Oil & gas wells in Wilkinson County, MS
2,942 catalogued wells in Wilkinson County, Mississippi, from the state regulator registry and the federal orphaned-well inventory.
Dataset updated . Derived from public data sources.
At a glance
Wilkinson County, Mississippi has 2,942 catalogued oil & gas wells: 146 active (5%), 2,420 plugged & abandoned (82%) and 60 documented orphans. It ranks 2nd of the 57 Mississippi counties WellCensus profiles by well count and holds 8% of the state's 34,924 catalogued wells.
Catalogued wells
2,942
Active
146
Plugged
2,420
Documented orphans
60
What is the status of oil and gas wells in Wilkinson County?
5% of Wilkinson County's wells are active, 11 percentage points below the Mississippi share of 16%. 82% are plugged & abandoned, against 70% statewide and 47% nationally. 60 wells (2%) are documented orphans with no operator able to plug them, compared with 2% across Mississippi and 4% nationally. The remaining 316 carry status codes outside those classes, such as permitted or cancelled locations.
What kinds of wells are in Wilkinson County?
By product class, 677 of the county's wells (23%) are oil wells, 184 (6%) gas wells and 142 (5%) injection wells. Statewide the oil share is 30% and the gas share 14%. The deepest total depth published for a Wilkinson County well is 21,456 ft, against 25,500 ft for Mississippi as a whole. 44% of the county's wells carry coordinates and appear on the map.
How does Wilkinson County compare with other Mississippi counties?
Wilkinson County has the 2nd-most catalogued wells of the 57 Mississippi counties with at least 25. The median Mississippi county on WellCensus has 197 wells. The largest, Adams County, has 5,963. By documented orphans it ranks 2nd in Mississippi.
Who operates wells in Wilkinson County?
585 distinct operators of record are linked to wells in Wilkinson 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 Wilkinson County
🔒 Create a free account to export CSV| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilbert Lumber Co 1 1 | 23-157-00001 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pan American Petroleum Corp. |
| USA 3-9 1 1 | 23-157-00002 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adco Producing Co. |
| U.S.A.#10-9 #10-9 | 23-157-00003 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Adco Producing Co. |
| Crosby Lbr Co 1 1 | 23-157-00004 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | American Republics Corp. |
| Crosby Lumber & Manufacturing Co. 2 2 | 23-157-00005 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | American Republics Corp. |
| Crosby Lbr-Foster 1 1 | 23-157-00006 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | American Republics Corp. |
| Crosby Lbr Co- Young 1 1 | 23-157-00007 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | American Republics Corp. |
| Verna Ogden 1 1 | 23-157-00008 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Anderson Oil Company, Inc. |
| Thomas B & Henry Hazlip, Et Al 1 1 | 23-157-00009 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lyle Cashion Co. |
| H C Leak Jr A-1 A-1 | 23-157-00010 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Arrow Drilling Do. |
| Crosby Lbr Co 2 2 | 23-157-00011 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ashland Oil & Refining Co. |
| Crosby Lbr Co 3 3 | 23-157-00012 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ashland Exploration, Inc. |
| Anderson & Moseley 1 1 | 23-157-00013 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Atlantic Refining Co. |
| Odile H Bagg 1 1 | 23-157-00014 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Atlantic Refining Co. |
| Mrs A Peterman Etal 1 1 | 23-157-00015 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Atlantic Refining Co. |
| Wax-Morgan 1 1 | 23-157-00017 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Atlantic Refining Co. |
| Wax-Morgan 2 2 | 23-157-00018 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Atlantic Refining Co. |
| L T Ventress 1 1 | 23-157-00019 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | H. D. Aultman & R. H. Sims |
| Ashley 1 1 | 23-157-00020 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Baker, Harold D. |
| Arbuthnot Etal 1 1 | 23-157-00021 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Dorris Ballew Inc Et Al |
| Board Supervisors 1 1 | 23-157-00022 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Dorris Ballew Inc Et Al |
| E. M. Kee 1 1 | 23-157-00023 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Murphy Oil USA Inc |
| Kee 2 2 | 23-157-00024 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Dorris Ballew Inc Et Al |
| Board Supervisors 1 1 | 23-157-00026 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bateman Drilling Co. |
| Ventress 1 1 | 23-157-00027 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | T. G. Bateman And Hurt |
A sample of the county’s wells — every catalogued well has its own page. Browse all 2,942 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 Wilkinson County, MS?
Wilkinson County, Mississippi has 2,942 catalogued oil & gas wells: 146 active, 2,420 plugged and 60 documented orphans.
How many orphaned wells are in Wilkinson County?
60 wells in Wilkinson County, Mississippi are documented orphans — unplugged with no solvent operator of record, the 2nd-highest count among Mississippi counties.
What share of wells in Wilkinson County are plugged?
2,420 of Wilkinson County's 2,942 catalogued wells (82%) are plugged & abandoned, compared with 70% across Mississippi.
Which Mississippi county has the most oil and gas wells?
Adams County has the most catalogued wells of any Mississippi county on WellCensus (5,963); Wilkinson County ranks 2nd with 2,942.
How many companies operate wells in Wilkinson County?
585 distinct operators of record are linked to catalogued wells in Wilkinson County, Mississippi.
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About this data
Source: Mississippi 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 Wilkinson County, Mississippi”, https://wellcensus.com/wells/mississippi/wilkinson (data as of October 10, 2026).