Alabama Drilling Permits
Alabama production comes from the Black Warrior Basin (coalbed methane) and offshore/coastal Gulf Coast Basin. Deep Smackover and Norphlet formations are exploration targets.
All Time
As of July 19, 2026
Recent Activity
As of July 19, 2026
Year over Year
Top Operators in Alabama
| Rank | Operator | Permits (30d) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevron Oil Co. | 1 | 50.0% |
| 2 | Pan American Petroleum Corp. | 1 | 50.0% |
Find Wells Near You in Alabama
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Major Basins in Alabama
Black Warrior Basin
View Black Warrior Basin rig count →Gulf Coast Basin
View Gulf Coast Basin rig count →Data Source
Data Coverage
1904-04-17 to 2026-07-19
Source Check Schedule
Configured weekly
Last successful check: August 18, 2026. This is separate from the permit-record date.
Access This Data via API
Access Alabama well permit data programmatically. Historical data, trends, and more.
/v1/drilling-intelligence/well-permits?state=ALcurl -X GET "https://api.oilpriceapi.com/v1/drilling-intelligence/well-permits?state=AL"
Sample Response
{
"data": {
"state": "Alabama",
"state_code": "AL",
"total_permits": 2886,
"last_30_days": 2,
"last_365_days": 2,
"year_over_year_change": "N/A",
"top_operators": [
{
"name": "Chevron Oil Co.",
"permits": 1,
"pct_share": "50.0%"
},
{
"name": "Pan American Petroleum Corp.",
"permits": 1,
"pct_share": "50.0%"
}
]
},
"meta": {
"source": "Alabama State Oil and Gas Board (AOGB)",
"data_as_of": "2026-07-19",
"source_checked_at": "2026-08-18T14:48:14Z",
"configured_check_cadence": "weekly"
}
}Alabama Drilling Permit FAQs
Alabama has 2,886 historical drilling permits in the returned dataset, with 2 records in its latest 30-day calculation. The latest returned permit date is July 19, 2026. The configured weekly source-check schedule is not a guarantee that the dataset is current to the regulator.
Alabama includes the Black Warrior Basin, Gulf Coast Basin basins. Alabama production comes from the Black Warrior Basin (coalbed methane) and offshore/coastal Gulf Coast Basin. Deep Smackover and Norphlet formations are exploration targets.
The top operators in Alabama by permit count are: Chevron Oil Co. (50.0%), Pan American Petroleum Corp. (50.0%).
Official permit data comes from the Alabama State Oil and Gas Board (AOGB) (https://www.gsa.state.al.us/ogb). OilPriceAPI aggregates this data and provides it via API with historical trends and operator analytics.
Weekly Drilling Report
See how Alabama compares to other states in our weekly permit analysis with interactive map and operator rankings.
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