Drilling intelligence for your territory —
stop scraping state PDFs
Explore 2.2M+ historical permit records from 27 configured state sources, plus rig counts, DUC wells, frac spreads, completions, and EIA reports. State record dates and fields vary by regulator.
Reviewed July 17, 2026
How can I query well permits and drilling activity through an API?
OilPriceAPI normalizes selected state well-permit records and related public drilling indicators into JSON endpoints. Query coverage by state and returned update metadata before depending on the feed; filing lag and available fields vary by regulator.
Canonical endpoint
GET /v1/drilling-intelligence/well-permits?state=TX&days=7Methodology
Permit records are normalized from participating public state sources. Rig-count and federal energy indicators retain their source context, while availability is reported by endpoint rather than inferred from the marketing page.
Limitations
- Permit freshness, fields, and geographic coverage vary by state regulator.
- The product is not a regulatory system of record and does not replace source filings.
- Some drilling datasets require a separate entitlement from the core commodity trial.
Drilling data your analysts actually need
Historical Permits (27 Configured Sources)
Texas, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Colorado, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, and 21 more. Historical breadth, current fields, and latest permit-record dates vary by source.
Baker Hughes Rig Counts
Weekly US, Canada, and international rig counts. Breakdown by play, basin, and drilling type. WoW and YoY change included.
DUC Wells by Basin
Drilled but uncompleted well inventory for Permian, Eagle Ford, Bakken, Anadarko, Appalachia, and Niobrara basins.
Frac Spreads
Active hydraulic fracturing crews by basin. Leading completions activity indicator, updated weekly.
EIA Reports as JSON
Weekly Petroleum Status Report (WPSR), Drilling Productivity Report (DPR), STEO, and MOMR — structured and normalized.
Completions Data
Monthly completions by basin. Track how fast operators are moving DUCs to producing wells. Key supply indicator.
Well permits as clean JSON
Query by state, county, operator, or time range
# Get recent well permits for Texas
curl "https://api.oilpriceapi.com/v1/drilling-intelligence/well-permits?state=TX&days=7" \
-H "Authorization: Token YOUR_API_KEY"A focused permit-monitoring workflow
Historical permit breadth supports research; the Texas beta tests whether repeated county and operator alerts create a valuable commercial workflow.
Texas monitoring concierge beta
Evaluate repeated source-linked alerts during a 14-day trial. These monitoring offers are separate from existing API request entitlements and do not promise national alert-ready coverage.
Texas Watch
One Texas monitoring workflow
- ✓ County and operator watches
- ✓ Concierge email delivery
- ✓ 14-day concierge evaluation
Territory Pro
Multiple Texas territories and operators
- ✓ Multiple territory/operator watches
- ✓ Daily concierge delivery and onboarding
- ✓ SMS, webhook, and export preference preview
Existing API and commodity plans remain separate from these monitoring-beta prices.
Frequently asked questions
Which state sources are configured for well permits?+
The historical database is configured for Texas, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Montana, Utah, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Louisiana, Kansas, Mississippi, California, Alaska, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Nebraska, Tennessee, Virginia, Alabama, Indiana, Florida, and New York. This list is historical breadth, not uniform freshness or alert readiness.
How current is the permit data?+
Permit freshness and completeness vary by state source and filing lag. State pages report the latest returned permit-record date separately from the configured source-check schedule.
Does OilPriceAPI replace a full subsurface platform?+
No. OilPriceAPI focuses on permit records and selected drilling indicators. It does not provide well logs, completion design, land/title workflows, production analytics, or decline-curve analysis.
Can I filter permits by operator, county, or well type?+
Yes. The /well-permits endpoint supports filtering by state, county, operator name, well type (oil/gas/injection/disposal), and date range. Combine filters for targeted queries.
Is historical permit data available?+
Yes. Historical permits are available going back several years depending on the state. Use the date_from and date_to parameters on the permits endpoint.
Stop scraping state PDFs
Explore 2.2M+ historical permit records, then evaluate the Texas monitoring workflow during a 14-day concierge trial.
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