FORMATIONS · RRC WELLBORE FILE

Big Saline

Reported as a top in 2,036 wells across 24 counties, at a median depth of 4,584 ft (3,376 to 7,114 ft in most wells). 1 of those wells were permitted in the last three years.

A well counts if any of its completion filings report this formation, whether it produces from it or drilled through it. Depths are measured depth as filed; typo depths exist, which is why ranges are percentiles, not extremes. About completion reports →

2.04K
wells reporting a top
1
permitted in last 3 years
24
counties
4,584
median top, ft

COMPUTED OCT 29, 2026 · REBUILT DAILY

Depth by county

Counties with at least five wells reporting the top. Bars are well counts.

CountyWellsMedian, ftP10–P90Last 3 yrs
Johnson
743
6,7765,923–7,2090
Palo Pinto
538
3,5603,146–4,0170
Stephens
207
3,6643,560–3,8790
Parker
168
4,9583,938–5,8000
Erath
112
3,6603,253–3,7920
Hood
77
4,5753,710–5,5910
Tarrant
64
5,8695,384–6,3861
Eastland
46
3,1422,944–3,4100
Wise
25
5,4785,124–6,0440
Hill
18
7,3887,230–7,5820
Jack
11
4,4904,140–5,1150
Denton
6
6,6386,264–7,5210
Young
5
4,1003,952–4,6200

Operators

Current operator of record for wells reporting the top, ranked by wells permitted in the last three years.

Recently permitted wells reporting the Big Saline

BY LAST PERMIT ISSUED

Last permitLeaseOperatorCountyTop, ftAPI
Feb 12, 2026Trwd E North UnitBKV North Texas, LLCTarrant5,91243931264
Jun 27, 2022Belding DDove Creek Energy, Inc.Palo Pinto3,46236333539
Jun 13, 2022HowellGannett Operating LLCPalo Pinto4,02636336360
Sep 24, 2020Golden Triangle AXTO Energy Inc.Tarrant5,29143930413
Sep 24, 2019Sahota AthenaBarron Petroleum LLCPalo Pinto3,50736336358
Sep 19, 2019Barron SahotaBarron Petroleum LLCPalo Pinto3,50436336356
Sep 19, 2019Dallas SahotaBarron Petroleum LLCPalo Pinto3,62236336357
Aug 15, 2019Thompson AMarjac Oil Company, Inc.Stephens3,65042936810
Apr 30, 2019Halsell RicheyPetrobal Omega 1, LLCPalo Pinto4,51636336264
Apr 11, 2019G RogersPetrobal Omega 1, LLCPalo Pinto4,13836336294
Mar 15, 2019PearcePetrobal Omega 1, LLCPalo Pinto4,33136336295
Mar 4, 2019EdwardsPetrobal Omega 1, LLCPalo Pinto4,36336336253
Feb 15, 2019Holt RogersPetrobal Omega 1, LLCPalo Pinto4,40936336332
Jan 16, 2019Boedeker B1 UnitPetrobal Omega 1, LLCPalo Pinto4,57836336286
Jan 14, 2019Halsell Ranch RicheyPetrobal Omega 1, LLCPalo Pinto4,59236336304
Oct 17, 2018BeldingDelta Oil & Gas Ltd.Palo Pinto3,55336336351
Oct 10, 2018Walter RanchWhite Knight Production LLCPalo Pinto4,48936336342
Jul 25, 2018MurphyPetrobal Omega 1, LLCPalo Pinto4,21636336241
Apr 6, 2018Otis Sikes SWDPetrobal Omega 1, LLCPalo Pinto4,45936336315
Nov 1, 2017Johnson RanchPetrobal Omega 1, LLCPalo Pinto4,28636336280
Oct 31, 2017Halsell Dallas Production UnitPetrobal Omega 1, LLCPalo Pinto4,76236336268
Oct 13, 2017BeldingDelta Oil & Gas Ltd.Palo Pinto3,56336336339
Sep 29, 2017Stuart, J.N.Tessara Petroleum Resources, LLCPalo Pinto3,10536381095
Jun 23, 2017Halsell RanchBrigadier Operating, LLCPalo Pinto4,61036336338
Jan 13, 2017Halsell RanchBrigadier Operating, LLCPalo Pinto4,57536336334

About this data

Formation tops, elevations, perforations, and casing from the RRC dbf900 wellbore file, refreshed weekly, with reported names normalized to Petrora's formation registry. County and operator breakdowns are rebuilt nightly.

Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/formations/big-saline, documented in the API reference.