Bend Formation

Operator-reported tops from 4,964 wells across 38 counties, median tops running 3,259–10,848 ft by county.

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Top depth: 3,757 ft 11,025 ft
230 wells shown (sampled from 4,964)

Depth by County

CountyWellsMedian TopTypical RangeCSV
Johnson9015,307 ft4,805–6,421
Tarrant5537,062 ft5,816–7,769
Upton51010,442 ft9,390–10,984
Parker3985,618 ft4,530–5,884
Midland38510,604 ft10,424–10,925
Palo Pinto3643,968 ft3,326–4,507
Jack3384,864 ft4,388–5,466
Wise2885,544 ft4,983–6,064
Stephens1333,878 ft3,656–4,047
Denton1106,446 ft6,090–6,569
Hood964,793 ft3,892–5,410
Montague886,160 ft5,909–6,661
Erath844,086 ft3,101–4,462
Stonewall825,989 ft5,885–6,110
Martin6010,848 ft10,151–11,202
Reagan5110,731 ft9,743–11,151
Hill506,682 ft4,616–7,329
Howard449,580 ft9,459–9,832
Shackelford384,767 ft3,923–4,978
Glasscock3610,100 ft9,672–10,312
Ector3610,395 ft10,052–10,906
Eastland343,259 ft3,069–3,671
King325,830 ft5,691–6,000
Crane279,453 ft8,542–9,955
Cottle267,566 ft7,172–8,848
Haskell265,730 ft5,009–5,870
Young244,100 ft3,878–4,374
Throckmorton214,638 ft4,451–4,880
Andrews1910,757 ft9,523–11,334
Ellis185,556 ft5,200–7,489
Foard166,021 ft5,443–6,455
Hardeman157,430 ft7,225–7,549
Somervell144,210 ft3,599–5,238
Knox135,952 ft5,726–6,200
Clay115,740 ft4,915–5,916
Archer105,018 ft4,724–5,472
Callahan83,722 ft3,681–4,053
Cooke56,616 ft6,105–6,662

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

NEWARK E&P OPERATING, LLC 63 wells · 6 recent
BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC 18 wells · 6 recent
OAKRIDGE OIL AND GAS, LP 8 wells · 3 recent
DELTA OIL & GAS LTD. 34 wells · 2 recent
BRAZOS RIVER EXPLORATION LLC 11 wells · 2 recent
SOJOURNER DRILLING CORPORATION 2 wells · 2 recent
VERTOX LLC 23 wells · 1 recent
COX, JOHN L. 18 wells · 1 recent
RIO BRAVO PRODUCTION, LLC 9 wells · 1 recent
RING ENERGY, INC. 2 wells · 1 recent
EXPRO ENGINEERING, INC. 2 wells · 1 recent

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