Arkansas Drilling Permits
The Fayetteville Shale was an early shale gas play but activity has declined due to low natural gas prices. Conventional production in south Arkansas continues.
All Time
As of January 17, 2026
Recent Activity
As of January 17, 2026
Year over Year
Major Basins in Arkansas
Arkoma Basin
View Arkoma Basin rig count →Fayetteville Shale
View Fayetteville Shale rig count →Data Source
Data Coverage
1905-03-13 to 2025-10-13
Update Frequency
Weekly updates
Access This Data via API
Access Arkansas well permit data programmatically. Historical data, trends, and more.
/v1/drilling-intelligence/well-permits?state=ARcurl -X GET "https://api.oilpriceapi.com/v1/drilling-intelligence/well-permits?state=AR"
Sample Response
{
"data": {
"state": "Arkansas",
"state_code": "AR",
"total_permits": 4271,
"last_30_days": 0,
"last_365_days": 38,
"year_over_year_change": "-98.0%",
"top_operators": []
},
"meta": {
"source": "Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission (AOGC)",
"update_frequency": "weekly",
"updated_at": "2026-01-17T09:24:56.580Z"
}
}Arkansas Drilling Permit FAQs
Arkansas has 4,271 total drilling permits tracked in our database, with 0 permits issued in the last 30 days. The Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission (AOGC) updates permit data weekly.
Arkansas includes the Arkoma Basin, Fayetteville Shale basins. The Fayetteville Shale was an early shale gas play but activity has declined due to low natural gas prices. Conventional production in south Arkansas continues.
Operator data for Arkansas is available via our API.
Official permit data comes from the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission (AOGC) (https://www.aogc.state.ar.us/). OilPriceAPI aggregates this data and provides it via API with historical trends and operator analytics.