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Yoakum County, Texas Wells Summary

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Total wells

4,353
Yoakum County

Last 60 days

104
wells drilled

Prior 60 days

93
to compare against

60-day trend

+11
vs prior 60d

Yoakum County contains 4,353 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: WASSON ODC UNIT, operated by OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. — last updated August 2026.

County FIPS Code: 48501

Active drilling rigs · Baker Hughes snapshot, week of 2026-08-21

281 rigs across the state
3 in this county / area

By basin

  • 176 Permian
  • 50 Eagle Ford
  • 32 Haynesville
  • 22 Other
  • 1 Barnett

Drilling for

  • 227 Oil
  • 54 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.
1,313 wells plotted · 2 active in last 60 days

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Top Operators in Yoakum County by total wells

OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.2,262OXY USA WTP LP564APACHE CORPORATION421XTO ENERGY INC.208RILEY PERMIAN OPERATING CO, LLC158STEWARD ENERGY II, LLC153WALSH PETROLEUM, INC.108RING ENERGY, INC.82WISHBONE TEXAS OPERATING CO LLC59TEXLAND PETROLEUM, L.P.47

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

Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Yoakum County

WASSON2,661PLATANG (SAN ANDRES)493WASSON 72352BRAHANEY214PRENTICE (6700)129OWNBY (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 · 11,361 wells
  • Martin · 10,748 wells
  • Andrews · 9,670 wells
  • Reeves · 7,427 wells
  • Ector · 7,218 wells
  • Upton · 6,935 wells
  • Howard · 6,527 wells
  • Karnes · 5,993 wells
  • Glasscock · 5,424 wells
  • Reagan · 5,243 wells
  • Loving · 4,971 wells
  • La Salle · 4,753 wells

Recent wells

Well Name Last activity Updates Operator API
WASSON ODC UNIT 2026-08-19 OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. 50100310
WASSON ODC UNIT 2026-08-19 2 OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. 50130640
WASSON ODC UNIT 2026-08-19 3 OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. 50130653
BENNETT RANCH UNIT 2026-08-19 3 OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. 50132350
WILLARD UNIT 2026-08-17 5 OXY USA WTP LP 50135461
WASSON ODC UNIT 2026-08-17 OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. 50137667
WASSON ODC UNIT 2026-08-14 OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. 50100318
WILLARD UNIT 2026-08-14 OXY USA WTP LP 50130123
WASSON ODC UNIT 2026-08-14 OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. 50137666
MAHONEY, H. O. 2026-08-14 2 HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY 50101736

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