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Development of oil and gas wells leads to the destruction and fragmentation of natural habitat. Oil and gas wells also increase noise levels which has been shown to be detrimental to some wildlife species. Therefore, the density of oil and gas wells in the western United States was modeled based on data obtained from the National Oil and Gas Assessment.
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The United States Documented Unplugged Orphaned Oil and Gas Well (DOW) dataset contains 117,672 wells in 27 states. The definition of an orphaned oil or gas well varies across data sources; the dataset includes oil or gas wells where the state indicates that the well is an unplugged orphan, or the following criteria are met: 1) no production for an average of 12 months (6 to 24 months depending on the state), 2) the well is unplugged, 3) there is no responsible party to manage the well for future re-use or for plugging and abandonment, and 4) the location of the well is documented. The dataset includes location coordinates, American Petroleum Institute (API) number, or other identification number, well type, well...
    map background search result map search result map Oil and Gas Well Density in the Western United States Oil/Gas Well Density (18-km scale) in the Wyoming Basins Ecoregional Assessment area Oil/Gas Well Density (1-km scale) in the Wyoming Basins Ecoregional Assessment area Oil/Gas Well Density (3-km scale) in the Wyoming Basins Ecoregional Assessment area Oil/Gas Well Density (5-km scale) in the Wyoming Basins Ecoregional Assessment area Oil/Gas Well Density (270-m scale) in the Wyoming Basins Ecoregional Assessment area Oil/Gas Well Density (540-m scale) in the Wyoming Basins Ecoregional Assessment area Distance (m) to Oil or Gas Wells in the Wyoming Basins Ecoregional Assessment area United States Documented Unplugged Orphaned Oil and Gas Well Dataset Oil/Gas Well Density (18-km scale) in the Wyoming Basins Ecoregional Assessment area Oil/Gas Well Density (1-km scale) in the Wyoming Basins Ecoregional Assessment area Oil/Gas Well Density (3-km scale) in the Wyoming Basins Ecoregional Assessment area Oil/Gas Well Density (5-km scale) in the Wyoming Basins Ecoregional Assessment area Oil/Gas Well Density (270-m scale) in the Wyoming Basins Ecoregional Assessment area Oil/Gas Well Density (540-m scale) in the Wyoming Basins Ecoregional Assessment area Distance (m) to Oil or Gas Wells in the Wyoming Basins Ecoregional Assessment area Oil and Gas Well Density in the Western United States United States Documented Unplugged Orphaned Oil and Gas Well Dataset