Piceance Basin

The Piceance Basin covers areas of Colorado and Utah. The information below is the summary of oil and gas data that goes back to 1998 and contains information on the 14,253 producing wells that have been drilled in the Piceance Basin from Jul 1998 to Oct 2020.

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Basin Counties

The counties comprising the Piceance Basin in Colorado are: Delta County, CO, Garfield County, CO, Gunnison County, CO, Mesa County, CO, Moffat County, CO, Pitkin County, CO, Rio Blanco County, CO

The counties comprising the Piceance Basin in Utah are: and Uintah County, UT

Piceance Basin Map of Current Permits and Wells

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Basin Boundary

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Piceance Basin Oil & Gas Activity Stats

Category Last Year Value Current Year Value YoY Trend YoY % Change
Total Wells 18,416 18,807 Up 2.12%
Total Producing Wells 13,815 14,253 Up 3.17%
Percentage of Wells Producing 75% 76% Up 1%
Active Producers 50 45 Down -10%
Total Permits 82 0 Down -100%
Average Well Depth 0 0 Flat 0%
Average BOE per Well 645 664 Up 3%

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Piceance Basin Oil & Gas Production by Year

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Piceance Basin Oil & Gas Wells Completed by Year

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Piceance Basin Oil & Gas Permits by Year

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Top Producers by BOE Production in Piceance Basin

Producer Name Oil Produced Gas Produced BOE Produced
Antero Resources Piceance Llc 687.5K BBL 54.4M MCF 9.7M BOE
Ballard Petroleum Llc 172.9K BBL 28.8M MCF 4.9M BOE
Barrett Corporation* Bill 3.1M BBL 252.3M MCF 45.1M BOE
Barrett Resources Corp 143K BBL 111.2M MCF 18.6M BOE
Berry Petroleum Company, Llc 181.1K BBL 111.9M MCF 18.8M BOE
Black Hills Plateau Production Llc 29K BBL 40.3M MCF 6.7M BOE
Brown Inc* Tom 402.8K BBL 62.5M MCF 10.8M BOE
Caerus Piceance Llc 1.6M BBL 724.2M MCF 122.3M BOE
Chevron 100.4M BBL 1.4B MCF 350.2M BOE
Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation 25K BBL 30.1M MCF 5M BOE
Delta Petroleum Corp 130.8K BBL 34.9M MCF 5.9M BOE
Encana 8.2M BBL 2.1B MCF 371.8M BOE
Exxon 214.8K BBL 126.4M MCF 21.2M BOE
Laramie Energy Ii, Llc 254.3K BBL 46.2M MCF 7.9M BOE
Marathon Oil 118.3K BBL 52.3M MCF 8.8M BOE
Mesa Hydrocarbons Llc 89.4K BBL 28.8M MCF 4.8M BOE
Noble Energy Inc 134.3K BBL 122.6M MCF 20.5M BOE
Oxy 794.1K BBL 321.8M MCF 54.4M BOE
Pdc Energy 351.2K BBL 168.8M MCF 28.4M BOE
Piceance Energy Llc 877.8K BBL 311.7M MCF 52.8M BOE
Sg Interests I Ltd 16.1K BBL 31.1M MCF 5.2M BOE
Ursa Operating Company Llc 1.4M BBL 257.2M MCF 44.2M BOE
Vanguard Operating Llc 796.7K BBL 88.1M MCF 15.4M BOE
Wpx Energy 8.5M BBL 4.1B MCF 698.9M BOE
Xto Energy Inc 216.5K BBL 75M MCF 12.7M BOE

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Piceance Basin Top Lease Properties by BOE

