Mississippi Drilling Permits
Mississippi's Tuscaloosa Marine Shale (TMS) was briefly a horizontal target but proved uneconomic. Conventional production in salt dome fields continues.
All Time
As of September 22, 2026
Recent Activity
As of September 22, 2026
Year over Year
Top Operators in Mississippi
| Rank | Operator | Permits (30d) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACE ENERGY, LLC | 3 | 30.0% |
| 2 | SKY3D LLC | 2 | 20.0% |
| 3 | BLACK SNAKE PETROLEUM, LLC | 1 | 10.0% |
| 4 | PRUET PRODUCTION CO | 1 | 10.0% |
| 5 | RADZEWICZ OPERATING CORPORATION | 1 | 10.0% |
| 6 | FRANK DAVIS EXPLORATION INC | 1 | 10.0% |
| 7 | AUSTRALIS TMS INC. | 1 | 10.0% |
Find Wells Near You in Mississippi
Search for oil wells, gas wells, and drilling permits near any Mississippi 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 Mississippi
Black Warrior Basin
Rig-count data for this basin is currently unavailable.
Mississippi Salt Basin
Rig-count data for this basin is currently unavailable.
Gulf Coast Basin
Rig-count data for this basin is currently unavailable.
Data Source
Data Coverage
1911-05-23 to 2026-09-22
Source Check Schedule
Configured weekly
Last successful check: October 3, 2026. This is separate from the permit-record date.
Access This Data via API
Access Mississippi well permit data programmatically. Historical data, trends, and more.
/v1/drilling-intelligence/well-permits?state=MScurl -X GET "https://api.oilpriceapi.com/v1/drilling-intelligence/well-permits?state=MS"
Sample Response
{
"data": {
"state": "Mississippi",
"state_code": "MS",
"total_permits": 3339,
"last_30_days": 10,
"last_365_days": 206,
"year_over_year_change": "-73.2%",
"top_operators": [
{
"name": "ACE ENERGY, LLC",
"permits": 3,
"pct_share": "30.0%"
},
{
"name": "SKY3D LLC",
"permits": 2,
"pct_share": "20.0%"
},
{
"name": "BLACK SNAKE PETROLEUM, LLC",
"permits": 1,
"pct_share": "10.0%"
}
]
},
"meta": {
"source": "Mississippi State Oil and Gas Board (MSOGB)",
"data_as_of": "2026-09-22",
"source_checked_at": "2026-10-03T13:37:35Z",
"configured_check_cadence": "weekly"
}
}Mississippi Drilling Permit FAQs
Mississippi has 3,339 historical drilling permits in the returned dataset, with 10 records in its latest 30-day calculation. The latest returned permit date is September 22, 2026. The configured weekly source-check schedule is not a guarantee that the dataset is current to the regulator.
Mississippi includes the Black Warrior Basin, Mississippi Salt Basin, Gulf Coast Basin basins. Mississippi's Tuscaloosa Marine Shale (TMS) was briefly a horizontal target but proved uneconomic. Conventional production in salt dome fields continues.
The top operators in Mississippi by permit count are: ACE ENERGY, LLC (30.0%), SKY3D LLC (20.0%), BLACK SNAKE PETROLEUM, LLC (10.0%).
Official permit data comes from the Mississippi State Oil and Gas Board (MSOGB) (https://www.ogb.state.ms.us/). OilPriceAPI aggregates this data and provides it via API with historical trends and operator analytics.
Weekly Drilling Report
See how Mississippi compares to other states in our weekly permit analysis with interactive map and operator rankings.
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