Buda Formation

Operator-reported tops from 7,235 wells across 55 counties, median tops running 1,163–14,210 ft by county.

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Top depth: 1,878 ft 10,140 ft
399 wells shown (sampled from 7,235)

Depth by County

CountyWellsMedian TopTypical RangeCSV
Caldwell8182,353 ft1,820–2,677
Robertson5035,528 ft4,908–7,457
Brazos5038,282 ft7,574–9,780
Leon4737,413 ft5,662–8,392
Guadalupe3752,358 ft1,895–2,555
Maverick3442,845 ft1,798–4,715
Freestone3215,128 ft4,493–5,887
Madison2839,420 ft9,054–10,241
Wilson2586,559 ft5,039–7,773
Burleson2518,088 ft6,935–9,358
Houston2389,299 ft8,346–10,294
Frio2386,880 ft5,762–8,095
Gonzales2187,540 ft5,325–11,155
Fayette2159,034 ft7,884–12,310
Atascosa1747,380 ft5,614–10,293
Lee1718,328 ft7,932–9,311
Smith1625,800 ft4,435–6,447
Falls1521,163 ft936–1,370
Limestone1354,480 ft3,302–4,959
Zavala1096,550 ft5,318–7,018
La Salle1089,211 ft7,688–11,267
Dimmit976,534 ft5,296–7,972
Wood915,270 ft4,943–9,590
Webb849,356 ft8,452–10,834
Grimes6610,100 ft9,506–10,845
Karnes6410,650 ft10,364–12,791
Rusk623,376 ft3,177–3,992
Milam616,074 ft5,556–6,489
Cherokee515,730 ft4,740–6,130
Bastrop482,761 ft2,228–7,196
Mcmullen4611,150 ft9,265–11,900
Henderson455,160 ft4,719–5,916
Anderson445,846 ft5,132–6,502
Van Zandt374,060 ft3,411–5,405
Washington3612,392 ft10,514–14,766
Upshur344,082 ft3,873–4,211
Gregg333,680 ft3,561–3,750
Harrison303,000 ft2,744–3,766
Medina301,352 ft1,232–2,242
Walker2910,968 ft10,535–12,254
Panola282,645 ft2,517–2,728
Trinity2110,325 ft8,074–10,540
Navarro184,166 ft3,869–4,392
Polk1513,925 ft10,694–15,361
Bexar131,297 ft1,180–1,844
Live Oak1313,124 ft12,868–13,790
De Witt1314,210 ft13,640–14,517
Angelina136,189 ft5,858–6,631
Nacogdoches123,673 ft3,527–5,896
Hopkins115,086 ft4,118–5,188
Bee1113,382 ft13,344–13,568
Lavaca1113,300 ft11,632–13,760
Tyler813,776 ft13,397–14,134
Franklin64,959 ft4,178–4,980
Jasper513,386 ft12,036–13,743

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

EOG RESOURCES, INC. 1,468 wells · 129 recent
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ROCC OPERATING, LLC 37 wells · 37 recent
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EP ENERGY E&P COMPANY, LLC 66 wells · 34 recent
MARATHON OIL EF LLC 180 wells · 27 recent
GRIT OIL & GAS MANAGEMENT, LLC 64 wells · 25 recent
WARWICK-ARTEMIS, LLC 30 wells · 23 recent
VERDUN OIL EF II LLC 26 wells · 23 recent
BPX OPERATING COMPANY 55 wells · 22 recent
LEWIS PETRO PROPERTIES, INC. 207 wells · 21 recent
JAVELIN ENERGY PARTNERS MGMT LLC 40 wells · 21 recent

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