Colorado Rig Count Dips to 12
Colorado shed 1 rig this week, falling to 12 active rigs. The state accounts for 1.5% of total US drilling. Primary basins: DJ Basin, Niobrara, Piceance.
Active Rigs
As of October 10, 2026
of US Total
WoW Change
US Total
About Drilling in Colorado
The DJ Basin and Niobrara formation in the Front Range region account for most Colorado drilling activity, producing light sweet crude oil.
US Rig Count Trend (26-Week)
Chart shows total US rig count for context.
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Colorado Rig Count FAQ
Colorado currently has 12 active drilling rigs, representing 1.5% of total US drilling activity. This data comes from the weekly Baker Hughes North American Rig Count, released every Friday.
The DJ Basin and Niobrara formation in the Front Range region account for most Colorado drilling activity, producing light sweet crude oil. Key basins include DJ Basin, Niobrara, Piceance.
Baker Hughes releases state-level rig count data weekly, every Friday at 1:00 PM Eastern Time. The count is a census of active rotary rigs exploring for or developing oil or natural gas in Colorado.
Colorado drilling is predominantly oil-directed, driven by the DJ Basin basin.
The published rig-count path is GET /v1/rig-counts/latest, the national Baker Hughes weekly series. Colorado figures on this page are derived from that release.