Oklahoma Drilling Permits
Oklahoma's SCOOP and STACK plays in the Anadarko Basin are major unconventional oil and gas targets. The Woodford Shale and Springer formations are primary horizontal drilling targets.
All Time
As of October 1, 2026
Recent Activity
As of October 1, 2026
Year over Year
Top Operators in Oklahoma
| Rank | Operator | Permits (30d) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION COMPANY LP | 8 | 13.1% |
| 2 | VALIDUS ENERGY II MIDCON LLC | 6 | 9.8% |
| 3 | KODA OPERATING LLC | 6 | 9.8% |
| 4 | COTERRA ENERGY OPERATING CO. | 5 | 8.2% |
| 5 | ANTHEM ENERGY OPERATING (OKLAHOMA) LLC | 4 | 6.6% |
| 6 | FW MIDCON I, LLC | 4 | 6.6% |
| 7 | RUSH CREEK OPERATING LLC | 4 | 6.6% |
| 8 | BCE-MACH III LLC | 3 | 4.9% |
| 9 | MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY | 3 | 4.9% |
| 10 | NADEL AND GUSSMAN LLC | 3 | 4.9% |
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Major Basins in Oklahoma
Anadarko Basin
Rig-count data for this basin is currently unavailable.
SCOOP (South Central Oklahoma Oil Province)
Rig-count data for this basin is currently unavailable.
STACK (Sooner Trend Anadarko Canadian Kingfisher)
Rig-count data for this basin is currently unavailable.
Data Source
Data Coverage
1901-09-09 to 2026-10-01
Source Check Schedule
Configured daily (business days)
Last successful check: October 3, 2026. This is separate from the permit-record date.
Access This Data via API
Access Oklahoma well permit data programmatically. Historical data, trends, and more.
/v1/drilling-intelligence/well-permits?state=OKcurl -X GET "https://api.oilpriceapi.com/v1/drilling-intelligence/well-permits?state=OK"
Sample Response
{
"data": {
"state": "Oklahoma",
"state_code": "OK",
"total_permits": 118635,
"last_30_days": 61,
"last_365_days": 796,
"year_over_year_change": "-15.0%",
"top_operators": [
{
"name": "DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION COMPANY LP",
"permits": 8,
"pct_share": "13.1%"
},
{
"name": "VALIDUS ENERGY II MIDCON LLC",
"permits": 6,
"pct_share": "9.8%"
},
{
"name": "KODA OPERATING LLC",
"permits": 6,
"pct_share": "9.8%"
}
]
},
"meta": {
"source": "Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC)",
"data_as_of": "2026-10-01",
"source_checked_at": "2026-10-03T07:57:06Z",
"configured_check_cadence": "daily"
}
}Oklahoma Drilling Permit FAQs
Oklahoma has 118,635 historical drilling permits in the returned dataset, with 61 records in its latest 30-day calculation. The latest returned permit date is October 1, 2026. The configured daily source-check schedule is not a guarantee that the dataset is current to the regulator.
Oklahoma includes the Anadarko Basin, SCOOP (South Central Oklahoma Oil Province), STACK (Sooner Trend Anadarko Canadian Kingfisher) basins. Oklahoma's SCOOP and STACK plays in the Anadarko Basin are major unconventional oil and gas targets. The Woodford Shale and Springer formations are primary horizontal drilling targets.
The top operators in Oklahoma by permit count are: DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION COMPANY LP (13.1%), VALIDUS ENERGY II MIDCON LLC (9.8%), KODA OPERATING LLC (9.8%).
Official permit data comes from the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) (https://oklahoma.gov/occ.html). OilPriceAPI aggregates this data and provides it via API with historical trends and operator analytics.
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