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UIC Well Classes: Class II, Class VI, and Where to Look

What a UIC well is, how EPA's six injection well classes differ, why Class II dominates and Class VI carries carbon storage, and where records live.

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WOGCC Well Search: Find Any Wyoming Oil or Gas Well

Search any Wyoming oil or gas well by name, operator, or county, with WOGCC production, status, and gas analysis together on one map. Free trial.

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WVDEP Oil and Gas: Which Search Tool Answers Your Question

The WVDEP Office of Oil and Gas runs six separate search tools. Here is which one answers which question about a West Virginia well, and what none of them show.

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RRC Wellbore Query: How to Search Texas Well Records Online

Search any Texas well by API, operator, or lease in the RRC Wellbore Query, one of the Commission's Online Research Queries, plus where production lives.

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EPA's April 2026 OOOOb/OOOOc Amendment: What Changed

EPA revised OOOOb/OOOOc temporary flaring and NHV monitoring, effective June 8, 2026. Most flares and combustion devices are now exempt from NHV monitoring.

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NMOCD Permitting: Find and Map New Mexico Drilling Permits

NMOCD permitting explained: how New Mexico's OCD drilling permit (C-101) works, where permit records live, and how to map every permitted well on Atlas.

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OCC Well Data Finder, Mapped: Oklahoma Wells and Gas Data

OCC splits Oklahoma well records across the Well Data Finder, RBDMS and imaging. See 456,000 wells on one map, with USGS gas composition where sampled.

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PA DEP Oil and Gas Mapping: Search Pennsylvania Wells

Search Pennsylvania's DEP oil and gas wells by operator, county, or API. About 189,000 of 279,000 recorded wells are mapped, with production and inspections.

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Abandoned Gas Wells: What They Are and Where to Find Them

Abandoned and orphaned gas wells are a methane and cleanup-liability concern. Learn what they are and how Atlas maps them, with New Mexico as the live example.

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Natural Gas Pipeline Map: Lines, Operators, and Safety

A natural gas pipeline map with gathering versus transmission lines, operator mileage, and PHMSA safety records, shown with the Texas network on Atlas.

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API Well Number Lookup: What It Is and How to Read One

An API well number is the unique 10-to-14-digit ID every U.S. oil and gas well carries. Learn how to read one, look it up, and find wells across eight states.

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NMOCD Well Search: Map Every New Mexico Oil & Gas Well

NMOCD well search, mapped: find any New Mexico oil & gas well by operator, county, or well name, with wellhead gas composition and statewide analytics. Free.