Weld County Drilling Permits
Colorado's top oil county — DJ Basin Niobrara and Codell targets
118
All-time tracked
145
Colorado statewide
81.4%
of Colorado permits
Top Operators in Colorado
State-level operator rankings — county-level breakdown available via API
| Rank | Operator | Permits (30d) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PDC ENERGY INC | 25 | 17.2% |
| 2 | NOBLE ENERGY INC | 24 | 16.6% |
| 3 | BISON IV OPERATING LLC | 18 | 12.4% |
| 4 | FUNDARE RESOURCES OPERATING COMPANY LLC | 17 | 11.7% |
| 5 | KERR MCGEE OIL & GAS ONSHORE LP | 10 | 6.9% |
Basin Context: DJ Basin
Weld County is located within the DJ Basin. Colorado's top oil county — DJ Basin Niobrara and Codell targets
Access This Data via API
Access Weld County well permit data programmatically. Filter by county, operator, well type, and date range.
/v1/drilling-intelligence/well-permits?state=CO&county=weldcurl -X GET "https://api.oilpriceapi.com/v1/drilling-intelligence/well-permits?state=CO&county=weld"
Sample Response
{
"data": {
"county": "Weld County",
"state": "Colorado",
"state_code": "CO",
"permits": 118,
"pct_of_state": "81.4%",
"basin": "DJ Basin"
},
"meta": {
"source": "Colorado Energy & Carbon Management Commission (ECMC)",
"as_of": "2026-10-25"
}
}Weld County Drilling Permit FAQs
Weld County has 118 well permits tracked in our database, representing 81.4% of Colorado state permits. Data is sourced from the state regulatory agency. The latest returned permit record for Colorado is dated 2026-10-25; county-level freshness follows the state dataset.
Based on Colorado state data, the leading operators include: PDC ENERGY INC (17.2% of state permits), NOBLE ENERGY INC (16.6% of state permits), BISON IV OPERATING LLC (12.4% of state permits). County-level operator data is available via API.
Weld County sits in the DJ Basin. Colorado's top oil county — DJ Basin Niobrara and Codell targets. Operators primarily target tight oil and gas formations accessed via horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing.
Use the OilPriceAPI drilling intelligence endpoint with county filtering: GET /v1/drilling-intelligence/well-permits?state=CO&county=weld. Returns permit counts, operator breakdowns, and trend data. Sign up free at oilpriceapi.com.
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