Ouray County, Colorado Wells Summary
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Ouray County contains 26 wells on file, with top operators including ELGIN* CARL OIL COMPANY and HACKATHORN DRILLING CO.
Wells in Ouray span several oil & gas fields including WILDCAT and UNNAMED.
Most recent well on record: SWANSON, operated by HACKATHORN DRILLING CO — 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
Ouray 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.
26 wells plotted ·
0 active in last 60 days
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Top Operators in Ouray County by total wells
Operators: Elgin* Carl Oil Company, Hackathorn Drilling Co, Odessa Natural Corp, Unknown, Energy & Carbon Management Commission, Pilling Et Al, Ridgeway Petroleum Co, Stanfield* Jeffie, Stanford Petroleum Inc, All States Oil & Gas Co.
Top Counties in Colorado most active by total wells
Compare Ouray 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWANSON | 2026-03-18 | HACKATHORN DRILLING CO | 05-091-60002 | |
| CATT | 2026-03-18 | ELGIN* CARL OIL COMPANY | 05-091-05008 | |
| ASHING RANCH | 2026-03-18 | UNKNOWN | 05-091-05007 | |
| KING | 2026-03-18 | HACKATHORN DRILLING CO | 05-091-05066 | |
| BENNETT | 2026-03-18 | RIDGEWAY PETROLEUM CO | 05-091-05012 | |
| HULL BROTHERS | 2026-03-18 | CHEYENNE DRILLING INC | 05-091-05011 | |
| NIX | 2026-03-18 | HACKATHORN DRILLING CO | 05-091-05068 | |
| INTEX S P - D HALLS | 2026-03-18 | UNKNOWN | 05-091-05000 | |
| HOTCHKISS | 2026-03-18 | STANFORD PETROLEUM INC | 05-091-60004 | |
| HULL | 2026-03-18 | ALL STATES OIL & GAS CO | 05-091-05069 |
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