Denver County, Colorado Wells Summary
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Denver County contains 132 wells on file, with top operators including CITY & COUNTY OF DENVER and PETRO-CANADA RESOURCES (USA) INC.
Wells in Denver span several oil & gas fields including WATTENBERG and THIRD CREEK.
Most recent well on record: DIA, operated by PETRO-CANADA RESOURCES (USA) INC — last updated March 2026.
County FIPS Code: 08031
Active drilling rigs · Baker Hughes snapshot, week of 2026-06-12
By basin
- 8 DJ-Niobrara
- 3 Other
Drilling for
- 8 Oil
- 3 Gas
Denver 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.
132 wells plotted ·
0 active in last 60 days
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Top Operators in Denver County by total wells
Operators: City & County Of Denver, Petro-Canada Resources (Usa) Inc, Amoco Production Company, Koch Exploration Company Llc, Braden Oil Company, Champlin Petroleum Company, Rock Oil Corp, Sandlin Oil Corp, Suhr-Fiedler-Lock Drlg Co, Swift & Company.
Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Denver County
Fields: Wattenberg, Third Creek, Wildcat, Ambush, Doherty, Taco.
Top Counties in Colorado most active by total wells
Compare Denver 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIA | 2026-03-18 | PETRO-CANADA RESOURCES (USA) INC | 05-031-08849 | |
| BOX ELDER | 2026-03-18 | ROUSE * JACK | 05-031-40002 | |
| RICHARDSON RANCH | 2026-03-18 | MID-COLORADO OIL COMPANY | 05-031-05027 | |
| DIA | 2026-03-18 | PETRO-CANADA RESOURCES (USA) INC | 05-031-08841 | |
| BEAVER | 2026-03-18 | ROCK OIL CORP | 05-031-08511 | |
| DIA | 2026-03-18 | PETRO-CANADA RESOURCES (USA) INC | 05-031-08838 | |
| MONAGHAN A | 2026-03-18 | KOCH EXPLORATION COMPANY LLC | 05-031-06417 | |
| AUSTIN 32-17 | 2026-03-18 | CHAMPLIN PETROLEUM COMPANY | 05-031-06883 | |
| STATE | 2026-03-18 | MR HALL | 05-031-05001 | |
| DIA | 2026-03-18 | PETRO-CANADA RESOURCES (USA) INC | 05-031-08867 |
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