How many drilling permits were filed in Yoakum County in the last 12 months?

126 Texas Railroad Commission drilling permits were filed in Yoakum County, Texas over the last 12 months, 8 of them in the past 7 days.

Who is the most active drilling operator in Yoakum County?

OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. is the most active operator in Yoakum County with 52 permits over the last 12 months, followed by RILEY PERMIAN OPERATING CO, LLC (35).

Where does Yoakum County drilling-permit data come from?

Every permit shown is sourced from the Texas Railroad Commission's public drilling-permit filings and refreshed daily. It's free to search by operator, lease, depth, and wellbore profile.

WTI$90.88USD/BBL · AS OF 9:36 PM CTBRENT$95.57USD/BBL · AS OF 9:36 PM CTHENRY HUB$2.95USD/MMBtu · AS OF 9:36 PM CTPERMITS · 7 DAYS116TRRC · DAILY PULLM&A RECORDS3,328OPERATOR LINEAGECOUNTY RECORDS50 COUNTIES498 SOURCES MAPPED

Yoakum County drilling brief.

Every drilling permit filed with the Texas Railroad Commission in Yoakum County, Texas. Top operators, recent filings, depth and wellbore profile data.

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8: Permits filed; Last 7 days
126: Permits filed; Last 12 months
OCCIDENTAL: Top operator; 52 permits
8: Active operators; Last 12 months

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Yoakum · Texas drillingLast 7 days

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Top operators · 12m

01
OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.: –; 52 permits
02
RILEY PERMIAN OPERATING CO, LLC: –; 35 permits
03
OXY USA WTP LP: –; 11 permits
04
TEXLAND PETROLEUM, L.P.: –; 11 permits
05
RING ENERGY, INC.: –; 7 permits
06
BURK ROYALTY CO., LTD.: –; 5 permits
07
AMTEX ENERGY, INC.: –; 3 permits
08
HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY: –; 2 permits

Latest Yoakum filings

20 rows · last 12 months · Updated Sep 2, 2026

Recent Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit filings in Yoakum County, last 12 months, by submitted date
Submitted	Operator	API #	Depth (ft)	Type	Status
2026-08-28	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	50131086	5700	Horizontal Sidetrack	DRILLING PERMIT
2026-08-28	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	50131082	5700	Horizontal Sidetrack	DRILLING PERMIT
2026-08-28	RILEY PERMIAN OPERATING CO, LLC	50137660	9000	Horizontal	MAPPING
2026-08-28	RILEY PERMIAN OPERATING CO, LLC	50137659	9000	Horizontal	MAPPING
2026-08-28	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	50131026	5675	Horizontal Sidetrack	MAPPING
2026-08-28	TEXLAND PETROLEUM, L.P.	50137681	9000	Directional	MAPPING
2026-08-28	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	50135664	5650	Horizontal Sidetrack	MAPPING
2026-08-26	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	50135666	5700	Horizontal Sidetrack	DRILLING PERMIT
2026-08-21	TEXLAND PETROLEUM, L.P.	50137724	9000	Directional	APPROVED
2026-08-21	TEXLAND PETROLEUM, L.P.	50137725	9000	Directional	APPROVED
2026-08-13	RING ENERGY, INC.	50137723	5500	Horizontal	APPROVED
2026-08-12	OXY USA WTP LP	50131512	5533	Horizontal Sidetrack	APPROVED
2026-08-12	OXY USA WTP LP	50130805	5448	Horizontal Sidetrack	APPROVED
2026-08-11	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	50137722	6050	Horizontal	APPROVED
2026-08-11	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	50137717	5500	Horizontal	APPROVED
2026-08-11	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	50137720	5500	Horizontal	APPROVED
2026-08-11	RILEY PERMIAN OPERATING CO, LLC	50137715	9000	Horizontal	APPROVED
2026-08-11	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	50137721	6050	Horizontal	APPROVED
2026-08-11	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	50137719	5500	Horizontal	APPROVED
2026-08-11	RILEY PERMIAN OPERATING CO, LLC	50137716	9000	Horizontal	APPROVED

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