The United States Documented Unplugged Orphaned Oil and Gas Well (DOW) dataset contains 117,672 wells in 27 states. The definition of an orphaned oil or gas well varies across data sources; the dataset includes oil or gas wells where the state indicates that the well is an unplugged orphan, or the following criteria are met: 1) no production for an average of 12 months (6 to 24 months depending on the state), 2) the well is unplugged, 3) there is no responsible party to manage the well for future re-use or for plugging and abandonment, and 4) the location of the well is documented. The dataset includes location coordinates, American Petroleum Institute (API) number, or other identification number, well type, well status, and additional information for each unplugged orphaned well. All data were collected by direct requests to the respective state agency overseeing oil and gas wells or data downloads from their online databases. Location format conversion was performed on wells wi ...

This data release contains several datasets that provide an overview of oil and gas well history and production of the United States, from 1817 to September 1, 2022. Well history data is aggregated into 1-mile and 10-mile squares indicating the total number of wells and counts of wells classified as oil, gas, dry, injection, hydraulically fractured, and/or horizontal wells. Well history is also separated into layers binned on 1-year increments from a well's spud date (date drilling commenced). Production data is aggregated in 2-mile and 10-mile squares that sum the total production of oil, gas, and water volumes. Production data is also separated into layers binned on 1-year increments to reflect the year of production. These aggregations are compiled from data from IHS Markit, which is a proprietary, commercial database. No proprietary data is contained in this release. This data release was updated May 2023 to reflect an offset of 1 year on the original release.

This point layer contains the approximate locations of all the Oil and Gas wells within Florida as of February 5, 2025. This layer was designed to provide the Oil and Gas Program with a graphical representation of historic Operational Permitted Oil Wells for planning and management purposes. An Excel table version of this dataset can be found at https://floridadep.gov/water/oil-gas/documents/oil-and-gas-permit-database.

These well locations were derived from historical mine maps known as the WPA, Ksheet, and Hsheet collections. These locations are provided for informational purposes only and should not be sole means of decision making and are in no way a substitute for actual on the ground observation. In 1859, the United States’ first commercial oil well was drilled in Venango County, Pennsylvania. In the 150 years subsequent to this, an unknown number of oil and gas wells have been drilled in the state. A current estimate by the Independent Petroleum Association of America places that number at approximately 325,000. Of those 325,000 wells, over 200,000 are still unaccounted for. As these wells are found and verified, they are cataloged in the Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) Abandoned and Orphan Well database to facilitate plugging. There are currently over 8,200 wells listed in this database (2013). With so many unknown oil and gas wells scattered across Pennsylvania and the environmental threats that they pose, identification remains a vital component of DEP’s Oil and Gas Program. Currently, the DEP, Office of Active and Abandoned Mine Operations is involved in many projects dealing with historic and active mine map restoration and geo-referencing. These maps, which vary in age, not only contain information on historic mine locations, but also oil and gas locations. Through collaboration between the Bureau of Mining Programs and the Bureau of Oil and Gas Planning and Program Management, potential oil and gas well locations were assembled using three mine map collections. These collections include the WPA mine map collection, Ksheets collection, and the Hsheets collection. From these sources, over 30,000 potential historic oil and gas well locations were derived. The Bureau of Oil and Gas Planning and Program Management is constantly looking for historic sources to help locate oil and gas wells in the state that remain unaccounted for. This particular dataset was created using georeferenced mine maps of various/unknown accuracy and various/unknown coordinate systems to various base maps, including but not limited to USGS topographic maps and PAMAP aerial photography. The locations were then digitized using the georeferenced mine maps. These locations are provided for informational purposes only and should not be sole means of decision making and are in no way a substitute for actual field observations.

This online map represents oil and gas wells in the CalGEM Well Statewide Tracking and Reporting System, or WellSTAR. Wells are displayed by well type and well status.

The drilling history documents oil and gas wells in the Lower Miocene 2 sequence as a whole and in 10-year intervals. The wells included in this interval are determined by completion date and by comparing the depth of the wells to structure contours of the Lower Miocene 2 sequence. The data are provided in a single file (lm2_prod.shp) as well as nine 10-year interval files covering 1910 through 1999. These datasets contain basic data and interpretations developed and compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey's Framework Studies and Assessment of the Gulf Coast Project. Other major sources of data include publicly available information from state agencies as well as publications of the U.S. Geological Survey and other scientific organizations. In cases where company proprietary data were used to produce various derivatives such as contour surfaces, the source is cited but the data are not displayed.

These data show the location of oil and gas wells within U.S. and territorial waters. The values of an oil and gas well record can change considerably over time, and with varied ownership, and with the jurisdiction that the well is located within. The fields in this data set are only a subset of the most common values available.

The dataset on offshore wells for Oil and Gas industry activities in the EU was created in 2014 by Cogea for the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet). It is the result of the aggregation and harmonization of datasets provided by several EU and non-EU sources. It is updated every year, and is available for viewing and download on the EMODnet web portal (Human Activities, https://emodnet.ec.europa.eu/en/human-activities). It contains points representing offshore wells drilled in the following countries: Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Faroe Islands, France, Germany, Greece (only for western coast), Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, and United Kingdom. Where available each point has the following attributes: status (active, abandoned, other, suspended, N/A), country, code, name, year (spud date), purpose (exploitation, exploration, other), content (crude oil, natural gas, crude oil and natural gas, natural gas and crude oil, dry, other), operator, drilling company/facility, distance to coast (metres) and water depth (metres). Compared with the previous version this new version has been updated for most of the countries that have published or sent their last release of data.

