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Elbert County, Colorado Wells Summary

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Total wells

831
Elbert County

Last 12 months

0
wells drilled

Prior 12 months

3
to compare against

Year-over-year

-3
vs prior 12 mo

Elbert County contains 831 wells on file, with top operators including GMT EXPLORATION COMPANY LLC and SHELL OIL COMPANY.

Wells in Elbert span several oil & gas fields including WILDCAT and COMANCHE CREEK.

Most recent well on record: Red Lady 6-64 4-6, operated by GMT EXPLORATION COMPANY LLC — last updated March 2026.

County FIPS Code: 08039

Active drilling rigs · Baker Hughes snapshot, week of 2026-05-29

11 rigs across the state
0 in this county / area

By basin

  • 8 DJ-Niobrara
  • 3 Other

Drilling for

  • 8 Oil
  • 3 Gas

Elbert 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.
831 wells plotted · 0 active in last 60 days

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Top Operators in Elbert County by total wells

GMT EXPLORATION COMPANY LLC100SHELL OIL COMPANY47WEBB RESOURCES INC46RENEGADE OIL & GAS COMPANY LLC37DAVIS OIL COMPANY27TIGER OIL COMPANY26TOLTEK DRILLING CO25RITCHIE EXPLORATION INC24CHAMPLIN PETROLEUM COMPANY22GARY-WILLIAMS OIL PRODUCER INC17

Operators: Gmt Exploration Company Llc, Shell Oil Company, Webb Resources Inc, Renegade Oil & Gas Company Llc, Davis Oil Company, Tiger Oil Company, Toltek Drilling Co, Ritchie Exploration Inc, Champlin Petroleum Company, Gary-Williams Oil Producer Inc.

Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Elbert County

WILDCAT456COMANCHE CREEK84DJ HORIZONTAL NIOBRARA35CALEDONIA35DEADEYE33WALLBANGER27BLUEBIRD18SONGBIRD17IRONHORSE17DOUBLETREE16

Fields: Wildcat, Comanche Creek, Dj Horizontal Niobrara, Caledonia, Deadeye, Wallbanger, Bluebird, Songbird, Ironhorse, Doubletree.

Top Counties in Colorado most active by total wells

Compare Elbert 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
Red Lady 6-64 4-6 2026-03-18 GMT EXPLORATION COMPANY LLC 05-039-06753
Ruby 6-65 22-27 2026-03-18 GMT EXPLORATION COMPANY LLC 05-039-06749
DAUGHENBAUGH 2026-03-18 GARY-WILLIAMS OIL PRODUCER INC 05-039-06369
Silverside 6-64 4-2 2026-03-18 GMT EXPLORATION COMPANY LLC 05-039-06770
Crystal 6-65 22-10 2026-03-18 GMT EXPLORATION COMPANY LLC 05-039-06736
UPRR VASSIOS 2026-03-18 SHELL OIL COMPANY 05-039-06035
Cinnamon 6-64 19-7 2026-03-18 GMT EXPLORATION COMPANY LLC 05-039-06776
CHAMPLIN-PEPPEL 2026-03-18 TOLTEK DRILLING CO 05-039-06090
Marble 6-65 24-12 2026-03-18 GMT EXPLORATION COMPANY LLC 05-039-06702
Irwin 6-65 23-11 2026-03-18 GMT EXPLORATION COMPANY LLC 05-039-06718

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