Elbert County, Colorado Wells Summary
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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
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
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
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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