Douglas County, Colorado Wells Summary
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Douglas County contains 23 wells on file, with top operators including SHELL OIL COMPANY and CHANDLER & ASSOCIATES LLC.
The only oil & gas field intersecting Douglas is WILDCAT.
Most recent well on record: PALM, operated by SHELL OIL COMPANY — last updated March 2026.
County FIPS Code: 08035
Active drilling rigs · Baker Hughes snapshot, week of 2026-05-29
By basin
- 8 DJ-Niobrara
- 3 Other
Drilling for
- 8 Oil
- 3 Gas
Douglas 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.
23 wells plotted ·
0 active in last 60 days
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Top Operators in Douglas County by total wells
Operators: Shell Oil Company, Chandler & Associates Llc, Bwab Inc, Oborne* Harry W, Amoco Production Company, Norsk Hydro Petroleum Co, Trans Texas Energy Inc., Abercrombie* J S, Unknown, Clark Canadian Exploration Company.
Top Counties in Colorado most active by total wells
Compare Douglas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PALM | 2026-03-18 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | 05-035-05002 | |
| PALM | 2026-03-18 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | 05-035-05001 | |
| LEACH | 2026-03-18 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | 05-035-60002 | |
| STATE | 2026-03-18 | ABERCROMBIE* J S | 05-035-05009 | |
| ALLEN JEAN E | 2026-03-18 | OBORNE* HARRY W | 05-035-06013 | |
| GREENLAND LAND & CATTLE | 2026-03-18 | HOLL* F G | 05-035-05000 | |
| JAMES | 2026-03-18 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | 05-035-05007 | |
| CANNON | 2026-03-18 | UNKNOWN | 05-035-05006 | |
| JAMES | 2026-03-18 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | 05-035-05008 | |
| SHAFROTH | 2026-03-18 | CHANDLER & ASSOCIATES LLC | 05-035-06004 |
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