Paluxy Formation

Operator-reported tops from 6,064 wells across 39 counties, median tops running 369–12,968 ft by county.

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Top depth: 2,560 ft 6,322 ft
1,781 wells shown (sampled from 6,064)

Depth by County

CountyWellsMedian TopTypical RangeCSV
Panola1,7342,984 ft2,660–3,434
Harrison6603,258 ft2,591–4,240
Smith5746,400 ft5,508–7,630
Rusk5214,500 ft3,960–4,811
Nacogdoches2205,657 ft4,682–6,615
Wood2086,310 ft6,164–7,313
Leon1968,885 ft7,130–9,476
Franklin1794,250 ft4,135–5,706
Cass1754,490 ft3,956–5,068
Shelby1733,530 ft2,859–4,462
Upshur1405,290 ft5,114–5,440
Titus1354,236 ft4,139–4,565
Henderson1296,790 ft5,034–7,556
Cherokee1195,856 ft5,235–6,913
Robertson1125,953 ft5,452–6,994
Marion804,016 ft2,482–4,601
Freestone795,939 ft5,161–6,854
Edwards78404 ft278–551
Gregg714,710 ft4,086–5,426
Van Zandt506,206 ft4,680–6,646
Hopkins485,130 ft4,458–6,322
Red River472,590 ft2,084–2,738
Val Verde40369 ft299–570
Madison3810,680 ft10,272–11,077
San Augustine345,442 ft5,056–5,986
Houston3210,102 ft7,452–10,944
Limestone275,422 ft4,683–5,968
Navarro265,466 ft4,758–5,926
Angelina247,108 ft6,942–7,398
Morris215,421 ft5,352–5,580
Anderson167,354 ft6,517–7,503
Grayson12857 ft809–993
Tarrant12420 ft190–420
Camp115,680 ft5,286–5,765
Bowie103,624 ft3,355–4,105
Kaufman94,942 ft4,791–5,419
Fayette912,968 ft10,145–13,152
Rains96,222 ft6,042–6,486
Mclennan6425 ft400–458

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

SABINE OIL & GAS LLC 248 wells · 67 recent
TGNR EAST TEXAS II LLC 51 wells · 51 recent
ROSE CITY RESOURCES, LLC 126 wells · 50 recent
RFE OPERATING, LLC 48 wells · 37 recent
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COMSTOCK OIL & GAS, LLC 85 wells · 19 recent
AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC 106 wells · 16 recent
BARROW-SHAVER RESOURCES CO. 47 wells · 15 recent
SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC 27 wells · 14 recent
HOG OPERATING LLC 14 wells · 14 recent
WILDFIRE ENERGY OPERATING LLC 17 wells · 11 recent
R. LACY SERVICES, LTD. 56 wells · 10 recent

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