Weekly Drilling Report

15,514 Well Permits
Across 6 States

Jul 11Jul 17. Total filings up 15334 from the prior week (+8518.9%). Utah led with 15420 permits (99% of total).

This Week's Highlights

  • Overall permitting activity up 8518.9% week-over-week (15514 vs 180)
  • Top states by volume: Utah (15420), Virginia (83), Alabama (5)
  • Utah led growth with +15420 permits week-over-week
  • Texas saw the largest decline with -116 permits week-over-week

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By State

StatePermitsChange
UtahUT15420+15420
VirginiaVA83+83
AlabamaAL5+5
ColoradoCO3-31-91.2%
MichiganMI2+1100%
West VirginiaWV1-7-87.5%

Top Operators

1
Kerr-mcgee Oil & Gas Onshore, LP1521
2
Ovintiv1149
3
Koda Uinta, LLC949
4
Uinta Wax Operating, LLC754
5
Crescent Point Energy US Corp610
6
EOG Resources547
7
Berry Petroleum Company LLC508
8
Enduring Resources, LLC453
9
Finley Resources, Inc444
10
XCL Assetco, LLC411

Target Formations

NIOBRARA
2

By Permit Type

new drill15514

By Well Type

15445
gas62
oil7

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 Jul 17, 2026, 8:09 PM