Colorado Oil and Gas Wells Map
WellsMap USA maps 124,397 oil and gas wells in Colorado, from Colorado Energy & Carbon Management Commission records (updated September 2026). 37,156 are listed as active and 78,606 as plugged, abandoned or never drilled. Wells are spread across 57 counties and 3,596 operators.
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Colorado wells by type
| Type | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 42,408 | 34% |
| Oil | 29,982 | 24% |
| Dry hole | 25,396 | 20% |
| Unknown type | 24,173 | 19% |
| Injection / disposal | 1,742 | 1.4% |
| Storage | 275 | 0.2% |
| Monitoring | 230 | 0.2% |
| Other | 172 | 0.1% |
| Test hole | 19 | 0.0% |
Colorado wells by status
| Status | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Plugged | 55,708 | 45% |
| Active | 37,156 | 30% |
| Cancelled / never drilled | 22,898 | 18% |
| Inactive / shut in | 6,636 | 5.3% |
| Temporarily abandoned | 991 | 0.8% |
| Permitted | 713 | 0.6% |
| Drilling | 295 | 0.2% |
Counties with the most oil and gas wells in Colorado
| County | Wells | Active |
|---|---|---|
| Weld | 45,849 | 11,094 |
| Garfield | 17,263 | 10,890 |
| Rio Blanco | 7,450 | 2,340 |
| Yuma | 6,234 | 3,477 |
| Washington | 5,796 | 340 |
| Adams | 4,973 | 574 |
| La Plata | 4,614 | 2,678 |
| Las Animas | 4,026 | 2,383 |
| Logan | 3,924 | 99 |
| Morgan | 3,034 | 108 |
| Mesa | 2,820 | 1,047 |
| Moffat | 2,296 | 278 |
| Cheyenne | 1,829 | 282 |
| Arapahoe | 1,654 | 301 |
| Montezuma | 1,084 | 96 |
| Kiowa | 992 | 72 |
| Baca | 962 | 126 |
| Lincoln | 857 | 74 |
| Elbert | 821 | 35 |
| Jackson | 805 | 168 |
Top oil and gas operators in Colorado by well count
| Operator | Wells | Active |
|---|---|---|
| NOBLE ENERGY INC | 10,233 | 1,623 |
| KERR MCGEE OIL & GAS ONSHORE LP | 9,633 | 2,618 |
| TEP ROCKY MOUNTAIN LLC | 8,980 | 7,039 |
| PDC ENERGY INC | 8,429 | 2,357 |
| QB ENERGY OPERATING LLC | 6,033 | 3,848 |
| OWN RESOURCES OPERATING LLC | 3,443 | 3,216 |
| EVERGREEN NATURAL RESOURCES LLC | 2,500 | 1,814 |
| CRESTONE PEAK RESOURCES OPERATING LLC | 2,377 | 971 |
| LARAMIE ENERGY LLC | 2,122 | 1,503 |
| EXTRACTION OIL & GAS INC | 1,592 | 595 |
| KP KAUFFMAN COMPANY INC | 1,575 | 923 |
| SIMCOE LLC | 1,389 | 1,276 |
| ENCANA OIL & GAS (USA) INC | 1,310 | 0 |
| SCOUT ENERGY MANAGEMENT LLC | 1,199 | 792 |
| BISON IV OPERATING LLC | 1,179 | 484 |
| BONANZA CREEK ENERGY OPERATING COMPANY LLC | 1,173 | 450 |
| HIGHPOINT OPERATING CORPORATION | 1,035 | 307 |
| RED WILLOW PRODUCTION COMPANY | 772 | 362 |
| UTAH GAS OP LTD DBA UTAH GAS CORP | 751 | 485 |
| VERDAD RESOURCES LLC | 736 | 379 |
Largest oil and gas fields in Colorado by well count
| Field | Wells |
|---|---|
| WATTENBERG | 35,047 |
| WILDCAT | 23,112 |
| GRAND VALLEY | 6,192 |
| IGNACIO BLANCO | 4,379 |
| MAMM CREEK | 3,675 |
| PURGATOIRE RIVER | 3,636 |
| RULISON | 2,828 |
| PARACHUTE | 2,530 |
| RANGELY | 2,418 |
| SPINDLE | 2,041 |
| DJ HORIZONTAL NIOBRARA | 1,920 |
| SULPHUR CREEK | 959 |
| PICEANCE CREEK | 706 |
| REPUBLICAN | 650 |
| BEECHER ISLAND | 604 |
Colorado wells drilled by decade
| Decade | Wells spudded |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 1 |
| 1900s | 9 |
| 1910s | 11 |
| 1920s | 96 |
| 1930s | 91 |
| 1940s | 361 |
| 1950s | 7,074 |
| 1960s | 4,918 |
| 1970s | 9,171 |
| 1980s | 10,812 |
| 1990s | 7,713 |
| 2000s | 25,289 |
| 2010s | 19,572 |
| 2020s | 4,949 |
Based on the 90,067 wells with a recorded spud date.
About this data
Well locations, types and statuses come from public records published by Colorado Energy & Carbon Management Commission, retrieved September 2026. Counties missing from the source records are assigned from each well's location. Records can be incomplete or out of date; check with the regulator before relying on them.