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Find oil and gas wells near your property
WellheadMap maps 4,605,596 public well records in 27 states and federal offshore. Here is how to see every well around a piece of land in about a minute.
Step by step
- Open the well map.
- Click on your property, or press Use my location if you're standing on it. To type it in instead, right-click the spot in Google Maps, copy the two numbers it shows and paste them into Latitude and Longitude.
- Pick a distance: 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 5 or 10 miles.
- Read the list under the map, sorted nearest first: well name, API number, status, type, operator and distance.
- Click any well for its page: location, dates, depth, directions to the wellhead and a link to the state's own record.
Use the map layers
The Map layers button switches between street, USGS topo and satellite maps and adds county lines and the township and section grid (and Texas surveys and pipelines in Texas). Satellite view is the quickest way to see whether a well pad is on your side of a fence line.
Questions
How far away should I look?
Start with 1 mile for a house or small tract. Use 3 to 5 miles to see the field around you. The map goes up to 10 miles.
What does each well status mean?
Active wells are producing or being used. Shut in and temporarily abandoned wells are idle but not plugged. Plugged wells were sealed and reported to the state. Orphaned wells have no operator able to plug them, so the state is responsible.
Does a well near me mean I own minerals?
No. Who owns the minerals under your land is in the county deed records, not the well records. A well nearby only shows that someone drilled there.
Who do I call about a well on my land?
The operator named on the well page, or the state agency for an orphaned or leaking well. Each well page names the agency.
Is this free?
Yes. The map and the nearby-well search are free to use. See plans for what each account adds.
Have the API number already? Look it up directly.