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 February 17, 2026
Recent Activity
As of February 17, 2026
Year over Year
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.
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
2014-10-21 to 2017-07-25
Update Frequency
Weekly updates
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": 2395,
"last_30_days": 0,
"last_365_days": 0,
"year_over_year_change": "N/A",
"top_operators": []
},
"meta": {
"source": "Mississippi State Oil and Gas Board (MSOGB)",
"update_frequency": "weekly",
"updated_at": "2026-02-17T16:10:12.932Z"
}
}Mississippi Drilling Permit FAQs
Mississippi has 2,395 total drilling permits tracked in our database, with 0 permits issued in the last 30 days. The Mississippi State Oil and Gas Board (MSOGB) updates permit data weekly.
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.
Operator data for Mississippi is available via our API.
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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