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Texas county · RRC district 8A

Yoakum County

Yoakum County reported 26 million barrels of oil and 61 million mcf of gas in the 12 months through Jul 2026. That ranks 17th of 224 Texas counties by oil.

County dossier · #17 of 224 for oil

26,383,621bbl oil, last 12 months−9% vs prior year
Producing leases
457of 642 on record
Operators
54
Fields
53
Top operator
Occidental Permian Ltd.

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Where it sits

This county

Yoakum CountyYoakumHockleyCochranTerryYoakum County
Yoakum County · RRC district 8A
Gas, last 12 months
60,862,714 mcf
Share of Texas oil
1.3%
Leases on record
642
Data through
Jul 2026

Production

Five years of output in Yoakum County

Monthly totals for every lease the Railroad Commission places in this county. Oil is in barrels (bbl), gas in thousand cubic feet (mcf).

Oil output in Yoakum County fell 9% over the last 12 months

26M bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 29M bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Dec 2022, 2.7M bbl.

Oil output in Yoakum County fell 9% over the last 12 months26M bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 29M bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Dec 2022, 2.7M bbl.Oil, bbl per month01M2M3MPeak 2.7M (Dec 22)1.8M20222023202420252026
Oil output in Yoakum County fell 9% over the last 12 months26M bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 29M bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Dec 2022, 2.7M bbl.Oil, bbl per month01M2M3MPeak 2.7M (Dec 22)1.8M'22'23'24'25'26

Gas output in Yoakum County fell 4% over the last 12 months

61M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 63M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Aug 2025, 5.6M mcf.

Gas output in Yoakum County fell 4% over the last 12 months61M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 63M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Aug 2025, 5.6M mcf.Gas, mcf per month02M4M6MPeak 5.6M (Aug 25)4.2M20222023202420252026
Gas output in Yoakum County fell 4% over the last 12 months61M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 63M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Aug 2025, 5.6M mcf.Gas, mcf per month02M4M6MPeak 5.6M (Aug 25)4.2M'22'23'24'25'26

SourceTexas Railroad Commission, Production Data Query, county totals of every lease. Reported through Jul 2026, file dated Sep 18, 2026. The newest month is often revised as operators file late.

Leases

The biggest leases in Yoakum County

Ranked by what they produced in the last 12 months. Sort, filter by operator or field, and open any lease for its month-by-month ledger.

Showing 25 of 150 (the 150 largest of 457 producing leases).

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SourceTexas Railroad Commission, Production Data Query. Ranked by an approximate value of last-12-month output, so oil and gas wells sort together.

In Yoakum County

Who runs the leases, and what they produce

Your royalty check comes from the operator. These are the ones with the most output here.

Operators in Yoakum County, by oil

Occidental Permian leads

  1. Occidental Permian Ltd.36 producing leases here11Mbbl
  2. Riley Permian Operating Co, LLC56 producing leases here4.7Mbbl
  3. Burk Royalty Co., Ltd.126 producing leases here3.7Mbbl
  4. Ring Energy, Inc.63 producing leases here2.5Mbbl
  5. OXY USA WTP LP2 producing leases here1.6Mbbl
  6. Hilcorp Energy Company20 producing leases here1.5Mbbl
  7. Amtex Energy, Inc.4 producing leases here405kbbl
  8. Sixess Energy, LLC6 producing leases here191kbbl

Fields in Yoakum County, by oil

Wasson leads

  1. Wasson22 producing leases here · District 8A · Field 9539700113Mbbl
  2. Platang (San Andres)224 producing leases here · District 8A · Field 7182366611Mbbl
  3. Brahaney69 producing leases here · District 8A · Field 113080011.4Mbbl
  4. Wasson 7214 producing leases here · District 8A · Field 95431001638kbbl
  5. Reeves (San Andres)4 producing leases here · District 8A · Field 75552500235kbbl
  6. Prentice (6700)9 producing leases here · District 8A · Field 72995498173kbbl
  7. Wasson, Ne. (Clear Fork)9 producing leases here · District 8A · Field 95400333160kbbl
  8. Ownby (Clear Fork, Upper)5 producing leases here · District 8A · Field 67899400124kbbl

More operators here

OperatorTexland Petroleum, L.P.19OperatorWhite Rock Oil & Gas, LLC3OperatorYucca Energy, Inc.3OperatorSouthwest Royalties, Inc.4
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Minerals in Yoakum County, in plain terms

Rank by oil
17 of 224
Share of Texas oil
1.3%
Producing leases
457
Operators
54

If you inherited mineral rights in Yoakum County, the money comes from an operator: the company that drills and runs the wells. Here, the largest is Occidental Permian Ltd., among 54 operators with producing leases.

Each lease has a name, a Railroad Commission district and a lease number. Your check stub prints them, or a version of them. Search the name on your stub, open the lease, and compare the “oil sold” and “gas sold” volumes for the month with the barrels and mcf on your stub.

We hold 642 leases in Yoakum County, of which 457 reported production recently. The state publishes county totals two to three months late, so Jul 2026 is the newest month.