Miocene (undifferentiated) Formation

Operator-reported tops from 7,170 wells across 50 counties, median tops running 560–7,010 ft by county.

Export All Tops (CSV)
Top depth: 400 ft 5,292 ft
886 wells shown (sampled from 7,170)

Depth by County

CountyWellsMedian TopTypical RangeCSV
Wharton6172,682 ft950–5,350
Refugio5242,316 ft1,504–3,050
Hardin4111,322 ft1–3,057
Victoria4041,510 ft1–2,820
Fort Bend3823,050 ft1,150–4,387
Brazoria3723,243 ft1,300–6,365
Jackson3211,800 ft1–4,500
Liberty3091,915 ft710–4,010
Matagorda2933,075 ft1,345–6,340
Galveston2924,886 ft1,797–7,110
Jefferson2604,320 ft892–7,267
Goliad2411,700 ft1–2,300
Harris2392,600 ft647–4,552
Lavaca2261,700 ft1–2,494
San Patricio2142,100 ft1–4,450
Colorado1791,966 ft431–2,971
Nueces1632,484 ft1,428–5,720
Waller1551,200 ft1–2,315
Galveston-Sb1476,190 ft3,000–8,350
Kenedy1101,375 ft300–5,747
Calhoun1004,594 ft1–6,071
Orange873,611 ft1,080–6,300
Starr861,000 ft60–2,900
Jim Wells831,700 ft840–3,599
Duval801,000 ft446–2,496
Austin781,854 ft1,458–2,407
Brooks742,400 ft1,037–4,700
Bee711,330 ft91–2,259
Hidalgo712,358 ft1,059–6,022
Willacy645,121 ft2,350–5,992
Polk581,770 ft1–3,005
Kleberg542,500 ft1,000–6,200
Tyler532,334 ft929–3,240
Jasper513,000 ft2,300–3,532
Aransas505,150 ft2,945–6,104
De Witt481,608 ft1–2,459
Newton353,115 ft1,615–5,188
Zapata342,000 ft1,864–2,000
Montgomery261,987 ft1,798–3,695
Cameron195,740 ft2,420–8,200
Jim Hogg17800 ft1–4,500
Brazos-Lb166,554 ft4,360–8,132
Live Oak101,680 ft819–2,265
San Jacinto92,069 ft400–3,600
Matgrda Is-Sb75,245 ft1,700–6,865
Mustang Is-Lb77,010 ft5,322–7,621
Matgrda Is-Lb75,120 ft1,680–9,712
Karnes61,005 ft650–2,902
Webb5560 ft523–804
Brazos-Sb53,973 ft2,547–7,037

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

T-C OIL COMPANY, LLC 83 wells · 28 recent
EAGLE 5 ENERGY SERVICES LLC 24 wells · 24 recent
CIMARRON ENGINEERING, LLC 41 wells · 12 recent
PALOMA OPERATING, LLC 17 wells · 12 recent
KILLAM OIL CO., LTD. 62 wells · 11 recent
WHITEHEAD RESOURCES, LTD. 17 wells · 8 recent
HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY 89 wells · 7 recent
FORZA OPERATING, LLC 13 wells · 7 recent
REMORA MANAGEMENT, LLC 22 wells · 6 recent
DAVIS SOUTHERN OPERATING CO LLC 18 wells · 6 recent
MB ENERGY, LLC 8 wells · 6 recent

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