Weekly Drilling Report
219 Well Permits
Across 9 States
Aug 25–Aug 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
| State | Permits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| TexasTX | 135 | -132-49.4% |
| ColoradoCO | 33 | -16-32.7% |
| PennsylvaniaPA | 21 | +640% |
| LouisianaLA | 8 | -8-50% |
| OklahomaOK | 8 | -4-33.3% |
| OhioOH | 6 | +3100% |
| West VirginiaWV | 6 | -16-72.7% |
| North DakotaND | 1 | -17-94.4% |
| MichiganMI | 1 | — |
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.