On Track for 2,514 Oil And Gas Permits in 2012

Updates

December 31, 2012: "we" finished the year with 2,521 permits (some were canceled). 

Original Post

Oil and gas permits (not including salt water disposal wells), as of December 21, 2012: 2,494.

That puts "us" on track for 2,564 new oil and gas permits for 2012 if straight-lined.

With the holidays coming on, the number of new permits for 2012 will probably be closer to 2,514. So, we'll see. 

My database showed the following number of permits (may or may not include salt water disposal wells for years prior to 2012):

• 2012: 2,521

• 2011: 1,940

• 2010: 1,684 

• 2009: 629

• 2008: 956

• 2007: 497

• 2006: 422