Yes, many of the permits were started during Trump but not all.
There were numerous gas wells permits that were not put together in my county until 2022/2023.
We own a piece of property that is receiving gas royalties . The grid for this land was first put together in mid 2022. We were notified via certified mail at that time that a gas company was wanting to drill a well under our grid. We ended up signing with Ascent.
The well permit was approved by our state in Feb or March 2023. 3 years after trump.
They installed a well right away and we started receiving royalty checks October 2023. That was when Ukraine was in full mode, NG was record high and were receiving $4000-4500 PER ACRE every month. Some of that was due to NG prices and of course a new well produces a lot at first. Now it is down to on average $350-400 per month per acre.
You can nitpick all you want and that is all you have. My point is every conservative fear porn site said biden would destroy the fossil fuel industry. Just as Trump said not once but twice on Twitter and Truth Social and hundreds of times at rallys and such that biden would destroy the stock market yet it is at record highs also.
Oil and gas companies are making record profits. The greatest in their history.