New York Drilling Permits
New York banned hydraulic fracturing in 2014. Only conventional vertical wells are permitted. The Marcellus Shale lies beneath southern NY but is off-limits to development.
All Time
As of January 17, 2026
Recent Activity
As of January 17, 2026
Year over Year
Find Wells Near You in New York
Search for oil wells, gas wells, and drilling permits near any New York address. Enter a city, ZIP code, or street address to find recent well permit activity in your area.
Major Basins in New York
Appalachian Basin
View Appalachian Basin rig count →Data Source
Data Coverage
1864-01-01 to 2025-09-08
Update Frequency
Weekly updates
Access This Data via API
Access New York well permit data programmatically. Historical data, trends, and more.
/v1/drilling-intelligence/well-permits?state=NYcurl -X GET "https://api.oilpriceapi.com/v1/drilling-intelligence/well-permits?state=NY"
Sample Response
{
"data": {
"state": "New York",
"state_code": "NY",
"total_permits": 45872,
"last_30_days": 0,
"last_365_days": 57,
"year_over_year_change": "-13.6%",
"top_operators": []
},
"meta": {
"source": "New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)",
"update_frequency": "weekly",
"updated_at": "2026-01-17T20:48:02.937Z"
}
}New York Drilling Permit FAQs
New York has 45,872 total drilling permits tracked in our database, with 0 permits issued in the last 30 days. The New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) updates permit data weekly.
New York includes the Appalachian Basin basin. New York banned hydraulic fracturing in 2014. Only conventional vertical wells are permitted. The Marcellus Shale lies beneath southern NY but is off-limits to development.
Operator data for New York is available via our API.
Official permit data comes from the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) (https://www.dec.ny.gov/energy/205.html). OilPriceAPI aggregates this data and provides it via API with historical trends and operator analytics.