James Lime Formation

Operator-reported tops from 8,923 wells across 24 counties, median tops running 5,272–10,028 ft by county.

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Top depth: 5,400 ft 9,100 ft
717 wells shown (sampled from 8,923)

Depth by County

CountyWellsMedian TopTypical RangeCSV
Nacogdoches1,5847,686 ft7,068–8,754
Panola1,5745,552 ft5,353–6,049
Harrison1,2145,850 ft5,375–6,558
Rusk1,1236,800 ft6,440–7,160
Shelby6436,333 ft5,380–7,121
San Augustine5187,678 ft7,235–8,677
Cherokee4569,172 ft8,129–9,738
Smith3567,986 ft7,682–8,392
Freestone2958,360 ft7,509–8,625
Gregg2777,035 ft6,877–7,262
Henderson1819,828 ft8,212–10,144
Leon1379,181 ft8,769–10,403
Robertson1038,900 ft7,716–9,933
Angelina839,533 ft9,300–9,919
Van Zandt675,272 ft5,016–8,474
Limestone638,035 ft6,950–8,370
Anderson619,880 ft9,411–10,516
Upshur587,584 ft7,265–7,756
Houston5710,028 ft9,743–12,312
Marion336,363 ft5,589–7,193
Sabine156,960 ft6,796–7,321
Maverick126,796 ft6,119–9,197
Cass86,383 ft5,799–6,712
Camp57,708 ft7,626–7,782

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

AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC 233 wells · 67 recent
TGNR EAST TEXAS II LLC 19 wells · 19 recent
SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY PROD. CO. 401 wells · 15 recent
TRINITY GAS STORAGE, LLC 14 wells · 14 recent
HOG OPERATING LLC 13 wells · 13 recent
STRAND ENERGY, L.C. 14 wells · 12 recent
PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P. 238 wells · 10 recent
EXCO OPERATING COMPANY, LP 100 wells · 10 recent
GRIT OIL & GAS MANAGEMENT, LLC 26 wells · 7 recent
SHERIDAN PRODUCTION CO III, LLC 14 wells · 7 recent
SONERRA RESOURCES CORPORATION 74 wells · 5 recent

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