Montoya Formation

Operator-reported tops from 603 wells across 22 counties, median tops running 5,284–19,188 ft by county.

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Top depth: 5,300 ft 16,932 ft
34 wells shown (sampled from 603)

Depth by County

CountyWellsMedian TopTypical RangeCSV
Winkler729,315 ft7,855–15,940
Andrews719,166 ft8,056–12,118
Pecos7012,172 ft5,230–18,647
Ward5613,587 ft12,109–17,088
Upton4811,754 ft9,714–12,374
Midland4412,393 ft11,752–12,636
Ector398,420 ft7,487–11,490
Crane325,284 ft4,977–11,096
Reeves2614,242 ft11,459–16,127
Martin2111,350 ft10,792–12,045
Howard1810,034 ft9,881–10,462
Sterling168,656 ft8,473–9,008
Crockett168,494 ft5,360–11,071
Dawson1410,552 ft10,292–11,454
Borden119,704 ft9,363–9,820
Glasscock1111,084 ft10,002–11,324
Lynn911,182 ft10,894–11,264
Gaines812,306 ft11,603–13,383
Reagan610,096 ft9,368–10,391
Terrell512,849 ft9,021–14,932
Loving519,188 ft18,953–19,786
Yoakum511,974 ft11,076–12,687

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

BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC 32 wells · 7 recent
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. 3 wells · 2 recent
BASIN OIL & GAS OPERATING, LLC 2 wells · 2 recent
EOG RESOURCES, INC. 10 wells · 1 recent
SHELL WESTERN E&P INC. 7 wells · 1 recent
JETTA OPERATING COMPANY, INC. 4 wells · 1 recent
PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. 2 wells · 1 recent
HIBERNIA RESOURCES IV, LLC 1 wells · 1 recent
VITAL ENERGY, INC. 1 wells · 1 recent

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