Pennsylvania Drilling Permits
Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale is the largest natural gas field in the US. The deeper Utica/Point Pleasant formation is an emerging target.
All Time
As of January 17, 2026
Recent Activity
As of January 17, 2026
Year over Year
Major Basins in Pennsylvania
Appalachian Basin
View Appalachian Basin rig count →Data Source
Data Coverage
N/A to Present
Update Frequency
Weekly updates
Access This Data via API
Access Pennsylvania well permit data programmatically. Historical data, trends, and more.
/v1/drilling-intelligence/well-permits?state=PAcurl -X GET "https://api.oilpriceapi.com/v1/drilling-intelligence/well-permits?state=PA"
Sample Response
{
"data": {
"state": "Pennsylvania",
"state_code": "PA",
"total_permits": 0,
"last_30_days": 0,
"last_365_days": 0,
"year_over_year_change": "N/A",
"top_operators": []
},
"meta": {
"source": "Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)",
"update_frequency": "weekly",
"updated_at": "2026-01-17T09:25:02.895Z"
}
}Pennsylvania Drilling Permit FAQs
Pennsylvania has 0 total drilling permits tracked in our database, with 0 permits issued in the last 30 days. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) updates permit data weekly.
Pennsylvania includes the Appalachian Basin basin. Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale is the largest natural gas field in the US. The deeper Utica/Point Pleasant formation is an emerging target.
Operator data for Pennsylvania is available via our API.
Official permit data comes from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) (https://www.dep.pa.gov/Business/Energy/OilandGasPrograms/). OilPriceAPI aggregates this data and provides it via API with historical trends and operator analytics.