Wyoming Drilling Permits
Wyoming has multiple productive basins. The Powder River Basin's Niobrara and Mowry formations are active horizontal targets. Significant conventional production continues.
All Time
As of January 17, 2026
Recent Activity
As of January 17, 2026
Year over Year
Major Basins in Wyoming
Powder River Basin
View Powder River Basin rig count →Green River Basin
View Green River Basin rig count →Wind River Basin
View Wind River Basin rig count →Big Horn Basin
View Big Horn Basin rig count →Data Source
Data Coverage
1900-01-01 to 2025-03-25
Update Frequency
Weekly updates
Access This Data via API
Access Wyoming well permit data programmatically. Historical data, trends, and more.
/v1/drilling-intelligence/well-permits?state=WYcurl -X GET "https://api.oilpriceapi.com/v1/drilling-intelligence/well-permits?state=WY"
Sample Response
{
"data": {
"state": "Wyoming",
"state_code": "WY",
"total_permits": 207790,
"last_30_days": 0,
"last_365_days": 1,
"year_over_year_change": "-100.0%",
"top_operators": []
},
"meta": {
"source": "Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (WOGCC)",
"update_frequency": "weekly",
"updated_at": "2026-01-17T09:25:02.896Z"
}
}Wyoming Drilling Permit FAQs
Wyoming has 207,790 total drilling permits tracked in our database, with 0 permits issued in the last 30 days. The Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (WOGCC) updates permit data weekly.
Wyoming includes the Powder River Basin, Green River Basin, Wind River Basin, Big Horn Basin basins. Wyoming has multiple productive basins. The Powder River Basin's Niobrara and Mowry formations are active horizontal targets. Significant conventional production continues.
Operator data for Wyoming is available via our API.
Official permit data comes from the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (WOGCC) (https://wogcc.wyo.gov/). OilPriceAPI aggregates this data and provides it via API with historical trends and operator analytics.