Producing area
Niobrara
The Niobrara footprint produced 261.6 MMbbl of oil and 2.01 Tcf of natural gas in 2025; 34,805 rock-evidenced wells and 260,716 wells in the footprint. Data through 2026-03.
Production best estimate incl. allocated
Every barrel here traces to a volume the regulator published — 99.97% of it reported for the individual well.
Where the other 0.03% comes from
- 99.97% Reported by the regulator for this well and month
- 0.03% Reported by the regulator as a lease total, split across the lease's wells — the regional total shown is the reported number, to rounding
Every cubic foot here traces to a volume the regulator published — 100% of it reported for the individual well.
Where the other 0.00% comes from
- 100% Reported by the regulator for this well and month
- 0.00% Reported by the regulator as a lease total, split across the lease's wells — the regional total shown is the reported number, to rounding
Each band is the wells that first produced in that year, so the stack shows what is holding today's rate up and how much of it is new drilling. Every band is measured volume — no cohort is modelled.
Annual table (full history)
| Year | Oil (MMbbl) | Gas (Bcf) |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 58.3 | 81 |
| 1979 | 52.5 | 83 |
| 1980 | 49.2 | 101 |
| 1981 | 47.5 | 112 |
| 1982 | 47.1 | 114 |
| 1983 | 48.0 | 100 |
| 1984 | 54.3 | 131 |
| 1985 | 56.7 | 140 |
| 1986 | 53.5 | 126 |
| 1987 | 51.6 | 130 |
| 1988 | 51.0 | 135 |
| 1989 | 50.0 | 131 |
| 1990 | 47.2 | 122 |
| 1991 | 46.9 | 120 |
| 1992 | 47.3 | 121 |
| 1993 | 42.3 | 121 |
| 1994 | 36.8 | 126 |
| 1995 | 34.3 | 159 |
| 1996 | 32.4 | 192 |
| 1997 | 30.7 | 208 |
| 1998 | 28.0 | 229 |
| 1999 | 43.8 | 536 |
| 2000 | 43.3 | 686 |
| 2001 | 41.3 | 788 |
| 2002 | 40.6 | 883 |
| 2003 | 40.4 | 934 |
| 2004 | 40.8 | 985 |
| 2005 | 41.4 | 1,042 |
| 2006 | 43.2 | 1,180 |
| 2007 | 44.8 | 1,341 |
| 2008 | 48.1 | 1,610 |
| 2009 | 48.0 | 1,702 |
| 2010 | 52.2 | 1,754 |
| 2011 | 60.1 | 1,742 |
| 2012 | 73.5 | 1,735 |
| 2013 | 97.2 | 1,609 |
| 2014 | 139.9 | 1,621 |
| 2015 | 176.5 | 1,653 |
| 2016 | 158.9 | 1,634 |
| 2017 | 176.7 | 1,641 |
| 2018 | 228.4 | 1,794 |
| 2019 | 268.4 | 1,993 |
| 2020 | 239.2 | 2,005 |
| 2021 | 218.9 | 1,923 |
| 2022 | 232.3 | 1,868 |
| 2023 | 245.9 | 1,899 |
| 2024 | 261.9 | 1,984 |
| 2025 | 261.6 | 2,010 |
Monthly table (last 24 months)
| Month | Oil (MMbbl) | Gas (Bcf) |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04 | 20.8 | 162 |
| 2024-05 | 21.6 | 166 |
| 2024-06 | 20.6 | 159 |
| 2024-07 | 21.3 | 166 |
| 2024-08 | 21.8 | 167 |
| 2024-09 | 21.5 | 160 |
| 2024-10 | 23.2 | 170 |
| 2024-11 | 23.5 | 168 |
| 2024-12 | 24.1 | 175 |
| 2025-01 | 22.6 | 168 |
| 2025-02 | 20.3 | 153 |
| 2025-03 | 22.7 | 173 |
| 2025-04 | 21.4 | 166 |
| 2025-05 | 22.5 | 171 |
| 2025-06 | 21.5 | 161 |
| 2025-07 | 22.4 | 171 |
| 2025-08 | 22.4 | 172 |
| 2025-09 | 21.4 | 167 |
| 2025-10 | 22.1 | 172 |
| 2025-11 | 20.7 | 165 |
| 2025-12 | 21.4 | 174 |
| 2026-01 | 20.9 | 170 |
| 2026-02 | 19.1 | 156 |
| 2026-03 | 21.6 | 172 |
Source: CommoVision — Niobrara, data through March 2026.
Where the wells are
Key numbers
Source: CommoVision — Niobrara, data through March 2026.
Well counts are shown on two independent bases — rock-evidenced (a formation assignment backed by regulator-reported formation evidence) alongside the total footprint (every well inside the county-based definition). The two overlap heavily, but neither contains the other: rock evidence follows the formation wherever it was drilled, including outside the county lines. See the methodology for why we don’t infer play membership.
What the data shows
- The Niobrara footprint produced 261.6 MMbbl of oil and 2.01 Tcf of natural gas in 2025 (best estimate including allocated volumes).
- The Niobrara footprint oil production peaked in 2019 at 268.4 MMbbl; 2025 output of 261.6 MMbbl ran at 97% of that peak (best estimate including allocated volumes).
- 34,805 wells carry a rock-evidenced Niobrara formation assignment (a rock lens). The county footprint is a separate geographic lens holding 260,716 wells of all formations and trajectories; the two overlap heavily but neither contains the other.
Footprint definition
| State | Counties in footprint |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 21 |
| Kansas | 2 |
| Nebraska | 3 |
| Wyoming | 11 |
The EIA Drilling Productivity Report (DPR) Niobrara region county list.
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