NAICS 213111 · Mining

Drilling Oil and Gas Wells: Business Name Ideas

48 name ideas, the official industry definition, and 2,008 U.S. business locations broken down by state.

What this industry covers

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in drilling oil and gas wells for others on a contract or fee basis. This industry includes contractors that specialize in spudding in, drilling in, redrilling, and directional drilling.

Businesses classified here include

  • Directional drilling of oil and gas wells on a contract basis
  • Drilling directional oil and gas field wells on a contract basis
  • Drilling for gas on a contract basis
  • Drilling for oil on a contract basis
  • Drilling gas and oil field wells on a contract basis
  • Drilling oil and gas field service wells on a contract basis
  • Drilling water intake wells, oil and gas field on a contract basis
  • Gas well drilling on a contract basis
  • Oil and gas well drilling services (redrilling, spudding, tailing) on a contract basis
  • Oil well drilling on a contract basis
  • Reconditioning oil and gas field wells on a contract basis
  • Reworking oil and gas wells on a contract basis
  • Service well drilling on a contract basis
  • Spudding in oil and gas wells on a contract basis
  • Tailing in oil and gas field wells on a contract basis
  • Water intake well drilling, oil and gas field on a contract basis
  • Well drilling (i.e., oil, gas, water intake wells) on a contract basis
  • Workover of oil and gas wells on a contract basis

Definition and examples from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 213111), U.S. Census Bureau.

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U.S. business numbers

2,008Business locations (establishments)
53,277Paid employees (mid-March)
$5,405,172,000Annual payroll
$101,454Average pay per employee
26.5Average employees per location

Locations by number of employees nationwide

1-41,082
5-9234
10-19258
20-49239
50-99107
100-24956
250-49918
500-99910
1,000+4

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022. Counts cover employer establishments (businesses with paid employees); self-employed owners without staff are not included. Small establishments with 1–4 employees include those that reported no paid employees in mid-March.

Top states for drilling oil and gas wells

  1. Texas 727 locations
  2. Oklahoma 179 locations
  3. Louisiana 170 locations
  4. Colorado 86 locations
  5. Kansas 84 locations
  6. Wyoming 76 locations
  7. California 68 locations
  8. Pennsylvania 63 locations
  9. North Dakota 56 locations
  10. Mississippi 47 locations

All 40 states

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