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San Juan County, Utah Wells Summary

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Total wells

3,618
San Juan County

Most recent drilling

Jan 2022
4.3 years ago

First on record

1969
records span 52 years

Activity status

Historic
no recent drilling

San Juan County contains 3,618 wells on file, with top operators including Elk Operating Services, Llc and Wesgra Corporation.

Wells in San Juan span several oil & gas fields including GREATER ANETH and WILDCAT .

Most recent well on record: WILDCAT #2, operated by Mutual Oil Co — last updated May 2026.

County FIPS Code: 49037

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

13 rigs across the state
0 in this county / area

By basin

  • 13 Other

Drilling for

  • 8 Oil
  • 3 Gas
  • 2 Miscellaneous

San Juan 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.
3,618 wells plotted · 3,618 active in last 60 days

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Top Operators in San Juan County by total wells

Elk Operating Services, Llc832Wesgra Corporation191Harken Southwest Corp121Superior Oil Company97Mobil Explor & Prod87Us Oil & Gas Inc80Texaco Inc77American Helium Operating, Llc64Nnogc Exploration & Production, Llc63Orphan-No Responsible Operator52

Operators: Elk Operating Services, Llc, Wesgra Corporation, Harken Southwest Corp, Superior Oil Company, Mobil Explor & Prod, Us Oil & Gas Inc, Texaco Inc, American Helium Operating, Llc, Nnogc Exploration & Production, Llc, Orphan-No Responsible Operator.

Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting San Juan County

GREATER ANETH1,272WILDCAT 880MEXICAN HAT348UNDESIGNATED288ISMAY61LISBON60BOUNDARY BUTTE55TOHONADLA52GOTHIC MESA37TURNER BLUFF30

Fields: Greater Aneth, Wildcat , Mexican Hat, Undesignated, Ismay, Lisbon, Boundary Butte, Tohonadla, Gothic Mesa, Turner Bluff.

Top Counties in Utah most active by total wells

Compare San Juan against the other busiest counties in Utah:

  • UINTAH · 19,765 wells
  • DUCHESNE · 9,584 wells
  • GRAND · 2,325 wells
  • CARBON · 2,031 wells
  • EMERY · 963 wells
  • SUMMIT · 360 wells
  • WASHINGTON · 249 wells
  • GARFIELD · 213 wells
  • BOX ELDER · 125 wells
  • SEVIER · 107 wells
  • WAYNE · 99 wells
  • DAGGETT · 97 wells

Recent wells

Well Name Last activity Updates Operator API
WILDCAT #2 2026-05-30 Mutual Oil Co 4303720397
Unknown 1 2026-05-30 Unknown 4303720481
N Desert Creek 43-12 2026-05-30 Shell Oil Company 4303711061
Norwood Oil Co 1 2026-05-30 Norwood Oil Company 4303720395
Unknown 1 2026-05-30 Unknown 4303720435
Olympic 1 2026-05-30 Unknown 4303720479
State FL 3-12 2026-05-30 Lyon, Joe Jr 4303710681
N Desert Creek 41-12 2026-05-30 Shell Oil Company 4303711060
Unknown Mexican Hat Well 1 2026-05-30 Orphan-No Responsible Operator 4303711588
Unknown 2026-05-30 Unknown 4303720393

Surface Ownership Records:

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