Weekly Drilling Report

258 Well Permits
Across 10 States

Sep 7Sep 13. Total filings down 115 from the prior week (-30.8%). Texas led with 187 permits (72% of total).

This Week's Highlights

  • Overall permitting activity down 30.8% week-over-week (258 vs 373)
  • Top states by volume: Texas (187), Colorado (24), Oklahoma (16)
  • Texas saw the largest decline with -40 permits week-over-week

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

By State

StatePermitsChange
TexasTX187-40-17.6%
ColoradoCO24-1-4%
OklahomaOK16-3-15.8%
PennsylvaniaPA10-13-56.5%
KansasKS8-5-38.5%
North DakotaND5-5-50%
OhioOH3-10-76.9%
MississippiMS3+3
LouisianaLA1-5-83.3%
NebraskaNE1+1

Top Operators

1
Diamondback Energy22
2
Pioneer Natural Resources21
3
DE Central Operating, LLC11
4
PDC Energy INC10
5
Murphy Expl. & Prod. CO. - USA8
6
Civitas Permian Operating, LLC7
7
Fundare Resources Operating Company LLC7
8
COG Operating LLC6
9
Continental Resources5
10
Coterra Energy5

Target Formations

NIOBRARA
3
UTICA
3
CHESTER
1
CODELL
1

By Permit Type

new drill248
recomplete9
1

By Well Type

oil187
44
oil gas20
gas6
dry hole1

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 Sep 13, 2026, 6:27 PM