Oil & Gas Well Permits Search & Monitor API — State Drilling Permits (ND/CO)

Search and monitor US oil & gas well permits and wells from official state ArcGIS sources (North Dakota / Bakken, Colorado). Filter by state, operator, status, well type, and county — and track newly issued drilling permits for lead gen and market intel. Keyless, official sources.

Who it's for

• Oilfield services & suppliers sourcing operators with fresh permits (leads).
• Land & mineral-rights researchers tracking drilling activity by county.
• Energy analysts & investors monitoring operator and basin activity.
• AI agents needing a "search oil & gas permits" tool.

What it does

Queries state oil & gas regulator ArcGIS services and returns normalized permit / well records. Filter by state(s), operator, status, well type, county, API number, or name; use monitor mode to emit only permits recorded/modified since the last run — a recurring new-permit alert keyed on permit ID.

Example input

{
  "states": ["ND"],
  "operator": "continental",
  "status": "active",
  "wellType": "oil",
  "maxResults": 500
}

Output (per permit / well)

api_number, well_name, operator, status, well_type, county, state, permit_date, last_modified, location (lat/long where available), and source.

Use as an MCP tool

Exposed to AI agents via mcp.apify.com as a "search oil & gas well permits" tool — filters in, structured permit records out.

FAQ

Which states? North Dakota (Bakken) and Colorado, from official state ArcGIS services. Can I monitor new permits? Yes — monitor: true on a schedule. Can I filter by operator/county? Yes. Is it keyless? Yes, official sources, no anti-bot.

Source

State oil & gas regulator ArcGIS FeatureServers (ND, CO), paginated (~2000/req). Official, keyless.

Pricing (Pay Per Result)

Billed per permit/well record returned. Empty searches cost nothing.