Oil & gas wells in Washington County, AL
126 catalogued wells in Washington County, Alabama, from the state regulator registry and the federal orphaned-well inventory.
Dataset updated . Derived from public data sources.
At a glance
Washington County, Alabama has 126 catalogued oil & gas wells: 10 active (8%), 114 plugged & abandoned (90%) and 0 documented orphans. It ranks 17th of the 27 Alabama counties WellCensus profiles by well count and holds 0.8% of the state's 15,091 catalogued wells.
Catalogued wells
126
Active
10
Plugged
114
Documented orphans
0
What is the status of oil and gas wells in Washington County?
8% of Washington County's wells are active, 29 percentage points below the Alabama share of 36%. 90% are plugged & abandoned, against 57% statewide and 47% nationally. No documented orphaned wells are recorded in Washington County; Alabama as a whole has 30. The remaining 2 carry status codes outside those classes, such as permitted or cancelled locations.
What kinds of wells are in Washington County?
By product class, 1 of the county's wells (0.8%) are oil wells, 25 (20%) gas wells and 4 (3%) injection wells. Statewide the oil share is 9% and the gas share 12%. The deepest total depth published for a Washington County well is 20,434 ft, against 21,928 ft for Alabama as a whole. 94% of the county's wells carry coordinates and appear on the map.
How does Washington County compare with other Alabama counties?
Washington County has the 17th-most catalogued wells of the 27 Alabama counties with at least 25. The median Alabama county on WellCensus has 247 wells. The largest, Tuscaloosa County, has 5,885.
Who operates wells in Washington County?
63 distinct operators of record are linked to wells in Washington County. 100% of the county's wells carry a link to a canonical operator profile; the rest list no operator or a name not yet resolved. Each well's page names its operator where the state publishes one.
Wells in Washington County
🔒 Create a free account to export CSV| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Estate No. 1-A | 01-129-01001 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | South Alabama Oil And Gas Co. |
| R. C. Avant No. 1 | 01-129-01002 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Danciger Oil & Refining Co. |
| Mcclure Pine No. 1 | 01-129-01003 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Arkansas Fuel Oil Co. |
| Stallworth Naval Stores No. 1 | 01-129-01004 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Texon Drilling Co. |
| Bay Gas Storage Co. #1 | 01-129-19955 | Active | Gas | Bay Gas Storage Company, LLC |
| Wilson Heirs Unit #1 | 01-129-19956 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marshall Oglesby & R. E. Jones |
| C. D. Scott #1 | 01-129-19957 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Exxon Corp. |
| Jessie R. Williams #1 | 01-129-19958 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Exxon Corp. |
| C.D. Scott #2 | 01-129-19959 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Exxon Corp. |
| W.E. Odum #1 | 01-129-19960 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Texas Co., The |
| J.R. Williams Et Al "B" #1 | 01-129-19961 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Exxon Corp. |
| Stallworth Naval Stores #1 | 01-129-19962 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Texas Co., The |
| S.A. Hobson #1 | 01-129-19963 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Parks, J.T. |
| Wayne Refining Co. #1 | 01-129-19964 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Parks, J.T. |
| U.S. Lumber & Cotton Co. #1 | 01-129-19965 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Exxon Corp. |
| Jessie R. Williams #2 | 01-129-19966 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Brooks, David K. |
| C.E. Harrell #1 | 01-129-19967 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Exxon Corp. |
| Florence Gorham #1 | 01-129-19968 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Justiss-Mears Drilling Co. |
| Mcclure Pine Co. #1 | 01-129-19969 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Justiss-Mears Drilling Co. |
| J.M. Pelham, Jr. #1 | 01-129-19970 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Justiss-Mears Oil Co. & Borden, S.P. |
| White Smith Lumber Co. #1 | 01-129-19971 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Justiss-Mears Drilling Co. & Borden, S.P. |
| C.D. Scott #1 | 01-129-19972 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ratliffe, J. Paul, Jr. |
| J.W. Odom #1 | 01-129-19973 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Justiss-Mears Oil Co. & Borden, S.P. |
| Knowlton & Smithers #1 | 01-129-19974 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Borden, S.P. et al |
| J.H. Loper #1 | 01-129-19975 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daws & Stanley-Lyle Cashion Co. |
A sample of the county’s wells — every catalogued well has its own page. Browse all 126 in search → (filter by operator, status and type, then export), or find a specific well on the live map.
Frequently asked questions
How many oil and gas wells are in Washington County, AL?
Washington County, Alabama has 126 catalogued oil & gas wells: 10 active, 114 plugged and 0 documented orphans.
How many orphaned wells are in Washington County?
No documented orphaned wells are currently recorded in Washington County, Alabama.
What share of wells in Washington County are plugged?
114 of Washington County's 126 catalogued wells (90%) are plugged & abandoned, compared with 57% across Alabama.
Which Alabama county has the most oil and gas wells?
Tuscaloosa County has the most catalogued wells of any Alabama county on WellCensus (5,885); Washington County ranks 17th with 126.
How many companies operate wells in Washington County?
63 distinct operators of record are linked to catalogued wells in Washington County, Alabama.
Nearby in the Alabama rankings
About this data
Source: Alabama State Oil & Gas Board well registry, plus the USGS United States Documented Orphaned Well Database (2026, doi 10.5066/P13FHBYG), as published October 10, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “Oil & gas wells in Washington County, Alabama”, https://wellcensus.com/wells/alabama/washington (data as of October 10, 2026).