Wells Across Texas
This analysis combines the information from the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC), the agency which regulates oil and gas wells, about location, history, and production, with information about the surface and groundwater.
The number of orphaned and inactive wells changes regularly as the regulator plugs wells and other wells change status. The interactive dashboard below shows the official status and our interpretation of data from the Railroad Commission of Texas –our state oil and gas agency–as of July 2026. Note that the dashboard does not include over XXXXX current and plugged wells without location coordinates.