Base Cretaceous (marker) Formation

Operator-reported tops from 8,334 wells across 24 counties, median tops running 172–1,950 ft by county.

Export All Tops (CSV)
Top depth: 276 ft 887 ft
456 wells shown (sampled from 8,334)

Depth by County

CountyWellsMedian TopTypical RangeCSV
Sutton4,372825 ft693–945
Pecos1,569560 ft378–1,378
Crockett695675 ft571–988
Schleicher412804 ft520–1,292
Edwards2631,028 ft930–1,200
Tarrant2331,638 ft1,175–1,950
Cooke185725 ft550–1,310
Parker105525 ft358–766
Terrell84934 ft761–1,164
Irion81400 ft236–500
Hood73600 ft325–800
Johnson581,678 ft1,048–2,068
Denton461,350 ft1,017–1,600
Val Verde28856 ft335–1,626
Hill261,650 ft1,425–1,675
Sterling22350 ft253–412
Grayson211,807 ft1,600–2,160
Tom Green21221 ft194–375
Ellis81,950 ft1,928–2,180
Ector8172 ft140–226
Upton7434 ft311–570
Cochran6412 ft400–2,296
Erath6275 ft225–350
Kimble5387 ft387–483

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

MARATHON OIL COMPANY 1,206 wells · 203 recent
UPP OPERATING, LLC 21 wells · 13 recent
KINDER MORGAN PRODUCTION CO LP 41 wells · 8 recent
KINDER MORGAN PRODUCTION CO LLC 68 wells · 7 recent
XTO ENERGY INC. 7 wells · 2 recent
REED PRODUCTION, INC. 25 wells · 1 recent
DISCOVERY OPERATING, INC. 3 wells · 1 recent
FRAC-SAND, INC. 1 wells · 1 recent
HNG OIL COMPANY 801 wells

Ranked by wells permitted in the last 3 years with this formation on file.