{"data":{"totals":{"permits24mo":11544,"ducCount":1763,"recentSpuds90d":1462,"newProducers6mo":2196,"activeCounties":846},"states":[{"code":"TX","name":"Texas","permits24mo":3338,"ducCount":781,"recentSpuds90d":650,"newProducers6mo":1099,"activeCounties":268,"topOperator":"HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY","dataAsOf":"2026-08-01"},{"code":"CA","name":"California","permits24mo":1898,"ducCount":5,"recentSpuds90d":4,"newProducers6mo":27,"activeCounties":51,"topOperator":"CHEVRON","dataAsOf":"2026-08-01"},{"code":"NM","name":"New Mexico","permits24mo":1695,"ducCount":346,"recentSpuds90d":297,"newProducers6mo":561,"activeCounties":30,"topOperator":"HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY","dataAsOf":"2026-08-01"},{"code":"KS","name":"Kansas","permits24mo":1460,"ducCount":83,"recentSpuds90d":63,"newProducers6mo":20,"activeCounties":105,"topOperator":"SCOUT ENERGY MANAGEMENT","dataAsOf":"2026-08-01"},{"code":"ND","name":"North Dakota","permits24mo":1089,"ducCount":194,"recentSpuds90d":161,"newProducers6mo":81,"activeCounties":42,"topOperator":"CONTINENTAL RESOURCES","dataAsOf":"2026-08-01"},{"code":"OK","name":"Oklahoma","permits24mo":684,"ducCount":152,"recentSpuds90d":130,"newProducers6mo":103,"activeCounties":77,"topOperator":"CITATION OIL & GAS","dataAsOf":"2026-08-01"},{"code":"IL","name":"Illinois","permits24mo":448,"ducCount":0,"recentSpuds90d":0,"newProducers6mo":0,"activeCounties":102,"topOperator":"THE OHIO OIL","dataAsOf":"2026-08-01"},{"code":"CO","name":"Colorado","permits24mo":351,"ducCount":29,"recentSpuds90d":22,"newProducers6mo":172,"activeCounties":51,"topOperator":"NOBLE ENERGY","dataAsOf":"2026-08-01"},{"code":"WY","name":"Wyoming","permits24mo":308,"ducCount":87,"recentSpuds90d":65,"newProducers6mo":74,"activeCounties":23,"topOperator":"EOG RESOURCES","dataAsOf":"2026-08-01"},{"code":"UT","name":"Utah","permits24mo":171,"ducCount":81,"recentSpuds90d":67,"newProducers6mo":57,"activeCounties":27,"topOperator":"KODA GNB, LLC","dataAsOf":"2026-08-01"},{"code":"MS","name":"Mississippi","permits24mo":102,"ducCount":5,"recentSpuds90d":3,"newProducers6mo":2,"activeCounties":70,"topOperator":"DENBURY ONSHORE","dataAsOf":"2026-08-01"}]},"meta":{"apiVersion":"1.0","statesTracked":11,"dataAsOf":"2026-08-01","source":"State oil & gas regulator filings (TX RRC, OK OCC, NM OCD, ND NDIC, CO ECMC, WY WOGCC, CA CalGEM, KS KCC, MS MSOGB, UT DOGM, IL IDNR)","html":"https://www.buckheadenergy.com/us-drilling-activity-index","license":"CC BY 4.0"}}