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La Plata County, Colorado: oil & gas wells, operators and production

La Plata County has 4,631 wells in the ECMC well file — 2,635 of them producing today (31 oil, 2,604 gas), 21 permitted, 0 spudded but not yet completed, and 873 plugged and abandoned. The most active operator by well count is Simcoe LLC. Figures come from the 2026-09-29 ECMC bulk file; production runs through 2026-08.

4,631Wells
2,635Producing
2,818Reported last 12 mo
3,788Bbl oil / 12 mo
167,632,778Mcf gas / 12 mo

Top operators in La Plata County

OperatorWells
Simcoe LLC1,367
Red Willow Production Company733
Hilcorp Energy Company462
Logos Operating LLC207
Enduring Resources LLC161
Abundance Energy Services LLC158
Bp America Production Company158
Red Mesa Holdings/O&g LLC75
Amoco Production Company74
Pineland Operating Company LLC62

Fields & pools

FieldWells
Ignacio Blanco4,174
Red Mesa254
Wildcat124
Barker Dome37
Alkali Gulch25
Cinder Buttes6
Unnamed4
Alkali Gulch West3

Recent drilling in La Plata County

8 wells went to a rig in La Plata County in the last twelve months per ECMC; 0 in the last 45 days. The statewide list is on the drilling activity page.

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