Michigan Drilling Permits
Michigan produces mainly natural gas from the Antrim Shale, one of the first "shale gas" plays developed in the 1980s. Shallow depths and natural fracturing made early development possible.
All Time
As of August 25, 2026
Recent Activity
As of August 25, 2026
Year over Year
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Major Basins in Michigan
Michigan Basin
Rig-count data for this basin is currently unavailable.
Data Source
Regulatory Agency
Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE)
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2001-09-12 to 2026-08-25
Source Check Schedule
Configured weekly
Last successful check: September 30, 2026. This is separate from the permit-record date.
Access This Data via API
Access Michigan well permit data programmatically. Historical data, trends, and more.
/v1/drilling-intelligence/well-permits?state=MIcurl -X GET "https://api.oilpriceapi.com/v1/drilling-intelligence/well-permits?state=MI"
Sample Response
{
"data": {
"state": "Michigan",
"state_code": "MI",
"total_permits": 92629,
"last_30_days": 0,
"last_365_days": 60800,
"year_over_year_change": "+141295.3%",
"top_operators": []
},
"meta": {
"source": "Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE)",
"data_as_of": "2026-08-25",
"source_checked_at": "2026-09-30T09:41:11Z",
"configured_check_cadence": "weekly"
}
}Michigan Drilling Permit FAQs
Michigan has 92,629 historical drilling permits in the returned dataset, with 0 records in its latest 30-day calculation. The latest returned permit date is August 25, 2026. The configured weekly source-check schedule is not a guarantee that the dataset is current to the regulator.
Michigan includes the Michigan Basin basin. Michigan produces mainly natural gas from the Antrim Shale, one of the first "shale gas" plays developed in the 1980s. Shallow depths and natural fracturing made early development possible.
Operator data for Michigan is available via our API.
Official permit data comes from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) (https://www.michigan.gov/egle/about/organization/oil-gas-and-minerals). OilPriceAPI aggregates this data and provides it via API with historical trends and operator analytics.
Weekly Drilling Report
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