FracTracker Alliance Launches Public Data Portals On Oil, Gas, And Petrochemicals

FracTracker Alliance announces the launch of two public data portals that make millions of oil, gas, and petrochemical records free and accessible to the public.

Researchers, journalists, and communities often face dozens of fragmented state databases and inconsistent reporting formats. The Oil & Gas Wells and Petrochemical Data Portals consolidate and standardize this information, making it searchable, mappable, and easier to analyze. With thousands of federal datasets already removed this year, the portals serve both as reporting tools and as preservation efforts to keep critical evidence accessible.

• Petrochemical Data Portal – Brings together 30+ datasets on refineries, hubs, power plants, pipelines, ports, and more, with demographic tools to show which communities are most affected.
• Oil & Gas Wells Data Portal – Standardizes 5 million state well records nationwide, with search, filter, and mapping functions by well category.

The portals provide communities with tools to track environmental risks, support journalists in investigating industry claims, and enable policymakers to identify where industrial activity intersects with vulnerable populations. For more than a decade, FracTracker’s data has been a trusted resource, cited in major news outlets, peer-reviewed research, and community campaigns.

“Our data portals bring complex information together in one place and make it easier to use,” said Shannon Smith, the executive director of FracTracker Alliance. “This is about leveling the playing field so communities and advocates have the same access to facts that industry does.”

“Access to data is what gives people power in the Information Age. In 2025, we face a reality where the federal government is restricting access to hundreds of datasets instead of expanding it,” said Matt Kelso, FracTracker’s manager of data and technology. “That makes it all the more important for groups like FracTracker to protect this information and keep it in the public’s hands. Our tools and resources are built to do just that: preserve data and make it usable before it disappears.”

Both portals are live now at https://www.fractracker.org/data/, with more information and a step-by-step guide available here: FracTracker Launches Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical Data Portals.

About FracTracker Alliance
FracTracker Alliance is a national 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that studies, maps, and communicates the risks and impacts of oil, gas, and petrochemical development.