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Adams County, Colorado Wells Summary

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Total wells

4,941
Adams County

Last 12 months

3
wells drilled

Prior 12 months

41
to compare against

Year-over-year

-38
vs prior 12 mo

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

11 rigs across the state
1 in this area

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

PDC ENERGY INC547EXTRACTION OIL & GAS INC203PAINTED PEGASUS PETROLEUM LLC191KP KAUFFMAN COMPANY INC125CRESTONE PEAK RESOURCES OPERATING LLC109TIGER OIL COMPANY102AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY99RENEGADE OIL & GAS COMPANY LLC92PROVIDENCE OPERATING LLC DBA POCO OPERATING90PETROSHARE CORPORATION73

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

WATTENBERG1,183WILDCAT1,106SPINDLE415JAMBOREE110DJ HORIZONTAL NIOBRARA99BADGER CREEK93BASE LINE65CHIEFTAIN64RADAR64ZENITH62

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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