Santo Petroleum

We are oil and gas mineral and royalty investors with assets spanning from the Permian Basin to the Rockies.  Our core investments are situated in the northern Delaware Basin within Eddy and Lea Counties in southeastern New Mexico. With offices in Artesia, New Mexico and Houston, Texas, the Santo family of entities includes Santo Petroleum, Santo Royalty Company, and Santo Royalty Company II (collectively “Santo”). 

Santo’s Managing Members Peyton and Hanson Yates are members of the third and fourth generation of a family with over a century of history in the Permian Basin.  Since its inception, Santo has continued the Yates family tradition of investing in both oil and gas assets and the communities in which it is active.  In all our actions and relationships, we strive to adhere to a set of core values of family, partnership, community, and integrity.