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Ohio Drilling Activity Report — October 2026

Statewide permits, drilled-but-uncompleted inventory, recent spuds, newly producing wells, and the most active counties — Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data, refreshed daily.

Data as of

The Month in One Sentence

As of October 4, 2026, Ohio has 257 drilling permits filed over the last 12 months, 20 drilled-but-uncompleted (DUC) wells in inventory, 15 wells spudded in the last 12 months, and 178 wells brought onto first production in the last 12 months, across 88 producing counties — per Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data.

257
Permits · last 12 mo
20
DUC wells in inventory
15
Spudded · last 12 mo
178
First production · 12 mo
100
Operators ranked by wells
88
Producing counties

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Hottest Counties

#CountyRecent PermitsDUCsProducing Wells
1 Washington 8 2,833 <3
2 Monroe 42 1,932 <3
3 Perry <3 3,086 <3
4 Morgan 7 1,663 <3
5 Muskingum 6 2,984 <3

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Methodology & Downloads

Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data: permits, spuds and first-production events summed over the last 12 complete months; DUC proxy = spudded in the last 3 years with no reported first production. Counts under 3 wells are withheld, so totals are floors. Refreshed daily; every figure carries the as-of date above.

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Source: Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data. Data as of .

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