Chester Formation

Operator-reported tops from 935 wells across 18 counties, median tops running 4,519–15,932 ft by county.

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Top depth: 7,452 ft 10,703 ft
25 wells shown (sampled from 935)

Depth by County

CountyWellsMedian TopTypical RangeCSV
Ochiltree2218,456 ft7,939–9,664
Hardeman1927,942 ft7,647–8,252
Lipscomb1909,788 ft8,922–11,796
Roberts809,726 ft8,595–11,220
Hansford547,474 ft7,103–8,198
Shackelford314,519 ft4,284–4,726
Sherman286,833 ft6,030–6,869
Throckmorton254,804 ft4,576–5,062
Hutchinson187,180 ft6,354–8,299
Wilbarger177,838 ft7,210–7,930
Hemphill1713,118 ft11,388–15,721
Martin1510,086 ft10,025–11,149
Gaines1211,709 ft10,450–12,165
Dawson910,764 ft9,987–11,191
Howard79,803 ft9,644–9,969
Wheeler715,932 ft13,762–16,772
Young64,602 ft4,518–4,648
Baylor65,258 ft5,229–5,316

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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