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
1985-01-2926543842-501-32780OWNBY 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
1984-12-1326115942-501-32767HUDSON-MORLEY TRUST #2MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL13,200
1984-12-1126068242-501-32766MATHIS, L. H. #1TENNECO OIL CO.DRILL7,100
1984-12-1126064542-501-32764LACKEY, MARY #4TENNECO OIL CO.DRILL7,100
1984-12-1126068142-501-32765PCFU #1702TENNECO OIL CO.DRILL7,100
1984-12-1026038742-501-32763CAIN #1ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL5,500
1984-12-0626004342-501-32759CUMMINGS #10WALSH & WATTS, INC.DRILL7,300
1984-12-0325958142-501-32753PREWIT #2ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL9,350
1984-12-0326009242-501-32761GRAHAM #2ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL5,500
1984-12-0326009142-501-32760MIDDLETON #1SANDABAL OPERATIONS, INC.DRILL6,840
1984-12-0325959742-501-32757BENNETT RANCH UNIT #373SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL5,500
1984-12-0325960842-501-32758BENNETT RANCH UNIT #372SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL5,500
1984-12-0325959342-501-32756BENNETT RANCH UNIT #371SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL5,500
1984-12-0325959042-501-32755BENNETT RANCH UNIT #370SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL5,500
1984-12-0326036342-501-32762DENVER UNIT #3639SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,200
1984-11-3025943042-501-32752WASSON NORTH CLEAR FORK UNIT #100SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL8,350
1984-11-3025942942-501-32751WASSON NORTH CLEAR FORK UNIT #99SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL8,500
1984-11-2825908642-501-32749DENVER UNIT #4124WSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,200
1984-11-2725911842-501-32750FITZGERALD #1PERMIAN RESOURCES, INC.DRILL9,350
1984-11-2625851142-501-32748MAHONEY, H. O. #61MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL8,200
1984-11-2125843042-501-32747BOSWELL #2ESTORIL PRODUCING CORPORATIONDRILL13,500
1984-11-1925826942-501-32746DUFFER #1HALVEY ENERGY CO.DRILL6,900
1984-11-1925825542-501-31202DENVER UNIT #3731SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL5,250
1984-11-1525796242-501-32745FORKEL #1BEACH EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL5,400
1984-11-0925723542-501-32744SABLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #62ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL5,480
1984-11-0525659542-501-32742ROBERTS UNIT #1726TEXACO INC.DRILL5,300
1984-11-0525660042-501-32743ROBERTS UNIT #2728TEXACO INC.DRILL5,300
1984-10-3125637042-501-31891WEBB "A" #2HILLIARD OIL & GAS, INC.RECOMP11,499
1984-10-2525559342-501-31794BRAHANEY UNIT #120GETTY OIL CO.RECOMP9,003
1984-10-2225547242-501-32740LACKEY, MARY #3TENNECO OIL CO.DRILL7,100
1984-10-1825518942-501-32739CLEVELAND #1ADAMS, DAVIDDRILL5,300
1984-10-1725479942-501-00255WEEMS, L. R. #4AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONRECOMP11,680
1984-10-1725472042-501-32738FIELDS #1OGR OPERATING CO, INC.DRILL12,300
1984-10-1525454242-501-32736SABLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #61ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL5,480
1984-10-1525425942-501-32691SABLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #58ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL5,480
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Yoakum County.