Our DJ Basin assets span ~238,000 net acres and benefit from advanced innovation and capital efficiencies that make this a low-cost, high-margin basin with strong, sustainable returns.
The Denver–Julesburg (DJ) Basin spans northeastern Colorado and surrounding states, with roots stretching back more than 300 million years of tectonic evolution and extensive Cretaceous marine deposition that created its rich petroleum system. First producing oil in 1881, the basin remained modestly developed until modern horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing unlocked the enormous unconventional potential of the Niobrara and Codell formations, particularly within the prolific Wattenberg Field. Today, with more than 1.3 billion barrels of oil produced and a long history of successful multi‑zone development, the DJ Basin stands as one of Colorado’s premier hydrocarbon provinces—and continued consolidation and technological refinement by leading operators like Civitas Resources signal that this storied basin still holds significant running room ahead.
