Palo Pinto Formation

Operator-reported tops from 6,332 wells across 39 counties, median tops running 628–6,506 ft by county.

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Top depth: 482 ft 5,680 ft
497 wells shown (sampled from 6,332)

Depth by County

CountyWellsMedian TopTypical RangeCSV
Runnels7403,430 ft3,088–3,907
Jack6121,077 ft588–1,750
Young5851,461 ft979–2,503
Stephens4341,270 ft1,097–1,514
Coleman3462,965 ft2,377–3,212
Hardeman2705,666 ft5,132–5,894
Taylor2593,652 ft3,090–4,590
Tom Green2364,533 ft3,690–6,114
Shackelford2222,298 ft1,777–3,244
Schleicher2204,038 ft3,671–4,971
Jones2174,152 ft3,448–4,386
Archer2023,198 ft2,782–3,345
Palo Pinto198628 ft287–1,270
Wilbarger1903,700 ft3,246–4,828
Throckmorton1852,620 ft2,104–3,236
Callahan1842,510 ft1,884–3,161
Concho1632,700 ft2,040–3,301
Montague1272,836 ft1,863–3,564
Fisher1274,800 ft4,407–5,594
Baylor983,090 ft2,986–3,771
Coke924,835 ft4,285–5,950
Haskell913,444 ft3,251–3,808
Menard862,807 ft2,088–3,304
Nolan655,560 ft4,716–6,406
Mcculloch641,088 ft573–1,200
Clay632,500 ft1,292–2,718
Stonewall503,020 ft2,975–3,200
Eastland501,104 ft764–1,598
Brown371,114 ft750–1,262
Wise21810 ft550–1,488
Knox184,196 ft4,150–4,399
Cottle185,262 ft5,017–6,346
Parker111,250 ft931–1,717
Kimble111,392 ft746–1,780
King113,006 ft1,658–3,085
Cooke91,321 ft1,160–3,685
Foard84,300 ft3,263–5,279
Irion76,506 ft5,212–6,545
Sutton53,580 ft2,922–3,844

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

W.T. WAGGONER ESTATE, INC. 107 wells · 62 recent
OAKRIDGE OIL AND GAS, LP 69 wells · 27 recent
QUAIL RIDGE OPERATING LLC 14 wells · 14 recent
NEWARK E&P OPERATING, LLC 119 wells · 12 recent
L.C.S. PRODUCTION COMPANY 26 wells · 9 recent
SLANT OPERATING, LLC 20 wells · 8 recent
B.O.L.D. OIL AND GAS, LLC 18 wells · 6 recent
EXTECH OPERATING, LLC 8 wells · 5 recent
WAGGONER OPERATING, L.L.C. 5 wells · 5 recent
PECOS COUNTRY OPERATING INC. 5 wells · 5 recent
BORDERLINE OPERATING CORP. 13 wells · 4 recent

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