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Recent Drilling Permits in Ohio

Every Ohio oil and gas drilling permit on file with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources over the last 24 months — by operator, county, and target formation.

Refreshed monthly from ODNR filings. Data current as of 2026-07-13.

Original Data As of 2026-07-13

As of 2026-07-13, the 42 most recent Ohio drilling permits on file were led by Columbiana County, per Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) filings.

42
Recent permits listed
Columbiana
County with most recent permits
2026-06-26
Latest permit date on file
Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) drilling permit filings
Methodology: The most recent drilling permits on file, sorted by permit date; the most-permitted county is computed across the listed permits.
Updated: Refreshed monthly — data current as of 2026-07-13
Permits Filed
42
Active Operators
6
Counties Drilled
10
Avg Lateral
11,351 ft
Permit DateWellAPIOperatorCountyFormationLateral (ft)
2026-06-26 Lloyd Smith Cor 205c 34019229840000 Eog Carroll Appalachian Basin - (Eastern Overthrust Area)
2026-06-26 Lloyd Smith Cor 7c 34019229850000 Eog Carroll Appalachian Basin - (Eastern Overthrust Area)
2026-06-26 Lloyd Smith Cor 203b 34019229830000 Eog Carroll Appalachian Basin - (Eastern Overthrust Area)
2026-06-26 Lloyd Smith Cor 1b 34019229820000 Eog Carroll Appalachian Basin - (Eastern Overthrust Area)
2026-05-28 Honus Wagner Hmn 207w 34067219020000 Eog Harrison Appalachian Basin - (Eastern Overthrust Area)
2026-05-28 Honus Wagner Hmn 5w 34067219010000 Eog Harrison Appalachian Basin - (Eastern Overthrust Area)
2026-05-28 Honus Wagner Hmn 1e 34067218990000 Eog Harrison Appalachian Basin - (Eastern Overthrust Area)
2026-04-28 Indigo Cbr 8c 34019229740000 Eog Carroll Appalachian Basin - (Eastern Overthrust Area)
2026-04-28 Indigo Cbr 12c 34019229760000 Eog Carroll Appalachian Basin - (Eastern Overthrust Area)
2026-04-28 Indigo Cbr 210c 34019229750000 Eog Carroll Appalachian Basin - (Eastern Overthrust Area)
2026-04-28 Indigo Cbr 206c 34019229730000 Eog Carroll Appalachian Basin - (Eastern Overthrust Area)
2026-04-27 Indigo Cbr 202c 34019229710000 Eog Carroll Appalachian Basin - (Eastern Overthrust Area)
2026-04-27 Indigo Cbr 4c 34019229720000 Eog Carroll Appalachian Basin - (Eastern Overthrust Area)
2026-03-24 Bair-Foster Unit 2 34151231440000 Diversified Production LLC Stark Utica
2026-03-23 Donovan-Ward # 2 34151230230000 Diversified Production LLC Stark Utica
2026-01-14 Clarks Hillcrest Farms 1 34167291380000 Diversified Production LLC Washington Utica
2025-12-23 Fairfield Phoenix 4h 34029220420000 Hilcorp Energy Company Columbiana Appalachian Basin - (Eastern Overthrust Area)
2025-12-23 Fairfield Phoenix 5h 34029220430000 Hilcorp Energy Company Columbiana Appalachian Basin - (Eastern Overthrust Area)
2025-10-16 Fairfield Phoenix 2h 34029220380000 Hilcorp Energy Company Columbiana Appalachian Basin - (Eastern Overthrust Area)
2025-10-16 Fairfield Phoenix 3h 34029220390000 Hilcorp Energy Company Columbiana Appalachian Basin - (Eastern Overthrust Area)
2025-10-16 Fairfield Phoenix 1h 34029220370000 Hilcorp Energy Company Columbiana Appalachian Basin - (Eastern Overthrust Area)
2025-10-09 Chamberlain 2-11-2 5h 34029217510000 Hilcorp Energy Company Columbiana Utica 5,054
2025-10-09 Wallace 1-11-22 5h 34029217380000 Hilcorp Energy Company Columbiana Utica 6,430
2025-10-06 Dexter (Swiw #11) 34121246390000 Deeprock Disposal Solutionsllc Noble Utica
2025-09-02 Fairfield Phoenix 7h 34029220360000 Hilcorp Energy Company Columbiana Appalachian Basin - (Eastern Overthrust Area)
2025-09-02 Fairfield Phoenix 6h 34029220350000 Hilcorp Energy Company Columbiana Appalachian Basin - (Eastern Overthrust Area)
2025-08-28 Stephan (Swiw #28) 1 34167297700000 Deeprock Disposal Solutionsllc Washington Utica
2025-08-22 Fairfield Phoenix 8h 34029220330000 Hilcorp Energy Company Columbiana Appalachian Basin - (Eastern Overthrust Area) 13,648
2025-08-22 Fairfield Phoenix 9h 34029220340000 Hilcorp Energy Company Columbiana Appalachian Basin - (Eastern Overthrust Area) 13,775
2025-04-07 Mcfrederick J Up Blt 13h 34013216190000 Southwestern Energy Production Company Belmont Appalachian Basin - (Eastern Overthrust Area) 15,256
2025-04-07 Mcfrederick K Up Blt 15h 34013216200000 Southwestern Energy Production Company Belmont Appalachian Basin - (Eastern Overthrust Area) 8,064
2025-03-31 Mcfrederick F Up Blt 6h 34013216180000 Southwestern Energy Production Company Belmont Appalachian Basin - (Eastern Overthrust Area) 1,794
2025-03-31 Mcfrederick D Up Blt 4h 34013216170000 Southwestern Energy Production Company Belmont Appalachian Basin - (Eastern Overthrust Area) 13,475
2025-03-31 Mcfrederick B Up Blt 2h 34013216160000 Southwestern Energy Production Company Belmont Appalachian Basin - (Eastern Overthrust Area) 24,663
2025-03-10 Peterson 1b 34115244210000 Diversified Production LLC Morgan Utica
2025-03-07 American Gowers (Swiw 34) #4 34167297740000 Deeprock Disposal Solutionsllc Washington Appalachian Basin
2025-03-04 Gladden Well # 9 34115244090000 Diversified Production LLC Morgan Utica
2024-12-23 Maumee Stone 6 34173613540000 Shell Oil Company Wood Cincinnati Arch
2024-12-23 Maumee Stone 5 34173613530000 Shell Oil Company Wood Cincinnati Arch
2024-10-29 Dietrich C 2h 34111245800000 Southwestern Energy Production Company Monroe Utica
2024-10-01 Fuchs G-M Mnr 16hm 34111250080000 Southwestern Energy Production Company Monroe Appalachian Basin - (Eastern Overthrust Area)
2024-09-10 Fuchs E-M Mnr 14hm 34111250060000 Southwestern Energy Production Company Monroe Appalachian Basin - (Eastern Overthrust Area)

About This Data

Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources permit-to-drill filings.

What's listed: Every Ohio drilling permit filed in the last 24 months where the well had not yet started producing as of the most recent data refresh.

Why it matters: Permits signal where operators are putting capital next. A new permit on offset acreage is often the leading indicator of fresh PUD value for nearby mineral owners.

Refresh cadence: Monthly. Data current as of 2026-07-13.

Disclaimer: Public-service reference. Buckhead Energy is not affiliated with the operators listed unless explicitly stated.

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Quick Stats

State: Ohio

Permits (24mo): 42

Active operators: 6

Counties: 10

Last refresh: 2026-07-13

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