Yoakum County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Yoakum County — updated daily, data through 2026-09-17.

Yoakum County permitting is running 15 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (45 total, up 36% on the prior quarter). 3 were issued in the past week. OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. leads with 53 permits in the past 12 months, one of 11 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

10

Operators (30d)

3

Latest Permit

2026-09-17

All Time

8,347

8,347 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1985-03-1526951942-501-32808BENNETT RANCH UNIT #376SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL5,500
1985-03-1526952342-501-32810BENNETT RANCH UNIT #377SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL5,500
1985-03-1526970042-501-32812MAHONEY, H. O. #66MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL8,200
1985-03-1426947442-501-32807HIGGINBOTHAM BROS. & CO. #1YOUNG, MARSHALL R., OIL COMPANYDRILL5,500
1985-03-1126900942-501-32806BROWNFIELD #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL9,900
1985-03-0629911942-501-32873MEEKS, J. C. #9AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP8,300
1985-03-0626865842-501-32802MAHONEY, H. O. #65MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL14,000
1985-03-0626887742-501-32804CORNELL UNIT #6353EXXON CORP.DRILL5,350
1985-03-0626886542-501-32803CORNELL UNIT #6352EXXON CORP.DRILL5,350
1985-03-0626889442-501-32805CORNELL UNIT #6351EXXON CORP.DRILL5,350
1985-03-0626857442-501-32799CORNELL UNIT #6350EXXON CORP.DRILL5,350
1985-03-0626857542-501-32800CORNELL UNIT #3153EXXON CORP.DRILL5,350
1985-03-0626857642-501-32801CORNELL UNIT #3152EXXON CORP.DRILL5,350
1985-03-0426838742-501-32797SHEPHERD #1ROGERS, S. K. OIL CO.DRILL5,300
1985-03-0426839042-501-32798MOBIL-SHEPHERD #1ROGERS, S. K. OIL CO.DRILL5,300
1985-03-0126818742-501-32795CORNELL UNIT #3050EXXON CORP.DRILL5,350
1985-03-0126818842-501-32796CORNELL UNIT #3151EXXON CORP.DRILL5,350
1985-02-2826812742-501-32794MILESTONE #1NORTH AMERICAN ROYALTIES, INC.DRILL13,000
1985-02-2526773642-501-32643EDENS, J. N. #1ARD DRILLING COMPANY INC.DRILL8,850
1985-02-2026732642-501-32793MILLER #6ADAMS, DAVIDDRILL5,300
1985-02-1126611942-501-32791DENVER UNIT #2538SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,200
1985-02-0826631542-501-32738FIELD #1CRIMSON OIL CO. INC.OTHER12,110
1985-02-0726636942-501-32792DENVER UNIT #4922SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,200
1985-02-0426607442-501-32790DENVER UNIT #2635SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,200
1985-02-0126581942-501-32246GODFREY 195 #1HRUBETZ OIL COMPANYRECOMP13,073
1985-02-0126591342-501-32788DENVER UNIT #4923SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,200
1985-02-0126591542-501-32779DENVER UNIT #4921SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,200
1985-01-2926576642-501-10615WEBB #1KAISER-FRANCIS OIL COMPANYRECOMP11,036
1985-01-2926548742-501-32786OWNBY UPPER CLEARFORK UNIT #89AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL7,000
1985-01-2926548542-501-32785OWNBY UPPER CLEARFORK UNIT #88AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL7,000
1985-01-2926544542-501-32784OWNBY UPPER CLEARFORK UNIT #66AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL7,000
1985-01-2926544442-501-32783OWNBY UPPER CLEARFORK UNIT #65AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL7,000
1985-01-2926544342-501-32782OWNBY UPPER CLEARFORK UNIT #64AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL7,000
1985-01-2926544142-501-32781OWNBY UPPER CLEARFORK UNIT #63AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL7,000
1985-01-2926543842-501-32780OWNBY UPPER CLEARFORK UNIT #44AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL7,000
1985-01-2326505242-501-32779DENVER UNIT #4921SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,200
1985-01-2226488342-501-32777KENDRICK #1ESTORIL PRODUCING CORPORATIONDRILL13,500
1985-01-2126490742-501-32778DENVER UNIT #3539SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,200
1985-01-1726436542-501-02714WOODWARD #1ST. CLAIR ENERGY CORPORATIONOTHER12,273
1985-01-0726330142-501-32776WATERS, ELOISE #3ARD DRILLING COMPANY INC.DRILL5,350
1984-12-3126339642-501-31605CLANAHAN, N. C. "D" #4AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP8,900
1984-12-3025958542-501-32754BENNETT RANCH UNIT #369SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL5,500
1984-12-2826237142-501-32775CLEVELAND 600 #1TEXAS CRUDE EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL12,000
1984-12-2726206842-501-32773LA CONSUELA #1FARMERS OIL COMPANYDRILL10,300
1984-12-2726228442-501-32774WASSON FIELD #1REGENCY PETROLEUM CO. OF NEW MEXDRILL5,500
1984-12-2126198942-501-32772GREEN, S. A. ET AL #3PETRO VEST, INC.DRILL9,150
1984-12-1826167042-501-32771SHOOK, R. B. TRUST #2CHAMA PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL12,600
1984-12-1726139942-501-32768EDENS, J. N. #2ARD DRILLING COMPANY INC.DRILL6,800
1984-12-1726141442-501-32769THOMAS, C. A. #1ARD DRILLING COMPANY INC.DRILL7,600
1984-12-1726141642-501-32770ELLIOT, J. E. #1ARD DRILLING COMPANY INC.DRILL8,600
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Yoakum County.