Oil & gas wells in Archuleta County, CO
553 catalogued wells in Archuleta County, Colorado, from the state regulator registry and the federal orphaned-well inventory.
Dataset updated . Derived from public data sources.
At a glance
Archuleta County, Colorado has 553 catalogued oil & gas wells: 119 active (22%), 304 plugged & abandoned (55%) and 7 documented orphans. It ranks 23rd of the 47 Colorado counties WellCensus profiles by well count and holds 0.4% of the state's 124,327 catalogued wells.
Catalogued wells
553
Active
119
Plugged
304
Documented orphans
7
What is the status of oil and gas wells in Archuleta County?
22% of Archuleta County's wells are active, 8 percentage points below the Colorado share of 29%. 55% are plugged & abandoned, against 44% statewide and 47% nationally. 26 wells (5%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 7 wells (1%) are documented orphans with no operator able to plug them, compared with 1% across Colorado and 4% nationally. The remaining 97 carry status codes outside those classes, such as permitted or cancelled locations.
What kinds of wells are in Archuleta County?
By product class, 74 of the county's wells (13%) are oil wells, 138 (25%) gas wells and 0 (0%) injection wells. Statewide the oil share is 24% and the gas share 34%. The deepest total depth published for a Archuleta County well is 13,555 ft, against 29,046 ft for Colorado as a whole. 100% of the county's wells carry coordinates and appear on the map.
How does Archuleta County compare with other Colorado counties?
Archuleta County has the 23rd-most catalogued wells of the 47 Colorado counties with at least 25. The median Colorado county on WellCensus has 497 wells. The largest, Weld County, has 45,804. By documented orphans it ranks 16th in Colorado.
Who operates wells in Archuleta County?
137 distinct operators of record are linked to wells in Archuleta County. 100% of the county's wells carry a link to a canonical operator profile; the rest list no operator or a name not yet resolved. Each well's page names its operator where the state publishes one.
Wells in Archuleta County
🔒 Create a free account to export CSV| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 O Jaquez | 05-007-00270 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Union Oil Company Of California |
| 2 Crowley P C | 05-007-05000 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Butler*jr |
| 1 W Ewing, Et Al | 05-007-05001 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Roy L Cook |
| 1 Southern Ute | 05-007-05003 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Stanolind Oil & Gas Co |
| 1 (Owp) Bone | 05-007-05004 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Bp America Production Company |
| 5 Crowley | 05-007-05005 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Butler*jr |
| 2 P C Crowley Heirs | 05-007-05007 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crowley* Glen |
| 1-14 Bixler Gas Unit Arboles 32-6 | 05-007-05008 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pacific Northwest Pipe Line |
| 1 James Griego | 05-007-05009 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kimbell* Kay |
| 1-A James Griego | 05-007-05010 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kimbell* Kay |
| 1 Shahan | 05-007-05012 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Great Western Drilling Company |
| 1 Crowley | 05-007-05013 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Owen* Ben |
| 1 Shahan | 05-007-05014 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Yeakley* N.O. |
| 1 (Owp) P C Crowley Heirs | 05-007-05016 | Active | Other type | Shahan & Sons |
| 3 Crowley | 05-007-05017 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Butler*jr |
| 1 Shahan | 05-007-05019 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | U S Army Corps Of Engineers |
| 1 Harvey | 05-007-05020 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Juanita Oil Company |
| 2 Shahon | 05-007-05022 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ewell |
| 2 Bramwell | 05-007-05023 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Stearns* L.G. Drilling Co |
| 1 Shahan | 05-007-05024 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Florence & Teague |
| 1 Ewell | 05-007-05025 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Oriental Oil Refg Co |
| 1 Ewell | 05-007-05027 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Langerak*l.L. |
| 1 Fitzhugh | 05-007-05028 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Florance Drilling Co |
| 20 Fitzhugh | 05-007-05029 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Schutz* Harold |
| 1 Shahan | 05-007-05031 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ewell |
A sample of the county’s wells — every catalogued well has its own page. Browse all 553 in search → (filter by operator, status and type, then export), or find a specific well on the live map.
Frequently asked questions
How many oil and gas wells are in Archuleta County, CO?
Archuleta County, Colorado has 553 catalogued oil & gas wells: 119 active, 304 plugged and 7 documented orphans.
How many orphaned wells are in Archuleta County?
7 wells in Archuleta County, Colorado are documented orphans — unplugged with no solvent operator of record, the 16th-highest count among Colorado counties.
What share of wells in Archuleta County are plugged?
304 of Archuleta County's 553 catalogued wells (55%) are plugged & abandoned, compared with 44% across Colorado.
Which Colorado county has the most oil and gas wells?
Weld County has the most catalogued wells of any Colorado county on WellCensus (45,804); Archuleta County ranks 23rd with 553.
How many companies operate wells in Archuleta County?
137 distinct operators of record are linked to catalogued wells in Archuleta County, Colorado.
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About this data
Source: Colorado ECMC well registry, plus the USGS United States Documented Orphaned Well Database (2026, doi 10.5066/P13FHBYG), as published October 10, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “Oil & gas wells in Archuleta County, Colorado”, https://wellcensus.com/wells/colorado/archuleta (data as of October 10, 2026).