Palo Pinto Formation
Operator-reported tops from 6,332 wells across 39 counties, median tops running 628–6,506 ft by county.
Top depth: 482 ft 5,680 ft
497 wells shown (sampled from 6,332)Depth by County
| County | Wells | Median Top | Typical Range | CSV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runnels | 740 | 3,430 ft | 3,088–3,907 | ↓ |
| Jack | 612 | 1,077 ft | 588–1,750 | ↓ |
| Young | 585 | 1,461 ft | 979–2,503 | ↓ |
| Stephens | 434 | 1,270 ft | 1,097–1,514 | ↓ |
| Coleman | 346 | 2,965 ft | 2,377–3,212 | ↓ |
| Hardeman | 270 | 5,666 ft | 5,132–5,894 | ↓ |
| Taylor | 259 | 3,652 ft | 3,090–4,590 | ↓ |
| Tom Green | 236 | 4,533 ft | 3,690–6,114 | ↓ |
| Shackelford | 222 | 2,298 ft | 1,777–3,244 | ↓ |
| Schleicher | 220 | 4,038 ft | 3,671–4,971 | ↓ |
| Jones | 217 | 4,152 ft | 3,448–4,386 | ↓ |
| Archer | 202 | 3,198 ft | 2,782–3,345 | ↓ |
| Palo Pinto | 198 | 628 ft | 287–1,270 | ↓ |
| Wilbarger | 190 | 3,700 ft | 3,246–4,828 | ↓ |
| Throckmorton | 185 | 2,620 ft | 2,104–3,236 | ↓ |
| Callahan | 184 | 2,510 ft | 1,884–3,161 | ↓ |
| Concho | 163 | 2,700 ft | 2,040–3,301 | ↓ |
| Montague | 127 | 2,836 ft | 1,863–3,564 | ↓ |
| Fisher | 127 | 4,800 ft | 4,407–5,594 | ↓ |
| Baylor | 98 | 3,090 ft | 2,986–3,771 | ↓ |
| Coke | 92 | 4,835 ft | 4,285–5,950 | ↓ |
| Haskell | 91 | 3,444 ft | 3,251–3,808 | ↓ |
| Menard | 86 | 2,807 ft | 2,088–3,304 | ↓ |
| Nolan | 65 | 5,560 ft | 4,716–6,406 | ↓ |
| Mcculloch | 64 | 1,088 ft | 573–1,200 | ↓ |
| Clay | 63 | 2,500 ft | 1,292–2,718 | ↓ |
| Stonewall | 50 | 3,020 ft | 2,975–3,200 | ↓ |
| Eastland | 50 | 1,104 ft | 764–1,598 | ↓ |
| Brown | 37 | 1,114 ft | 750–1,262 | ↓ |
| Wise | 21 | 810 ft | 550–1,488 | ↓ |
| Knox | 18 | 4,196 ft | 4,150–4,399 | ↓ |
| Cottle | 18 | 5,262 ft | 5,017–6,346 | ↓ |
| Parker | 11 | 1,250 ft | 931–1,717 | ↓ |
| Kimble | 11 | 1,392 ft | 746–1,780 | ↓ |
| King | 11 | 3,006 ft | 1,658–3,085 | ↓ |
| Cooke | 9 | 1,321 ft | 1,160–3,685 | ↓ |
| Foard | 8 | 4,300 ft | 3,263–5,279 | ↓ |
| Irion | 7 | 6,506 ft | 5,212–6,545 | ↓ |
| Sutton | 5 | 3,580 ft | 2,922–3,844 | ↓ |
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
TRIO CONSULTING & MANAGEMENT,LLC 31 wells · 4 recent
BORDERLINE OPERATING CORP. 13 wells · 4 recent
Ranked by wells permitted in the last 3 years with this formation on file.