Yoakum County Drilling Permits
Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Yoakum County — updated daily, data through 2026-09-14.
Yoakum County permitting is running 15 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (45 total, up 41% on the prior quarter). 1 was 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
9
Operators (30d)
4
Latest Permit
2026-09-14
All Time
8,345
8,345 permits
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-09-19 | 499817 | 42-501-34464 | PLAINS UNIT #1021 | APACHE CORPORATION | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 2000-09-19 | 499815 | 42-501-34463 | PLAINS UNIT #1502 | APACHE CORPORATION | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 2000-09-19 | 499813 | 42-501-34462 | PLAINS UNIT #1812 | APACHE CORPORATION | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 2000-09-19 | 499812 | 42-501-34461 | PLAINS UNIT #1813 | APACHE CORPORATION | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 2000-09-14 | 499529 | 42-501-34458 | OWNBY SAN ANDRES UNIT #90 | OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. | DRILL | 5,800 | |
| 2000-09-14 | 499528 | 42-501-34459 | CENTRAL OWNBY UNIT #1706 | OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. | DRILL | 7,500 | |
| 2000-09-12 | 499245 | 42-501-34456 | ROOSEVELT #1 | MANTI OPERATING COMPANY | DRILL | 12,500 | |
| 2000-09-07 | 499309 | 42-501-34457 | PLAINS UNIT #812 | APACHE CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 2000-08-29 | 498925 | 42-501-34454 | MCLAUGHLIN #1 | THOMPSON, J. CLEO | DRILL | 9,800 | |
| 2000-08-17 | 497383 | 42-501-34451 | LUNA #1 | BRAHANEY DRILLING CO. | DRILL | 5,400 | |
| 2000-08-08 | 497997 | 42-501-34452 | GIBSON UNIT #106 | OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. | DRILL | 8,400 | |
| 2000-08-08 | 497996 | 42-501-34453 | GIBSON UNIT #509 | OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. | DRILL | 8,400 | |
| 2000-07-18 | 497174 | 42-501-31666 | WEBB #1X | PRIZE OPERATING COMPANY | FLD-XFR | 11,402 | |
| 2000-07-17 | 497265 | 42-501-34450 | FROST #1 | RICKS EXPLORATION, INC. | DRILL | 12,500 | |
| 2000-07-17 | 497265 | 42-501-34450 | FROST #1 | RICKS EXPLORATION, INC. | DRILL | 15,000 | |
| 2000-07-13 | 497137 | 42-501-34449 | MARTIN, H. C. "B" #5 | TEXLAND-RECTOR & SCHUMACHER | DRILL | 6,900 | |
| 2000-07-11 | 497077 | 42-501-34448 | MAHONEY, H. O. #82 | MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC. | DRILL | 8,300 | |
| 2000-07-11 | 497076 | 42-501-34447 | MAHONEY, H. O. #81 | MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC. | DRILL | 8,300 | |
| 2000-07-07 | 496941 | 42-501-34446 | BARRON #1 | HUNTINGTON ENERGY, L.L.C. | DRILL | 10,500 | |
| 2000-06-29 | 496234 | 42-501-34444 | WEST BRAHANEY UNIT #204 | WALSH PETROLEUM, INC. | DRILL | 5,600 | |
| 2000-06-29 | 496233 | 42-501-34443 | WEST BRAHANEY UNIT #201 | WALSH PETROLEUM, INC. | DRILL | 5,600 | |
| 2000-06-29 | 496232 | 42-501-34835 | WEST BRAHANEY UNIT #200 | WALSH PETROLEUM, INC. | DRILL | 5,600 | |
