DJ Basin

The DJ Basin covers areas of Colorado and Wyoming. The information below is the summary of oil and gas data that goes back to 1978 and contains information on the 13,867 producing wells that have been drilled in the DJ Basin from Jan 1970 to Dec 2020.

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DJ Basin Map of Current Permits and Wells

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DJ Basin Oil & Gas Activity Stats

Category Last Year Value Current Year Value YoY Trend YoY % Change
Total Wells 34,702 36,065 Up 3.93%
Total Producing Wells 13,634 13,867 Up 1.71%
Percentage of Wells Producing 39% 38% Down -2%
Active Producers 132 121 Down -8%
Total Permits 221 11,838 Up 5,257%
Average Well Depth 0 0 Flat 0%
Average BOE per Well 1,897 2,361 Up 24%

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DJ Basin Oil & Gas Production by Year

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DJ Basin Oil & Gas Wells Completed by Year

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DJ Basin Oil & Gas Permits by Year

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Top Producers by BOE Production in DJ Basin

Producer Name Oil Produced Gas Produced BOE Produced
Barrett Corporation* Bill 40.4M BBL 134.2M MCF 62.8M BOE
Bayswater Exploration And Production Llc 11.7M BBL 38.5M MCF 18.2M BOE
Bonanza Creek Energy 45.2M BBL 153.3M MCF 70.7M BOE
Burlington Res 7.6M BBL 16.3M MCF 10.3M BOE
Coral Production Corp 10.3M BBL 1.7M MCF 10.6M BOE
Crestone Peak Resources Operating Llc 30.9M BBL 239.3M MCF 70.8M BOE
Encana 29.8M BBL 293.2M MCF 78.7M BOE
Eog Resources 145M BBL 154.1M MCF 170.7M BOE
Extraction Oil & Gas Llc 90M BBL 433.5M MCF 162.2M BOE
Great Western Operating Company Llc 43.5M BBL 185.8M MCF 74.5M BOE
Helis Oil & Gas Company, Llc 12.8M BBL 8.4M MCF 14.3M BOE
Hs Resources Inc 5.4M BBL 131M MCF 27.3M BOE
Incremental Oil & Gas 10.5M BBL 6M MCF 11.6M BOE
Kaiser Francis Oil Co 51.8M BBL 49.7M MCF 60.1M BOE
Kerr Mcgee 300.2M BBL 2.4B MCF 713.9M BOE
K P Kauffman Company Inc 5.5M BBL 39.5M MCF 12.1M BOE
Merit Energy Company 5.2M BBL 86.8M MCF 19.7M BOE
Noble Energy Inc 257.7M BBL 1.6B MCF 529.3M BOE
Patina Oil & Gas Corporation 16.4M BBL 300.8M MCF 66.5M BOE
Pdc Energy 118.8M BBL 867.7M MCF 263.4M BOE
Petro-canada Resources (usa) Inc 8.7M BBL 92M MCF 24M BOE
Samson Exploration Llc 15.6M BBL 16M MCF 18.3M BOE
Synergy Resources Corporation 35.2M BBL 186.4M MCF 66.3M BOE
Verdad Resources Llc 7.1M BBL 18.4M MCF 10.1M BOE
Whiting Oil & Gas Corporation 30.1M BBL 61.5M MCF 40.4M BOE

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DJ Basin Top Lease Properties by BOE

Lease Property Location Cumulative BOE Producer Name(s)
Big Sandy Laramie County, Wyoming 27.5M BBL EOG RESOURCES INC
Jubilee Laramie County, Wyoming 63.2M BBL EOG RESOURCES INC
Pole Creek Laramie County, Wyoming 16.3M BBL EOG RESOURCES INC
Bost Farm Weld County, Colorado 5.4M BBL PDC ENERGY INC, SYNERGY RESOURCES CORPORATION
Wells Ranch Weld County, Colorado 48.3M BBL BONANZA CREEK ENERGY OPERATING COMPANY LLC, COLTON LIMITED LIABILITY CO, LYCO ENERGY CORPORATION, NOBLE ENERGY INC, NOBLE ENERGY PRODUCTION INC, PDC ENERGY INC, UNIOIL, UNITED STATES EXPLORATION INC
Windy Laramie County, Wyoming 26.4M BBL EOG RESOURCES INC
Wells Ranch State Weld County, Colorado 22.9M BBL NOBLE ENERGY INC, PDC ENERGY INC, UNIOIL
Durham Laramie County, Wyoming 10.9M BBL EOG RESOURCES INC
Guttersen State Weld County, Colorado 6.6M BBL KERR MCGEE OIL & GAS ONSHORE LP, NOBLE ENERGY INC, NOBLE ENERGY PRODUCTION INC, PDC ENERGY INC
Livingston Broomfield County, Colorado 3.4M BBL EXTRACTION OIL & GAS LLC, NOBLE ENERGY INC
Guttersen Weld County, Colorado 12.2M BBL COLTON LIMITED LIABILITY CO, KERR MCGEE OIL & GAS ONSHORE LP, NOBLE ENERGY INC, NOBLE ENERGY PRODUCTION INC, PATINA OIL & GAS CORPORATION, PDC ENERGY INC, UNIOIL, UNITED STATES EXPLORATION INC
Hurley Weld County, Colorado 5.9M BBL NOBLE ENERGY INC
Carson Weld County, Colorado 3.6M BBL KERR MCGEE OIL & GAS ONSHORE LP
Lory Weld County, Colorado 2.4M BBL PDC ENERGY INC
Brant Le Adams County, Colorado 1.8M BBL GREAT WESTERN OPERATING COMPANY LLC
Anderson Fed Weld County, Colorado 902.3K BBL MALLARD EXPLORATION LLC
Schneider HD Weld County, Colorado 6.7M BBL GREAT WESTERN OPERATING COMPANY LLC
Baseline Le Adams County, Colorado 1.6M BBL GREAT WESTERN OPERATING COMPANY LLC
Tula Weld County, Colorado 2.5M BBL KERR MCGEE OIL & GAS ONSHORE LP
Ad Fed Dairy Weld County, Colorado 1M BBL EXTRACTION OIL & GAS LLC
SLW Ranch State Weld County, Colorado 3.9M BBL NOBLE ENERGY INC
Coyote Trails Weld County, Colorado 6.5M BBL EXTRACTION OIL & GAS LLC
Cannon Weld County, Colorado 15.4M BBL COLTON LIMITED LIABILITY CO, CRESTONE PEAK RESOURCES OPERATING LLC, ENCANA ENERGY RESOURCES INC., ENCANA OIL & GAS (USA) INC, FOUNDATION ENERGY MANAGEMENT LLC, HS RESOURCES INC, KERR MCGEE OIL & GAS ONSHORE LP, NOBLE ENERGY INC, NOBLE ENERGY PRODUCTION INC, NORTH AMERICAN RESOURCES COMPANY, PANCANADIAN ENERGY RESOURCES INC, PATINA OIL & GAS CORPORATION, PDC ENERGY INC, UNITED STATES EXPLORATION INC
Antelope Weld County, Colorado 9.3M BBL BONANZA CREEK ENERGY OPERATING COMPANY LLC
Popham Weld County, Colorado 1.9M BBL PDC ENERGY INC

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