Adams County, Colorado Wells Summary
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Adams County contains 4,941 wells on file, with top operators including PDC ENERGY INC and EXTRACTION OIL & GAS INC.
Wells in Adams span several oil & gas fields including WATTENBERG and WILDCAT.
Most recent well on record: SCHUG, operated by GOODALL OIL COMPANY — last updated March 2026.
County FIPS Code: 08001
Active drilling rigs · Baker Hughes snapshot, week of 2026-05-29
By basin
- 8 DJ-Niobrara
- 3 Other
Drilling for
- 8 Oil
- 3 Gas
Adams 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.
4,941 wells plotted ·
0 active in last 60 days
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Top Operators in Adams County by total wells
Operators: Pdc Energy Inc, Extraction Oil & Gas Inc, Painted Pegasus Petroleum Llc, Kp Kauffman Company Inc, Crestone Peak Resources Operating Llc, Tiger Oil Company, Amoco Production Company, Renegade Oil & Gas Company Llc, Providence Operating Llc Dba Poco Operating, Petroshare Corporation.
Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Adams County
Fields: Wattenberg, Wildcat, Spindle, Jamboree, Dj Horizontal Niobrara, Badger Creek, Base Line, Chieftain, Radar, Zenith.
Top Counties in Colorado most active by total wells
Compare Adams 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
- 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
- Cheyenne · 1,825 wells
Recent wells
| Well Name | Last activity | Updates | Operator | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCHUG | 2026-03-18 | GOODALL OIL COMPANY | 05-001-40008 | |
| UPRR-JOLLY | 2026-03-18 | TOLTEK DRILLING CO | 05-001-06062 | |
| C E SMITH | 2026-03-18 | KOCH EXPLORATION COMPANY LLC | 05-001-07006 | |
| DIA | 2026-03-18 | PETRO-CANADA RESOURCES (USA) INC | 05-001-09561 | |
| UPV | 2026-03-18 | SNYDER OIL CORP | 05-001-09206 | |
| WHELDON | 2026-03-18 | ARROWHEAD EXPLORATION COMPANY | 05-001-06023 | |
| GENEVIEVE | 2026-03-18 | KIMBARK OIL & GAS COMPANY | 05-001-05681 | |
| W V MIDDLEMIST ET AL | 2026-03-18 | STATES OIL COMPANY | 05-001-05658 | |
| MIDDLEMIST | 2026-03-18 | MONAHAN* REX FAMILY TRUST | 05-001-05223 | |
| CAUSEY D SAND UNIT | 2026-03-18 | ARCO OIL & GAS COOMPANY | 05-001-05312 |
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