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Yoakum County, Texas Wells Summary

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Total wells

4,305
Yoakum County

Last 60 days

48
wells drilled

Prior 60 days

68
to compare against

60-day trend

-20
vs prior 60d

Yoakum County contains 4,305 wells on file, with top operators including OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. and OXY USA WTP LP.

Wells in Yoakum span several oil & gas fields including WASSON and PLATANG (SAN ANDRES).

Most recent well on record: DENVER UNIT, operated by OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. — last updated May 2026.

County FIPS Code: 48501

Active drilling rigs · Baker Hughes snapshot, week of 2026-06-12

261 rigs across the state
3 in this county / area

By basin

  • 164 Permian
  • 44 Eagle Ford
  • 29 Haynesville
  • 22 Other
  • 2 Granite Wash

Drilling for

  • 214 Oil
  • 47 Gas

Yoakum County well density

Every dot is one well — small blue dots are historic wells; larger orange dots are wells with activity in the last 60 days.
1,305 wells plotted · 1 active in last 60 days

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Top Operators in Yoakum County by total wells

OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.2,244OXY USA WTP LP563APACHE CORPORATION421XTO ENERGY INC.208STEWARD ENERGY II, LLC153RILEY PERMIAN OPERATING CO, LLC144WALSH PETROLEUM, INC.108RING ENERGY, INC.77WISHBONE TEXAS OPERATING CO LLC59TEXLAND PETROLEUM, L.P.44

Operators: Occidental Permian Ltd., Oxy Usa Wtp Lp, Apache Corporation, Xto Energy Inc., Steward Energy Ii, Llc, Riley Permian Operating Co, Llc, Walsh Petroleum, Inc., Ring Energy, Inc., Wishbone Texas Operating Co Llc, Texland Petroleum, L.p..

Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Yoakum County

WASSON2,638PLATANG (SAN ANDRES)473WASSON 72351BRAHANEY214PRENTICE (6700)128OWNBY (CLEAR FORK, UPPER)118WASSON, NE. (CLEAR FORK)80SABLE (SAN ANDRES)68REEVES (SAN ANDRES)62OWNBY40

Fields: Wasson, Platang (San Andres), Wasson 72, Brahaney, Prentice (6700), Ownby (Clear Fork, Upper), Wasson, Ne. (Clear Fork), Sable (San Andres), Reeves (San Andres), Ownby.

Top Counties in Texas most active by total wells

Compare Yoakum against the other busiest counties in Texas:

  • Midland · 11,103 wells
  • Martin · 10,576 wells
  • Andrews · 9,606 wells
  • Reeves · 7,308 wells
  • Ector · 7,180 wells
  • Upton · 6,812 wells
  • Howard · 6,477 wells
  • Karnes · 5,977 wells
  • Glasscock · 5,352 wells
  • Reagan · 5,182 wells
  • Loving · 4,840 wells
  • La Salle · 4,734 wells

Recent wells

Well Name Last activity Updates Operator API
DENVER UNIT 2026-05-14 OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. 50132788
WASSON ODC UNIT 2026-05-14 2 OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. 50137639
SUNDANCE 642 2026-05-14 2 RILEY PERMIAN OPERATING CO, LLC 50137590
WASSON ODC UNIT 2026-05-14 3 OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. 50136306
DENVER UNIT 2026-05-14 3 OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. 50136912
WILLARD UNIT 2026-05-14 2 OXY USA INC. 50136461
SUNDANCE 642 2026-05-14 2 RILEY PERMIAN OPERATING CO, LLC 50137591
WASSON ODC UNIT 2026-05-14 OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. 50130621
BENNETT RANCH UNIT 2026-05-14 5 OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. 50132226
BENNETT RANCH UNIT 2026-05-12 OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. 50132228

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