Barnett Formation
Operator-reported tops from 22,652 wells across 50 counties, median tops running 2,528–17,516 ft by county.
Top depth: 5,060 ft 11,584 ft
706 wells shown (sampled from 22,652)Depth by County
| County | Wells | Median Top | Typical Range | CSV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarrant | 4,734 | 7,056 ft | 6,602–8,074 | ↓ |
| Tarrant | 3,722 | 7,170 ft | 6,372–7,953 | ↓ |
| Denton | 3,085 | 7,687 ft | 7,230–8,170 | ↓ |
| Wise | 3,022 | 7,136 ft | 6,642–7,628 | ↓ |
| Parker | 1,620 | 6,380 ft | 5,512–6,640 | ↓ |
| Montague | 1,186 | 6,998 ft | 6,402–7,632 | ↓ |
| Hood | 853 | 5,768 ft | 4,988–6,230 | ↓ |
| Jack | 595 | 5,776 ft | 5,212–6,062 | ↓ |
| Cooke | 432 | 7,698 ft | 7,070–7,979 | ↓ |
| Stephens | 383 | 4,758 ft | 3,743–5,200 | ↓ |
| Erath | 298 | 4,600 ft | 3,750–5,026 | ↓ |
| Hill | 260 | 8,032 ft | 7,262–8,507 | ↓ |
| Hardeman | 219 | 7,934 ft | 7,601–8,220 | ↓ |
| Upton | 188 | 10,246 ft | 8,576–10,950 | ↓ |
| Stephens | 185 | 4,102 ft | 3,955–4,371 | ↓ |
| Young | 160 | 4,550 ft | 4,242–4,912 | ↓ |
| Crane | 141 | 7,807 ft | 7,396–8,447 | ↓ |
| Eastland | 132 | 3,505 ft | 3,284–3,898 | ↓ |
| Somervell | 132 | 5,464 ft | 5,156–5,881 | ↓ |
| Clay | 113 | 6,103 ft | 5,794–6,494 | ↓ |
| Throckmorton | 96 | 4,614 ft | 4,329–4,972 | ↓ |
| Reeves | 93 | 11,594 ft | 8,770–15,359 | ↓ |
| Callahan | 84 | 3,976 ft | 3,863–4,331 | ↓ |
| Archer | 83 | 5,192 ft | 4,991–5,517 | ↓ |
| Tarrant | 79 | 8,674 ft | 7,946–9,415 | ↓ |
| Shackelford | 75 | 4,392 ft | 4,088–4,694 | ↓ |
| Pecos | 71 | 12,583 ft | 10,818–16,102 | ↓ |
| Ellis | 68 | 8,352 ft | 8,216–8,652 | ↓ |
| Midland | 62 | 11,100 ft | 10,668–11,425 | ↓ |
| Andrews | 45 | 10,670 ft | 9,205–11,790 | ↓ |
| Brazoria | 41 | 5,808 ft | 5,493–6,331 | ↓ |
| Winkler | 37 | 9,827 ft | 7,977–16,300 | ↓ |
| Ward | 35 | 12,695 ft | 8,882–16,287 | ↓ |
| Reagan | 32 | 9,870 ft | 9,611–10,144 | ↓ |
| Baylor | 31 | 5,242 ft | 5,112–5,449 | ↓ |
| Brown | 28 | 2,528 ft | 1,476–3,168 | ↓ |
| Bosque | 27 | 5,937 ft | 5,247–6,586 | ↓ |
| Terrell | 23 | 11,642 ft | 8,605–13,167 | ↓ |
| Comanche | 23 | 3,120 ft | 2,649–3,642 | ↓ |
| Wilbarger | 22 | 7,522 ft | 6,109–7,834 | ↓ |
| Glasscock | 20 | 10,166 ft | 9,562–10,562 | ↓ |
| Martin | 19 | 11,350 ft | 10,918–11,856 | ↓ |
| Ector | 18 | 10,552 ft | 8,926–11,670 | ↓ |
| Coleman | 18 | 4,145 ft | 2,681–4,462 | ↓ |
| Loving | 16 | 17,516 ft | 16,792–17,995 | ↓ |
| Hamilton | 13 | 3,614 ft | 2,568–4,174 | ↓ |
| Culberson | 12 | 8,773 ft | 5,074–13,117 | ↓ |
| Runnels | 10 | 4,410 ft | 4,398–4,493 | ↓ |
| Jeff Davis | 6 | 8,512 ft | 7,850–9,044 | ↓ |
| Wichita | 5 | 5,361 ft | 5,332–5,370 | ↓ |
Counties with fewer than 5 wells omitted. Depths are measured depth as filed; typical range is the 10th–90th percentile of reported tops — raw filings contain occasional typo depths, so extremes are not shown.
Most Active Operators
TEP BARNETT USA, LLC 166 wells · 36 recent
BKV BARNETT, LLC 37 wells · 22 recent
OAKRIDGE OIL AND GAS, LP 48 wells · 12 recent
NEWARK E&P OPERATING, LLC 79 wells · 6 recent
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. 12 wells · 6 recent
OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. 10 wells · 6 recent
FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD. 6 wells · 6 recent
TRIO CONSULTING & MANAGEMENT,LLC 64 wells · 5 recent
WFW PRODUCTION COMPANY, INC. 8 wells · 3 recent
XTO ENERGY INC. 1,892 wells · 2 recent
ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC. 435 wells · 2 recent
OXY USA WTP LP 32 wells · 2 recent
Ranked by wells permitted in the last 3 years with this formation on file.