Florida Drilling Permits
Florida has limited oil production from the Sunniland Trend in south Florida. Environmental restrictions limit expansion. No offshore drilling permitted under state law.
All Time
As of March 4, 2020
Recent Activity
As of March 4, 2020
Year over Year
Find Wells Near You in Florida
Search for oil wells, gas wells, and drilling permits near any Florida address. Enter a city, ZIP code, or street address to find recent well permit activity in your area.
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Major Basins in Florida
South Florida Basin
View South Florida Basin rig count →Sunniland Trend
View Sunniland Trend rig count →Data Source
Data Coverage
1944-05-01 to 2020-03-04
Source Check Schedule
Configured weekly
Last successful check: August 25, 2026. This is separate from the permit-record date.
Access This Data via API
Access Florida well permit data programmatically. Historical data, trends, and more.
/v1/drilling-intelligence/well-permits?state=FLcurl -X GET "https://api.oilpriceapi.com/v1/drilling-intelligence/well-permits?state=FL"
Sample Response
{
"data": {
"state": "Florida",
"state_code": "FL",
"total_permits": 1366,
"last_30_days": 0,
"last_365_days": 0,
"year_over_year_change": "N/A",
"top_operators": []
},
"meta": {
"source": "Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)",
"data_as_of": "2020-03-04",
"source_checked_at": "2026-08-25T09:49:16Z",
"configured_check_cadence": "weekly"
}
}Florida Drilling Permit FAQs
Florida has 1,366 historical drilling permits in the returned dataset, with 0 records in its latest 30-day calculation. The latest returned permit date is March 4, 2020. The configured weekly source-check schedule is not a guarantee that the dataset is current to the regulator.
Florida includes the South Florida Basin, Sunniland Trend basins. Florida has limited oil production from the Sunniland Trend in south Florida. Environmental restrictions limit expansion. No offshore drilling permitted under state law.
Operator data for Florida is available via our API.
Official permit data comes from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) (https://floridadep.gov/water/oil-gas). OilPriceAPI aggregates this data and provides it via API with historical trends and operator analytics.
Weekly Drilling Report
See how Florida compares to other states in our weekly permit analysis with interactive map and operator rankings.
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