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 August 10, 2026
Recent Activity
As of August 10, 2026
Year over Year
Top Operators in Mississippi
| Rank | Operator | Permits (30d) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BURNSED OIL CO., INC. | 5 | 38.5% |
| 2 | SKY3D LLC | 3 | 23.1% |
| 3 | BLACK JACK OIL COMPANY, INC. | 2 | 15.4% |
| 4 | AUSTRALIS TMS INC. | 1 | 7.7% |
| 5 | KFG PETROLEUM CORPORATION | 1 | 7.7% |
| 6 | SUNLAND PRODUCTION COMPANY, INC. | 1 | 7.7% |
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
View Black Warrior Basin rig count →Mississippi Salt Basin
View Mississippi Salt Basin rig count →Gulf Coast Basin
View Gulf Coast Basin rig count →Data Source
Data Coverage
1911-05-23 to 2026-08-10
Source Check Schedule
Configured weekly
Last successful check: August 11, 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": 3327,
"last_30_days": 13,
"last_365_days": 717,
"year_over_year_change": "+184.5%",
"top_operators": [
{
"name": "BURNSED OIL CO., INC.",
"permits": 5,
"pct_share": "38.5%"
},
{
"name": "SKY3D LLC",
"permits": 3,
"pct_share": "23.1%"
},
{
"name": "BLACK JACK OIL COMPANY, INC.",
"permits": 2,
"pct_share": "15.4%"
}
]
},
"meta": {
"source": "Mississippi State Oil and Gas Board (MSOGB)",
"data_as_of": "2026-08-10",
"source_checked_at": "2026-08-11T13:37:42Z",
"configured_check_cadence": "weekly"
}
}Mississippi Drilling Permit FAQs
Mississippi has 3,327 historical drilling permits in the returned dataset, with 13 records in its latest 30-day calculation. The latest returned permit date is August 10, 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: BURNSED OIL CO., INC. (38.5%), SKY3D LLC (23.1%), BLACK JACK OIL COMPANY, INC. (15.4%).
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.
This Week in Well Permits →