# J B Drilling Company Recent Drilling Activity in Arkansas

## TL;DR

J B Drilling Company has filed 1 drilling permit in the last 24 months (as of July 2026), with all activity concentrated in Crawford County, Arkansas targeting the Fayetteville formation. The operator currently shows no wells spudded in the last 90 days, no new producers in the last 6 months, and zero drilled-but-uncompleted (DUC) wells in inventory. Activity data is refreshed daily from state regulatory filings.

## Key Takeaways

- **Limited recent activity**: J B Drilling Company filed only 1 permit in the past 24 months, with zero recent spuds or new producers
- **Geographic focus**: All recent activity is concentrated in Crawford County, Arkansas
- **Target formation**: The operator is exclusively targeting the Fayetteville formation in its recent permitting
- **Zero DUC inventory**: The company has no drilled-but-uncompleted wells on file as of the latest data refresh
- **Single recent permit**: The most recent permit (dated July 17, 2024) is the Hightower well (API 03033102220000) in Crawford County
- **Data freshness**: Activity metrics are updated daily from Texas Railroad Commission (RRC) and Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) well-header records
- **Minimal production ramp-up**: No wells have turned to first production in the last 6 months, indicating no near-term revenue generation from new wells
- **Single-state operator**: Recent activity shows operations only in Arkansas, despite the page tracking TX and OK data sources

## Page Highlights

**Activity Overview**: The page tracks four key drilling metrics for J B Drilling Company: permits filed in the last 24 months (1), wells spudded in the last 90 days (0), new producers in the last 6 months (0), and drilled-uncompleted inventory (0). All data is refreshed daily from state regulator filings and current as of July 18, 2026.

**Geographic Concentration**: J B Drilling Company's recent activity is entirely focused on Crawford County, Arkansas, with one activity record on file for that location.

**Formation Targeting**: The operator is exclusively targeting the Fayetteville formation based on recent permit data, with one activity record associated with this play.

**Permit Details**: The single recent permit is the Hightower well (API 03033102220000) permitted on July 17, 2024, located in Crawford County, Arkansas, targeting the Fayetteville formation with no lateral length specified.

**Mineral Owner Implications**: The page emphasizes that new permits, spuds, or producing wells near a mineral owner's tract can materially change the value of their interest, offering free written valuations for affected mineral owners.

## Dataset Variables

The page does not include JSON-LD structured data, but it implicitly tracks the following variables across its activity datasets:

- Permit date (most recent: July 2024)
- Well name (e.g., "Hightower")
- API number (14-digit well identifier)
- County location
- State jurisdiction
- Target formation/play
- Lateral length (in feet, where applicable)
- Activity timeframes: 24-month permit window, 90-day spud window, 6-month production window
- DUC status (drilled vs. completed)
- Data refresh timestamp (daily updates)

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- [J B Drilling Company Drilling Permit History](https://www.buckheadenergy.com/operators/j-b-drilling-company/permits)
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