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 September 24, 2026
Recent Activity
As of September 24, 2026
Year over Year
Top Operators in Pennsylvania
| Rank | Operator | Permits (30d) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAMERON ENERGY CO | 14 | 24.6% |
| 2 | PENNHILLS RESOURCES LLC | 12 | 21.1% |
| 3 | RANGE RESOURCES APPALACHIA LLC | 10 | 17.5% |
| 4 | GREYLOCK PROD LLC | 4 | 7.0% |
| 5 | DANIEL P HORNBURG | 2 | 3.5% |
| 6 | LEATHERWOOD LLC | 2 | 3.5% |
| 7 | EQT PROD CO | 2 | 3.5% |
| 8 | EXPAND OPER LLC | 2 | 3.5% |
| 9 | INR OPR LLC | 2 | 3.5% |
| 10 | VISSEAU MICHAEL R | 1 | 1.8% |
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Major Basins in Pennsylvania
Appalachian Basin
Rig-count data for this basin is currently unavailable.
Data Source
Data Coverage
1927-07-01 to 2026-09-24
Source Check Schedule
Configured weekly
Last successful check: September 27, 2026. This is separate from the permit-record date.
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": 1164,
"last_30_days": 57,
"last_365_days": 557,
"year_over_year_change": "-7.6%",
"top_operators": [
{
"name": "CAMERON ENERGY CO",
"permits": 14,
"pct_share": "24.6%"
},
{
"name": "PENNHILLS RESOURCES LLC",
"permits": 12,
"pct_share": "21.1%"
},
{
"name": "RANGE RESOURCES APPALACHIA LLC",
"permits": 10,
"pct_share": "17.5%"
}
]
},
"meta": {
"source": "Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)",
"data_as_of": "2026-09-24",
"source_checked_at": "2026-09-27T04:03:07Z",
"configured_check_cadence": "weekly"
}
}Pennsylvania Drilling Permit FAQs
Pennsylvania has 1,164 historical drilling permits in the returned dataset, with 57 records in its latest 30-day calculation. The latest returned permit date is September 24, 2026. The configured weekly source-check schedule is not a guarantee that the dataset is current to the regulator.
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.
The top operators in Pennsylvania by permit count are: CAMERON ENERGY CO (24.6%), PENNHILLS RESOURCES LLC (21.1%), RANGE RESOURCES APPALACHIA LLC (17.5%).
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.
Weekly Drilling Report
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