During the year 1941, the north and west-central Texas districts developed important new production in the following stratigraphic formations.

 New DiscoveriesDeeper Drilling
Ellenburger dolomite (Cambro-Ordovician) 
Mississippian limestone 
Bend (Pennsylvanian)   
Caddo (Pennsylvanian)   
Strawn (Pennsylvanian) 
Canyon (Pennsylvanian) 
Cisco (Pennsylvanian) 
Wolfcamp (Permian)   
 New DiscoveriesDeeper Drilling
Ellenburger dolomite (Cambro-Ordovician) 
Mississippian limestone 
Bend (Pennsylvanian)   
Caddo (Pennsylvanian)   
Strawn (Pennsylvanian) 
Canyon (Pennsylvanian) 
Cisco (Pennsylvanian) 
Wolfcamp (Permian)   

The only new producing formation discovered in the area was the Dothan limestone (Permian) in the Merkel pool in Taylor County. To date, only one well is producing from this formation.

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