PERMIT & RIG ACTIVITY REPORT - 2008

The data displayed in the following table is the drilling commence date or "spud date" reported by the operator to the oil & gas inspector for the County.  This information is compiled on a weekly basis.  It is posted to this page by the following Monday.   Reporting in this manner began  November 1, 1998. Reports are available as a monthly record along with an annual summary of wells permitted by County and by Operator.  The SPUD date is the reported date drilling began at a well site. The API number is the drilling permit number issued to the well operator. The current year reports is immediately below. Prior year Spud and Permit Issued data are under the previous "Rig Report-Year".

Permits  Issued by Month by County by Well Type - 2008

January 2008 - 590 April 2008 -714 July 2008 - 750 October 2008 - 714 2008 YTD Total - 7,883
by County by Well Type
February 2008 - 574 May 2008 - 827 August 2008 - 691 November 2008 - 552
March 2008 -633 June 2008 - 609 September 2008 -578 December 2008 - 651

Permits  Issued By County/Operator (Detail) - 2008

New Wells Drilled by Month, 2008 (Spud Report)

January 2008 April 2008 July 2008 October 2008
February 2008 May 2008 August 2008 November 2008
March 2008 June 2008 September 2008 December 2008

Active Operators with more than 100 Wells  (EXCEL) Updated 1/14/08 for 2007

All CBM Wells Permitted to end of 2007 - 804 Updated 1/08/2009

Prior year data. Click applicable year below.

RIG REPORT - 1998 RIG REPORT - 2003 RIG REPORT - 2008
RIG REPORT - 1999 RIG REPORT - 2004 RIG REPORT - 2009
RIG REPORT - 2000 RIG REPORT - 2005  
RIG REPORT - 2001 RIG REPORT - 2006  
RIG REPORT - 2002 RIG REPORT - 2007  

Wells Drilled By County Summary 2000 thru 2007

2008 Wells Drilled By County          2008 Wells Drilled By Operator

Permits issued by DEP can be viewed in the Department's eFACTS database. Pending applications can also be tracked through the review process in eFACTS.  In addition, eNOTICE is an email service that you can register for that will send you a notice of each change in the progress of an application through the DEP review process.  eMapPA is the Department's Geographic Information System (GIS) that allows you to see where a well is located. Click on any of the above links to use that feature.

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