As of 2020, Pennsylvania had an estimated ******* abandoned oil and gas wells, making it by far the U.S. state with the highest number of unused wells. In March 2020, there were *** drilled but uncompleted oil and gas wells in the Appalachia oilfield - which is partly located in Pennsylvania. Among the leading ten states with the highest number of abandoned oil and gas wells, Texas, Kansas, Illinois, and Louisiana were the ones with lowest numbers. Each one of these four states accounted with less than ************** abandoned oil and gas wells.

This feature class was created to assemble oil and gas well information for a comprehensive inventory of energy data pertinent to the Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative decision-making process. These data are available as online resources for scientists, resource managers engaged in the Initiative, and other researchers. The GIS data and map services created for this study are available for interactive analysis and/or download at the Energy Geoscience Center WLCI website.

Graph and download economic data for Producer Price Index by Industry: Drilling Oil and Gas Wells: Oil and Gas Well Directional Drilling Control (PCU21311121311103) from Dec 2003 to Aug 2025 about wells, drilling, oil, gas, PPI, industry, inflation, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Industrial Production: Mining: Drilling Oil and Gas Wells (NAICS = 213111) (IPN213111N) from Jan 1972 to Aug 2025 about wells, drilling, mining, oil, gas, IP, production, industry, indexes, and USA.

The locations of wells that have been drilled for oil production, gas or salt resources or for underground storage of hydrocarbons.This data can be used for land use and resource management, emergency management, as well as compliance and enforcement in the petroleum industry. The Data is collected on an on-going basis and maintained in the Ontario Petroleum Data System (OPDS). Additional Documentation Petroleum Well - Data DescriptionPetroleum Well - DocumentationPetroleum Well- User Guide Status
On going: data is being continually updated

Maintenance and Update Frequency

Semi-monthly: data is updated twice a month

Contact Petroleum Operations Section, Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, POSrecords@ontario.ca

A cells polygon feature class was created by the U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) to illustrate the degree of exploration, type of production, and distribution of production in the State of Illinois. Each cell represents a quarter-mile square of the land surface, and the cells are coded to represent whether the wells included within the cell are predominantly oil-producing, gas-producing, both oil and gas-producing, or the type of production of the wells located within the cell is unknown or dry. Data were retrieved from the Illinois State Geological Survey (ISGS) oil and gas wells database. Cells were developed as a graphic solution to overcome the problem of displaying proprietary well data. No proprietary data are displayed or included in the cell maps. The data are current as of 2006.

Graph and download economic data for Producer Price Index by Industry: Drilling Oil and Gas Wells: Primary Services (PCU213111213111P) from Dec 1985 to Aug 2025 about drilling, wells, primary, oil, gas, services, PPI, industry, inflation, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

This indicator provides information about the geographic locations of oil and gas wells. All records include operator name, field name, latitude, and longitude coordinates, well type, and well status.Oil and gas wells are located throughout Los Angeles County, including in residential areas. Living or working near oil and gas wells can lead to negative health effects. Additionally, oil and gas well activity can generate significant noise and vibrations in a community. Although Los Angeles County has approved a ban on all new oil and gas wells, with plans to phase out drilling over the next 20 years, potential hazards may remain. Regulation of existing oil and gas wells (both active and inactive) is critical to protecting public safety and the environment.For more information about the Community Health Profiles Data Initiative, please see the initiative homepage.

This dataset consists of 119,494 lines of data consisting of idle well fluid level depth, auxiliary measurements, and well parameters from California oil and gas wells that were reported to the California Department of Conservation, Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM). The dataset was provided by CalGEM in March 2018 and includes measurements made from 1976 to 2018. There are 5 sets of operator-reported data: idle well fluid level depth (N=101,734), well clean out depth (N=8,402), depth of base of fresh water (N=108,216), well top perforation depth (N=93,569), and depth reached (N=15,756). These are associated with a well, defined by API number, well number, operator name, test date, township, section, range, and pool code. While detailed metadata for these measurements was not provided by CalGEM, they are thought to be collected under idle well testing regulations. Present regulations broadly define an idle well as one that has not been used for production or injection f ...

Africa is expected to account for the highest number of significant oil and gas drilling in 2024. According to a forecast, some ** new oil and gas wells deemed as "high-impact", meaning they could have notable impact by unlocking new plays or implicating prospects of respective operators, could be drilled on the continent.

This data set represents Utah Oil and Gas Well Paths permitted by the Utah Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining. Data is updated regularly.

A complete set of wells associated with oil, natural gas, and coal bed natural gas development in the western states as of June 2004. This is a static dataset even though liquid energy development is a highly dynamic endeavor. Because these well location datasets are generally housed and managed by various state-based agencies (typically the state Oil and Gas Conservation Commissions) a uniform, spatially precise coverage for the western United States has not been available to date. This layer consolidates the best available well location data from ND, SD, MT, WY, CO, NM, UT, AZ, OR, and CA (ID and WA do not report any liquid energy development) and standardizes the attributites. While static as of June 2004 the well status field (SUM_STATUS) identifies 'pending' wells planned at some future data. Also, the user is cautioned that this layer only contains known and reported wells and may not represent 100% of the wells actually on the ground.