Wilcox Formation

Operator-reported tops from 31,285 wells across 68 counties, median tops running 100–11,975 ft by county.

Export All Tops (CSV)
Top depth: 1,800 ft 6,731 ft
10,305 wells shown (sampled from 31,285)

Depth by County

CountyWellsMedian TopTypical RangeCSV
Webb5,4004,645 ft1,800–8,861
Karnes4,3355,158 ft3,900–7,006
La Salle2,5983,261 ft2,274–4,809
De Witt2,3495,807 ft4,900–8,100
Mcmullen2,2674,940 ft3,075–7,214
Zapata2,1176,750 ft4,340–10,850
Gonzales1,3943,653 ft2,329–4,680
Atascosa1,2693,685 ft600–5,376
Live Oak1,1485,499 ft4,590–8,741
Lavaca8897,362 ft4,101–11,631
Burleson5534,000 ft2,420–5,250
Colorado4308,400 ft6,700–9,840
Duval3848,238 ft6,950–12,239
Fayette3644,310 ft2,298–6,218
Bexar355500 ft200–550
Wilson3371,964 ft578–3,986
Brazos3113,610 ft1,896–4,708
Goliad3069,156 ft7,539–11,897
Washington2853,675 ft1,850–5,636
Polk2826,999 ft5,990–8,280
Milam264700 ft1–2,150
Tyler2537,858 ft5,828–9,265
Lee2193,694 ft1,300–4,811
Bee2056,980 ft5,498–8,997
Montgomery18910,370 ft8,500–12,112
Newton1829,479 ft4,282–11,000
Wharton18211,150 ft9,786–13,400
Madison1683,725 ft1,685–5,140
Jasper1648,515 ft4,394–10,980
Houston1461,606 ft1,518–2,717
San Jacinto1437,610 ft7,230–10,210
Frio1303,010 ft1,252–3,874
Dimmit1282,332 ft1,250–2,832
Austin1268,355 ft6,379–10,400
Anderson123755 ft691–2,119
Victoria1048,547 ft8,100–10,453
Hardin1029,695 ft8,862–10,873
Fort Bend10011,975 ft10,133–13,529
Caldwell82100 ft1–640
Harris809,943 ft9,520–12,128
Waller7410,048 ft6,950–10,393
Starr746,722 ft5,535–11,119
Van Zandt71300 ft1–400
Grimes642,907 ft1,897–7,600
Bastrop592,114 ft1–4,060
Jim Hogg5610,100 ft9,115–14,635
Guadalupe53325 ft1–1,015
Zavala48270 ft1–2,044
Walker413,482 ft2,362–6,048
Leon352,520 ft2,248–4,454
Liberty339,050 ft8,824–11,600
Trinity322,929 ft1,914–3,146
Jackson2910,040 ft9,059–10,608
Medina21200 ft25–225
Rusk191,160 ft932–1,330
Sabine172,940 ft1,450–3,390
Wood141,037 ft706–1,441
Maverick12300 ft153–956
Cherokee101,888 ft1,441–2,045
Angelina93,748 ft2,830–4,219
Nacogdoches82,362 ft319–3,358
Shelby8500 ft1–980
Harrison8130 ft1–1,034
Gregg6962 ft450–1,118
San Augustine63,100 ft2,500–4,750
Chambers53,862 ft3,787–3,880
Cottle5350 ft350–350
Robertson5820 ft333–1,934

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. 3,561 wells · 405 recent
BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP 1,668 wells · 336 recent
MARATHON OIL EF LLC 1,854 wells · 184 recent
BPX OPERATING COMPANY 466 wells · 175 recent
DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P. 384 wells · 150 recent
SM ENERGY COMPANY 536 wells · 109 recent
MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC 328 wells · 101 recent
SILVERBOW RESOURCES OPER, LLC 285 wells · 95 recent
KIMMERIDGE TEXAS GAS, LLC 119 wells · 93 recent
ROCC OPERATING, LLC 89 wells · 88 recent
LEWIS PETRO PROPERTIES, INC. 1,137 wells · 63 recent
VERDUN OIL & GAS LLC 205 wells · 56 recent

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