History of North Carolina Oil & Gas Drilling


Green locations are areas where oil and gas companies are enticing law makers to drill. 
North Carolina Oil & Gas Drilling History
  • 129 wells drilled since 1925
  • 116 dry holes: plugged and abandoned with no shows
  • 11 wells had oil and/or gas shows; all abandoned
  • 1 well had oil and gas shows; shut-in
  • 1 plugged following a mechanical failure