New York Oil and Gas Wells Map
WellsMap USA maps 46,377 oil and gas wells in New York, from NYS Department of Environmental Conservation records (updated September 2026). 11,755 are listed as active and 25,451 as plugged, abandoned or never drilled. Wells are spread across 55 counties and 2,279 operators.
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New York wells by type
| Type | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Oil | 18,057 | 39% |
| Gas | 10,983 | 24% |
| Unknown type | 7,613 | 16% |
| Injection / disposal | 4,532 | 9.8% |
| Dry hole | 2,789 | 6.0% |
| Test hole | 973 | 2.1% |
| Other | 906 | 2.0% |
| Storage | 336 | 0.7% |
| Monitoring | 188 | 0.4% |
New York wells by status
| Status | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Plugged | 20,346 | 44% |
| Active | 11,755 | 25% |
| Unknown status | 6,300 | 14% |
| Cancelled / never drilled | 5,105 | 11% |
| Inactive / shut in | 2,567 | 5.5% |
| Permitted | 197 | 0.4% |
| Drilling | 106 | 0.2% |
| Temporarily abandoned | 1 | 0.0% |
Counties with the most oil and gas wells in New York
| County | Wells | Active |
|---|---|---|
| Allegany | 16,320 | 1,116 |
| Cattaraugus | 11,805 | 2,587 |
| Chautauqua | 6,342 | 4,094 |
| Erie | 3,490 | 1,469 |
| Steuben | 2,005 | 438 |
| Wyoming | 1,141 | 400 |
| Genesee | 871 | 508 |
| Cayuga | 490 | 273 |
| Livingston | 455 | 146 |
| Seneca | 452 | 216 |
| Schuyler | 433 | 147 |
| Ontario | 319 | 65 |
| Onondaga | 290 | 8 |
| Chemung | 232 | 24 |
| New York | 213 | 59 |
| Oswego | 208 | 4 |
| Chenango | 201 | 43 |
| Yates | 160 | 28 |
| Madison | 143 | 53 |
| Tioga | 125 | 24 |
Top oil and gas operators in New York by well count
| Operator | Wells | Active |
|---|---|---|
| Greenway Energy LLC | 2,644 | 2,525 |
| Bradley Producing Corp. | 2,211 | 0 |
| PPP Future Development Inc. | 1,991 | 1,743 |
| Pennzoil Products Co. | 1,744 | 0 |
| Quaker State Corp. | 1,685 | 0 |
| Iroquois Gas Corp. | 1,052 | 0 |
| National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation | 1,012 | 636 |
| Ebenezer Oil Co. Inc. | 869 | 0 |
| U. S. Energy Development Corporation | 664 | 0 |
| Stedman Energy Inc. | 601 | 576 |
| Herzog Richard B. | 495 | 0 |
| Lee Oil Company Inc. | 476 | 0 |
| United States Gypsum Company | 463 | 386 |
| East Resources Inc. | 455 | 0 |
| Pennhills Resources LLC | 455 | 445 |
| Sam Koehler Enterprises Inc. | 408 | 325 |
| Dimes Energy GP Inc. | 404 | 0 |
| Vertical Energy Inc. | 400 | 242 |
| Plants and Goodwin Inc. | 397 | 0 |
| The Richardson Petroleum Corporation | 395 | 50 |
Largest oil and gas fields in New York by well count
| Field | Wells |
|---|---|
| Richburg | 11,482 |
| Lakeshore | 5,682 |
| Bradford | 5,619 |
| Chipmunk | 2,889 |
| Beech Hill-Independence | 1,041 |
| Fulmer Valley | 936 |
| Ford's Brook | 797 |
| Busti | 774 |
| Alden-Lancaster | 693 |
| Five Mile | 598 |
| Four Mile | 520 |
| Andover | 493 |
| Brant-Eden | 441 |
| Marsh | 426 |
| West Auburn | 352 |
New York wells drilled by decade
| Decade | Wells spudded |
|---|---|
| 1860s | 2 |
| 1870s | 2 |
| 1880s | 57 |
| 1890s | 132 |
| 1900s | 165 |
| 1910s | 438 |
| 1920s | 536 |
| 1930s | 767 |
| 1940s | 478 |
| 1950s | 803 |
| 1960s | 1,467 |
| 1970s | 3,656 |
| 1980s | 5,400 |
| 1990s | 1,481 |
| 2000s | 2,939 |
| 2010s | 1,423 |
| 2020s | 367 |
Based on the 20,113 wells with a recorded spud date.
About this data
Well locations, types and statuses come from public records published by NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, 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.