Boulder County, Colorado Wells Summary
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Boulder County contains 783 wells on file, with top operators including EXTRACTION OIL & GAS INC and CRESTONE PEAK RESOURCES OPERATING LLC.
Wells in Boulder span several oil & gas fields including WATTENBERG and BOULDER.
Most recent well on record: GALLAGHER, operated by GALLAGHER FAMILY PARTNERSHIP — last updated March 2026.
County FIPS Code: 08013
Active drilling rigs · Baker Hughes snapshot, week of 2026-05-29
By basin
- 8 DJ-Niobrara
- 3 Other
Drilling for
- 8 Oil
- 3 Gas
Boulder 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.
783 wells plotted ·
0 active in last 60 days
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Top Operators in Boulder County by total wells
Operators: Extraction Oil & Gas Inc, Crestone Peak Resources Operating Llc, Gerrity Oil & Gas Corp, Encana Oil & Gas (Usa) Inc, Old Operators - Status Unknown, Unknown, Martin Exploration Management Co, Basin Exploration Inc, Noble Energy Inc, Meyer Oil Company.
Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Boulder County
Fields: Wattenberg, Boulder, Wildcat, Holland, Boulder Valley, Superior, Holland West, Highland, Baxter Lake, Table Mountain.
Top Counties in Colorado most active by total wells
Compare Boulder 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
- Adams · 4,941 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
Recent wells
| Well Name | Last activity | Updates | Operator | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GALLAGHER | 2026-03-18 | GALLAGHER FAMILY PARTNERSHIP | 05-013-05021 | |
| COX | 2026-03-18 | GERRITY OIL & GAS CORP | 05-013-06149 | |
| SHEDD | 2026-03-18 | KP KAUFFMAN COMPANY INC | 05-013-06225 | |
| MEMO | 2026-03-18 | GERRITY OIL & GAS CORP | 05-013-06308 | |
| CRAWFORD | 2026-03-18 | OLD OPERATORS - STATUS UNKNOWN | 05-013-60038 | |
| ERTL MC | 2026-03-18 | GERRITY OIL & GAS CORP | 05-013-06394 | |
| TABOR | 2026-03-18 | HYNDREX RESOURCES | 05-013-06207 | |
| WARREN MAXWELL | 2026-03-18 | OLD OPERATORS - STATUS UNKNOWN | 05-013-60014 | |
| JOHNSON | 2026-03-18 | UNKNOWN | 05-013-05048 | |
| BRUNING-PEAK | 2026-03-18 | UNKNOWN | 05-013-05149 |
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