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Payne County intents to drill

In Oklahoma a drilling permit is an intent to drill, approved by OCC. A well can hold several: the first, its amendments, a recompletion. This is one row per well under its newest approved intent, with what has happened since. For intents approved since mid-2025 the wellbore type and target formation are not in the data yet, so the newest rows show a depth and a dash for the rest.

1,379 INTENTS TO DRILL · PAGE 1 OF 28

ApprovedWellOperatorCountyPermit forProposed formationTarget depthNow
Oct 23, 2026Sos 36-19N-2E #1WHHZ 35-119-24068Great Horned Owls, LLCPayneRecompletion—9,448Spudded May 15, 2013
Oct 22, 2026Stillwater Creek 25-19N-2E #2WHHZ 35-119-24239Great Horned Owls, LLCPayneRecompletion—9,399Spudded Dec 17, 2014
Oct 14, 2026Adams 30-19N-3E #2WHHZ 35-119-24227Great Horned Owls, LLCPayneRecompletion—9,221Spudded May 28, 2014
Sep 16, 2026Haymond #8 35-119-00358Yarhola Production CompanyPayneNew drill—750Not spudded
Aug 17, 2026Ethridge #25-3 SWD 35-119-23946RCK Oil and Gas LLCPayneRecompletion—817Spudded Jun 16, 2012
Jul 30, 2026Ethridge #36-1MHHZ 35-119-23942RCK Oil and Gas LLCPayneRecompletion—8,500Spudded Apr 29, 2012
Jul 24, 2026Shultz ##1-34 35-119-00338Lance Ruffel Oil & Gas LLCPayneNew drill—4,600Spudded
Jul 10, 2026Moffat #1-34 35-119-00298Lance Ruffel Oil & Gas LLCPayneNew drill—4,600Spudded
May 18, 2026Alderson #5-11 35-119-002691978 Investments LLCPayneNew drill—300Spudded
Apr 28, 2026Owen #1-28 35-119-00267Lance Ruffel Oil & Gas LLCPayneNew drill—4,500Spudded
Apr 28, 2026Owen #2-28 35-119-00268Lance Ruffel Oil & Gas LLCPayneNew drill—4,500Spudded
Mar 10, 2026Kinzie #1-21 35-119-00221Lance Ruffel Oil & Gas LLCPayneNew drill—4,500Active
Dec 18, 2025Rumble #4-1 35-119-00155Crown Energy CompanyPayneNew drill—3,150Active
Nov 7, 2025Peggy Wolfe #1-21 35-119-00100Lance Ruffel Oil & Gas LLCPayneNew drill—4,500Spudded Nov 13, 2025
Oct 3, 2025Griffin #1 35-119-00009Point Exploration LLCPayneNew drill—3,830Plugged and abandoned
Apr 16, 2025Kerr Trust #1-7 35-119-24484Gulf Exploration LLCPayneNew drillBartlesville, Cleveland, Layton, Layton-Osage, Oswego, Prue, Red Fork, Simpson, Skinner, Wilcox4,850Spudded May 16, 2025
Mar 14, 2025Newman ##1-24 35-119-24483Lance Ruffel Oil & Gas LLCPayneNew drillCherokee, Misener4,500Spudded Mar 27, 2025
Mar 12, 2025Grider ##1-21 35-119-24482Lance Ruffel Oil & Gas LLCPayneNew drillSkinner4,500Spudded Mar 19, 2025
Oct 11, 2024Francis #1-9MHHZ 35-119-24415Crown Energy CompanyPayneRecompletionBig Lime-Oswego, Skinner8,520Spudded Aug 10, 2016
Sep 20, 2024Stinchcomb #1-23 35-119-24481GLB Exploration IncPayneNew drillSkinner, Wilcox 1, Wilcox 25,550Spudded Sep 23, 2024
Jul 9, 2024Ryder #1-6MHHZ 35-119-24221Crown Energy CompanyPayneRecompletionOswego, Red Fork, Skinner8,087Spudded May 14, 2014
Mar 19, 2024Cherokee #7-9 35-119-24478FP Operations, LLCPayneNew drillRed Fork3,400Active
Mar 19, 2024Cherokee #8-9 35-119-24479FP Operations, LLCPayneNew drillRed Fork3,400Spudded Apr 12, 2024
Mar 19, 2024Cherokee #9-9 35-119-24480FP Operations, LLCPayneNew drillRed Fork3,400Spudded Apr 6, 2024
Feb 14, 2024Cherokee #5-9 35-119-24476FP Operations, LLCPayneNew drillRed Fork3,400Spudded Feb 19, 2024
Feb 14, 2024Cherokee #6-9 35-119-24477FP Operations, LLCPayneNew drillRed Fork3,400Active
Jan 24, 2024Cherokee #4-9 35-119-24475FP Operations, LLCPayneNew drillRed Fork3,400Active
Dec 19, 2023Cherokee #3-9 35-119-24474FP Operations, LLCPayneNew drillRed Fork3,400Active
