Gas Drilling's Environmental Impact

New York

How to read these graphs:

The graphs on the left show the rate of growth compared to the earliest year for which we have data -- in most cases 2003. The gray lines represent a theoretical constant annual rate of change.

The bar charts on the right show the actual values for each year we have data. For example, in 2008, New York had 458 new wells drilled.

State Data

Figures provided by New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation for 2009 are incomplete. Total well numbers reflect all "regulatory active" wells, which include active and inactive oil and gas wells and underground storage wells.

19 enforcement staff for 13,684 wells in 2008

Wells Drilled: Change Since 2003

Wells Drilled

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
59
59.0
126
126.0
197
197.0
367
367.0
469
469.0
458
458.0
166
166.0

Enforcement Actions: Change Since 2003

Enforcement Actions

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
81
81.0
41
41.0
39
39.0
89
89.0
79
79.0
84
84.0
4
4.0

Enforcement Staff: Change Since 2003

Enforcement Staff

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
20
20.0
19
19.0
19
19.0
19
19.0
19
19.0
19
19.0
16
16.0

Total Wells: Change Since 2003

Total Wells

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
12,310
12310.0
12,663
12663.0
11,838
11838.0
12,551
12551.0
13,091
13091.0
13,684
13684.0
No Data.