Colorado drilling permits down 36% in 2009, but still ahead of neighbor states

The number of drilling permits issued in Colorado dropped 36 percent in 2009 from the year before, but Colorado still issued more drilling permits than surrounding states, according to the Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission.

Colorado issued 5,159 drilling permits in 2009, down from 8,027 issued in 2008. But that

According to the report, Wyoming issued 5,106 drilling permits during 2009, Kansas approved 2,800, Oklahoma approved less than 2,800, New Mexico clocked in with less than 2,500 and Utah issued 1,167 drilling permits last year.

Denver Business Journal