Weekly Drilling Report

146 Well Permits
Across 5 States

Oct 10–Oct 16. Total filings down 180 from the prior week (-55.2%). Texas led with 106 permits (73% of total).

This Week's Highlights

  • Overall permitting activity down 55.2% week-over-week (146 vs 326)
  • Top states by volume: Texas (106), Colorado (28), Louisiana (9)
  • Texas saw the largest decline with -104 permits week-over-week

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By State

StatePermitsChange
TexasTX106-104-49.5%
ColoradoCO28+27.7%
LouisianaLA9+112.5%
North DakotaND2-1-33.3%
OklahomaOK1-23-95.8%

Top Operators

1
Diamondback Energy29
2
PDC Energy INC15
3
Ovintiv10
4
EOG Resources7
5
Bison IV Operating LLC6
6
Blackbeard Operating, LLC6
7
Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC5
8
Occidental Petroleum4
9
BKV Barnett, LLC4
10
Prairie Operating CO LLC3

Target Formations

NIOBRARA
8

By Permit Type

new drill135
recomplete8
reenter2
1

By Well Type

oil106
37
oil gas2
disposal1

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 Oct 16, 2026, 12:16 AM