Arizona Oil and Gas Wells Map
WellsMap USA maps 1,275 oil and gas wells in Arizona, from Arizona Oil and Gas Conservation Commission records (updated September 2026). 33 are listed as active and 255 as plugged, abandoned or never drilled. Wells are spread across 15 counties and 422 operators.
1,275Wells
33Active
780Oil wells
18Gas wells
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Arizona wells by type
| Type | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Oil & gas | 779 | 61% |
| Test hole | 350 | 27% |
| Other | 89 | 7.0% |
| Water | 20 | 1.6% |
| Gas | 18 | 1.4% |
| Storage | 17 | 1.3% |
| Unknown type | 1 | 0.1% |
| Oil | 1 | 0.1% |
Arizona wells by status
| Status | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown status | 838 | 66% |
| Abandoned | 188 | 15% |
| Orphaned | 74 | 5.8% |
| Plugged | 48 | 3.8% |
| Inactive / shut in | 40 | 3.1% |
| Permitted | 34 | 2.7% |
| Active | 33 | 2.6% |
| Cancelled / never drilled | 19 | 1.5% |
| Drilling | 1 | 0.1% |
Counties with the most oil and gas wells in Arizona
| County | Wells | Active |
|---|---|---|
| Apache | 668 | 24 |
| Navajo | 161 | 0 |
| Maricopa | 62 | 3 |
| Coconino | 58 | 4 |
| Mohave | 56 | 0 |
| Yuma | 51 | 0 |
| Cochise | 48 | 1 |
| Pinal | 40 | 0 |
| Pima | 39 | 0 |
| Yavapai | 36 | 1 |
| Graham | 36 | 0 |
| Greenlee | 8 | 0 |
| La Paz | 6 | 0 |
| Gila | 3 | 0 |
| Santa Cruz | 3 | 0 |
Top oil and gas operators in Arizona by well count
| Operator | Wells | Active |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Petroleum | 60 | 0 |
| Duval | 59 | 0 |
| Phillips Petroleum | 58 | 0 |
| Proton Green | 57 | 1 |
| Arkla Exploration | 38 | 0 |
| Ranger Development LLC | 36 | 6 |
| Kerr-McGee | 35 | 0 |
| Mountain States Pet. (Kerr-McGee) | 31 | 13 |
| El Paso Natural Gas | 18 | 0 |
| U. S. Bureau of Reclamation | 18 | 1 |
| Gulf Oil | 14 | 0 |
| Pan American Petroleum | 13 | 0 |
| St. Joe American Exploration | 13 | 0 |
| Goldfield Consol. | 11 | 0 |
| Shields Exploration Company | 11 | 0 |
| Brooks Range - Altura Energy | 11 | 0 |
| Phelps Dodge | 10 | 0 |
| Desert Mountain Energy Corp | 10 | 0 |
| Superior Oil | 9 | 0 |
| Enterprise (Williams) | 9 | 0 |
Largest oil and gas fields in Arizona by well count
| Field | Wells |
|---|---|
| Wildcat | 617 |
| Dineh Bi Keyah | 48 |
| Pinta Dome | 38 |
| Navajo Springs | 38 |
| St John | 31 |
| East Boundary Butte | 17 |
| St Johns | 17 |
| Holbrook | 15 |
| POTASH | 14 |
| Sedona | 13 |
| inapplicable | 12 |
| Adamana | 9 |
| Teec Nos Pos | 7 |
| Luke | Glendale | 6 |
| Fredonia | 5 |
Arizona wells drilled by decade
| Decade | Wells spudded |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 4 |
| 1940s | 9 |
| 1950s | 81 |
| 1960s | 422 |
| 1970s | 137 |
| 1980s | 57 |
| 1990s | 27 |
| 2000s | 31 |
| 2010s | 24 |
| 2020s | 30 |
Based on the 822 wells with a recorded spud date.
About this data
Well locations, types and statuses come from public records published by Arizona Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, 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.