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Ohio Drilling Activity Report — July 2026

Statewide permits, drilled-but-uncompleted inventory, recent spuds, newly producing wells, and the most active operators and counties — compiled monthly from Ohio Department of Natural Resources well-header records. Free to cite, quote, and embed with attribution.

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The Month in One Sentence

As of July 4, 2026, Ohio has 29 drilling permits filed over the trailing 24 months, 23 drilled-but-uncompleted (DUC) wells in inventory, 17 wells spudded in the last 90 days, and 29 wells brought onto first production in the last six months, across 88 producing counties — per Ohio Department of Natural Resources records compiled by Buckhead Energy.

29
Permits · trailing 24 mo
23
DUC wells in inventory
17
Spudded · last 90 days
29
New producers · 6 mo
100
Active operators tracked
88
Producing counties

Most Active Operators

#OperatorWellsPermits 24moDUCs
1 Ows Acquisition CO LLC 5,622 27 19
2 Diversified Production LLC 4,708 74 16
3 Eco Power Crypto LLC 2,382 0 16
4 Oxford Oil 1,722 0 407
5 Kenoil 1,631 0 120

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Hottest Counties

#CountyRecent PermitsDUCsProducing Wells
1 Washington 146 2,823
2 Monroe 43 1,935
3 Perry 6 3,086
4 Morgan 25 1,627
5 Muskingum 18 2,986

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Methodology & Downloads

Compiled from Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) well-header and production filings: permits over a trailing 24-month window, current DUC inventory (spudded, not yet completed), spuds in the last 90 days, and wells with first production within six months. Refreshed monthly; every figure carries the as-of date above.

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Cite this report (CC BY 4.0): Buckhead Energy, "Ohio Drilling Activity Report — July 2026," compiled from Ohio Department of Natural Resources records, July 4, 2026. https://www.buckheadenergy.com/kansas-drilling-activity-report

Journalists and researchers: monthly figures, county-level breakdowns, and CSV extracts are available on request — [email protected].