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Yoakum County, Texas oil and gas

  • 26,790,516bbl oil in the last 12 months
  • 463producing leases
  • 8,388wells on the map
  • 207drilling locations in two years

Oil wells and drilling locations in Yoakum County

Map of Yoakum County, Texas, with 8,388 oil and gas wells and 207 recent drilling locations as dots.
  • Drilling locations207Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells6,342On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing259Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged1,787The state's wellbore record says plugged

Sources: Railroad Commission of Texas well layers and permit files, US Census Bureau county outline, town points from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), base map from USGS The National Map. A dot is a surface location; a horizontal well runs a mile or more from it.

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8,388 wells with a location on the state's map (6,342 producing, 259 not producing, 1,787 plugged) and 207 drilling locations permitted in the last 24 months, each where the Railroad Commission puts it.

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Wells near a town: Denver City · Plains · Newest drilling permits in Yoakum County · Wells by ZIP code

Yoakum County is one of the 61 counties of the Permian Basin

Yoakum County reported 27 million barrels of oil and 62 million mcf of gas in the last 12 months. That ranks 17th of 225 Texas counties by oil.

County dossier

26,790,516bbl oil, last 12 months−7% vs prior year

August 2026 is still coming in. About 89% of Texas leases have reported it so far, so this page counts through July 2026 until it is fully reported.

Producing leases
463of 646 on record
Operators
54
Fields
53
Top operator
Occidental Permian Ltd.

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Yoakum CountyYoakumHockleyCochranTerryYoakum County
Yoakum County · RRC district 8A
Gas, last 12 months
62,322,235 mcf
Share of Texas oil
1.3%
Wells on record
8,390on leases with production reports
Data through
Jul 2026

Five years of output in Yoakum County

Oil output in Yoakum County fell 7% over the last 12 months

27M bbl through Jul 2026, against 29M bbl a year earlier. Peak Dec 2022: 2.7M bbl.

Oil output in Yoakum County fell 7% over the last 12 months27M bbl through Jul 2026, against 29M bbl a year earlier. Peak Dec 2022: 2.7M bbl.Oil, bbl per month01M2M3MPeak 2.7M (Dec 22)2.2M20222023202420252026
Oil output in Yoakum County fell 7% over the last 12 months27M bbl through Jul 2026, against 29M bbl a year earlier. Peak Dec 2022: 2.7M bbl.Oil, bbl per month01M2M3MPeak 2.7M (Dec 22)2.2M'22'23'24'25'26

Gas output in Yoakum County held steady over the last 12 months

62M mcf through Jul 2026, against 63M mcf a year earlier. Peak Jul 2026: 5.6M mcf.

Gas output in Yoakum County held steady over the last 12 months62M mcf through Jul 2026, against 63M mcf a year earlier. Peak Jul 2026: 5.6M mcf.Gas, mcf per month02M4M6M5.6M20222023202420252026
Gas output in Yoakum County held steady over the last 12 months62M mcf through Jul 2026, against 63M mcf a year earlier. Peak Jul 2026: 5.6M mcf.Gas, mcf per month02M4M6M5.6M'22'23'24'25'26

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, county totals, through Jul 2026, file dated Oct 20, 2026.

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Yoakum County oil and gas production by year, 1993 to 2025

Every full year we hold, 1993 to 2025. The highest year for oil since 1993 was 1993, at 34,497,402 bbl. The highest year for gas was 2004, at 141,786,072 mcf.

Yoakum County, Texas: oil and gas produced each year, 1993 to 2025
YearOilbblGasmcf
202527,872,98463,345,506
202429,833,11661,198,153
202330,453,51657,531,380
202229,976,76052,699,611
202128,739,00145,558,572
202029,324,26543,022,628
201929,532,76643,141,241
201829,796,13340,581,933
201726,621,95535,703,263
201625,736,15531,841,487
201525,127,57530,375,283
201423,616,13829,622,923
201323,415,71928,364,790
201223,500,75928,882,421
201123,393,85928,243,979
201024,530,27227,357,516
200924,992,38630,446,658
200826,137,85132,255,666
200726,582,65130,465,930
200627,925,47732,367,094
200528,736,20632,346,481
200428,236,748141,786,072
200327,820,863130,511,879
200228,505,886110,889,635
200129,419,512106,493,002
200030,184,88896,220,036
199930,942,91592,042,058
199832,609,88691,413,793
199733,507,95992,596,011
199633,303,80193,900,416
199533,020,569103,952,345
199433,585,273118,575,764
199334,497,402117,786,509

SourceTexas Railroad Commission production records, added up by county and calendar year. Oil includes condensate; gas includes casinghead gas. The year in progress is left out until it is complete.

Yoakum County appraisal district, 2026 mineral roll

Mineral owners in Yoakum County: 78,497 royalty records on the roll

At least 903 of the 78,497 royalty-interest records on Yoakum County's 2026 mineral roll are still titled to an estate (1.15%). We publish counts only. No owner’s name or address is on this page; to look for one family, search its name.

Royalty-interest records, 2026 roll
78,497
Still titled to an estate, at least
903
Share of the roll
1.15%
Search a name on the Yoakum County rollEvery county, with the method

SourceRoyalty Clerk count of the Yoakum County mineral appraisal roll of 2026, read November 2026. A record is one line of the roll, not one person.

The biggest leases in Yoakum County

Under each volume: change on the year before.

Showing 25 of 150 (the 150 largest of 463), ranked by output value.

Every lease in Yoakum County, A to Z →

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query.

Who runs the leases, and what they produce

Operators in Yoakum County, by oil

Occidental Permian leads

  1. Occidental Permian Ltd.36 leases11Mbbl
  2. Riley Permian Operating Co, LLC58 leases5Mbbl
  3. Burk Royalty Co., Ltd.127 leases3.7Mbbl
  4. Ring Energy, Inc.63 leases2.5Mbbl
  5. OXY USA WTP LP2 leases1.6Mbbl
  6. Hilcorp Energy Company20 leases1.5Mbbl
  7. Amtex Energy, Inc.4 leases385kbbl
  8. Texland Petroleum, L.P.21 leases197kbbl

Fields in Yoakum County, by oil

Wasson leads

  1. Wasson22 leases · District 8A · Field 9539700113Mbbl
  2. Platang (San Andres)227 leases · District 8A · Field 7182366611Mbbl
  3. Brahaney70 leases · District 8A · Field 113080011.4Mbbl
  4. Wasson 7214 leases · District 8A · Field 95431001642kbbl
  5. Reeves (San Andres)4 leases · District 8A · Field 75552500244kbbl
  6. Prentice (6700)9 leases · District 8A · Field 72995498170kbbl
  7. Wasson, Ne. (Clear Fork)9 leases · District 8A · Field 95400333158kbbl
  8. Ownby (Clear Fork, Upper)5 leases · District 8A · Field 67899400125kbbl

More operators here

OperatorTexland Petroleum, L.P.21OperatorWhite Rock Oil & Gas, LLC3OperatorYucca Energy, Inc.3OperatorSouthwest Royalties, Inc.4
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Recent drilling permits in Yoakum County

Counties near Yoakum County (number = producing leases)

CountyTerry151CountyCochran169CountyGaines490CountyHockley381CountyLynn30CountyDawson508CountyAndrews2,098CountyBaileyCountyLubbock105CountyLamb19