| 2000-06-29 | 496231 | 42-501-34441 | WEST BRAHANEY UNIT #194 | WALSH PETROLEUM, INC. | DRILL | 5,600 | |
| 2000-06-29 | 496230 | 42-501-34440 | WEST BRAHANEY UNIT #192 | WALSH PETROLEUM, INC. | DRILL | 5,600 | |
| 2000-06-29 | 496229 | 42-501-34439 | WEST BRAHANEY UNIT #169 | WALSH PETROLEUM, INC. | DRILL | 5,600 | |
| 2000-06-29 | 496228 | 42-501-34438 | WEST BRAHANEY UNIT #174 | WALSH PETROLEUM, INC. | DRILL | 5,600 | |
| 2000-06-23 | 496314 | 42-501-34445 | WEST BRAHANEY UNIT #202 | WALSH PETROLEUM, INC. | DRILL | 5,600 | |
| 2000-06-12 | 496069 | 42-501-34437 | WEST BRAHANEY UNIT #184 | WALSH PETROLEUM, INC. | DRILL | 5,600 | |
| 2000-06-12 | 496063 | 42-501-34436 | WEST BRAHANEY UNIT #187 | WALSH PETROLEUM, INC. | DRILL | 5,600 | |
| 2000-06-08 | 495854 | 42-501-34435 | BENNETT RANCH UNIT #5356 | OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. | DRILL | 5,400 | |
| 2000-06-08 | 495852 | 42-501-34434 | BENNETT RANCH UNIT #5252 | OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. | DRILL | 5,400 | |
| 2000-06-07 | 495933 | 42-501-31751 | SULLIVAN B #5 | COVE PETROLEUM CORPORATION | RENTR | 5,500 | |
| 2000-05-25 | 495346 | 42-501-34433 | AMERADA-WEBB #12 | WALSH PETROLEUM, INC. | DRILL | 5,400 | |
| 2000-05-25 | 495345 | 42-501-34432 | AMERADA-WEBB #11 | WALSH PETROLEUM, INC. | DRILL | 5,400 | |
| 2000-05-22 | 495324 | 42-501-34431 | AMERADA-WEBB #13 | WALSH PETROLEUM, INC. | DRILL | 5,400 | |
| 2000-05-22 | 495323 | 42-501-34430 | AMERADA-WEBB #14 | WALSH PETROLEUM, INC. | DRILL | 5,400 | |
| 2000-05-03 | 494394 | 42-501-33521 | PRENTICE "A" #1 | VALLA ENERGY CORPORATION | RENTR | 6,865 | |
| 2000-04-17 | 493934 | 42-501-34428 | WASSON ODC UNIT #694 | ALTURA ENERGY LTD. | DRILL | 5,400 | |
| 2000-04-17 | 493933 | 42-501-34427 | WASSON ODC UNIT #693 | ALTURA ENERGY LTD. | DRILL | 5,400 | |
| 2000-04-17 | 493932 | 42-501-34426 | WASSON ODC UNIT #692 | ALTURA ENERGY LTD. | DRILL | 5,400 | |
| 2000-04-17 | 493931 | 42-501-34425 | WASSON ODC UNI #688 | ALTURA ENERGY LTD. | DRILL | 5,400 | |
| 2000-04-11 | 493935 | 42-501-34429 | WASSON ODC UNIT #691 | ALTURA ENERGY LTD. | DRILL | 5,400 | |
| 2000-03-30 | 492078 | 42-501-34400 | WEST BRAHANEY #148 | WALSH PETROLEUM, INC. | DRILL | 5,600 | |
| 2000-03-30 | 492077 | 42-501-34401 | WEST BRAHANEY UNIT #152 | WALSH PETROLEUM, INC. | DRILL | 5,600 | |
| 2000-03-30 | 492076 | 42-501-34399 | WEST BRAYHANEY UNIT #170 | WALSH PETROLEUM, INC. | DRILL | 5,600 | |
| 2000-03-30 | 492073 | 42-501-34398 | WEST BRAHANEY UNIT #3 | WALSH PETROLEUM, INC. | DRILL | 5,600 | |
| 2000-03-30 | 492072 | 42-501-34397 | WEST BRAHANEY UNIT #5 | WALSH PETROLEUM, INC. | DRILL | 5,600 | |
| 2000-03-27 | 493357 | 42-501-34417 | WASSON ODC UNIT #690 | ALTURA ENERGY LTD. | DRILL | 5,400 | |
| 2000-03-27 | 493356 | 42-501-34418 | WASSON ODC UNIT #689 | ALTURA ENERGY LTD. | DRILL | 5,400 | |
| 2000-03-24 | 493461 | 42-501-34420 | WEST BRAHANEY UNIT #92 | WALSH PETROLEUM, INC. | DRILL | 5,600 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Yoakum County.