Niobrara Shale
The Niobrara Shale covers much of the Rocky Mountains Region and is present throughout Colorado. Current activity is focused in the Denver-Julesburg basin, north of Denver, Colorado, and into Wyoming, as well as the Powder River Basin in Wyoming.
Niobrara Shale Companies
Significant producers within the Niobrara Shale are:
- Anadarko Petroleum
- Apache (Mariner Energy)
- Carrizo Oil & Gas
- Chesapeake Energy
- Continental Resources
- Delta Petroleum
- East Resources (Shell)
- Encana
- EOG Resources
- Gulfport Energy Corporation
- MDU Resources (Fidelity Exploration)
- Merit Energy
- Noble Energy
- PDC Energy (Petroleum Development Corporation)
- Quicksilver Resources
- Rex Energy
- Samson Oil & Gas
- Slawson
- SM Energy (St. Mary Land & Exploration)
- Sundance Energy
- Voyager Oil & Gas
Niobrara Shale Location
The Niobrara Shale is located in the following counties:
- Arapahoe County CO
- Morgan County CO
- Weld County CO
- Converse County WY
- Goshen County WY
- Laramie County WY
- Platte County WY