Niobrara/Denver-Julesburg Basin

Niobrara/Denver-Julesburg Basin
Niobrara DJ Overview: The Niobrara-DJ Basin is a crude oil and liquids rich gas play that is located in Northeast Colorado and Southeast Wyoming. Read More

Niobrara DJ Counties: CO:Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Douglas Read More

Niobrara DJ Pipelines (natural gas): Cheyenne Hub, Cheyenne Plains, CIG, PSCO, Rockies Express, Southern Star, Tallgrass, WIC Read More

Niobrara DJ Net Acreage Table: A table detailing the net acreage owned by various companies in the Niobrara play. View Table

ARTICLES

Big Seven Plays to Produce 43.28 Bcf/d in November, EIA Says

Production from the seven most prolific U.S. shale and tight oil regions in November is expected to reach 43.28 Bcf/d of natural gas (up 1.4% from October ) and 5.14 million b/d of crude oil... Read More

Gulfport’s 3Q Production Exceeds Guidance

Gulfport Energy Corp. surprised some financial analysts on Wednesday when it announced that third quarter production finished 6% ahead of guidance, setting the stage for a strong year-end finish, as volumes continued trending higher through the first two weeks of October. Read More

Pony Express Weighing Expansion Into Colorado, Wyoming

Tallgrass Pony Express Pipeline LLC is proposing to more than double the capacity of its crude oil pipeline system by expanding into several areas of Colorado and Wyoming, including the Denver-Julesburg (DJ) Basin, the Niobrara and Codell formations, the Bakken Shale and the Powder River Basin. Read More

Colorado Niobrara Player to Build Crude Rail Terminal

Denver-based ARB Midstream LLC plans to build and operate a crude oil transloading terminal in the heart of the Denver-Julesburg Basin, it said Wednesday... Read More

In $757M Deal, Bill Barrett Swaps Powder River, Piceance for Wattenberg

In a $757 million deal to transform into a majority oil company, Bill Barrett Corp. has agreed to sell the majority of its acreage in the Powder River Basin (PRB) and its remaining position in the Piceance Basin, in exchange for additional acreage in the Wattenberg Field, the company said Tuesday. Read More

Wyoming Poised for Energy Growth, Oil and Gas Chief Says

Wyoming's oil and natural gas sector is ready to grow, particularly on the oil side, with the increase in horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing (fracking), the state's chief energy regulator told NGI's Shale Daily on Wednesday. Read More

North America's Frack Attack Coming Back

The Denver-Julesburg (DJ) and Permian basins, and the Utica Shale, should lead all onshore plays for horizontal fracturing (fracking) this year as drilling and completion (D&C) activity continues to escalate, according to PacWest Consulting Partners LLC. Read More

Synergy Signs Joint Development Agreement in DJ Basin

Synergy Resources Corp. announced Monday that it has entered into a joint development agreement with Johnson Production Corp. (JPC) and Kodiak Petroleum Inc. to drill oil wells and develop acreage in the Nebraska portion of the Denver-Julesburg (DJ) Basin. Read More

PDC Sells Marcellus JV Interest, Bolsters Utica Position

PDC Energy Inc. has agreed to sell its half-interest in a Marcellus Shale joint venture (JV) to privately owned Mountaineer Keystone Energy LLC for $250 million, leaving behind a dry gas program mostly neglected in favor of boosting its liquids production in other fields. Read More

Anadarko Boosts Full-Year Production Guidance; Wattenberg Leads the Way

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.'s U.S. onshore sales volumes averaged 667,000 boe/d during the second quarter, an increase of more than 117,000 boe/d from... Read More

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