Yoakum County Drilling Permits
Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Yoakum County — updated daily, data through 2026-09-18.
Yoakum County permitting is running 16 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (47 total, up 42% on the prior quarter). 4 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
12
Operators (30d)
4
Latest Permit
2026-09-18
All Time
8,349
8,349 permits
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-04-11 | 80400 | 42-501-31820 | BENNETT RANCH UNIT #318 | TEXAS PACIFIC OIL COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1980-04-10 | 78335 | 42-501-31826 | WASSON ODC UNIT #531 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 5,400 | |
| 1980-03-18 | 75492 | 42-501-31812 | BROWNFIELD #2 | MELTON, JOE, DRLG. CO., INC. | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1980-03-18 | 75490 | 42-501-31811 | BROWNFIELD #3 | MELTON, JOE, DRLG. CO., INC. | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1980-03-18 | 75480 | 42-501-00294 | POWELL, NORA #1 | UNION TEXAS PETROLEUM CORP. | RECOMP | 12,975 | |
| 1980-03-17 | 75385 | 42-501-31810 | CORNELL UNIT #3036 | CORNELL OIL CO. | DRILL | 5,400 | |
| 1980-03-10 | 74716 | 42-501-31808 | PLAINS UNIT #2801IR | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,370 | |
| 1980-03-05 | 74253 | 42-501-31807 | WEBB, L. F. #1 D | GETTY OIL CO. | DRILL | 11,800 | |
| 1980-02-29 | 73957 | 42-501-31806 | OBERHOLTZER #1 | TOMLINSON OIL CO., INC. | DRILL | 5,900 | |
| 1980-02-29 | 73924 | 42-501-31805 | WEBB #2 | ECHO PRODUCTION, INC. | DRILL | 5,600 | |
| 1980-02-28 | 75733 | 42-501-31798 | CONE #2R | VOGEL, A. J., INC. | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1980-02-27 | 73648 | 42-501-31804 | CLAWATER #1 | FRENCH, L. R., JR. | DRILL | 5,400 | |
| 1980-02-27 | 73646 | 42-501-31803 | CLAWATER #2 | FRENCH, L. R., JR. | DRILL | 5,400 | |
| 1980-02-25 | 73429 | 42-501-31802 | WILLARD UNIT #331AX | ARCO OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 5,300 | |
| 1980-02-19 | 72811 | 42-501-31801 | DAVIS, A. J. #9 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 11,950 | |
| 1980-02-19 | 72810 | 42-501-31800 | DAVIS, A. J. #10 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 11,950 | |
| 1980-02-14 | 72668 | 42-501-31799 | MARSHALL, T. C. #1 | MALLARD OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 12,600 | |
| 1980-02-08 | 72165 | 42-501-31797 | MCFALL ESTATE #1 | OKLAHOMA OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1980-01-31 | 71384 | 42-501-31796 | PRICE "A" #1 | NORTH AMERICAN ROYALTIES, INC. | DRILL | 12,000 | |
| 1980-01-29 | 71610 | 42-501-31794 | WEBB, MELBA #1D | GETTY OIL CO. | DRILL | 11,650 | |
| 1980-01-29 | 71115 | 42-501-31795 | JONES ESTATE "B" #1 | DISCOVERY OIL CORP | DRILL | 5,330 | |
| 1980-01-28 | 70916 | 42-501-31793 | UNION #1 | SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,310 | |
| 1980-01-24 | 70722 | 42-501-31792 | ANDERSON #2 | ECHO PRODUCTION, INC. | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1980-01-10 | 70345 | 42-501-31791 | DENVER UNIT #2231 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 5,250 | |
| 1979-12-31 | 68392 | 42-501-02025 | BARBER, C. H. /A/ #2 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | OTHER | 5,300 | |
| 1979-12-31 | 68109 | 42-501-31790 | PHARR #1 | BLANKS ENERGY CORPORATION | DRILL | 12,540 | |
| 1979-12-19 | 67252 | 42-501-31789 | GUYRENE #1 | DORCHESTER EXPLORATION, INC. | DRILL | 9,300 | |
| 1979-12-13 | 66797 | 42-501-31788 | BESHEARS, J. H. #2D | GETTY OIL CO. | DRILL | 11,800 | |
| 1979-12-03 | 65301 | 42-501-31781 | OWNBY (CLEARFORK UPPER) UNIT #10-1W | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 1979-12-03 | 65299 | 42-501-31782 | OWNBY (CLEARFORK UPPER) UNIT #6-2W | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 1979-12-03 | 65298 | 42-501-31783 | OWNBY (CLEARFORK UPPER) UNIT #2-5W | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 1979-12-03 | 65296 | 42-501-31784 | OWNBY (CLEARFORK UPPER) UNIT #3-7W | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 1979-12-03 | 65290 | 42-501-31785 | OWNBY (CLEARFORK UPPER) UNIT #9-3W | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 1979-11-30 | 65825 | 42-501-31787 | WILLARD UNIT #330A | ARCO OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 5,400 | |
| 1979-11-30 | 65824 | 42-501-31786 | WILLARD UNIT #331A | ARCO OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 5,214 | |
| 1979-11-27 | 64651 | 42-501-31780 | WEST BRAHANEY UNIT #68X | ARCO OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 5,400 | |
| 1979-11-21 | 64504 | 42-501-31779 | BEACH #1 | SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,273 | |
| 1979-11-21 | 64459 | 42-501-31778 | OWNBY (CLEARFORK UPPER) UNIT #2-6 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 1979-11-20 | 64433 | 42-501-31777 | OWNBY (CLEARFORK UPPER) UNIT #7-2 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 1979-11-20 | 64431 | 42-501-31776 | OWNBY (CLEARFORK UPPER) UNIT #11-2 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 1979-11-20 | 64429 | 42-501-31775 | OWNBY (CLEARFORK UPPER) UNIT #4-3 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 1979-11-20 | 64428 | 42-501-31774 | OWNBY (CLEARFORK UPPER) UNIT #5-2 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 1979-11-19 | 64063 | 42-501-31773 | DENVER UNIT #3744 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 5,200 | |
| 1979-11-01 | 62603 | 42-501-31772 | FIELD, DAN #2 | WILLIAMSON, JC & WILLIAMSON, RE | DRILL | 5,200 | |
| 1979-10-29 | 63450 | 42-501-31769 | WILLARD UNIT #5BX | ARCO OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 5,300 | |
| 1979-10-17 | 60935 | 42-501-31770 | SABLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #49W | ARCO OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 5,400 | |
| 1979-10-16 | 60660 | 42-501-31771 | SABLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #48 | ARCO OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 5,400 | |
| 1979-10-15 | 61395 | 42-501-31746 | OWNBY "B" #2 | STALLWORTH OIL & GAS, INC | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 1979-10-10 | 60183 | 42-501-31768 | PLATTER, WAPLES #1 | FOUR C OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1979-10-04 | 59765 | 42-501-31767 | BESHEARS, J. H. #1D | GETTY OIL CO. | DRILL | 11,800 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Yoakum County.