---
title: "Get DUC wells data"
method: GET
path: "/v1/drilling-intelligence/duc-wells"
tags: ["Drilling Intelligence"]
---

# Get DUC wells data

`GET /v1/drilling-intelligence/duc-wells`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.oilpriceapi.com`
- URL: `https://api.oilpriceapi.com/v1/drilling-intelligence/duc-wells`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`

Get the latest EIA drilled-but-uncompleted well inventory by basin.
**Requires the Scale plan.**

## Response `200`

DUC wells data

- DrillingBasinSeriesResponse
  - `status` string, required
  - `data` object, required
    - `duc_wells` DrillingDataPoint[]
      - `code` string, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `value` number, required
      - `unit` string, required
      - `source` string, required
      - `created_at` string, date-time, required
      - `formatted_date` string, required
    - `completions` DrillingDataPoint[]
      - `code` string, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `value` number, required
      - `unit` string, required
      - `source` string, required
      - `created_at` string, date-time, required
      - `formatted_date` string, required
    - `wells_drilled` DrillingDataPoint[]
      - `code` string, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `value` number, required
      - `unit` string, required
      - `source` string, required
      - `created_at` string, date-time, required
      - `formatted_date` string, required
    - `summary` object, required
      - `total` number, required
      - `by_basin` object, required
      - `last_updated` string, date-time, nullable, required

## Other responses

- `401`: Unauthorized - missing or invalid API key
- `403`: Insufficient plan - Scale required
- `500`: Unexpected server error. Retry transient failures with bounded backoff and retain the request ID when contacting support.

## Changes

- **2026-08-07** `5a5ce424cacc`: 1 breaking, 2 warning, 7 info
  - the `data` response's property type changed from `array` to `object` for status `200`
  - deleted the `query` request parameter `page`
  - deleted the `query` request parameter `per_page`
  - added the non-success response with the status `401`
  - …6 more

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/oilpriceapi/apis/oil-price-api-v1/changes/v1/drilling-intelligence/duc-wells/get.md)

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