Colorado Well Data

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Total wells

123,491
Colorado

Last 12 months

2
wells drilled

Prior 12 months

531
to compare against

Year-over-year

-529
vs prior 12 mo

State FIPS Code: 08 · Activity across 56 counties.

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

12 rigs active

Top 5 counties by rig count

  • 6 Weld
  • 2 Adams
  • 2 Rio Blanco
  • 1 Arapahoe
  • 1 Garfield

By basin

  • 9 DJ-Niobrara
  • 3 Other

Drilling for

  • 9 Oil
  • 3 Gas

Colorado county activity

Counties shaded by total well count. Click any county for its operators, fields, and recent activity.

Saguache — 18 wellsSedgwick — 171 wellsCheyenne — 1,825 wellsCuster — 3 wellsLa Plata — 4,608 wellsSan Juan CountyPitkin — 29 wellsPark — 28 wellsAlamosa — 9 wellsProwers — 472 wellsMoffat — 2,286 wellsJefferson — 65 wellsSummit CountyPueblo — 48 wellsBoulder — 783 wellsDenver — 132 wellsMontrose — 93 wellsEagle — 8 wellsSan Miguel — 298 wellsCostilla — 6 wellsBroomfield — 357 wellsChaffee — 17 wellsCrowley — 32 wellsFremont — 406 wellsHuerfano — 368 wellsDelta — 153 wellsGarfield — 17,243 wellsRio Blanco — 7,358 wellsMorgan — 3,030 wellsLincoln — 837 wellsMontezuma — 1,083 wellsAdams — 4,941 wellsMineral CountyOtero — 33 wellsPhillips — 497 wellsOuray — 26 wellsBent — 271 wellsArchuleta — 553 wellsRoutt — 416 wellsHinsdale CountyWeld — 45,233 wellsLarimer — 789 wellsLake CountyRio Grande — 15 wellsGilpin CountyYuma — 6,234 wellsJackson — 804 wellsKit Carson — 398 wellsClear Creek CountyLogan — 3,923 wellsWashington — 5,803 wellsDouglas — 23 wellsConejos — 4 wellsEl Paso — 129 wellsKiowa — 991 wellsTeller CountyGunnison — 164 wellsBaca — 962 wellsElbert — 831 wellsMesa — 2,818 wellsDolores — 206 wellsArapahoe — 1,587 wellsLas Animas — 4,015 wellsGrand — 59 wells
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Top Operators by total wells in Colorado

NOBLE ENERGY INC10,090KERR MCGEE OIL & GAS ONSHORE LP9,421TEP ROCKY MOUNTAIN LLC8,930PDC ENERGY INC8,320CAERUS PICEANCE LLC3,421OWN RESOURCES OPERATING LLC3,404QB ENERGY OPERATING LLC3,003EVERGREEN NATURAL RESOURCES LLC2,499CRESTONE PEAK RESOURCES OPERATING LLC2,351LARAMIE ENERGY LLC2,120
NOBLE ENERGY INC 0
KERR MCGEE OIL & GAS ONSHORE LP 0
TEP ROCKY MOUNTAIN LLC 0
PDC ENERGY INC 0
CAERUS PICEANCE LLC 0
OWN RESOURCES OPERATING LLC 0
QB ENERGY OPERATING LLC 0
EVERGREEN NATURAL RESOURCES LLC 0
CRESTONE PEAK RESOURCES OPERATING LLC 0
LARAMIE ENERGY LLC 0

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Top Oil & Gas Fields by total wells in Colorado

WATTENBERG34,564WILDCAT23,158GRAND VALLEY6,168IGNACIO BLANCO4,356MAMM CREEK3,675PURGATOIRE RIVER3,636RULISON2,806PARACHUTE2,530RANGELY2,419SPINDLE2,041

Browse fields: Wattenberg, Wildcat, Grand Valley, Ignacio Blanco, Mamm Creek, Purgatoire River, Rulison, Parachute, Rangely, Spindle.

Producing Basins in Colorado geology that drives drilling here

Each basin spans multiple states — follow a link to see the broader producing region.

Recent wells

Well Name County Last activity Updates Operator API
LOVETTE Baca 2026-03-18 UNKNOWN 05-009-40015
CRAWFORD Boulder 2026-03-18 OLD OPERATORS - STATUS UNKNOWN 05-013-60038
Dalton 5-64 Arapahoe 2026-03-18 AXIS EXPLORATION LLC 05-005-07395
HANKINS Baca 2026-03-18 SKELLY OIL COMPANY 05-009-05340
PIVONKA K UNIT Boulder 2026-03-18 VESSELS OIL & GAS COMPANY 05-013-06161
WARREN MAXWELL Boulder 2026-03-18 OLD OPERATORS - STATUS UNKNOWN 05-013-60014
UPRR - JOLLY Arapahoe 2026-03-18 TOLTEK DRILLING CO 05-005-06025
Jamaso 4-65 Arapahoe 2026-03-18 AXIS EXPLORATION LLC 05-005-07376
JOHNNY MILLER Archuleta 2026-03-18 HUGHES* WILLIAM E 05-007-06023
GRIGSBY Baca 2026-03-18 JOHNSON* F KIRK 05-009-05248

Counties:

Weld
Garfield
Rio Blanco
Yuma
Washington
Adams
La Plata
Las Animas
Logan
Morgan
Mesa
Moffat
Cheyenne
Arapahoe
Montezuma
Kiowa
Baca
Lincoln
Elbert
Jackson
Larimer
Boulder
Archuleta
Phillips
Prowers
Routt
Fremont
Kit Carson
Huerfano
Broomfield
San Miguel
Bent
Dolores
Sedgwick
Gunnison
Delta
Denver
El Paso
Montrose
Jefferson
Grand
Pueblo
Otero
Crowley
Pitkin
Park
Ouray
Douglas
Saguache
Chaffee
Rio Grande
Alamosa
Eagle
Costilla
Conejos
Custer