How to find drilling permits for your property

The below information is from the Oklahoma Corporation Commission DRILLING PERMIT database.

http://www.occeweb.com

Move the mouse to highlight DIVISIONS, OIL & GAS, and DATABASES, click the mouse.

Below the text and just above Database Links you will see County Code Table. Look up the county you are interested in and write down the county CODE. Carter County code is 019 (zero nineteen). You will need all 3 numbers. Exist the website.

Now go to the OCC Oil & Gas database website http://imaging.occeweb.com/imaging/OGWellRecords.aspx

OCC Imaging - OG Well Records

This is just an example. Once you get here, create a new ICON and save the website

address for latter use.

Form #: 1000, drilling permit form.

Legal Location: 30 or leave empty or enter the section number, ie 06, 30 etc. or use complete location, 0603E02S. Try only the section number to start.

API: 019 county code – i.e. 019 for Carter county.

Effective/Approval Date: 1/1/2011 5/5/2012, both dates must be entered

This should produce a list of Drilling Permits. There will be two locations for horizontal wells. On the left hand side of the page about 5 rows down will be LOCATION. This is the surface entry location where the equipment is located. The second location should be near the bottom of page two under Lateral Holes. This is the location that produces the royalties.

This information is from a newer drilling permit which was electronically scanned verses the older handwritten permits. It is also for a horizontal well.

If you enter: 1000, 3003S03E, 019, 1/1/2010 5/5/2012 you will see the sample.

Hope this helps.

Thank you. So much to learn. I did follow your instructions and found the information interesting. You can never know too much. Since I do not know what the situation is on our mineral rights, I do not have all the information needed. I have the legal description but I do not know if there is any drilling going I am assuming there isn't . I don't mean to sound cynical but I do have concerns because the records at the County Clerk"s Office might be confusing because of the complexities of the heirship. I have not been able to get clarification and the other heirs do not seen to have have any interest in this.

Thanks again..