Lease Property Location Cumulative BOE Producer Name(s)
Federal Garfield County, Colorado 197.7M BBL 4-H OPERATING CORPORATION, BARRETT CORPORATION* BILL, BARRETT RESOURCES CORP, BROWN INC* TOM, CAERUS PICEANCE LLC, CHEVRON MIDCONTINENT LP, CIG EXPLORATION INC NDBA EP ENERGY E&P COMPANY LP, COACHMAN ENERGY OPERATING COMPANY LLC, COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATION, DEJOUR ENERGY (USA) CORPORATION, D & G ROUSTABOUT SERVICE, ENCANA OIL & GAS (USA) INC, EP ENERGY MANAGEMENT LP, FEES JR AND SON OIL & GAS* WALTER S, FOUNDATION ENERGY MANAGEMENT LLC, HALLWOOD PETROLEUM INC, HEC PETROLEUM INC, HOWELL PETROLEUM CORPORAION, HRM RESOURCES LLC, LARAMIE ENERGY II, LLC, LASSO OIL & GAS LLC, LONE MOUNTAIN PRODUCTION COMPANY, MARALEX RESOURCES, INC, NATIONAL FUEL CORPORATION, NOBLE ENERGY INC, PETROGULF CORPORATION, PETRO MEX RESOURCES, PICEANCE ENERGY LLC, SWEVCO - SABW LLC, TWIN ARROW INC, U S DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, VANGUARD OPERATING LLC, VENOCO INC, WESTERN INTERIOR ENERGY INC., WINDSOR ENERGY GROUP LLC, WPX ENERGY ROCKY MOUNTAIN LLC, WPX ENERGY RYAN GULCH LLC
Puckett Garfield County, Colorado 64.5M BBL BARRETT RESOURCES CORP, CAERUS PICEANCE LLC, CAERUS WASHCO LLC, PDC ENERGY INC, UNIOIL, WPX ENERGY ROCKY MOUNTAIN LLC, WPX ENERGY RYAN GULCH LLC
SG Garfield County, Colorado 16.9M BBL CAERUS ENERGY SERVICES LLC, CAERUS PICEANCE LLC, ENCANA OIL & GAS (USA) INC, HUNTER RIDGE ENERGY SERVICES LLC
Elu A24 Fed Garfield County, Colorado 1.9M BBL CAERUS PICEANCE LLC
N.Parachute Garfield County, Colorado 99.1M BBL BARRETT RESOURCES CORP, CAERUS PICEANCE LLC, CAERUS WASHCO LLC, CONOCO PHILLIPS COMPANY, ENCANA OIL & GAS (USA) INC, PDC ENERGY INC, UNIOIL, WPX ENERGY ROCKY MOUNTAIN LLC
Clough Garfield County, Colorado 71.6M BBL BARRETT RESOURCES CORP, MUSTANG RESOURCES LLC, QUANTUM RESOURCES MANAGEMENT LLC, VAQUERO ENERGY INC, WPX ENERGY ROCKY MOUNTAIN LLC
Emerald Rio Blanco County, Colorado 43.5M BBL BAYSWATER EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION LLC, CHEVRON USA INC, EAGLE OPERATING INC, EQUITY OIL CO, FOUNTAINHEAD RESOURCES LTD, PLUG NICKEL OIL COMPANY INC
Fee Rio Blanco County, Colorado 49.8M BBL BROWN INC* TOM, CHEVRON USA INC, ENCANA OIL & GAS (USA) INC, KOCH EXPLORATION COMPANY, LLC, LASSO OIL & GAS LLC, SWEVCO - SABW LLC, TWIN ARROW INC, WINDSOR ENERGY GROUP LLC
Chevron Garfield County, Colorado 55.1M BBL BARRETT RESOURCES CORP, BERRY PETROLEUM COMPANY LLC, BROWN INC* TOM, CAERUS PICEANCE LLC, CAERUS WASHCO LLC, ENCANA OIL & GAS (USA) INC, LINN OPERATING INC, NOBLE ENERGY INC, PDC ENERGY INC, PICEANCE GAS RESOURCES LLC, PICEANCE OPERATING COMPANY LLC, PRESCO INC, UNIOIL, WPX ENERGY ROCKY MOUNTAIN LLC, WPX ENERGY RYAN GULCH LLC
Savage Garfield County, Colorado 57.3M BBL BARRETT RESOURCES CORP, BONNEVILLE FUELS CORP, BROWN INC* TOM, CAERUS PICEANCE LLC, CARBON ENERGY CORPORATION (USA), CINNAMON CREEK OIL & GAS INC, COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATION, ENCANA OIL & GAS (USA) INC, EP ENERGY MANAGEMENT LP, EVERGREEN OPERATING CORPORATION, MUSTANG RESOURCES LLC, NOBLE ENERGY INC, PICEANCE ENERGY LLC, PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES USA INC, QUANTUM RESOURCES MANAGEMENT LLC, VAQUERO ENERGY INC, VENOCO INC, WPX ENERGY ROCKY MOUNTAIN LLC
McLaughlin, A C Rio Blanco County, Colorado 43.4M BBL CHEVRON USA INC
Strait Bottom Ranch Garfield County, Colorado 1.6M BBL WPX ENERGY ROCKY MOUNTAIN LLC
Union Pacific Rio Blanco County, Colorado 28M BBL CHEVRON USA INC
Youberg Garfield County, Colorado 11.9M BBL BARRETT RESOURCES CORP, BONNEVILLE FUELS CORP, BROWN INC* TOM, CAERUS PICEANCE LLC, CARBON ENERGY CORPORATION (USA), ENCANA OIL & GAS (USA) INC, EVERGREEN OPERATING CORPORATION, GREAT NORTHERN GAS COMPANY, MUSTANG RESOURCES LLC, PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES USA INC, QUANTUM RESOURCES MANAGEMENT LLC, VAQUERO ENERGY INC, WPX ENERGY ROCKY MOUNTAIN LLC
Cascade Creek Garfield County, Colorado 37M BBL OXY USA INC, OXY USA WTP LP, PICEANCE ENERGY LLC
Bruton Mesa County, Colorado 6.3M BBL LARAMIE ENERGY II, LLC, PICEANCE ENERGY LLC
Federal Ru Garfield County, Colorado 8.2M BBL WPX ENERGY ROCKY MOUNTAIN LLC
NPR Garfield County, Colorado 1.7M BBL CAERUS PICEANCE LLC
Federal GM Garfield County, Colorado 6.4M BBL WPX ENERGY ROCKY MOUNTAIN LLC
CC Garfield County, Colorado 7.6M BBL OXY USA WTP LP, PICEANCE ENERGY LLC
Pa Garfield County, Colorado 34.8M BBL BARRETT RESOURCES CORP, WPX ENERGY ROCKY MOUNTAIN LLC
Tri State Trucking Garfield County, Colorado 6.3M BBL WPX ENERGY ROCKY MOUNTAIN LLC
Gray Rio Blanco County, Colorado 19.6M BBL CHEVRON USA INC
Gunderson Mesa County, Colorado 4.3M BBL LARAMIE ENERGY LLC, OXY USA INC, PICEANCE ENERGY LLC, PLAINS EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION COMPANY, STRACHAN EXPLORATION, INC
Piceance Creek - Unit Rio Blanco County, Colorado 23.6M BBL EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION, EXXON MOBIL OIL CORPORATION, MOBIL OIL CORPORATION, XTO ENERGY INC

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