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 August 5, 2026
Recent Activity
As of August 5, 2026
Year over Year
Top Operators in Oklahoma
| Rank | Operator | Permits (30d) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COTERRA ENERGY OPERATING CO. | 7 | 11.9% |
| 2 | FW MIDCON I, LLC | 7 | 11.9% |
| 3 | WARWICK-JUPITER LLC | 5 | 8.5% |
| 4 | DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION COMPANY LP | 3 | 5.1% |
| 5 | CAMINO NATURAL RESOURCES LLC | 3 | 5.1% |
| 6 | OIL CAPITAL OPERATING, LLC | 3 | 5.1% |
| 7 | DIVERSIFIED PRODUCTION LLC | 2 | 3.4% |
| 8 | CHARTER OAK PRODUCTION CO LLC | 2 | 3.4% |
| 9 | MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY | 2 | 3.4% |
| 10 | CORONADO ENERGY PARTNERS LLC | 2 | 3.4% |
Find Wells Near You in Oklahoma
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Major Basins in Oklahoma
Anadarko Basin
View Anadarko Basin rig count →SCOOP (South Central Oklahoma Oil Province)
View SCOOP (South Central Oklahoma Oil Province) rig count →STACK (Sooner Trend Anadarko Canadian Kingfisher)
View STACK (Sooner Trend Anadarko Canadian Kingfisher) rig count →Data Source
Data Coverage
1901-09-09 to 2026-08-05
Source Check Schedule
Configured daily (business days)
Last successful check: August 10, 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": 118413,
"last_30_days": 59,
"last_365_days": 710,
"year_over_year_change": "-28.8%",
"top_operators": [
{
"name": "COTERRA ENERGY OPERATING CO.",
"permits": 7,
"pct_share": "11.9%"
},
{
"name": "FW MIDCON I, LLC",
"permits": 7,
"pct_share": "11.9%"
},
{
"name": "WARWICK-JUPITER LLC",
"permits": 5,
"pct_share": "8.5%"
}
]
},
"meta": {
"source": "Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC)",
"data_as_of": "2026-08-05",
"source_checked_at": "2026-08-10T07:57:16Z",
"configured_check_cadence": "daily"
}
}Oklahoma Drilling Permit FAQs
Oklahoma has 118,413 historical drilling permits in the returned dataset, with 59 records in its latest 30-day calculation. The latest returned permit date is August 5, 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: COTERRA ENERGY OPERATING CO. (11.9%), FW MIDCON I, LLC (11.9%), WARWICK-JUPITER LLC (8.5%).
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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