Utah Oil and Gas Wells Map
WellsMap USA maps 39,475 oil and gas wells in Utah, from Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining; Utah Trust Lands records (updated September 2026). 13,296 are listed as active and 21,372 as plugged, abandoned or never drilled. Wells are spread across 29 counties and 1,631 operators.
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Utah wells by type
| Type | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Oil | 16,530 | 42% |
| Gas | 15,888 | 40% |
| Dry hole | 4,333 | 11% |
| Injection / disposal | 2,359 | 6.0% |
| Test hole | 191 | 0.5% |
| Storage | 72 | 0.2% |
| Water | 61 | 0.2% |
| Unknown type | 31 | 0.1% |
| Other | 8 | 0.0% |
| Oil & gas | 2 | 0.0% |
Utah wells by status
| Status | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Active | 13,296 | 34% |
| Cancelled / never drilled | 11,475 | 29% |
| Plugged | 9,897 | 25% |
| Inactive / shut in | 2,911 | 7.4% |
| Permitted | 1,657 | 4.2% |
| Drilling | 187 | 0.5% |
| Temporarily abandoned | 49 | 0.1% |
| Unknown status | 3 | 0.0% |
Counties with the most oil and gas wells in Utah
| County | Wells | Active |
|---|---|---|
| Uintah | 19,353 | 7,045 |
| Duchesne | 9,429 | 3,866 |
| San Juan | 3,613 | 739 |
| Grand | 2,325 | 225 |
| Carbon | 2,031 | 1,025 |
| Emery | 962 | 232 |
| Summit | 360 | 40 |
| Washington | 249 | 0 |
| Garfield | 213 | 27 |
| Box Elder | 125 | 0 |
| Sevier | 107 | 32 |
| Wayne | 99 | 0 |
| Daggett | 97 | 58 |
| Sanpete | 78 | 4 |
| Rich | 78 | 0 |
| Millard | 67 | 3 |
| Kane | 48 | 0 |
| Utah | 46 | 0 |
| Tooele | 43 | 0 |
| Wasatch | 33 | 0 |
Top oil and gas operators in Utah by well count
| Operator | Wells | Active |
|---|---|---|
| Caerus Uinta, LLC | 3,532 | 2,455 |
| Scout Energy Management, LLC | 3,194 | 1,894 |
| Middle Fork Energy Uinta, LLC | 2,052 | 1,055 |
| Berry Petroleum Company LLC | 1,924 | 1,174 |
| Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore, LP | 1,521 | 0 |
| Greylock Production, LLC | 1,472 | 1,102 |
| Uinta Wax Operating, LLC | 1,243 | 504 |
| Ovintiv USA, Inc. | 1,139 | 0 |
| Finley Resources, Inc | 974 | 485 |
| Urban Oil & Gas Group, LLC | 956 | 887 |
| FourPoint Resources, LLC | 886 | 485 |
| Elk Operating Services, LLC | 832 | 586 |
| Javelin Energy Partners Management, LLC | 792 | 410 |
| Utah Gas Op Ltd | 662 | 522 |
| Crescent Point Energy US Corp | 610 | 0 |
| Wapiti Operating, LLC | 578 | 467 |
| EOG Resources, Inc | 563 | 0 |
| XCL AssetCo, LLC | 535 | 85 |
| Enduring Resources, LLC | 501 | 0 |
| XTO Energy Inc | 449 | 1 |
Largest oil and gas fields in Utah by well count
| Field | Wells |
|---|---|
| NATURAL BUTTES | 8,836 |
| WILDCAT | 3,730 |
| MONUMENT BUTTE | 3,207 |
| UNDESIGNATED | 2,096 |
| BRUNDAGE CANYON | 1,332 |
| GREATER ANETH | 1,272 |
| ALTAMONT | 1,244 |
| GREATER CISCO | 1,169 |
| RED WASH | 1,103 |
| BLUEBELL | 1,009 |
| NORTH MYTON BENCH | 847 |
| DRUNKARDS WASH | 835 |
| 8 MILE FLAT NORTH | 735 |
| LELAND BENCH | 685 |
| WONSITS VALLEY | 619 |
Utah wells drilled by decade
| Decade | Wells spudded |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 2 |
| 1900s | 12 |
| 1910s | 16 |
| 1920s | 129 |
| 1930s | 85 |
| 1940s | 116 |
| 1950s | 1,505 |
| 1960s | 1,934 |
| 1970s | 1,944 |
| 1980s | 3,233 |
| 1990s | 2,525 |
| 2000s | 7,108 |
| 2010s | 5,609 |
| 2020s | 516 |
Based on the 24,734 wells with a recorded spud date.
About this data
Well locations, types and statuses come from public records published by Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining; Utah Trust Lands, 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.