Park County, Wyoming
Park County has 1,630 active wells under 26 operators, of 3,666 drilled.
Its wells reported 4,054,686 bbl of oil, 4,818,383 Mcf of gas, and 529,552,087 bbl of produced water in the twelve months through August 2026; oil is down 4% on the twelve months before.
2 APDs were approved and 2 wells spudded here in the last twelve months; 3 approved wells have no spud date yet.
40,570,693 bbl of water were injected in the twelve months through August 2026, across 443 active injection and disposal wells.
Merit Energy Company operates the wells behind 61% of that oil.
- 1,630
- active wells · 26 operators
- 4.1M
- bbl oil, 12 months through Aug 2026 · −4%
- 4.8M
- Mcf gas, same 12 months · +6%
- 2
- APDs approved in 12 months · 2 wells spudded
All 3,864 wells on file in Park County, searchable →
Reported production by month
Summed from the county's wells, through Aug 2026. A month still being filed is left out, not drawn low.
12 months through Aug 2026 4,054,686 · prior 12 4,237,906(-4%)
Park County: Oil by month.
Wells spudded, by year
HorizontalVertical and directional
Operators by oil
BBL · 12 MONTHS THROUGH AUG 2026
Merit Energy Company787 active wells
2.5M bbl
Contango Resources LLC209 active wells
664,582 bbl
Bareto Energy LLC163 active wells
297,764 bbl
Citation Oil & Gas Corporation118 active wells
219,951 bbl
Breitburn Operating L.P.74 active wells
167,375 bbl
Granite Creek Energy LLC61 active wells
108,731 bbl
VCP Wyoming LLC36 active wells
84,117 bbl
Red Rock Resources Corporation6 active wells
11,306 bbl
What the wells each operator runs today reported, whoever operated them at the time.
Operators
| Operator | Active wells | APDs, 12 mo | Oil, 12 mo | Gas, 12 mo | Water, 12 mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merit Energy Company wells | 787 | 0 | 2.5M | 2.1M | 400M |
| Contango Resources LLC wells | 209 | 0 | 664,582 | 2.2M | 31.0M |
| Bareto Energy LLC wells | 163 | 0 | 297,764 | 0 | 44.7M |
| Citation Oil & Gas Corporation wells | 118 | 2 | 219,951 | 73,040 | 22.5M |
| Breitburn Operating L.P. wells | 74 | 0 | 167,375 | 0 | 6.7M |
| Granite Creek Energy LLC wells | 61 | 0 | 108,731 | 836 | 13.3M |
| VCP Wyoming LLC wells | 36 | 0 | 84,117 | 0 | 8.5M |
| Red Rock Resources Corporation wells | 6 | 0 | 11,306 | 0 | 1.7M |
| Cline Production Company wells | 4 | 0 | 8,227 | 10,155 | 537,223 |
| Beartooth Oil and Gas Co wells | 12 | 0 | 4,658 | 0 | 6,815 |
| Rael Resources LLC wells | 4 | 0 | 4,125 | 0 | 606,057 |
| Cumberland Operating LLC wells | 19 | 0 | 2,765 | 224,709 | 78,211 |
| D90 Energy LLC wells | 47 | 0 | 2,027 | 54,789 | 2,791 |
| Nepeco wells | 0 | 0 | 1,575 | 0 | 255,270 |
| Sendero Resources LLC wells | 55 | 0 | 576 | 68,966 | 1,219 |
| Bunkirt J J Oil & Gas Corporation wells | 2 | 0 | 377 | 0 | 0 |
| Alpha Energy LLC wells | 2 | 0 | 240 | 18,676 | 400 |
| Pride Energy Company AN Oklahoma GP wells | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12,747 | 0 |
| Cody Energy Inc wells | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1,730 | 0 |
| Richardson Operating Co wells | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field | Active wells | Oil, 12 mo | Gas, 12 mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon Basin | 545 | 1.4M | 1.9M |
| Elk Basin | 205 | 664,947 | 1.9M |
| Spring Creek South | 92 | 613,995 | 243,698 |
| Pitchfork | 64 | 263,664 | 0 |
| Little Buffalo Basin | 119 | 219,951 | 73,040 |
| Frannie | 73 | 132,758 | 0 |
| Sunshine North | 46 | 112,453 | 0 |
| Fourbear | 58 | 106,070 | 0 |
| Garland | 53 | 102,166 | 19,435 |
| Gooseberry | 34 | 95,008 | 0 |
| Half Moon | 24 | 79,044 | 0 |
| Hunt | 24 | 63,875 | 0 |
| Ferguson Ranch | 21 | 41,334 | 0 |
| Shoshone | 17 | 34,886 | 0 |
| Cody | 25 | 25,109 | 0 |
Latest APDs
All of them →| Approved | Well | Operator | Proposed formation | Target depth | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2026 | NWD 4649-029-31447 | Citation Oil & Gas Corporation | Embar-Tensleep | 5,300 ft | SpuddedSep 1, 2026 |
| Jun 16, 2026 | NWD 5349-029-31448 | Citation Oil & Gas Corporation | Embar-Tensleep | 5,550 ft | SpuddedAug 4, 2026 |
| Jun 29, 2022 | NWD 4549-029-31382 | Citation Oil & Gas Corporation | Embar-Tensleep | 5,346 ft | SpuddedJul 29, 2022 |
| Jun 21, 2022 | Ostland 1049-029-31438 | Merit Energy Company | Phosphoria-Tensleep | 4,312 ft | SpuddedAug 28, 2023 |
| Jun 21, 2022 | Rousseau 2149-029-31440 | Merit Energy Company | Phosphoria-Tensleep | 4,435 ft | SpuddedAug 29, 2023 |
| Jun 21, 2022 | Atherly 1349-029-31443 | Merit Energy Company | Phosphoria-Tensleep | 4,174 ft | SpuddedAug 17, 2023 |
| Jun 21, 2022 | Baston a 4049-029-31444 | Merit Energy Company | Phosphoria-Tensleep | — | SpuddedAug 16, 2023 |
