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Oil and Gas Extraction
NAICS subsector 211. OSHA inspections, injury summaries, Wage and Hour cases and OFLC filings for employers classified in the subsector.
Oil and Gas Extraction (NAICS 211) accounts for 490 OSHA inspections since 2016, 0.1% of all inspections, with $2.3M in current penalties ($4,650 per inspection; all industries $3,754).
Wage and Hour Division cases concluded in the industry number 455, with $36M in back wages agreed to pay. Employers in the industry filed 554 labor condition applications and 121 PERM applications in the fiscal years covered.
158 establishments reported 2025 injury summaries: a total recordable case rate of 0.5 per 100 full-time workers, below the 3.5 across all reporting establishments; the median reporting establishment has a rate of 0.0 (quartiles 0.0–0.9).
OSHA inspections and citations
Citations may be contested; the status shown reflects the record at the data date. Enforcement data through 14 Sep 2026.
| Measure | NAICS 211 | All industries |
|---|---|---|
| Citations per inspection | 1.0 | 1.9 |
| Current penalty per inspection | $4,650 | $3,754 |
| Share of all inspections | 0% | 100% |
Most-cited standards
| Standard | Subject | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1910.119 | Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals | 121 |
| 1910.1200 | Hazard communication | 44 |
| 1910.147 | The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) | 40 |
| 1910.132 | Personal protective equipment, general requirements | 19 |
| 5(a)(1) | General Duty Clause | 16 |
| 1910.305 | Electrical, wiring methods, components and equipment | 13 |
| 27-11-105 | — | 11 |
| 1910.134 | Respiratory protection | 11 |
| 1910.28 | Duty to have fall protection and falling object protection | 10 |
| 1910.219 | Mechanical power-transmission apparatus | 9 |
Employers with the most inspections
| Employer | City | Inspections |
|---|---|---|
| Diamondback E&P LLC | Midland | 16 |
| Coterra Energy Inc. | Houston | 12 |
| Chevron USA Inc. | Houston | 11 |
| Apache Corporation | Houston | 10 |
| Continental Resources, Inc. | Wink | 10 |
| Big Ox Energy Siouxland, LLC | Dakota City | 7 |
| EOG Resources, Inc. | Houston | 7 |
| XTO Energy Inc. | Spring | 7 |
| California Resources Corporation | Long Beach | 6 |
| Citation Oil & Gas Corporation | Duncan | 6 |
| Cog Operating LLC | Pecos | 6 |
| Continental Resources, Inc. | Oklahoma City | 6 |
| Eog Resources, Inc | Wright | 6 |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation | Spring | 6 |
| Pacific International Group Holdings, LLC | Tomball | 6 |
| Devon Energy | Killdeer | 5 |
| Halliburton Energy Services | Duncan | 5 |
| Nabors Drilling USA LP | Orla | 5 |
| Petro-Hunt, LLC | Killdeer | 5 |
| Anderson Excavating, LLC | Morgantown | 4 |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Injuries Form 300A summaries
Establishments submit their own Form 300A summaries; OSHA publishes the data as submitted and does not verify it. Rates are per 100 full-time workers.
Injury-rate distribution, 2025
Total recordable case rates across 146 establishments with at least 20,000 hours worked; the pooled rate uses all 158 reporting establishments' hours and cases.
| Year | Establishments | Employees | Recordable cases | TRC rate | DART rate | Median establishment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 179 | 43,915 | 213 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 172 | 41,020 | 213 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 158 | 36,566 | 177 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Labor Wage and Hour Division
Concluded compliance actions since fiscal year 2005; amounts are back wages the employer agreed to pay, as recorded at case conclusion. Data through 15 Jun 2026.
Acts
| Act | Violations | Back wages |
|---|---|---|
| Fair Labor Standards Act | 11,958 | $36M |
| H-1B provisions | 8 | $166K |
| Family and Medical Leave Act | 17 | $4,424 |
| FLSA child labor provisions | 15 | $0 |
| Employee Polygraph Protection Act | 1 | $0 |
| Service Contract Act | 1 | $0 |
Employers with the largest back wages
| Employer | City | Back wages |
|---|---|---|
| Nomac Drilling | Omega | $350,000 |
| Marathon Oil Company | Kingfisher | $300,007 |
| Targa Resources LLC | Houston | $78,371 |
| Crescent Services LLC | Chickasha | $65,027 |
| Petroleum Producing Services, LLC | Driscoll | $40,970 |
| Citation Oil & Gas Corporation | Duncan | $40,030 |
| Xto Energy | Watford City | $31,625 |
| Ecology Control Industries, Inc. | Pacific Palisades | $21,897 |
| Mewbourne Oil Company | Midland | $19,006 |
| Mewbourne Oil Company | Hobbs | $17,633 |
| Mw Logistics Services LLC | Washington | $16,089 |
| Ring Energy Inc. | The Woodlands | $1,730 |
| Kinder Morgan, Inc. | McGregor | $932 |
| Chevron USA Inc. | Houston | $485 |
| Whiting Oil & Gas Corporation | Williston | $118 |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Immigration OFLC labor condition applications and PERM
Employer-specific case information was provided to OFLC by employers who submitted foreign labor certification applications. These are not employer responses to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' survey. Data through 30 Jun 2026.
H-1B applications by fiscal year
PERM applications by fiscal year
Employers with the most H-1B applications
| Employer | City | Applications |
|---|---|---|
| BP America Inc. | Houston | 66 |
| Occidental Petroleum Corporation | Houston | 54 |
| EOG Resources, Inc. | Houston | 52 |
| Venture Global LNG, Inc. | Arlington | 52 |
| ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company | Spring | 47 |
| Woodside Energy USA Services, Inc. | Houston | 28 |
| ChampionX Resources, Inc. | Sugar Land | 15 |
| Chevron USA Inc. | Houston | 15 |
| Murphy Exploration & Production Company USA | Houston | 15 |
| Shell International Exploration and Production Inc. | Houston | 13 |
| ONEOK Services Company, LLC | Tulsa | 12 |
| TotalEnergies Gas & Power North America, Inc. | Houston | 10 |
| XTO Energy Inc. | Spring | 10 |
| BB Energy USA LLC | Houston | 8 |
| Oil Search (Alaska) LLC | Anchorage | 8 |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Questions and answers
Which employers in Oil and Gas Extraction have the most OSHA inspections?
Diamondback E&P LLC (16), Coterra Energy Inc. (12), Chevron USA Inc. (11)
What is the injury rate in Oil and Gas Extraction?
Establishments reporting for 2025 had a pooled total recordable case rate of 0.5 per 100 full-time workers; the median reporting establishment's rate is 0.0 with quartiles 0.0 to 0.9.
How many H-1B applications come from Oil and Gas Extraction?
554 labor condition applications in fiscal years 2025–2026 and 121 PERM applications.
How much in back wages did the Wage and Hour Division find due in Oil and Gas Extraction?
$36,315,507 agreed to pay across 455 concluded cases since fiscal year 2005.
Industry is the NAICS code on each record (the most common code where an employer's sources differ), grouped at the three-digit subsector. Sources: DOL enforcement data, OSHA ITA, OFLC disclosure data; see data sources and methodology.