Catahoula Formation

Operator-reported tops from 7,794 wells across 30 counties, median tops running 700–6,720 ft by county.

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Top depth: 300 ft 4,480 ft
1,913 wells shown (sampled from 7,794)

Depth by County

CountyWellsMedian TopTypical RangeCSV
Refugio1,6703,600 ft3,300–4,100
Victoria8563,300 ft2,440–4,068
Jackson8354,261 ft2,852–4,320
Mcmullen6371,590 ft290–1,590
De Witt477700 ft202–1,450
Goliad4442,845 ft2,292–3,245
Victoria4041,400 ft200–2,520
Wharton3983,270 ft2,880–4,423
San Patricio3054,000 ft3,084–4,735
Nueces2344,030 ft3,126–4,900
Webb2261,500 ft970–1,500
Bee2012,830 ft1,007–3,250
Waller1932,312 ft2,192–2,462
Colorado1262,700 ft2,100–2,853
Starr1102,985 ft1,170–4,107
Duval1021,181 ft439–3,694
Kenedy1024,498 ft3,346–5,885
Jim Wells923,150 ft2,124–4,268
Hidalgo744,545 ft1,468–6,156
Calhoun654,055 ft2,958–6,193
Brooks583,945 ft2,450–7,058
Kleberg455,440 ft3,769–14,050
Fort Bend303,677 ft3,000–4,600
Polk292,700 ft1,977–3,154
Jim Hogg232,185 ft1–4,062
Aransas206,720 ft5,175–7,902
Matagorda135,120 ft3,366–5,820
Chambers92,381 ft2,288–7,406
Brazoria86,080 ft5,128–6,437
Willacy86,720 ft5,035–7,935

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

BPX OPERATING COMPANY 284 wells · 147 recent
EOG RESOURCES, INC. 720 wells · 146 recent
BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP 725 wells · 106 recent
SM ENERGY COMPANY 523 wells · 106 recent
KIMMERIDGE TEXAS GAS, LLC 105 wells · 85 recent
DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P. 204 wells · 70 recent
SILVERBOW RESOURCES OPER, LLC 186 wells · 67 recent
ROCC OIL & GAS, L.P. 47 wells · 46 recent
LEWIS PETRO PROPERTIES, INC. 567 wells · 41 recent
HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY 564 wells · 34 recent
GULFTEX ENERGY, LLC 42 wells · 32 recent
T-C OIL COMPANY, LLC 141 wells · 31 recent

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