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Weekly Drilling Report

15,431 Well Permits
Across 7 States

May 18May 24. Total filings up 15181 from the prior week (+6072.4%). Utah led with 15258 permits (99% of total).

This Week's Highlights

  • Overall permitting activity up 6072.4% week-over-week (15431 vs 250)
  • Top states by volume: Utah (15258), Virginia (83), Texas (65)
  • Utah led growth with +15258 permits week-over-week
  • Texas saw the largest decline with -105 permits week-over-week

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

By State

StatePermitsChange
UtahUT15258+15258
VirginiaVA83+83
TexasTX65-105-61.8%
ColoradoCO16-52-76.5%
AlabamaAL5+5
PennsylvaniaPA3-5-62.5%
OklahomaOK1-2-66.7%

Top Operators

1
Kerr-mcgee Oil & Gas Onshore, LP1521
2
Ovintiv1149
3
Koda Uinta, LLC924
4
Uinta Wax Operating, LLC750
5
Crescent Point Energy US Corp610
6
EOG Resources551
7
Berry Petroleum Company LLC508
8
Enduring Resources, LLC453
9
Finley Resources, Inc435
10
XCL Assetco, LLC411

Target Formations

NIOBRARA
1

By Permit Type

new drill15431

By Well Type

15293
oil72
gas65
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.

Data sourced from state regulatory agencies. Updated weekly.
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