Tennessee

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 2011, Tennessee had 156 new wells drilled.

Notes: Data are for the calendar year. There are five members of the oil and gas enforcement staff and an additional staff member from the Financial Responsibility section who has crossover responsibilities that fall under enforcement for oil and gas. Tennessee provided the budget for the Department of Environmental Conservation's Water Resources Division, in which the oil and gas program falls. No separate budget is available. Total wells are producing wells and do not include gas wells that are being used for non-commercial or domestic use by a homeowner. Tennessee's Class 2 injection well program is administered by the EPA and not by the state's oil and gas program.