The permit data you need —
without the Enverus price tag
Search well permits by county, operator, and API number across 27 states. Automate your Monday morning permit review. Get lat/lon for GIS mapping. No $10K enterprise contract required.
Sound familiar?
Every landman we talk to runs into the same three problems.
Tired of checking the RRC website manually?+
The Texas Railroad Commission website works, but checking it manually every Monday morning for multiple counties is tedious. OilPriceAPI pulls that data for you and delivers it as structured JSON you can query by county, operator, or date range — automatically.
Need to track competitor permits across multiple states?+
Watching what Pioneer is doing in Midland while also tracking Diamondback in Reeves means checking multiple state portals with completely different interfaces. Our API normalizes permit data across 27 states into a single consistent schema.
Want to automate your Monday morning permit review?+
Set up a simple script to pull last week's permits by county or operator, pipe them into a spreadsheet or Slack message, and stop doing it by hand. Field Boss plan includes webhook delivery — new permits pushed to your endpoint as they come in.
Data features built for land work
Every field a landman needs. County code, legal description, API number, operator name, formation, and coordinates — all in one response.
County-Level Search
Query permits by county name or FIPS code. Pull everything filed in Midland, Reeves, or McKenzie County last week in a single API call. Combine with state filter for multi-state coverage.
API Number Lookup
Look up any well by its 14-digit API number. Get the full permit record including operator history, well type, formation, and location. Essential for due diligence and title work.
Operator Filtering
Filter permits by operator name across configured permit states. Track what Pioneer, Devon, EOG, or any independent operator has filed recently. Spot new entry into your acreage area before the competition does.
Lat/Lon Where Available
Decimal degree coordinates are returned where the state filing provides them. Plot available coordinates in ArcGIS, QGIS, or any mapping tool without manually re-keying state records.
27-State Coverage
Texas, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Montana, Utah, and 16 more producing states. One API key covers all of them.
Competing Permit Detection
Use the proximity search to find permits filed near a specific lat/lon. Check for competing permits within a defined radius of your lease before committing to acreage — a workflow no state portal supports natively.
Query permits by county in one line
Replace your Monday morning manual check with a scheduled script
# Get permits filed in Midland County, TX in the last 7 days
curl "https://api.oilpriceapi.com/v1/drilling-intelligence/well-permits?state=TX&county=Midland&days=7" \
-H "Authorization: Token YOUR_API_KEY"
{
"status": "success",
"data": {
"state": "TX",
"county": "Midland",
"period_days": 7,
"total_permits": 23,
"permits": [
{
"api_number": "42-329-41827-0000",
"operator": "Diamondback Energy",
"well_name": "Kelcy Warren 5H",
"county": "Midland",
"formation": "Wolfcamp B",
"well_type": "oil",
"permit_date": "2026-03-28",
"lat": 31.8742,
"lon": -102.1089,
"section": "14",
"township": "2S",
"range": "32E"
}
]
}
}Section, township, and range are included where available from the state filing. Not all states include STR in permit filings.
The data Enverus charges $10K+ for — at $99/mo
- • Annual contract, slow procurement
- • Designed for enterprise E&P teams
- • GUI-first, not API-accessible
- • Overkill for independent landmen
- • Month-to-month, cancel anytime
- • API-first, scriptable, automatable
- • County, operator, API number search
- • Lat/lon when provided by the state filing
Standalone permit data plans
No commodity price bundle required. Just the permit data you need, month-to-month.
Scout
For independent landmen & small land firms
- ✓ 10,000 API requests/month
- ✓ All 27 configured permit states
- ✓ County + operator search
- ✓ API number lookup
- ✓ Lat/lon when provided by the state
- ✓ Email support
Operator
For land firms tracking multiple states
- ✓ 50,000 API requests/month
- ✓ All 27 configured permit states
- ✓ Full operator profiles
- ✓ Proximity search (wells near lat/lon)
- ✓ Bulk CSV export
- ✓ Rig counts + DUC wells
- ✓ Priority email support
Field Boss
For data-driven land departments
- ✓ 200,000 API requests/month
- ✓ Everything in Operator
- ✓ New permit webhook alerts
- ✓ Unlimited operator profiles
- ✓ Formation analytics
- ✓ Unlimited bulk export
- ✓ Priority support + Slack
All plans include a Free account. No credit card required. Contact us for Enterprise pricing ($2,000–$5,000/mo).
Common questions from landmen
Which 27 states are covered?+
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.
Is section-township-range data included?+
STR data is included where the state provides it in the permit filing. Texas (RRC) and several other states do include STR. However, not every state includes STR in machine-readable format. The API returns it when available and omits the field when not present.
How current is the permit data?+
Permit freshness varies by state source and filing lag. Priority states are checked more frequently, other states run on scheduled refreshes, and records include update metadata. Field Boss includes webhook delivery when new matching records are detected.
Can I search by proximity to a specific location?+
Yes. The proximity search endpoint accepts a lat/lon and radius in miles. You can find all permits filed within, say, 5 miles of a specific surface location — useful for checking competitive permits near a lease you're evaluating. Available on Operator and Field Boss plans.
Does the API include mineral rights ownership data?+
No. Well permit data covers the regulatory filing — operator, well location, formation, permit type, and status. Mineral rights ownership (royalty owners, working interest owners) is not included and isn't available via public permit filings.
Stop checking state portals manually
Automate your permit review. 2.19M well permits across 27 states as clean JSON — starting at $99/mo with no contract.
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