Dean Formation

Operator-reported tops from 30,117 wells across 28 counties, median tops running 4,482–10,904 ft by county.

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Top depth: 6,178 ft 9,354 ft
6,416 wells shown (sampled from 30,117)

Depth by County

CountyWellsMedian TopTypical RangeCSV
Midland7,1588,841 ft8,132–9,480
Reagan4,6127,504 ft6,676–8,163
Midland4,1078,900 ft8,439–9,309
Upton3,2618,630 ft8,054–9,020
Howard3,1427,423 ft6,321–7,905
Glasscock1,7668,025 ft6,994–8,320
Irion1,4866,061 ft4,909–6,391
Crockett1,2385,176 ft4,427–6,087
Andrews6429,612 ft9,394–9,735
Dawson5938,500 ft8,150–9,305
Ector5189,055 ft8,906–9,347
Borden4506,465 ft5,798–7,761
Sterling4346,045 ft5,630–6,356
Tom Green2655,956 ft5,554–6,326
Schleicher1024,482 ft3,592–5,151
Garza989,560 ft8,703–9,768
Terry738,984 ft8,524–9,670
Garza466,273 ft5,731–6,835
Reeves289,649 ft9,038–9,829
Mitchell265,130 ft5,070–5,336
Yoakum109,439 ft9,149–9,680
Hockley107,620 ft7,159–8,420
Lynn107,344 ft7,307–7,737
Scurry94,920 ft4,385–5,376
Culberson98,427 ft7,900–8,668
Crane98,393 ft7,896–8,687
Montgomery810,904 ft10,833–11,377
Loving79,905 ft9,299–11,142

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

DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC 1,303 wells · 491 recent
PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. 5,337 wells · 388 recent
ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P. 1,516 wells · 167 recent
HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC 388 wells · 144 recent
SURGE OPERATING, LLC 586 wells · 126 recent
OVINTIV USA INC. 300 wells · 114 recent
SM ENERGY COMPANY 562 wells · 92 recent
XTO ENERGY INC. 475 wells · 89 recent
OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. 252 wells · 51 recent
OXY USA INC. 285 wells · 48 recent
BAYSWATER OPERATING COMPANY LLC 147 wells · 37 recent
OXYROCK OPERATING, LLC 843 wells · 36 recent

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