FORMATIONS · RRC WELLBORE FILE

Palo Pinto

Reported as a top in 6,352 wells across 46 counties, at a median depth of 3,010 ft (1,040 to 4,770 ft in most wells). 139 of those wells were permitted in the last three years.

A well counts if any of its completion filings report this formation, whether it produces from it or drilled through it. Depths are measured depth as filed; typo depths exist, which is why ranges are percentiles, not extremes. About completion reports →

6.35K
wells reporting a top
139
permitted in last 3 years
46
counties
3,010
median top, ft

COMPUTED OCT 29, 2026 · REBUILT DAILY

Depth by county

Counties with at least five wells reporting the top. Bars are well counts.

CountyWellsMedian, ftP10–P90Last 3 yrs
Runnels
740
3,4403,112–3,9065
Jack
615
1,077587–1,75048
Young
585
1,468976–2,51813
Stephens
434
1,2701,099–1,5140
Coleman
346
2,9192,304–3,1561
Hardeman
270
5,6175,115–5,8989
Taylor
261
3,6603,080–4,59010
Tom Green
236
4,4803,636–6,0270
Shackelford
222
2,2801,775–3,2000
Schleicher
220
4,0493,665–4,9823
Jones
217
4,1503,449–4,3990
Archer
203
3,1702,751–3,3501
Palo Pinto
198
615282–1,2601
Wilbarger
192
3,7383,245–4,98335
Throckmorton
185
2,6302,104–3,2440
Callahan
184
2,5041,882–3,1570
Concho
163
2,7042,044–3,3010
Fisher
127
4,8084,425–5,6375
Montague
127
2,8201,841–3,5801
Baylor
98
3,0992,978–3,7733
Coke
92
4,8394,284–5,9530
Haskell
91
3,4443,244–3,8081
Menard
86
2,6822,084–3,3021
Nolan
65
5,5754,717–6,4681
McCulloch
64
1,086573–1,2000
Clay
63
2,5001,295–2,6990
Eastland
50
1,104762–1,6010
Stonewall
50
3,0202,978–3,2020
Brown
37
1,112750–1,2660
Wise
21
810550–1,4880
Cottle
18
5,2625,017–6,3460
Knox
18
4,1964,150–4,3991
Kimble
11
1,392746–1,7800
King
11
3,0091,513–3,0860
Parker
11
1,250931–1,7170
Cooke
9
1,3211,160–3,6850
Foard
8
4,3003,263–5,2790
Irion
7
6,5065,212–6,5450
Sutton
5
3,5802,922–3,8440

Operators

Current operator of record for wells reporting the top, ranked by wells permitted in the last three years.

Recently permitted wells reporting the Palo Pinto

BY LAST PERMIT ISSUED

Last permitLeaseOperatorCountyTop, ftAPI
Oct 19, 2026HirtMulloy Operating, Inc.Runnels3,50939934947
Oct 12, 2026GrangeInterstate Explorations LLCHardeman5,23019731778
Sep 4, 2026PlasterJLW Operations, LLCJack1,06023740691
Aug 18, 2026SumnerDry Fork Production Co., LLCWilbarger4,62448732693
Aug 12, 2026Sumner HeirsSlant Operating, LLCWilbarger4,55048733182
Aug 12, 2026Whitefish ASlant Operating, LLCWilbarger4,55048733183
Aug 12, 2026Whitefish ASlant Operating, LLCWilbarger4,56548733190
Aug 12, 2026Whitefish BSlant Operating, LLCWilbarger4,56048733197
Aug 4, 2026CondonBurk Royalty Co., Ltd.Wilbarger4,60048733270
Jul 24, 2026CondonBurk Royalty Co., Ltd.Wilbarger4,60048733269
Jul 24, 2026Section 606 'A'Ridge Oil CompanyYoung1,60150342403
Jul 20, 2026CondonSlant Operating, LLCWilbarger4,54048733169
Jul 10, 2026Richards RanchOakridge Oil and Gas, LPJack1,01323740662
Jul 10, 2026DavisNordan Oil & Gas CorporationMenard2,42032731137
Jul 10, 2026CondonSlant Operating, LLCWilbarger4,62548733149
Jul 6, 2026CondonSlant Operating, LLCWilbarger4,62048733145
Jul 1, 2026CaddisBurk Royalty Co., Ltd.Wilbarger4,72648733325
Jun 16, 2026Sumner UnitDry Fork Production Co., LLCWilbarger4,60048732670
Jun 15, 2026Kissell UnitL.C.S. Production CompanyTaylor3,91744134699
May 27, 2026PlasterJLW Operations, LLCJack1,03023740723
May 5, 2026Waggoner DnthW.T. Waggoner Estate, Inc.Baylor3,82502331771
Apr 14, 2026TeagueOakridge Oil and Gas, LPJack46423739723
Apr 13, 2026South BriscoeDry Creek Operating, LLCJack1,92923740717
Apr 6, 2026GardnerNewark E&P Operating, LLCJack1,55423740382
Mar 26, 2026BriscoeCaribou Operating, Inc.Jack1,20023740383

About this data

Formation tops, elevations, perforations, and casing from the RRC dbf900 wellbore file, refreshed weekly, with reported names normalized to Petrora's formation registry. County and operator breakdowns are rebuilt nightly.

Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/formations/palo-pinto, documented in the API reference.