Ellenburger Formation

Operator-reported tops from 7,470 wells across 83 counties, median tops running 1,282–21,000 ft by county.

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Top depth: 3,744 ft 13,328 ft
420 wells shown (sampled from 7,470)

Depth by County

CountyWellsMedian TopTypical RangeCSV
Nolan3846,500 ft5,888–7,116
Andrews34212,156 ft8,551–13,490
Crockett3338,190 ft6,831–11,291
Jack2865,924 ft5,457–6,370
Callahan2724,173 ft3,968–4,522
Ector2539,670 ft8,192–13,076
Garza2528,297 ft7,780–8,749
Pecos2099,614 ft4,600–20,988
Eastland1893,962 ft3,435–4,142
Runnels1794,522 ft4,302–4,720
Shackelford1764,350 ft4,072–5,104
Stephens1754,631 ft4,086–5,167
Brown1732,642 ft2,300–3,349
Coleman1734,250 ft3,010–4,459
Stephens1674,260 ft4,102–4,474
Upton16111,901 ft9,682–12,989
Cooke1571,975 ft1,320–7,105
Winkler15610,410 ft9,042–12,493
Clay1536,265 ft5,912–6,528
Borden1398,610 ft8,310–9,743
Reagan1329,919 ft8,579–11,583
Edwards1286,939 ft5,700–10,801
Schleicher1277,845 ft6,651–8,418
Johnson1237,302 ft6,619–8,574
Crane1176,560 ft5,675–11,808
Wilbarger1164,400 ft2,899–6,606
Archer1145,370 ft5,028–5,912
Montague1066,834 ft2,800–8,084
Parker1016,260 ft5,352–6,837
Coke976,422 ft5,681–7,107
Glasscock9310,348 ft9,637–11,138
Midland9313,052 ft12,493–13,319
Fisher926,054 ft5,810–6,943
Wichita884,208 ft3,126–4,941
Mitchell887,210 ft7,118–8,162
Taylor845,054 ft4,557–5,780
Wise787,090 ft6,774–8,090
Scurry757,680 ft7,303–8,278
Irion728,680 ft7,561–9,346
Jones715,322 ft5,140–5,437
Tarrant717,374 ft6,970–8,213
Sutton697,868 ft5,718–8,476
Erath664,250 ft3,766–4,776
Stonewall626,216 ft5,842–6,473
Concho593,625 ft2,870–3,992
Sterling568,200 ft7,735–8,950
Terrell5313,718 ft11,213–15,446
Tom Green506,900 ft5,239–7,344
Ward4716,085 ft10,027–19,404
Hardeman448,270 ft8,067–8,808
Kent417,632 ft7,532–7,802
Grayson377,465 ft4,260–10,676
Hood365,984 ft5,268–6,672
Comanche333,164 ft2,764–3,523
Hutchinson328,081 ft6,391–9,664
Martin2912,961 ft11,471–13,339
Menard292,940 ft2,762–3,918
Howard2710,007 ft8,721–10,522
Reeves2716,949 ft15,000–20,670
Val Verde2613,640 ft12,538–14,102
Throckmorton205,069 ft4,779–5,571
Ochiltree1810,879 ft10,758–11,870
Young184,764 ft4,543–5,737
Denton158,600 ft5,338–9,099
Moore143,018 ft2,545–5,127
Lynn149,386 ft9,238–9,837
Hill137,984 ft7,381–8,642
Wheeler1311,788 ft2,064–14,617
Haskell125,688 ft5,177–5,961
Hockley1112,155 ft11,375–12,352
Potter103,200 ft2,488–9,360
Gray108,985 ft8,881–9,104
Mcculloch101,282 ft797–2,100
Gaines1013,712 ft12,189–13,822
Loving921,000 ft20,879–21,757
Dawson910,811 ft10,376–12,256
Hamilton93,774 ft2,854–4,572
Roberts810,475 ft10,221–11,634
Bosque75,786 ft5,244–6,722
King76,040 ft5,920–6,223
Hartley57,346 ft7,200–7,983
Somervell55,644 ft5,118–6,346
Hansford58,295 ft8,198–9,529

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

PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. 1,281 wells · 297 recent
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COG OPERATING LLC 482 wells · 90 recent
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SM ENERGY COMPANY 222 wells · 60 recent
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DISCOVERY NATURAL RESOURCES LLC 207 wells · 46 recent
TRP OPERATING LLC 149 wells · 43 recent
ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P. 216 wells · 37 recent

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