Oil and gas field · Weld County, Colorado, United States
DJ Horizontal Niobrara
DJ Horizontal Niobrara is an oil and gas field in Weld County, Colorado, United States, with 110,716 boe/day of production in 2025, operated by Crestone Peak Resources Operating LLC (45.3%), Bison IV Operating LLC (22.8%) and Verdad Resources LLC (8%).
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Name in the source | DJ HORIZONTAL NIOBRARA | Colorado ECMC (formerly COGCC) · Free reuse · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Weld County, Arapahoe County, Adams County | Colorado ECMC (formerly COGCC) · Free reuse · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | Colorado ECMC (formerly COGCC) · Free reuse · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Commodities | oil, gas (mainly oil) | Colorado ECMC (formerly COGCC) · Free reuse · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Onshore or offshore | Onshore | Colorado ECMC (formerly COGCC) · Free reuse · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Crestone Peak Resources Operating LLC (45.3%, of the field's production) | Colorado ECMC (formerly COGCC) · Free reuse · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Bison IV Operating LLC (22.8%, of the field's production) | Colorado ECMC (formerly COGCC) · Free reuse · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Verdad Resources LLC (8%, of the field's production) | Colorado ECMC (formerly COGCC) · Free reuse · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Production | 110,716 boe/day (69,152 barrels of oil a day, 249,381 Mcf of gas a day, in 2025) | Colorado ECMC (formerly COGCC) · Free reuse · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 40.1852, -104.3964 | Colorado ECMC (formerly COGCC) · Free reuse · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this oil and gas field and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its working-interest owners, their shares and its production by well, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchHow it compares by production
DJ Horizontal Niobrara is the 3rd-largest of 32 oil and gas fields in Colorado and the 22nd-largest of 319 in the United States by production, with 110,716 boe/day in 2025. Ranks and totals cover the oil and gas fields in our data that report their production, not every one in existence.
| Within | Rank |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 3rd of 32 |
| United States | 22nd of 319 |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this oil and gas field: 33 water rights, 4 power plants (3 operating, 1,934 MW) and 1 mine, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 7, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keenesburg #2 | Mine | — | Operating | 12 km |
| Bijou Canal water right 0100507 14154.00000 | Water right | — | — | 15 km |
| Bijou Canal water right 0100507 21564.00000 | Water right | — | — | 15 km |
| Bijou Canal water right 0100507 31423.29219 | Water right | — | — | 15 km |
| Rocky Mountain Energy Center | Power plant | 685 MW | Operating | 20 km |
| Fort Lupton | Power plant | 101 MW | Operating | 36 km |
| Fort St Vrain | Power plant | 1,149 MW | Operating | 41 km |
Operators and place
- Crestone Peak Resources Operating LLCOperator · 45.3%
- Bison IV Operating LLCOperator · 22.8%
- Verdad Resources LLCOperator · 8%
- Oil and gas fields in Colorado, United States32
- Oil and gas fields in the United States676
- The United States: country profile
Other oil and gas fields in Colorado
- Wattenberg882,693 boe/day in 2025
- San Juan Basin Gas Area468,019 boe/day in 2013
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- Grand Valley70,415 boe/day in 2025
- Raton Basin Gas Area50,453 boe/day in 2013
- Rulison34,252 boe/day in 2025
- Yellowjacket28,484 boe/day in 2013
- Parachute North23,857 boe/day in 2013
Data on this page
- BSEE Data Center. BSEE Data Center, Public domain.
- Colorado DWR REST API. Colorado DWR REST API, CDSS Terms of Use.
- Colorado ECMC (formerly COGCC). Colorado ECMC (formerly COGCC), Free reuse.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Apr 2015). EIA Top 100 U.S. Oil and Gas Fields, Public domain.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.