Permian Basin • Orphan Well Intelligence

Turn Idle Wells Into
Actionable Data

IdleWellData aggregates regulatory filings, production history, and liability scores across every orphan well in the Permian Basin — giving operators and state agencies the intelligence to act with confidence.

// PERMIAN BASIN — LIVE SNAPSHOT
ACTIVE QUERYRUNNING
REGIONTX-PB-WEST • NM-PB-EAST
ORPHAN WELLS INDEXED14,823
COUNTIES COVERED29
AVG LIABILITY SCORE72.4 / 100
LAST DATA SYNC2026-04-03 16:00Z
$4.2B
Est. plug cost
312
High-opportunity wells
89%
Data completeness
6.1yr
Avg idle duration
14K+

Orphan Wells in the Permian

Tens of thousands of idle and orphaned wells dot the basin — each a potential liability, and a potential opportunity hiding behind fragmented, agency-siloed data.

$4B+

Estimated Plugging Liability

Operators and regulators face mounting pressure from EPA, state agencies, and communities. Without prioritization intelligence, every dollar spent is a guess.

6 Agencies

Siloed, Incompatible Records

RRC, NMOCD, EPA, USGS, county filings — the data exists, but it's scattered across incompatible systems, formats, and update schedules.

Built for Both Sides of the Well

Independent O&G Operators

Find Opportunity, Minimize Risk

Screen every orphan well in your target county by liability score, depth, last production date, and plugging cost estimate — before you commit a dollar.

  • County-level well opportunity rankings
  • Composite liability & reclamation cost scores
  • Production history & formation data overlays
  • Regulatory compliance gap flags
  • Exportable due-diligence reports
State Regulatory Agencies

Accelerate Reclamation Programs

Match operators to high-priority orphan wells, track reclamation progress, and surface liability concentrations before they become headline incidents.

  • Basin-wide well status dashboards
  • Operator-well matching recommendations
  • Reclamation milestone tracking
  • High-risk cluster alerts
  • Agency-ready compliance reporting

From Fragmented Records to Ranked Intelligence

01

Ingest

Automated pipelines pull from RRC, NMOCD, EPA, and county databases on a rolling schedule.

02

Normalize

Records are cross-referenced, deduplicated, and standardized into a unified well schema.

03

Score

Each well receives a composite score: liability exposure, opportunity index, and regulatory urgency.

04

Act

Operators and regulators query ranked results, export reports, and coordinate reclamation directly.

Built on Primary Regulatory Data

Texas RRC
Railroad Commission — well status, P-4 filings, production history
NMOCD
NM Oil Conservation Division — well records & orphan well registry
EPA ECHO
Enforcement & Compliance History Online — violation records
USGS NWIS
National Water Information System — groundwater proximity data
IHS Markit
Formation tops, completion records, historical production curves
County Filings
Permian Basin county deed & lien records — 29 counties indexed

Get Ahead of the Basin

We're onboarding a limited cohort of operators and state agency partners ahead of our Q3 2026 launch. Reserve your spot below.

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