La Plata County, Colorado Wells Summary
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La Plata County contains 4,608 wells on file, with top operators including SIMCOE LLC and RED WILLOW PRODUCTION COMPANY.
Wells in La Plata span several oil & gas fields including IGNACIO BLANCO and RED MESA.
Most recent well on record: UTE, operated by UNION TEXAS PETROLEUM — last updated March 2026.
Active drilling rigs · Baker Hughes snapshot, week of 2026-05-29
By basin
- 8 DJ-Niobrara
- 3 Other
Drilling for
- 8 Oil
- 3 Gas
La Plata 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.
4,608 wells plotted ·
0 active in last 60 days
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Top Operators in La Plata County by total wells
Operators: Simcoe Llc, Red Willow Production Company, Hilcorp Energy Company, Logos Operating Llc, Enduring Resources Llc, Abundance Energy Services Llc, Bp America Production Company, Red Mesa Holdings/o&g Llc, Amoco Production Company, Pineland Operating Company Llc.
Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting La Plata County
Fields: Ignacio Blanco, Red Mesa, Wildcat, Barker Dome, Alkali Gulch, Cinder Buttes, Unnamed, Alkali Gulch West, Indio, Peetz West.
Top Counties in Colorado most active by total wells
Compare La Plata 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
- Las Animas · 4,015 wells
- Logan · 3,923 wells
- Morgan · 3,030 wells
- Mesa · 2,818 wells
- Moffat · 2,286 wells
- Cheyenne · 1,825 wells
Recent wells
| Well Name | Last activity | Updates | Operator | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTE | 2026-03-18 | UNION TEXAS PETROLEUM | 05-067-07416 | |
| PASCOE | 2026-03-18 | MERRION OIL & GAS CORP | 05-067-05360 | |
| FEDERAL "B" | 2026-03-18 | OXY USA INC | 05-067-06068 | |
| IGNACIO SWD | 2026-03-18 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | 05-067-07506 | |
| SMITH | 2026-03-18 | PERLMAN* WILLIAM | 05-067-06696 | |
| UTE MOUNTAIN UTE | 2026-03-18 | BURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL & GAS LP | 05-067-08030 | |
| MACY | 2026-03-18 | HOLMES* W.W. | 05-067-05762 | |
| SOUTHERN UTE 33-11 | 2026-03-18 | ARCO OIL & GAS COOMPANY | 05-067-06376 | |
| UTE GAS UNIT T | 2026-03-18 | AMERADA HESS CORP | 05-067-05425 | |
| SO UTE GU AK | 2026-03-18 | BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANY | 05-067-09657 |
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