Oil & gas wells in New York
46,514 catalogued wellbores in New York, from the state regulator's registry plus the federal orphaned-well inventory.
Dataset updated . Derived from public data sources.
Catalogued wells
46,514
Active
11,534
Plugged
20,325
Documented orphans
7,029
Largest operators active in New York
| Operator | Wells | Active | Plugged | States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Quaker State | 9,033 | 0 | 8,755 | NY PA WV |
| Xto Energy | 6,846 | 2,814 | 1,712 | AR CO KS KY LA MT ND NM NY OH OK PA UT WV WY |
| Range Resources Appalachia | 4,233 | 1,750 | 485 | NY OH PA WV |
| 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 |
| Chesapeake Appalachia | 4,177 | 510 | 424 | AL KY NY OH PA WV |
| Columbia Gas Transmission | 3,934 | 3,065 | 362 | KY NY OH WV |
| Minard Run Oil | 3,861 | 1,645 | 1,953 | IL NY PA |
| Union Oil Company Of California | 3,476 | 119 | 3,087 | AL CA CO IL KS MT ND NY |
Well counts are the operator’s national totals; state placeholder records are excluded. See methodology.
Deepest wells in New York
National ranking →| Well | API # | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greible 1 | 31-015-26488 | Other status | Other type | Chemung, NY | Anschutz Exploration Corporation | 15,921 ft |
| Baciuska, V. 1H | 31-017-30030 | Other status | Other type | Chenango, NY | Norse Energy Corp USA | 15,795 ft |
| Ballymoney 1 | 31-101-22978 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Steuben, NY | Fortuna Energy Inc. | 15,079 ft |
| Cotton-Hanlon 1 | 31-107-23185 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Tioga, NY | Talisman Energy USA Inc. | 14,570 ft |
| Konstantinides 1 | 31-015-23023 | Active | Gas | Chemung, NY | Repsol Oil & Gas USA LLC | 14,475 ft |
| Wolford, C. 1H | 31-017-30024 | Other status | Other type | Chenango, NY | Norse Energy Corp USA | 14,193 ft |
| Dow 2 | 31-015-26415 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Chemung, NY | Anschutz Exploration Corporation | 14,010 ft |
| Wheeler 1 | 31-015-23233 | Other status | Other type | Chemung, NY | East Resources Inc. | 14,000 ft |
| Gross D1 | 31-101-23902 | Active | Gas | Steuben, NY | Repsol Oil & Gas USA LLC | 13,974 ft |
| Salo 1 | 31-107-23988 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Tioga, NY | Talisman Energy USA Inc. | 13,600 ft |
Counties in New York
Counties with 25 or more catalogued wells.
Allegany16,110Cattaraugus11,678Chautauqua6,262Erie3,423Steuben1,996Wyoming1,101Genesee880Statewide593Cayuga483Livingston455Seneca449Schuyler390Ontario342Onondaga292Oswego212Chemung202New York198Chenango169Yates140Madison134Tioga106Tompkins100Oneida72Broome58Westchester55Delaware39Wayne36Monroe32Orleans30