Viola Formation

Operator-reported tops from 2,484 wells across 18 counties, median tops running 6,174–17,592 ft by county.

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Top depth: 6,240 ft 10,660 ft
49 wells shown (sampled from 2,484)

Depth by County

CountyWellsMedian TopTypical RangeCSV
Denton1,0118,577 ft7,818–8,991
Wise5177,860 ft7,223–8,274
Tarrant4027,381 ft7,114–7,720
Montague1957,374 ft6,588–8,505
Grayson1208,374 ft7,604–11,771
Cooke1028,705 ft8,365–8,842
Clay226,174 ft6,091–6,417
Dallas208,872 ft8,872–8,877
Johnson178,386 ft7,030–8,680
Hemphill1217,592 ft16,715–19,866
Hutchinson117,910 ft7,625–9,350
Wheeler915,564 ft11,723–21,754
Ochiltree910,406 ft9,743–10,604
Parker96,628 ft6,404–6,789
Hansford89,194 ft7,994–9,617
Ellis88,952 ft8,681–9,024
Hill68,365 ft8,166–9,234
Roberts69,840 ft9,840–10,778

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.

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