| Jun 10, 2022 | NWD 4449-029-31379 | Citation Oil & Gas Corporation | Embar-Tensleep | 5,500 ft | SpuddedJul 28, 2022 |
| May 20, 2022 | Rousseau 2049-029-31441 | Merit Energy Company | Phosphoria-Tensleep | 4,366 ft | SpuddedJul 20, 2022 |
| May 6, 2022 | Baston B 4049-029-31442 | Merit Energy Company | Phosphoria-Tensleep | 4,409 ft | SpuddedJun 16, 2022 |
Largest wells
| Well | Operator | County | Field | Oil, 12 mo | Gas, 12 mo | Water, 12 mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14 49-029-31151 | Breitburn Operating L.P. | Park | Sunshine North | 30,584 | 0 | 220,023 |
| Elk Basin Uprr 184 49-029-06153 | Contango Resources LLC | Park | Elk Basin | 29,399 | 3,172 | 20,017 |
| Sarah C-051916 60H 49-029-21121 | Merit Energy Company | Park | Oregon Basin | 24,023 | 23,221 | 45,766 |
| Ostland 10 49-029-31438 | Merit Energy Company | Park | Oregon Basin | 23,766 | 23,214 | 2,345,164 |
| Unit C-045069 169 49-029-06126 | Contango Resources LLC | Park | Elk Basin | 23,063 | 70,680 | 78,514 |
| Wilson B 12 49-029-20086 | Merit Energy Company | Park | Oregon Basin | 22,949 | 22,227 | 2,148,127 |
| Unit C-045069 178 49-029-06165 | Contango Resources LLC | Park | Elk Basin | 22,619 | 5,094 | 263,426 |
| Elk Basin Unit 177 49-029-06189 | Contango Resources LLC | Park | Elk Basin | 22,077 | 7,359 | 26,506 |
| South Spring Creek 67 49-029-31140 | Merit Energy Company | Park | Spring Creek South | 21,271 | 7,650 | 2,652,109 |
| South Spring Creek 61 49-029-31036 | Merit Energy Company | Park | Spring Creek South | 19,350 | 7,106 | 3,812,882 |
Disposal and injection wells
BBL OF WATER INJECTED · 12 MONTHS THROUGH AUG 2026
| Well | Operator | County | Field | Injected, 12 mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phelps 7 49-029-05313 | Merit Energy Company | Park | Spring Creek South | 10,013,429 |
| Wilson 13 49-029-21277 | Merit Energy Company | Park | Oregon Basin | 6,806,723 |
| Pitchfork 79 49-029-20996 | Merit Energy Company | Park | Pitchfork | 6,391,433 |
| Spring Creek 14 49-029-05286 | Merit Energy Company | Park | Spring Creek South | 4,776,174 |
| Spring Creek Unit 7 49-029-05304 | Merit Energy Company | Park | Spring Creek South | 3,906,750 |
| Frisby a 10 49-029-05771 | Merit Energy Company | Park | Oregon Basin | 1,747,656 |
| Fourbear Unit 65 49-029-20390 | Granite Creek Energy LLC | Park | Fourbear | 1,624,750 |
| Fourbear Unit 32 49-029-05213 | Granite Creek Energy LLC | Park | Fourbear | 1,281,504 |
| Fourbear Unit 51 49-029-05194 | Granite Creek Energy LLC | Park | Fourbear | 1,092,000 |
| Fourbear 58 49-029-05205 | Granite Creek Energy LLC | Park | Fourbear | 957,600 |
Questions about Park County
How many drilling permits were issued in Park County in the last 12 months?
2 APDs were approved in Park County in the last 12 months. 0% were for horizontal wells. The most recent was approved Jun 22, 2026. 3,832 are on file since 1911.
Every Park County APD →Which operator produces the most oil in Park County?
Wells operated by Merit Energy Company in Park County reported 2.5 million barrels of oil in the 12 months through August 2026, 61% of the county's total, followed by Contango Resources LLC (664,582 bbl) and Bareto Energy LLC (297,764 bbl). It operates 787 active wells here.
Operators in Park County →How many oil and gas wells are in Park County?
3,864 wells are on file in Park County, including 1,630 active, 1,609 plugged, and 3 permitted and not yet drilled. 112 are horizontal. The active wells are under 26 operators.
Every well in Park County →How much oil and gas does Park County produce?
Wells in Park County reported 4.1 million barrels of oil and 4.8 million Mcf of gas on form 2 in the 12 months through August 2026; oil is down 4% from 4.2 million in the 12 months before.
Production by month in Park County →How much water is injected in Park County?
40.6 million barrels of water were injected in Park County in the 12 months through August 2026, down 9% from 44.5 million in the 12 months before, across 443 active injection and disposal wells.
Injection by month in Park County →What are the largest oil fields in Park County?
Counting oil reported in the 12 months through August 2026, the largest is Oregon Basin, with 1.4 million barrels. Second is Elk Basin, with 664,947 barrels. Third is Spring Creek South, with 613,995 barrels.
Every field in Park County →About this data
Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. A well's county is the county code in its API number. Volumes are what operators filed on form 2 for the county's wells, by month, through Aug 2026 for production and Aug 2026 for injection. Nothing is estimated.
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/counties/wy/park, documented in the API reference.