Oil & gas wells in Lincoln County, WY
2,297 catalogued wells in Lincoln County, Wyoming, from the state regulator registry and the federal orphaned-well inventory.
Dataset updated . Derived from public data sources.
At a glance
Lincoln County, Wyoming has 2,297 catalogued oil & gas wells: 1,170 active (51%), 857 plugged & abandoned (37%) and 0 documented orphans. It ranks 16th of the 23 Wyoming counties WellCensus profiles by well count and holds 2% of the state's 129,957 catalogued wells.
Catalogued wells
2,297
Active
1,170
Plugged
857
Documented orphans
0
What is the status of oil and gas wells in Lincoln County?
51% of Lincoln County's wells are active, 34 percentage points above the Wyoming share of 17%. 37% are plugged & abandoned, against 51% statewide and 47% nationally. 239 wells (10%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. No documented orphaned wells are recorded in Lincoln County; Wyoming as a whole has 374. The remaining 31 carry status codes outside those classes, such as permitted or cancelled locations.
What kinds of wells are in Lincoln County?
By product class, 582 of the county's wells (25%) are oil wells, 1,664 (72%) gas wells and 19 (0.8%) injection wells. Statewide the oil share is 50% and the gas share 43%. The deepest total depth published for a Lincoln County well is 20,035 ft, against 25,830 ft for Wyoming as a whole. 100% of the county's wells carry coordinates and appear on the map.
How does Lincoln County compare with other Wyoming counties?
Lincoln County has the 16th-most catalogued wells of the 23 Wyoming counties with at least 25. The median Wyoming county on WellCensus has 3,655 wells. The largest, Campbell County, has 36,047.
Who operates wells in Lincoln County?
199 distinct operators of record are linked to wells in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County
🔒 Create a free account to export CSV| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 23-1 | 49-023-05001 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Conoco Inc |
| Labarge Unit D203y | 49-023-05002 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Texaco Exploration & Prod |
| Labarge Unit F203 | 49-023-05003 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Texaco Exploration & Prod |
| State 1 | 49-023-05004 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | K P M Incorporated |
| Alice Lake 1 | 49-023-05006 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Denver Clarion Resources |
| Well API 49-023-05007 | 49-023-05007 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Salt Creek West Partners |
| Well API 49-023-05008 | 49-023-05008 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Unknown |
| Zillers 1 | 49-023-05011 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Eller H M |
| Zillers 2 | 49-023-05012 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Eller H M |
| Govt 2 | 49-023-05016 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Eog Resources Inc |
| Uprr 31-25 | 49-023-05017 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Swepi LP |
| Federal 1 | 49-023-05018 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union Oil Co Of California |
| 1 | 49-023-05020 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Quad States Enterprises Inc |
| Unit 2 | 49-023-05021 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Texaco Exploration & Prod |
| Govt 1 | 49-023-05024 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Eex Corporation |
| Govt C-155 1 | 49-023-05025 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union Oil Co Of California |
| Govt 1 | 49-023-05027 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lincoln Idaho Oil & Gas Co |
| Govt 1 | 49-023-05028 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Unknown |
| Govt 1 | 49-023-05029 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Twin Eagle Petro Corp |
| Govt 1 | 49-023-05030 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Curtis Etal |
| Virtue Well # | 49-023-05031 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Barnette Properties |
| Fossil Unit 1 | 49-023-05032 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Amerada Hess Corporation |
| Fossil 3 | 49-023-05033 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wyoming Oil & Development Co |
| Fossil 3 | 49-023-05034 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Three State |
| C Ave 1 | 49-023-05035 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Young Clint Inc |
A sample of the county’s wells — every catalogued well has its own page. Browse all 2,297 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 Lincoln County, WY?
Lincoln County, Wyoming has 2,297 catalogued oil & gas wells: 1,170 active, 857 plugged and 0 documented orphans.
How many orphaned wells are in Lincoln County?
No documented orphaned wells are currently recorded in Lincoln County, Wyoming.
What share of wells in Lincoln County are plugged?
857 of Lincoln County's 2,297 catalogued wells (37%) are plugged & abandoned, compared with 51% across Wyoming.
Which Wyoming county has the most oil and gas wells?
Campbell County has the most catalogued wells of any Wyoming county on WellCensus (36,047); Lincoln County ranks 16th with 2,297.
How many companies operate wells in Lincoln County?
199 distinct operators of record are linked to catalogued wells in Lincoln County, Wyoming.
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About this data
Source: Wyoming Oil & Gas Conservation Commission 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 Lincoln County, Wyoming”, https://wellcensus.com/wells/wyoming/lincoln (data as of October 10, 2026).