Oil & gas wells in Indiana
78,257 catalogued wellbores in Indiana.
Dataset updated . Derived from public data sources.
Coverage note: Indianarecords currently come from the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory only — the state’s own registry (active and plugged wells, operators, dates) hasn’t been ingested yet. Counts below understate the true well population.
Catalogued wells
78,257
Active
8,273
Plugged
65,457
Documented orphans
946
Counties in Indiana
Counties with 25 or more catalogued wells.
Gibson9,927Posey8,072Grant5,560Pike5,299Spencer4,580Wells4,362Sullivan3,753Knox2,794Daviess2,481Vanderburgh2,210Jay1,908Adams1,671Greene1,522Blackford1,449Dubois1,406Madison1,374Rush1,169Vigo1,143Warrick948Decatur945Perry880Hamilton850Harrison793Hancock775Clay732Huntington729Henry681Howard662Delaware653Miami644Randolph630Shelby622Martin618Tipton471Wabash409Jasper372White317LaPorte269Parke234Allen225Newton218Marion194Lawrence192Owen192Monroe183Cass178Marshall175Orange145Crawford129Vermillion129Hendricks126Jackson118Clark115Fountain107Tippecanoe102Pulaski101Lake100Fulton97Boone96Steuben89Kosciusko84Porter82Washington82Jennings80Morgan76Elkhart65Warren65Benton60Dekalb59Putnam55Montgomery48Wayne48Dearborn47Noble45St. Joseph44Jefferson42Carroll37Scott34Starke33Floyd32LaGrange28Bartholomew27Whitley27