Oil & gas wells in Texas
964,593 catalogued wellbores in Texas, from the state regulator's well-location index plus the federal orphaned-well inventory.
Dataset updated . Derived from public data sources.
Coverage note: Texasis ingested from the regulator’s well-location index: every catalogued wellbore’s API number, coordinates and status class is here, but operator names and lifecycle dates await the state’s full-attribute bulk file (enrichment queued). Details in the methodology.
Catalogued wells
964,593
Active
337,510
Plugged
403,327
Documented orphans
8,998
Counties in Texas
Counties with 25 or more catalogued wells.
Pecos489Hutchinson337Caldwell211Gray198Shackelford180Guadalupe152Chambers143Crockett138Upton116Wilson116Brown114Coleman110Milam110Nacogdoches108Refugio98Archer96Liberty94Eastland86Reeves85Callahan84Young79Howard74Throckmorton73Winkler67Scurry65Carson64Crane61Atascosa57Anderson52Mitchell51Jackson50Live Oak50Ward50Harris47Harrison47Jones46Gregg44Navarro44Taylor44Galveston43Wichita43Leon42Irion41Haskell39Victoria39Cooke37Dimmit35Duval35Nueces35Wheeler35Calhoun33Frio31Nolan31Palo Pinto30Stephens30Bee29Glasscock29Comanche28Clay27Ector27Gonzales27La Salle27San Patricio27Zavala27Willacy25