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Oil & gas wells in Colorado

124,327 catalogued wellbores in Colorado, from the state regulator's registry plus the federal orphaned-well inventory.

Dataset updated . Derived from public data sources.

Catalogued wells

124,327

Active

37,061

Plugged

55,121

Documented orphans

409

Largest operators active in Colorado

Largest oil & gas operators active in Colorado
OperatorWellsActivePluggedStates
Chevron USA65,30313,92141,956AL AR CA CO KS LA MI ND NM OH OK PA UT WV WY
Hilcorp Energy19,95015,8201,018AL CO LA MS NM OH PA WY
Eog Resources16,7622,8973,895AR CA CO KS LA MI MS MT ND NM NY OH OK PA UT WV WY
Scout Energy Management12,4569,882872CO KS MT ND NM OK UT
Kerr Mcgee Oil & Gas Onshore11,4052,6005,708CO KS LA ND NM OK UT WY
Berry Petroleum11,0213,3753,756AR CA CO IL KS KY OK UT WY
Noble Energy10,7641,6466,259CA CO IL KS LA MT NM OK PA UT WV WY
Texaco10,5222671,453AL AR CA CO IL KS KY LA MI MS MT ND NY OH OK PA UT
Citation Oil & Gas9,9227,3341,237CO IL KS LA MS MT ND NM OK UT WY
Marathon Oil8,9992,6954,564AR CA CO IL KS KY LA MI MS MT ND NM OK PA UT WV WY

Well counts are the operator’s national totals; state placeholder records are excluded. See methodology.

Deepest wells in Colorado

National ranking →
Deepest oil & gas wells in Colorado
WellAPI #StatusTypeLocationOperatorDepth
33-32-31-36 4BH Blue 3-6505-001-10556ActiveOilAdams, COCrestone Peak Resources Operating LLC29,046 ft
33-32-31-36 1BH Blue 3-6505-001-10550ActiveOilAdams, COCrestone Peak Resources Operating LLC28,976 ft
1BH Sky Ranch 4-65 10-9-8-705-005-07538ActiveOilArapahoe, COCrestone Peak Resources Operating LLC28,929 ft
04n K205-123-48615ActiveOilWeld, COPdc Energy Inc28,927 ft
33-32-31-36 4AH Blue 3-6505-001-10555ActiveOilAdams, COCrestone Peak Resources Operating LLC28,852 ft
33-32-31-36 3BH Blue Fed 3-6505-001-10554ActiveOilAdams, COCrestone Peak Resources Operating LLC28,849 ft
4BH Sky Ranch 4-65 10-9-8-705-005-07544ActiveOilArapahoe, COCrestone Peak Resources Operating LLC28,830 ft
2AH Sky Ranch 4-65 10-9-8-705-005-07539ActiveOilArapahoe, COCrestone Peak Resources Operating LLC28,822 ft
3BH Sky Ranch 4-65 10-9-8-705-005-07542ActiveOilArapahoe, COCrestone Peak Resources Operating LLC28,820 ft
2BH Sky Ranch 4-65 10-9-8-705-005-07540ActiveOilArapahoe, COCrestone Peak Resources Operating LLC28,819 ft

Counties in Colorado

Counties with 25 or more catalogued wells.

Weld45,804Garfield17,267Rio Blanco7,441Yuma6,234Washington5,804Adams4,990La Plata4,626Las Animas4,023Logan3,923Morgan3,030Mesa2,820Moffat2,298Cheyenne1,832Arapahoe1,644Montezuma1,083Kiowa991Baca962Lincoln838Elbert832Jackson806Larimer789Boulder783Archuleta553Phillips497Prowers472Routt416Fremont406Kit Carson398Huerfano368Broomfield357San Miguel298Bent271Dolores206Sedgwick171Gunnison164Delta153Denver132El Paso129Montrose93Jefferson65Grand59Pueblo48Otero33Crowley32Pitkin29Park28Ouray26