Permian Basin Oil Fields: Every Well, County and Operator
The Permian Basin holds 389,187 wells on record across West Texas and southeastern New Mexico. Counts, counties, operators, and 2024 production, on one map.
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Texas Oil and Gas Data
The Railroad Commission of Texas regulates oil and gas in the state, and its public data is spread across several separate tools: an online query for well records, a GIS viewer for maps, and lease-level production reports. These posts explain what each one holds and how to get from a well to its production.
The Texas posts also look at the fields themselves, including the Permian Basin and the changes in its output, and at how production reported by lease relates to the wells on it. For state-level counts and a map of Texas wells, see the Texas data page.
Several posts start from a specific question, such as finding a well by API number, operator or lease, and walk through the Commission's screens to answer it. Others step back to the fields and basins and compare what the public data shows over time.
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How many saltwater disposal wells seven states report, why the disposal and enhanced recovery split is not comparable between them, and where the records live.
RRC GIS Viewer: The Texas Railroad Commission Public Map
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Oil Field Map: How to Find Any Named Field's Wells
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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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A natural gas pipeline map with gathering versus transmission lines, operator mileage, and PHMSA safety records, shown with the Texas network on Atlas.
Southern Permian Oil Jumped 14% in 2024: Emissions Impact
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