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
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1978-01-031661142-501-00538COX, R. C. "C" #1CHERRY, J. BLAIR, ESTATE OFRECOMP5,200
1977-12-291508342-501-31524LOST DRAW #1AMERICAN QUASAR PETROLEUM CO.DRILL10,200
1977-12-291497242-501-31519BENNETT RANCH UNIT #295TEXAS PACIFIC OIL COMPANY, INC.DRILL5,500
1977-12-291496542-501-31523MCMILLEN, J. W. #1GILMORE, SHELBY H.DRILL7,000
1977-12-281638542-501-31520BENNETT RANCH UNIT #294TEXAS PACIFIC OIL COMPANY, INC.DRILL5,348
1977-12-281493242-501-31522COX, R.C. #1-SACHERRY PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,200
1977-12-20943442-501-31499GRANGER, A. T. #1MABEE PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL12,134
1977-12-151412942-501-31517LACKEY, C. R. #1CONTINENTAL OIL COMPANYDRILL8,800
1977-12-141523042-501-31516WASSON ODC UNIT #516AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,400
1977-12-121387842-165-00769WASSON -50 -A- #6CONTINENTAL OIL COMPANYRECOMP7,650
1977-12-071354542-501-31515WILLARD "A" #7MABEE PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,000
1977-12-061524942-501-31512WILLARD UNIT #140-CATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO.DRILL5,300
1977-12-051366442-501-31511WEST BRAHANEY UNIT #44-XATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO.DRILL5,400
1977-12-051334442-501-31514WEBB #1BRAHANEY DRILLING CO.DRILL5,500
1977-12-051334342-501-31513SHERMAN #1BRAHANEY DRILLING CO.DRILL5,500
1977-11-30943742-501-31500SELLERS #1BONRAY DRILLING CO.DRILL5,900
1977-11-281277442-501-31510ARCO #1SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONRECOMP5,339
1977-11-221297442-501-31505DENVER UNIT #5512SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL5,360
1977-11-211296842-501-31509DENVER UNIT #4432SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL5,360
1977-11-211296742-501-31508DENVER UNIT #4431SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL5,360
1977-11-181243042-501-31507DENVER UNIT #4434SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL5,360
1977-11-181235742-501-82361LITTLEFIELD, W. H. #1WESTERN RESERVES OIL CO.OTHER13,500
1977-11-161235942-501-31506DENVER UNIT #4430SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL5,360
1977-11-101176342-501-31466CUMMINGS #8WALSH & WATTS, INC.DRILL7,300
1977-11-091297042-501-31504DENVER UNIT #4433SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL5,325
1977-11-071145242-501-31503ROBERTS UNIT #2143-ATEXACO INC.DRILL5,300
1977-10-271074542-501-00257WEEMS, L. R. #6AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONRECOMP11,860
1977-10-241086842-501-31484CORNELL UNIT #6374CORNELL OIL CO.DRILL5,250
1977-10-241086742-501-31493CORNELL UNIT #3177CORNELL OIL CO.DRILL5,250
1977-10-241086642-501-31490CORNELL UNIT #3182CORNELL OIL CO.DRILL5,400
1977-10-241086442-501-31488CORNELL UNIT #3033CORNELL OIL CO.DRILL5,450
1977-10-241086342-501-31491CORNELL UNIT #3180CORNELL OIL CO.DRILL5,250
1977-10-241086142-501-31489CORNELL UNIT #3176CORNELL OIL CO.DRILL5,250
1977-10-241055042-501-31502CLANAHAN, N. C. "B" #16AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL8,900
1977-10-241054842-501-31501NELSON #1OIL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OF TEXASDRILL8,500
1977-10-211086542-501-31487CORNELL UNIT #3035CORNELL OIL CO.DRILL5,250
1977-10-211086242-501-31492CORNELL UNIT #3179CORNELL OIL CO.DRILL5,400
1977-10-181064842-501-31481WALKER #1VOGEL, A. J., INC.DRILL5,500
1977-10-13975842-501-31475MAHONEY, H. O. #52MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL5,500
1977-10-11975942-501-31474MAHONEY, H. O. #53MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL5,500
1977-10-05920642-501-31234HEDBERG, H. A. #9TENNECO OIL CO.DRILL5,300
1977-10-05913542-501-31498CORNELL UNIT #6375CORNELL OIL CO.DRILL5,250
1977-10-04904342-501-31486CORNELL UNIT #6372CORNELL OIL CO.DRILL5,250
1977-10-04903142-501-31497CORNELL UNIT #3178CORNELL OIL CO.DRILL5,400
1977-10-04903042-501-31496CORNELL UNIT #3034CORNELL OIL CO.DRILL110
1977-10-04902942-501-31495CORNELL UNIT #3181CORNELL OIL CO.DRILL5,400
1977-10-04902842-501-31494CORNELL UNIT #6373CORNELL OIL CO.DRILL5,250
1977-10-03895842-501-31743POWELL, MATTIE -A- #7SUN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO.DRILL8,400
1977-09-29877442-501-31483CLANAHAN, N. C. "D" #3AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL8,900
1977-09-21808642-501-02574OWNBY, EARNEST #8SHELL OIL COMPANYOTHER6,937
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Yoakum County.