Alaska Oil and Gas Wells Map
WellsMap USA maps 10,282 oil and gas wells in Alaska, from Alaska Division of Oil and Gas / AOGCC records (updated September 2026). 5,549 are listed as active and 4,460 as plugged, abandoned or never drilled. Wells are spread across 15 counties and 166 operators.
10,282Wells
5,549Active
3,373Oil wells
359Gas wells
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Alaska wells by type
| Type | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown type | 4,706 | 46% |
| Oil | 3,373 | 33% |
| Injection / disposal | 1,725 | 17% |
| Gas | 359 | 3.5% |
| Monitoring | 32 | 0.3% |
| Water | 30 | 0.3% |
| Test hole | 28 | 0.3% |
| Storage | 28 | 0.3% |
| Other | 1 | 0.0% |
Alaska wells by status
| Status | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Active | 5,549 | 54% |
| Plugged | 3,805 | 37% |
| Cancelled / never drilled | 628 | 6.1% |
| Inactive / shut in | 208 | 2.0% |
| Unknown status | 65 | 0.6% |
| Abandoned | 27 | 0.3% |
Counties with the most oil and gas wells in Alaska
| County | Wells | Active |
|---|---|---|
| North Slope | 7,674 | 4,434 |
| Kenai Peninsula | 849 | 374 |
| Matanuska-Susitna | 122 | 18 |
| Yukon-Koyukuk | 27 | 0 |
| Valdez-Cordova | 27 | 0 |
| Yakutat | 23 | 0 |
| Lake and Peninsula | 12 | 0 |
| Aleutians East | 11 | 0 |
| Nome | 11 | 1 |
| Northwest Arctic | 8 | 0 |
| Bethel | 5 | 0 |
| Anchorage | 4 | 0 |
| Aleutians West | 2 | 0 |
| Bristol Bay | 2 | 0 |
| Denali | 2 | 0 |
Top oil and gas operators in Alaska by well count
| Operator | Wells | Active |
|---|---|---|
| Hilcorp Alaska, LLC | 3,904 | 3,277 |
| ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc. | 2,750 | 2,110 |
| BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. | 1,523 | 0 |
| ARCO Alaska Inc. | 467 | 0 |
| Union Oil Company of California | 212 | 0 |
| Hilcorp North Slope, LLC | 126 | 0 |
| US Dept of Interior | 104 | 0 |
| Cook Inlet Energy, LLC. | 61 | 34 |
| Chevron USA Inc. | 56 | 0 |
| Oil Search (Alaska), LLC | 48 | 31 |
| Amoco Production Company | 43 | 0 |
| North Slope Borough | 40 | 18 |
| Exxon Corporation | 38 | 0 |
| Atlantic Richfield Company | 37 | 0 |
| Bluecrest Alaska Operating LLC | 37 | 26 |
| Pan American | 36 | 0 |
| Marathon Oil Company | 32 | 0 |
| Texaco Inc. | 31 | 0 |
| Mobil Oil Corporation | 30 | 0 |
| Shell Oil Company | 30 | 0 |
Largest oil and gas fields in Alaska by well count
| Field | Wells |
|---|---|
| PRUDHOE BAY | 3,819 |
| KUPARUK RIVER | 2,400 |
| *EXPLORATORY | 860 |
| MILNE POINT | 690 |
| COLVILLE RIVER | 350 |
| MCARTHUR RIVER | 246 |
| SWANSON RIVER | 179 |
| ENDICOTT | 168 |
| MIDDLE GROUND SHOAL | 152 |
| GRANITE PT | 123 |
| NIKAITCHUQ | 118 |
| KENAI | 111 |
| TRADING BAY | 90 |
| *STRATIGRAPHIC TEST | 84 |
| NINILCHIK | 73 |
Alaska wells drilled by decade
| Decade | Wells spudded |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 2 |
| 1920s | 5 |
| 1930s | 3 |
| 1940s | 45 |
| 1950s | 76 |
| 1960s | 577 |
| 1970s | 672 |
| 1980s | 1,931 |
| 1990s | 1,821 |
| 2000s | 2,002 |
| 2010s | 1,665 |
| 2020s | 695 |
Based on the 9,494 wells with a recorded spud date.
About this data
Well locations, types and statuses come from public records published by Alaska Division of Oil and Gas / AOGCC, retrieved September 2026. Counties missing from the source records are assigned from each well's location. Records can be incomplete or out of date; check with the regulator before relying on them.