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Ohio Drilling Activity Report — September 2026

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

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The Month in One Sentence

As of September 6, 2026, Ohio has 252 drilling permits filed over the trailing 24 months, 41 drilled-but-uncompleted (DUC) wells in inventory, 5 wells spudded in the last 90 days, and 87 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.

252
Permits · trailing 24 mo
41
DUC wells in inventory
5
Spudded · last 90 days
87
New producers · 6 mo
100
Active operators tracked
88
Producing counties

Most Active Operators

#OperatorWellsPermits 24moDUCs
1 Ows Acquisition CO LLC 5,622 14 19
2 Diversified Production LLC 4,708 23 16
3 Eco Power Crypto LLC 2,382 0 16
4 Oxford Oil 1,722 0 407
5 Kenoil 1,630 0 120

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Hottest Counties

#CountyRecent PermitsDUCsProducing Wells
1 Washington 6 2,836
2 Monroe 36 1,933
3 Perry 2 3,086
4 Morgan 4 1,663
5 Muskingum 3 2,985

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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, no reported first production), spuds in the last 90 days, and wells with first production within six months. Refreshed daily; 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 — September 2026," compiled from Ohio Department of Natural Resources records, September 6, 2026. https://www.buckheadenergy.com/ohio-drilling-activity-report

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