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Bent County, Colorado Wells Summary

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Total wells

271
Bent County

Most recent drilling

Dec 2012
~13 years ago

First on record

1970
records span 43 years

Activity status

Historic
no recent drilling

Bent County contains 271 wells on file, with top operators including STRACHAN EXPLORATION INC and TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP.

Wells in Bent span several oil & gas fields including WILDCAT and MCCLAVE.

Most recent well on record: BALDWIN, operated by GERMANY INVESTMENT CO — last updated March 2026.

County FIPS Code: 08011

Active drilling rigs · Baker Hughes snapshot, week of 2026-07-02

12 rigs across the state
0 in this county / area

By basin

  • 9 DJ-Niobrara
  • 3 Other

Drilling for

  • 9 Oil
  • 3 Gas

Bent County well density

Every dot is one well — small blue dots are historic wells; larger orange dots are wells with activity in the last 60 days.
271 wells plotted · 0 active in last 60 days

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Top Operators in Bent County by total wells

STRACHAN EXPLORATION INC20TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP19TXO PRODUCTION CORP18MURFIN DRILLING COMPANY INC16GREAT WESTERN DRILLING COMPANY9FRANKFORT OIL CO9MARLIN OIL CO* THE9THOMAS L SPRING LLC9HARRINGTON* D D6OXY USA INC6

Operators: Strachan Exploration Inc, Texas Oil & Gas Corp, Txo Production Corp, Murfin Drilling Company Inc, Great Western Drilling Company, Frankfort Oil Co, Marlin Oil Co* The, Thomas L Spring Llc, Harrington* D D, Oxy Usa Inc.

Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Bent County

WILDCAT155MCCLAVE58WAGON TRAIL26BENT'S FORT7CADDOA6LUBERS5PURGATOIRE4HARNESS3BETA3TABLETOP1

Fields: Wildcat, Mcclave, Wagon Trail, Bent's Fort, Caddoa, Lubers, Purgatoire, Harness, Beta, Tabletop.

Top Counties in Colorado most active by total wells

Compare Bent against the other busiest counties in Colorado:

  • Weld · 45,233 wells
  • Garfield · 17,243 wells
  • Rio Blanco · 7,358 wells
  • Yuma · 6,234 wells
  • Washington · 5,803 wells
  • Adams · 4,941 wells
  • La Plata · 4,608 wells
  • Las Animas · 4,015 wells
  • Logan · 3,923 wells
  • Morgan · 3,030 wells
  • Mesa · 2,818 wells
  • Moffat · 2,286 wells

Recent wells

Well Name Last activity Updates Operator API
BALDWIN 2026-03-18 GERMANY INVESTMENT CO 05-011-05407
CLINE 2026-03-18 MURFIN DRILLING COMPANY INC 05-011-06158
HAM A 2026-03-18 OXY USA INC 05-011-05163
STATE - FREMONT 2026-03-18 SHANNON OIL CO 05-011-05046
Canfield 2026-03-18 PDC ENERGY INC 05-011-06198
TROSTEL 2026-03-18 FRANKFORT OIL CO 05-011-05021
PIPE SPRINGS 2026-03-18 CONTINENTAL 05-011-05001
M E JONES 2026-03-18 TEXACO INC 05-011-05000
FRANKFORT-AIKMAN BROS USA 16 2026-03-18 FRANKFORT OIL CO 05-011-05123
BALDWIN 2026-03-18 MCALESTER FUEL COMPANY 05-011-05032

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