Weekly Drilling Report

219 Well Permits
Across 9 States

Aug 25Aug 31. Total filings down 234 from the prior week (-51.7%). Texas led with 135 permits (62% of total).

This Week's Highlights

  • Overall permitting activity down 51.7% week-over-week (219 vs 453)
  • Top states by volume: Texas (135), Colorado (33), Pennsylvania (21)
  • Pennsylvania led growth with +6 permits week-over-week
  • Texas saw the largest decline with -132 permits week-over-week

Up to 500 permit locations shown. Click a marker for details.

By State

StatePermitsChange
TexasTX135-132-49.4%
ColoradoCO33-16-32.7%
PennsylvaniaPA21+640%
LouisianaLA8-8-50%
OklahomaOK8-4-33.3%
OhioOH6+3100%
West VirginiaWV6-16-72.7%
North DakotaND1-17-94.4%
MichiganMI1

Top Operators

1
Coterra Energy15
2
Verdad Resources LLC10
3
Pennenergy Resources LLC9
4
BPX Operating Company9
5
Apache Corporation8
6
U.s. Energy Development Corp7
7
Dunamis Energy Operating LLC7
8
Aethon Energy Operating LLC7
9
Crescent Energy Operating, LLC7
10
Bison IV Operating LLC6

Target Formations

NIOBRARA
8
UTICA
6
MARCELLUS
1

By Permit Type

new drill214
recomplete3
2

By Well Type

oil135
50
gas20
oil gas14

This report is generated from our Well Permit API, which covers 26 US states with real-time data, geospatial queries, and operator normalization. Start a free trial to access the underlying data.

Data sourced from state regulatory agencies. Updated weekly.
OilPriceAPI Drilling Intelligence · Generated Aug 31, 2026, 7:22 PM