Queen City Formation

Operator-reported tops from 14,378 wells across 33 counties, median tops running 350–10,730 ft by county.

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Top depth: 899 ft 6,440 ft
5,163 wells shown (sampled from 14,378)

Depth by County

CountyWellsMedian TopTypical RangeCSV
Karnes4,0493,874 ft2,464–6,440
Webb2,1732,222 ft900–4,540
La Salle1,8081,550 ft860–2,682
Zapata1,2892,840 ft1,750–4,992
Live Oak9893,814 ft3,055–6,271
Atascosa9721,630 ft830–2,900
Mcmullen9593,211 ft2,274–5,300
Duval3815,698 ft5,016–6,927
Frio3081,358 ft940–2,183
Starr2614,235 ft2,483–7,746
Nacogdoches225350 ft211–480
Jim Hogg2189,440 ft5,769–10,031
Bee1245,550 ft4,282–6,800
Houston1221,261 ft1,205–1,645
Washington551,224 ft1,074–1,485
Wharton539,789 ft9,274–10,363
Fayette511,631 ft733–2,064
Gonzales471,506 ft1,246–2,539
Wilson38700 ft1–1,574
Polk387,621 ft2,400–7,916
Trinity371,554 ft1,380–1,921
De Witt335,070 ft3,953–6,545
Anderson30362 ft306–401
Angelina181,440 ft565–1,890
Goliad166,323 ft6,110–7,400
Madison151,160 ft1,080–1,350
Colorado147,448 ft4,544–8,281
Jackson128,639 ft8,550–8,650
Lavaca115,410 ft3,743–7,663
Fort Bend1110,730 ft10,425–11,320
Dimmit91,320 ft1,064–1,363
Zavala62,434 ft2,402–2,522
Montgomery68,029 ft6,070–8,374

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

EOG RESOURCES, INC. 2,246 wells · 258 recent
BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP 941 wells · 230 recent
MARATHON OIL EF LLC 1,638 wells · 155 recent
SM ENERGY COMPANY 525 wells · 107 recent
DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P. 181 wells · 80 recent
SILVERBOW RESOURCES OPER, LLC 232 wells · 79 recent
KIMMERIDGE TEXAS GAS, LLC 96 wells · 71 recent
LEWIS PETRO PROPERTIES, INC. 730 wells · 64 recent
BPX OPERATING COMPANY 201 wells · 43 recent
RIDGEMAR ENERGY OPERATING, LLC 42 wells · 42 recent
EP ENERGY E&P COMPANY, LLC 66 wells · 34 recent
VERDUN OIL & GAS LLC 114 wells · 32 recent

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