Wilcox Formation

Operator-reported tops from 31,351 wells across 68 counties, median tops running 100–11,975 ft by county.

Export All Tops (CSV)
Top depth: 1,800 ft 6,727 ft
10,364 wells shown (sampled from 31,351)

Depth by County

CountyWellsMedian TopTypical RangeCSV
Webb5,4204,635 ft1,800–8,858
Karnes4,3465,158 ft3,900–7,006
La Salle2,6023,261 ft2,274–4,808
De Witt2,3545,807 ft4,900–8,099
Mcmullen2,2774,940 ft3,077–7,210
Zapata2,1176,750 ft4,340–10,850
Gonzales1,3983,653 ft2,332–4,680
Atascosa1,2693,685 ft600–5,376
Live Oak1,1545,499 ft4,574–8,732
Lavaca8907,360 ft4,102–11,626
Burleson5534,000 ft2,420–5,250
Colorado4318,386 ft6,700–9,840
Duval3848,238 ft6,950–12,239
Fayette3644,304 ft2,299–6,210
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
Lee2213,672 ft1,300–4,808
Bee2066,980 ft5,505–8,996
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
Hardin1039,696 ft8,862–10,871
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. 3,573 wells · 395 recent
BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP 1,681 wells · 326 recent
MARATHON OIL EF LLC 1,857 wells · 174 recent
BPX OPERATING COMPANY 469 wells · 154 recent
DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P. 386 wells · 138 recent
SM ENERGY COMPANY 538 wells · 101 recent
MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC 328 wells · 101 recent
KIMMERIDGE TEXAS GAS, LLC 123 wells · 95 recent
ROCC OPERATING, LLC 92 wells · 89 recent
SILVERBOW RESOURCES OPER, LLC 285 wells · 87 recent
LEWIS PETRO PROPERTIES, INC. 1,138 wells · 57 recent
VERDUN OIL & GAS LLC 205 wells · 52 recent

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