Mississippi Oil and Gas Wells Map
WellsMap USA maps 25,551 oil and gas wells in Mississippi, from Mississippi State Oil and Gas Board records (updated September 2026). 3,170 are listed as active and 19,221 as plugged, abandoned or never drilled. Wells are spread across 77 counties and 2,733 operators.
25,551Wells
3,170Active
8,015Oil wells
3,776Gas wells
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Mississippi wells by type
| Type | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dry hole | 10,870 | 43% |
| Oil | 8,015 | 31% |
| Gas | 3,776 | 15% |
| Injection / disposal | 2,320 | 9.1% |
| Monitoring | 253 | 1.0% |
| Storage | 184 | 0.7% |
| Other | 54 | 0.2% |
| Water | 43 | 0.2% |
| Test hole | 34 | 0.1% |
| Unknown type | 2 | 0.0% |
Mississippi wells by status
| Status | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Plugged | 19,206 | 75% |
| Active | 3,170 | 12% |
| Inactive / shut in | 2,685 | 11% |
| Unknown status | 231 | 0.9% |
| Temporarily abandoned | 179 | 0.7% |
| Orphaned | 45 | 0.2% |
| Drilling | 12 | 0.0% |
| Cancelled / never drilled | 11 | 0.0% |
| Permitted | 8 | 0.0% |
| Abandoned | 4 | 0.0% |
Counties with the most oil and gas wells in Mississippi
| County | Wells | Active |
|---|---|---|
| Adams | 5,585 | 192 |
| Jasper | 1,630 | 410 |
| Wayne | 1,553 | 302 |
| Franklin | 1,354 | 80 |
| Wilkinson | 1,300 | 78 |
| Clarke | 1,092 | 92 |
| Jones | 1,066 | 191 |
| Jefferson Davis | 1,011 | 386 |
| Yazoo | 925 | 198 |
| Lamar | 881 | 355 |
| Lincoln | 750 | 88 |
| Pike | 683 | 12 |
| Marion | 654 | 134 |
| Amite | 645 | 63 |
| Monroe | 633 | 132 |
| Smith | 582 | 80 |
| Jefferson | 534 | 20 |
| Hinds | 469 | 20 |
| Walthall | 417 | 6 |
| Rankin | 405 | 33 |
Top oil and gas operators in Mississippi by well count
| Operator | Wells | Active |
|---|---|---|
| DENBURY ONSHORE LLC | 2,125 | 543 |
| TELLUS OPERATING GROUP LLC | 730 | 299 |
| SOUTHERN ENERGY OPERATING LLC | 608 | 379 |
| HIGHMARK ENERGY OPERATING LLC | 492 | 236 |
| HUMBLE OIL & REFINING CO. | 473 | 0 |
| FORMENTERA OPERATIONS LLC | 313 | 101 |
| VENTURE OIL & GAS INC. | 307 | 137 |
| PetroTx Operating LLC | 291 | 267 |
| SUN OIL COMPANY | 288 | 0 |
| PRUET PRODUCTION CO | 256 | 31 |
| CALLON PETROLEUM CO. | 233 | 0 |
| PISTOL RIDGE PARTNERS LLC | 204 | 15 |
| GULF OIL CORP. | 202 | 0 |
| BLACK JACK OIL COMPANY INC. | 198 | 75 |
| D. A. BIGLANE OPERATING CO ET AL | 174 | 0 |
| McGOWAN WORKING PARTNERS INC. | 169 | 25 |
| MOON-HINES-TIGRETT OPERATING CO. INC. | 159 | 0 |
| SCORPION OIL & GAS LLC | 155 | 28 |
| PAN AMERICAN PETROLEUM CORP. | 147 | 0 |
| GULF REFINING CO. | 130 | 0 |
Largest oil and gas fields in Mississippi by well count
| Field | Wells |
|---|---|
| Wildcat | 5,558 |
| Baxterville | 992 |
| Gwinville | 769 |
| Tinsley | 689 |
| Heidelberg E. | 582 |
| LaGrange | 458 |
| Pistol Ridge | 318 |
| Heidelberg W. | 311 |
| McComb | 262 |
| Brookhaven | 259 |
| Cranfield | 256 |
| Eucutta E. | 242 |
| Little Creek | 231 |
| Yellow Creek W. | 221 |
| Dexter | 194 |
About this data
Well locations, types and statuses come from public records published by Mississippi State Oil and Gas Board, 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.