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Weekly Drilling Report

15,264 Well Permits
Across 7 States

Mar 27Apr 2. Total filings up 15080 from the prior week (+8195.7%). Utah led with 15145 permits (99% of total).

This Week's Highlights

  • Overall permitting activity up 8195.7% week-over-week (15264 vs 184)
  • Top states by volume: Utah (15145), Virginia (83), Colorado (18)
  • Utah led growth with +15145 permits week-over-week
  • Texas saw the largest decline with -103 permits week-over-week

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

By State

StatePermitsChange
UtahUT15145+15145
VirginiaVA83+83
ColoradoCO18-17-48.6%
KansasKS8-10-55.6%
AlabamaAL5+5
OklahomaOK4-3-42.9%
TexasTX1-103-99%

Top Operators

1
Kerr-mcgee Oil & Gas Onshore, LP1521
2
Ovintiv1149
3
Koda Uinta, LLC883
4
Uinta Wax Operating, LLC738
5
Crescent Point Energy US Corp610
6
EOG Resources547
7
Berry Petroleum Company LLC508
8
Enduring Resources, LLC453
9
Finley Resources, Inc435
10
XCL Assetco, LLC426

By Permit Type

new drill15264

By Well Type

oil7878
gas6755
569
disposal53
water source5
oil gas4

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.
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