Arkansas Oil and Gas Wells Map
WellsMap USA maps 33,791 oil and gas wells in Arkansas, from Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission records (updated September 2026). 16,755 are listed as active and 16,155 as plugged, abandoned or never drilled. Wells are spread across 68 counties and 3,180 operators.
33,791Wells
16,755Active
16,782Oil wells
14,766Gas wells
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Arkansas wells by type
| Type | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Oil | 16,782 | 50% |
| Gas | 14,766 | 44% |
| Injection / disposal | 1,718 | 5.1% |
| Unknown type | 364 | 1.1% |
| Water | 141 | 0.4% |
| Storage | 17 | 0.1% |
| Other | 3 | 0.0% |
Arkansas wells by status
| Status | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Active | 16,755 | 50% |
| Plugged | 14,922 | 44% |
| Cancelled / never drilled | 1,233 | 3.6% |
| Temporarily abandoned | 479 | 1.4% |
| Orphaned | 265 | 0.8% |
| Unknown status | 101 | 0.3% |
| Inactive / shut in | 20 | 0.1% |
| Permitted | 9 | 0.0% |
| Drilling | 7 | 0.0% |
Counties with the most oil and gas wells in Arkansas
| County | Wells | Active |
|---|---|---|
| Union | 7,108 | 3,734 |
| Ouachita | 2,853 | 1,666 |
| Columbia | 2,838 | 940 |
| Lafayette | 2,368 | 428 |
| Van Buren | 1,841 | 1,482 |
| Sebastian | 1,640 | 987 |
| Franklin | 1,622 | 683 |
| White | 1,573 | 1,272 |
| Conway | 1,473 | 1,097 |
| Miller | 1,445 | 286 |
| Logan | 1,432 | 1,005 |
| Cleburne | 1,263 | 1,089 |
| Nevada | 1,049 | 432 |
| Johnson | 907 | 208 |
| Crawford | 765 | 324 |
| Pope | 714 | 139 |
| Faulkner | 604 | 404 |
| Washington | 388 | 1 |
| Yell | 284 | 186 |
| Calhoun | 274 | 52 |
Top oil and gas operators in Arkansas by well count
| Operator | Wells | Active |
|---|---|---|
| Flywheel Energy Production, LLC | 3,963 | 3,715 |
| Merit Energy Company, LLC | 1,552 | 1,389 |
| Razorback Production, LLC | 908 | 886 |
| Van Buren Energy Production, LLC | 840 | 795 |
| MMGK Arkoma, LLC | 640 | 610 |
| SEECO, Inc. | 633 | 1 |
| ArklaTx Operating Company, Inc | 629 | 567 |
| Hanna Oil and Gas Company | 563 | 370 |
| Langley, Jerry Oil Company LLC | 528 | 463 |
| Camterra Resources, Inc | 485 | 483 |
| Secondary Oil Corp | 477 | 0 |
| Stephens Production Company | 456 | 0 |
| XTO Energy, Inc. | 429 | 0 |
| Mission Creek OPCO, LLC | 384 | 367 |
| Four R Operating Company, LLC | 327 | 272 |
| LBOC, LLC | 307 | 283 |
| Weiser-Brown Operating Company | 289 | 147 |
| Oxley Energy, LLC | 265 | 245 |
| Quanico Oil & Gas, Inc | 260 | 163 |
| 3 G Energy, LLC | 233 | 232 |
Largest oil and gas fields in Arkansas by well count
| Field | Wells |
|---|---|
| B-43 | 6,798 |
| WILDCAT | 4,968 |
| SMACKOVER | 3,736 |
| B-44 AREA | 2,307 |
| STEPHENS | 915 |
| DORCHEAT MACEDONIA | 591 |
| CHAMPAGNOLLE | 463 |
| CECIL | 437 |
| SANDY BEND | 361 |
| AETNA | 323 |
| SHULER | 316 |
| WESSON | 302 |
| IRMA | 293 |
| HIBANK | 265 |
| STAMPS | 230 |
About this data
Well locations, types and statuses come from public records published by Arkansas Oil and Gas 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.