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Utah Drilling Activity Report — November 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 November 1, 2026, Utah has 845 drilling permits filed over the last 12 months, 486 drilled-but-uncompleted (DUC) wells in inventory, 323 wells spudded in the last 12 months, and 176 wells brought onto first production in the last 12 months, across 27 producing counties — per Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data.

845
Permits · last 12 mo
486
DUC wells in inventory
323
Spudded · last 12 mo
176
First production · 12 mo
100
Operators ranked by wells
27
Producing counties

Largest Operators by Wells on Record

#OperatorWells
1 Koda Gnb, LLC 3,749
2 Scout Energy Management 3,235
3 Koda Uinta, LLC 2,324
4 Berry Petroleum Company 2,022
5 Kerr Mcgee Oil & Gas Onshore 1,521

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Hottest Counties

#CountyRecent PermitsDUCsProducing Wells
1 Uintah 844 195 <3
2 Duchesne 434 288 <3
3 San Juan 3 0 <3
4 Grand 3 <3 <3
5 Carbon 0 0 <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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