Oct 12, 2023State Jeanette #1 35-119-24454Delong Oil & Gas Services, Inc.PayneRe-entryMississippi, Oswego, Wilcox 13,904Spudded May 15, 2022
Oct 9, 2023Metcalf #24-2 SWD 35-119-23925Legacy Energy Services LLCPayneRecompletionWilcox5,515Spudded Jun 28, 2012
Oct 9, 2023Metcalf #24-1MH 35-119-23930Legacy Energy Services LLCPayneRecompletionRed Fork8,669Spudded Mar 16, 2012
Sep 26, 2023Paradise Bond Unit #7 35-119-24473Aguila Operating Company LLCPayneNew drillBartlesville Low, Cleveland, Layton, Mississippi LM, Oswego, Prue, Red Fork, Skinner Low, Skinner UP, Tonkawa4,700Spudded Oct 12, 2023
Sep 11, 2023J & R #1-35 35-119-24472Lance Ruffel Oil & Gas LLCPayneNew drillCleveland, Misener, Mississippi LM, Red Fork, Wilcox 1, Wilcox 24,050Spudded Sep 18, 2023
Jul 20, 2023Cherokee #2-9 35-119-24471FP Operations, LLCPayneNew drillPrue, Red Fork, Skinner UP3,300Spudded Jul 25, 2023
Jun 30, 2023Ase Cherokee #1-9 35-119-24470FP Operations, LLCPayneNew drillPrue, Red Fork, Skinner UP3,300Spudded
Jun 13, 2023Heirs ##1-11 35-119-24469Lance Ruffel Oil & Gas LLCPayneNew drillAmendRed Fork4,079Spudded Jun 17, 2023
Apr 3, 2023Kodiak #1 35-119-24468Seagrove Resources LLCPayneNew drillBartlesville, Checkerboard, Cleveland, Oswego, Red Fork, Skinner UP4,100Spudded May 14, 2023
Dec 14, 2022Cherokee #1 35-119-24467FP Operations, LLCPayneNew drillCleveland, Oswego, Prue, Red Fork, Skinner Low3,300Expired permit
Dec 13, 2022Grizzly #1 35-119-24466Seagrove Resources LLCPayneNew drillCheckerboard, Oswego, Red Fork4,100Spudded Jan 24, 2023
Dec 9, 2022State ##1-36 35-119-24465Lance Ruffel Oil & Gas LLCPayneNew drillBartlesville, Red Fork, Skinner, Viola, Wilcox 1, Wilcox 24,500Spudded Jan 3, 2023
Nov 30, 2022Simmett #11 35-119-24464Yarhola Production CompanyPayneNew drillOswego, Red Fork, Skinner3,120Spudded Dec 26, 2022
Nov 8, 2022Carla #1-29 35-119-24463Truevine Operating LLCPayneNew drillRed Fork, Skinner, Viola, Wilcox 1, Wilcox 24,200Spudded Nov 17, 2022
Oct 18, 2022Simnett #3 35-119-03478Yarhola Production CompanyPayneRecompletionCleveland, Oswego, Prue, Red Fork4,116Active
Oct 11, 2022Mehan #1 35-119-24462Encore Operating IncPayneNew drillLayton, Peru, Prue, Red Fork, Skinner4,000Plugged and abandoned
Sep 14, 2022Simmett #10 35-119-24459Yarhola Production CompanyPayneNew drillCleveland, Oswego, Prue, Red Fork3,120Expired permit
Sep 14, 2022Simmett #7 35-119-24460Yarhola Production CompanyPayneNew drillCleveland, Oswego, Prue, Red Fork3,120Spudded Oct 11, 2022
Sep 14, 2022Simmett #9 35-119-24461Yarhola Production CompanyPayneNew drillCleveland, Oswego, Prue, Red Fork3,150Expired permit
Sep 12, 2022Caldwell #5-10 35-119-23952Roberson Oil Company IncPayneRe-entryBartlesville4,650Spudded Jun 10, 2012
Sep 8, 2022Black Bear #1 35-119-24458Seagrove Resources LLCPayneNew drillBartlesville, Cleveland, Red Fork, Skinner4,000Spudded Sep 19, 2022
Aug 2, 2022Daddy Don #1-30 SWD 35-119-23895Sequoyah Energy Holdings LLCPayneRecompletionRed Fork6,030Spudded Dec 21, 2011

About this data

Oklahoma Corporation Commission: the latest intent to drill on each well record, with its approval date, the formation and depth the operator proposed, and the well's spud date where one is on file. A well whose intent to drill was re-approved appears once, under its latest approval. What the intent to drill is for is OCC's application type, in shared words with OCC's own beside them. Nothing is estimated.

Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/permits?state=ok, documented in the API reference.