Oil & Gas Operations At A Glance

• Colorado has roughly 25,700 active wells.

• An additional 40,000 wells are plugged and abandoned.

• Wells are widely distributed around the state.

• Two thirds (2/3) of Colorado Counties (42 of 63) have wells located in them.

• Thirty (30)% of Colorado Counties (19 of 63) have at least two hundred wells.

• Weld County has the most wells at over 10,000 (40%).

• Rio Blanco County and La Plata County each have over 2000 wells (10% each).