Weekly Drilling Report

15,395 Well Permits
Across 7 States

May 9–May 15. Total filings up 15163 from the prior week (+6535.8%). Utah led with 15248 permits (99% of total).

This Week's Highlights

Overall permitting activity up 6535.8% week-over-week (15395 vs 232)
Top states by volume: Utah (15248), Virginia (83), Colorado (40)
Utah led growth with +15248 permits week-over-week
Texas saw the largest decline with -142 permits week-over-week

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By State

State	Permits	Prev	Change
UtahUT	15248	0	+15248
VirginiaVA	83	0	+83
ColoradoCO	40	42	-2-4.8%
TexasTX	17	159	-142-89.3%
AlabamaAL	5	0	+5
North DakotaND	1	6	-5-83.3%
OklahomaOK	1	6	-5-83.3%

Top Operators

Kerr-mcgee Oil & Gas Onshore, LP1521

Ovintiv1155

TX, UT

Koda Uinta, LLC924

Uinta Wax Operating, LLC746

Crescent Point Energy US Corp610

EOG Resources548

ND, UT

Berry Petroleum Company LLC508

Enduring Resources, LLC453

Finley Resources, Inc435

XCL Assetco, LLC411

Target Formations

NIOBRARA

By Permit Type

new drill15395

By Well Type

15308

gas62

oil24

oil gas1

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.