Oil & gas wells in Mississippi
34,924 catalogued wellbores in Mississippi, from the state regulator's registry plus the federal orphaned-well inventory.
Dataset updated . Derived from public data sources.
Catalogued wells
34,924
Active
5,723
Plugged
24,566
Documented orphans
545
Largest operators active in Mississippi
| Operator | Wells | Active | Plugged | States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilcorp Energy | 19,950 | 15,820 | 1,018 | AL CO LA MS NM OH PA WY |
| Eog Resources | 16,762 | 2,897 | 3,895 | AR CA CO KS LA MI MS MT ND NM NY OH OK PA UT WV WY |
| Texaco | 10,522 | 267 | 1,453 | AL AR CA CO IL KS KY LA MI MS MT ND NY OH OK PA UT |
| Citation Oil & Gas | 9,922 | 7,334 | 1,237 | CO IL KS LA MS MT ND NM OK UT WY |
| Marathon Oil | 8,999 | 2,695 | 4,564 | AR CA CO IL KS KY LA MI MS MT ND NM OK PA UT WV WY |
| Oxy USA | 7,402 | 1,691 | 2,403 | AR CA CO KS KY LA MI MS MT ND NM OK UT WV WY |
| Continental Resources | 6,747 | 4,292 | 881 | CO IL KS KY LA MI MS MT ND NM OH OK WY |
| Denbury Onshore | 4,651 | 1,936 | 1,237 | AL LA MS MT ND WY |
| Shell Oil | 4,222 | 139 | 2,303 | AL AR CA CO IL KS KY LA MI MS MT ND NM NY OK PA UT WY |
| Conoco | 3,950 | 4 | 2,805 | AL AR CA CO IL KS KY LA MI MS MT ND NM OK UT WY |
Well counts are the operator’s national totals; state placeholder records are excluded. See methodology.
Deepest wells in Mississippi
National ranking →| Well | API # | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Estate # 1 # 1 | 23-001-22747 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Mobil Oil Expl & Prod S E | 25,500 ft |
| Owen 25-8 1 1 | 23-049-20032 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hinds, MS | Placid Oil Co | 25,460 ft |
| BOE et al 1 1 | 23-127-20084 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Simpson, MS | Pursue Energy Corp | 23,657 ft |
| McGehee et al unit 2 2 | 23-127-20099 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Simpson, MS | Pursue Energy Corp | 23,590 ft |
| Ms-87-1-05 # 1 # 1 | 23-047-20010 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Harrison, MS | Chevron U. S. A., Inc. -Ca | 23,550 ft |
| Rhoda Lee Brown 1 1 | 23-045-20075 | Orphaned | Gas | Hancock, MS | Kelly Oil Co Inc | 23,198 ft |
| Mcdonald D B Un 1 1 1 | 23-049-20053 | Other status | Oil | Hinds, MS | Exxon Company, USA | 23,130 ft |
| D. B. Mcdonald Unit 1 # 1 # 1 | 23-049-20056 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hinds, MS | Exxon Corporation -Tx | 23,130 ft |
| Ipc 2 2 | 23-045-20090 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Hancock, MS | Celeron Oil And Gas Co. | 23,006 ft |
| Shell- Stevens et al unit 1 | 23-121-20069 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Rankin, MS | Pursue Energy Corp | 22,746 ft |
Counties in Mississippi
Counties with 25 or more catalogued wells.
Adams5,963Wilkinson2,942Franklin2,625Jasper1,764Wayne1,716Amite1,521Jefferson Davis1,272Jones1,199Jefferson1,192Clarke1,187Yazoo1,169Lamar1,090Lincoln954Monroe933Pike927Marion769Smith673Forrest555Hinds539Rankin467Madison455Walthall446Simpson420Pearl River387Covington378Perry284Greene242Chickasaw202Hancock197Lowndes194Scott170Lawrence169Warren160Itawamba151Copiah110Issaquena102Sharkey102Clay93Holmes92Oktibbeha89Lee88Claiborne77Pontotoc70Stone62Washington58Jackson48George46Humphreys46Calhoun39Lauderdale35Grenada34Kemper34Leflore33Harrison32Yalobusha31Newton30Tallahatchie26