628327242-501-32912CLAWATER, D. W. #1TENNECO OIL CO.DRILL5,300
1985-08-2128321442-501-32918DENVER UNIT #5312SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,200
1985-08-2028283842-501-32916DENVER UNIT #4924SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,300
1985-08-1628286142-501-32917TURRENTINE "A" #1ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL10,500
1985-08-1428245642-501-32914WASSON NORTH CLEAR FORK UNIT #95SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL8,500
1985-08-1428245542-501-32913WASSON NORTH CLEARFORK UNIT #96SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL8,500
1985-08-1328264542-501-33370LEE, CARL -377- #1MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL7,000
1985-08-0728191842-501-32912CLAWATER, D. W. #1TENNECO OIL CO.DRILL12,000
1985-08-0628187442-501-32911DENVER UNIT #4540SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,300
1985-07-2228075242-501-32910HUDSON-MORLEY SE #1MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL13,000
1985-07-1928052042-501-32909HAWN #2ESTORIL PRODUCING CORPORATIONDRILL13,500
1985-07-1628027642-501-32908STONE #1ESTORIL PRODUCING CORPORATIONDRILL13,500
1985-07-1228005942-501-32907GIBSON UNIT #2409MABEE PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL8,200
1985-07-1027982842-501-32905CALVERT #1BAXTER, D. B. INC.DRILL13,300
1985-07-0927991942-501-329068405 JV-P CLAIRE #1BTA OIL PRODUCERSDRILL11,650
1985-07-0927975842-501-32904WILLARD UNIT #170BARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL5,550
1985-07-0527955742-501-32903BROWNFIELD #2TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL9,900
1985-07-0327935742-501-32902WILLARD UNIT #87BARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL5,325
1985-07-0327935642-501-32901WILLARD UNIT #81BARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL5,300
1985-07-0127914242-501-32899MAHONEY, H. O. #39MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL8,200
1985-06-2827924442-501-32900WILLARD UNIT #16CARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL5,600
1985-06-2727889642-501-32893DENVER UNIT #2DSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL11,500
1985-06-2727894442-501-32898WILLARD UNIT #89BARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL5,600
1985-06-2727893342-501-32894WILLARD UNIT #91BARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL5,600
1985-06-2727893442-501-32895WILLARD UNIT #151BARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL5,600
1985-06-2727893642-501-32897WILLARD UNIT #167BARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL5,600
1985-06-2727888842-501-32888WILLARD UNIT #165BARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL5,600
1985-06-2727888942-501-32889WILLARD UNIT #67BARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL5,600
1985-06-2727889242-501-32890WILLARD UNIT #71BARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL5,600
1985-06-2727889342-501-32891WILLARD UNIT #69BARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL5,600
1985-06-2727889442-501-32892WILLARD UNIT #149BARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL5,600
1985-06-2527869842-501-32887GRAHAM #3ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL5,500
1985-06-2427893542-501-32896WILLARD UNIT #61BARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL5,600
1985-06-2027847442-501-32886DENVER UNIT #5416SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,200
1985-06-1427771542-501-32884SHOOK TRUST #5CHAMA PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL12,600
1985-06-1327766742-501-32883BROWNFIELD #1FASKEN, DAVIDDRILL14,000
1985-06-1327844842-501-10268ROBERTS UNIT #3301TEXACO INC.RECOMP8,650
1985-06-1227752842-501-32882WASSON NORTH CLEAR FORK UNIT #94SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL8,500
1985-06-1127736642-501-32881LITTLEFIELD #1ESTORIL PRODUCING CORPORATIONDRILL13,500
1985-06-0727708442-501-32880BRYSON, J. E. #17TENNECO OIL CO.DRILL8,500
1985-06-0727788042-501-32885CENTRAL GLORIETTA UNIT #33XTENNECO OIL CO.DRILL6,200
1985-05-2827602342-501-32876NEILSON #1ESTORIL PRODUCING CORPORATIONDRILL13,500
1985-05-2827615642-501-32879DENVER UNIT #3135SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,200
1985-05-2827614142-501-32877DENVER UNIT #2939SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,200
1985-05-2827614242-501-32878DENVER UNIT #4440SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,200
1985-05-2427596742-501-32875SHOOK TRUST #4CHAMA PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL12,600
1985-05-1627528142-501-32874MEEKS, J. C. #8AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL8,400
1985-05-1627528042-501-32873MEEKS, J. C. #9AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL8,400
1985-05-1327488742-501-32871SANDERS, VIRGINIA #1EXXON CORP.DRILL11,927
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Yoakum County.