Oil and Gas Activity and Data

NEW Download KYAPI_Nos.zip for a table of record numbers and the corresponding API numbers. See the FAQ and notes (included in zip file) for additional details.

This is an Excel workbook with counts of the numbers of wells permitted and completed in Kentucky. It includes production data by county except for 2004 (which is proprietary until 2006).

• 2001
• 2000
• 1999

Oil and Gas Data (PTTC)

Oil and gas activity summary data formerly provided in the KGS PTTC pages is being updated and replaced. See the Activity Summary Spreadsheet for current information.

• How to use the oil and gas well record data search pages.
• Search oil and gas well data--access to well record data
• Search well data by location with interactive map server
• Free ArcView shape files (spatial data for mapping, NAD83, geographic)
• Download oil and gas well location data (KYOG_*.zip)
  A new system of distributing oil and gas well location data in the shape file format is running. Beginning June, 2006, the data are updated more often. See the new introductory page for more information..
• Base maps
• COUNTY.ZIP - County outline
• CARTER1.ZIP - Carter coordinate 1-minute grid (What is a Carter coordinate anyway?)
• CARTER5.ZIP - Carter coordinate 5-minute grid
• QUADSKY.ZIP - Topographic quadrangle grid
• Other shape files are available
• Carter coordinate to latitude-longitude conversion routines
• TORIS - oil field data
• PTTC Virtual Regional Resource Center - gateway to petroleum data
• Oil and Gas Maps - Exploration and development tools
• Big Lime Project stratigraphic tops data