Oil & gas wells in Texas
5,854 catalogued wellbores in Texas.
Dataset updated . Derived from public data sources.
Coverage note: Texasrecords 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
5,854
Active
0
Plugged
0
Documented orphans
5,854
Counties in Texas
Counties with 25 or more catalogued wells.
Pecos488Hutchinson318Caldwell206Gray184Shackelford172Guadalupe148Chambers143Crockett138Upton116Wilson109Nacogdoches108Brown105Refugio98Milam97Archer94Liberty94Eastland85Reeves85Callahan83Young79Howard74Throckmorton72Coleman68Winkler67Scurry65Crane59Anderson52Mitchell51Jackson50Atascosa49Ward49Carson47Harris47Live Oak47Harrison46Jones46Gregg44Navarro44Taylor44Galveston43Irion41Leon41Victoria39Cooke37Dimmit35Duval35Haskell35Nueces35Wichita35Calhoun33Frio31Nolan31Palo Pinto30Bee29Glasscock29Comanche27Ector27Gonzales27La Salle27San Patricio27Zavala27Wheeler26Willacy25