Bend Formation
Operator-reported tops from 4,964 wells across 38 counties, median tops running 3,259–10,848 ft by county.
Top depth: 3,757 ft 11,025 ft
230 wells shown (sampled from 4,964)Depth by County
| County | Wells | Median Top | Typical Range | CSV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson | 901 | 5,307 ft | 4,805–6,421 | ↓ |
| Tarrant | 553 | 7,062 ft | 5,816–7,769 | ↓ |
| Upton | 510 | 10,442 ft | 9,390–10,984 | ↓ |
| Parker | 398 | 5,618 ft | 4,530–5,884 | ↓ |
| Midland | 385 | 10,604 ft | 10,424–10,925 | ↓ |
| Palo Pinto | 364 | 3,968 ft | 3,326–4,507 | ↓ |
| Jack | 338 | 4,864 ft | 4,388–5,466 | ↓ |
| Wise | 288 | 5,544 ft | 4,983–6,064 | ↓ |
| Stephens | 133 | 3,878 ft | 3,656–4,047 | ↓ |
| Denton | 110 | 6,446 ft | 6,090–6,569 | ↓ |
| Hood | 96 | 4,793 ft | 3,892–5,410 | ↓ |
| Montague | 88 | 6,160 ft | 5,909–6,661 | ↓ |
| Erath | 84 | 4,086 ft | 3,101–4,462 | ↓ |
| Stonewall | 82 | 5,989 ft | 5,885–6,110 | ↓ |
| Martin | 60 | 10,848 ft | 10,151–11,202 | ↓ |
| Reagan | 51 | 10,731 ft | 9,743–11,151 | ↓ |
| Hill | 50 | 6,682 ft | 4,616–7,329 | ↓ |
| Howard | 44 | 9,580 ft | 9,459–9,832 | ↓ |
| Shackelford | 38 | 4,767 ft | 3,923–4,978 | ↓ |
| Glasscock | 36 | 10,100 ft | 9,672–10,312 | ↓ |
| Ector | 36 | 10,395 ft | 10,052–10,906 | ↓ |
| Eastland | 34 | 3,259 ft | 3,069–3,671 | ↓ |
| King | 32 | 5,830 ft | 5,691–6,000 | ↓ |
| Crane | 27 | 9,453 ft | 8,542–9,955 | ↓ |
| Cottle | 26 | 7,566 ft | 7,172–8,848 | ↓ |
| Haskell | 26 | 5,730 ft | 5,009–5,870 | ↓ |
| Young | 24 | 4,100 ft | 3,878–4,374 | ↓ |
| Throckmorton | 21 | 4,638 ft | 4,451–4,880 | ↓ |
| Andrews | 19 | 10,757 ft | 9,523–11,334 | ↓ |
| Ellis | 18 | 5,556 ft | 5,200–7,489 | ↓ |
| Foard | 16 | 6,021 ft | 5,443–6,455 | ↓ |
| Hardeman | 15 | 7,430 ft | 7,225–7,549 | ↓ |
| Somervell | 14 | 4,210 ft | 3,599–5,238 | ↓ |
| Knox | 13 | 5,952 ft | 5,726–6,200 | ↓ |
| Clay | 11 | 5,740 ft | 4,915–5,916 | ↓ |
| Archer | 10 | 5,018 ft | 4,724–5,472 | ↓ |
| Callahan | 8 | 3,722 ft | 3,681–4,053 | ↓ |
| Cooke | 5 | 6,616 ft | 6,105–6,662 | ↓ |
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
BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND 3 wells · 1 recent
RING ENERGY, INC. 2 wells · 1 recent
EXPRO ENGINEERING, INC. 2 wells · 1 recent
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