2017 Update on U.S. Oil & Gas Activity
Our 2017 analysis found 12.6 million people are within the threat radius (<1/2 mile) of 1.3 million facilities across the U.S. – from active production wells, to natural gas compressor stations, to processing plants.
Map last updated: September 2017
2016 U.S. Oil & Gas Activity
Based on data from 2014-2015, 34 states saw drilling activity, amounting to approximately 1.2 million facilities across the U.S. – from active production wells, to natural gas compressor stations, to processing plants.
Map last updated: Fall 2016
The article that accommodates this map can be found here.
2015 U.S. Oil & Gas Activity
There are ~1.7 million active oil and gas wells in the U.S. This map includes both conventional and unconventional (e.g. fracking) wells.
Map last updated: August 2015
The article that accommodates this map can be found here.
2015 Data Layers
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Name: US Oil and Gas Wells (Part 1)
Date: May, 2015
Source: Various state regulatory agencies, FracTracker Alliance
Notes: This layers contains active (drilled but not plugged) oil and gas wells in following state: AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA and WY. Well data for Texas (n=291,835) is available, however, it must be purchased, and can therefore not be redistributed. The data download is accompanied by a text file that includes all regulatory agency names and website addresses.
Date: May, 2015
Source: Various state regulatory agencies, FracTracker Alliance
Notes: This layers contains active (drilled but not plugged) oil and gas wells in following state: AR, IL, KS, LA, MO, ND, NE, OK and SD. The data download is accompanied by a text file that includes all regulatory agency names and website addresses.
Date: May, 2015
Source: Various state regulatory agencies, FracTracker Alliance
Notes: This layers contains active (drilled but not plugged) oil and gas wells in following state: AK, AL, FL, IN, KY, MD, MI, MS, NY, OH, PA, TN, VA and WV. The data download is accompanied by a text file that includes all regulatory agency names and website addresses.
2014 U.S. Oil & Gas Activity
There are over 1.1 million active oil and gas wells in the U.S. This map includes both conventional and unconventional (e.g. fracking) wells.
Map last updated: February 2014
The article that accommodates this map can be found here.
