Jackson Formation

Operator-reported tops from 2,949 wells across 41 counties, median tops running 330–11,800 ft by county.

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Top depth: 609 ft 5,427 ft
947 wells shown (sampled from 2,949)

Depth by County

CountyWellsMedian TopTypical RangeCSV
Live Oak7041,436 ft776–2,846
Duval3192,155 ft1,300–5,300
Webb260690 ft690–1,583
Wharton1575,790 ft5,100–7,132
Polk1183,578 ft2,780–4,777
Jim Hogg1122,770 ft2,002–4,197
Bee1053,060 ft1,936–4,624
Refugio982,695 ft1,983–5,021
Liberty806,342 ft3,710–9,725
Jim Wells715,687 ft4,800–9,500
Austin713,148 ft2,986–3,438
Harris696,587 ft4,364–9,014
Hardin675,330 ft2,560–8,030
Jackson645,925 ft4,990–6,286
Starr622,651 ft323–9,794
Zapata55330 ft140–1,805
Goliad503,800 ft3,435–4,728
Lavaca403,920 ft2,040–4,365
Jasper365,302 ft4,520–8,474
Colorado334,682 ft2,691–5,220
Kleberg3211,285 ft11,285–12,966
Fort Bend326,476 ft5,775–7,476
Montgomery303,764 ft3,250–4,113
San Jacinto293,100 ft1,160–3,742
Jefferson289,600 ft8,285–10,430
Hidalgo2811,800 ft11,356–15,665
De Witt273,747 ft3,173–4,556
Mcmullen241,882 ft1,476–2,900
Walker222,760 ft1,673–3,012
Newton225,436 ft5,366–5,594
Grimes172,495 ft1,541–3,554
Brooks1510,208 ft6,158–15,328
Victoria144,905 ft4,030–6,138
Tyler114,220 ft4,086–6,048
Nueces910,648 ft8,725–12,720
Karnes92,965 ft2,466–3,356
Orange69,642 ft8,505–10,240
Chambers65,068 ft4,942–10,825
Washington6979 ft430–2,280
Waller63,450 ft2,921–5,110
Calhoun58,810 ft8,220–9,530

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

SM ENERGY COMPANY 527 wells · 107 recent
BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP 418 wells · 94 recent
EOG RESOURCES, INC. 258 wells · 84 recent
KIMMERIDGE TEXAS GAS, LLC 82 wells · 63 recent
SILVERBOW RESOURCES OPER, LLC 158 wells · 61 recent
LEWIS PETRO PROPERTIES, INC. 570 wells · 41 recent
T-C OIL COMPANY, LLC 110 wells · 26 recent
KILLAM OIL CO., LTD. 119 wells · 25 recent
EAGLE 5 ENERGY SERVICES LLC 24 wells · 24 recent
HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY 246 wells · 19 recent
VERDUN OIL & GAS LLC 43 wells · 12 recent
WARWICK-ARTEMIS, LLC 16 wells · 11 recent

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