Dean Formation

Operator-reported tops from 30,158 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
6,448 wells shown (sampled from 30,158)

Depth by County

CountyWellsMedian TopTypical RangeCSV
Midland7,1748,842 ft8,132–9,480
Upton4,6137,504 ft6,676–8,163
Midland4,1098,900 ft8,438–9,309
Upton3,2668,630 ft8,053–9,020
Howard3,1547,420 ft6,322–7,905
Glasscock1,7668,025 ft6,995–8,319
Irion1,4866,061 ft4,909–6,391
Crockett1,2385,176 ft4,427–6,087
Andrews6429,612 ft9,394–9,735
Dawson5978,500 ft8,149–9,304
Ector5189,055 ft8,906–9,347
Borden4516,464 ft5,792–7,761
Tom Green4346,045 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 1,312 wells · 479 recent
PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. 5,370 wells · 414 recent
ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P. 1,516 wells · 141 recent
HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC 389 wells · 139 recent
SURGE OPERATING, LLC 592 wells · 120 recent
OVINTIV USA INC. 300 wells · 100 recent
SM ENERGY COMPANY 563 wells · 84 recent
XTO ENERGY INC. 476 wells · 60 recent
OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. 252 wells · 51 recent
OXY USA INC. 287 wells · 50 recent
BAYSWATER OPERATING COMPANY LLC 147 wells · 37 recent
HIBERNIA RESOURCES IV, LLC 35 wells · 35 recent

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