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DNR oil and gas well inventory and production status

Record
p09-WA-rec-01
State
WA
Category
wells · well_inventory
Status
collected
Period
current
Quality
Unreviewed
Review state
Pending review
Native ID
WA-DNR-OG-WELLS

Fields

dataset coverage
These data contain point locations that represent oil and gas test well sites in Washington State from 1890 to present.
exploration scale
About 600 exploratory gas and oil wells have been drilled in Washington, but large-scale commercial production has never occurred
layer name
Oil and Gas Wells
production status
Currently, there is no oil and gas production in Washington.
shows count
Of all the exploratory wells that have been drilled in Washington to date, 249 reportied shows for oil and gas.

Evidence

  1. layer name: Oil and Gas Wells
    https://gis.dnr.wa.gov/site1/rest/services/Public_Geology/Oil_and_Gas_Wells/MapServer/1 · Layer heading · source p09-WA-src-01 · visit p09-WA-visit-01
  2. dataset coverage: These data contain point locations that represent oil and gas test well sites in Washington State from 1890 to present.
    https://gis.dnr.wa.gov/site1/rest/services/Public_Geology/Oil_and_Gas_Wells/MapServer/1 · Layer description, first sentence · source p09-WA-src-01 · visit p09-WA-visit-01
  3. shows count: Of all the exploratory wells that have been drilled in Washington to date, 249 reportied shows for oil and gas.
    https://gis.dnr.wa.gov/site1/rest/services/Public_Geology/Oil_and_Gas_Wells/MapServer/1?f=pjson · pjson description field, fourth sentence · source p09-WA-src-02 · visit p09-WA-visit-02
  4. production status: Currently, there is no oil and gas production in Washington.
    https://dnr.wa.gov/washington-geological-survey/earth-resources/oil-and-gas-resources · Search-result snippet, lead sentence · source p09-WA-src-03 · visit p09-WA-visit-03
  5. exploration scale: About 600 exploratory gas and oil wells have been drilled in Washington, but large-scale commercial production has never occurred
    https://dnr.wa.gov/washington-geological-survey/earth-resources/oil-and-gas-resources · Search-result snippet, exploration sentence · source p09-WA-src-03 · visit p09-WA-visit-03

Provenance

Collected 2026-10-05 by agent p09-WA.