Nevada Oil and Gas Wells Map
WellsMap USA maps 1,054 oil and gas wells in Nevada, from Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, University of Nevada, Reno records (updated September 2026). 96 are listed as active and 813 as plugged, abandoned or never drilled. Wells are spread across 13 counties and 391 operators.
1,054Wells
96Active
96Oil wells
0Gas wells
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Nevada wells by type
| Type | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown type | 890 | 84% |
| Oil | 96 | 9.1% |
| Dry hole | 39 | 3.7% |
| Water | 14 | 1.3% |
| Injection / disposal | 12 | 1.1% |
| Other | 3 | 0.3% |
Nevada wells by status
| Status | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Plugged | 608 | 58% |
| Cancelled / never drilled | 204 | 19% |
| Unknown status | 131 | 12% |
| Active | 96 | 9.1% |
| Inactive / shut in | 7 | 0.7% |
| Temporarily abandoned | 7 | 0.7% |
| Abandoned | 1 | 0.1% |
Counties with the most oil and gas wells in Nevada
| County | Wells | Active |
|---|---|---|
| Nye | 470 | 84 |
| White Pine | 147 | 0 |
| Eureka | 123 | 11 |
| Elko | 105 | 1 |
| Clark | 77 | 0 |
| Churchill | 45 | 0 |
| Lincoln | 34 | 0 |
| Lander | 19 | 0 |
| Pershing | 12 | 0 |
| Esmeralda | 8 | 0 |
| Washoe | 6 | 0 |
| Humboldt | 6 | 0 |
| Lyon | 2 | 0 |
Top oil and gas operators in Nevada by well count
| Operator | Wells | Active |
|---|---|---|
| Makoil, Inc. | 60 | 22 |
| Northwest Exploration Co. | 35 | 0 |
| Amoco Production Co. | 34 | 0 |
| Kirkwood Oil and Gas LLC | 30 | 28 |
| Texaco, Inc. | 20 | 2 |
| Foreland Corporation | 18 | 0 |
| Gulf Oil Corp. | 18 | 0 |
| Foreland Corp. | 17 | 1 |
| Shell Oil Co. | 17 | 0 |
| Pioneer Oil and Gas | 16 | 0 |
| Apache Corporation | 14 | 0 |
| Apache Corp. | 13 | 0 |
| Marathon Oil Co. | 13 | 0 |
| Tenneco Oil Co. | 13 | 0 |
| Grant Canyon Oil and Gas, LLC | 12 | 10 |
| Noble Energy, Inc. | 12 | 0 |
| Churchill Drilling Corp. | 11 | 0 |
| J.R. Bacon Drilling, Inc. | 10 | 0 |
| Harper Oil Co. | 9 | 0 |
| Frontier Exploration Company | 9 | 0 |
Largest oil and gas fields in Nevada by well count
| Field | Wells |
|---|---|
| Trap Spring | 57 |
| Eagle Springs | 21 |
| Blackburn | 8 |
| Grant Canyon | 6 |
| Tomera Ranch | 5 |
| Kate Spring | 5 |
| Ghost Ranch | 5 |
| Three Bar | 3 |
| Sans Spring | 3 |
| North Willow Cr | 2 |
| Bacon Flat | 2 |
| Kate Springs | 2 |
| NO | 1 |
| Trap Springs | 1 |
| Duckwater Creek | 1 |
About this data
Well locations, types and statuses come from public records published by Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, University of Nevada, Reno, 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.