Mississippian Formation
Operator-reported tops from 8,767 wells across 75 counties, median tops running 2,352–18,048 ft by county.
Top depth: 4,680 ft 12,068 ft
566 wells shown (sampled from 8,767)Depth by County
| County | Wells | Median Top | Typical Range | CSV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin | 1,221 | 10,404 ft | 10,004–11,204 | ↓ |
| Howard | 793 | 9,802 ft | 9,284–10,113 | ↓ |
| Young | 738 | 4,610 ft | 4,300–5,007 | ↓ |
| Throckmorton | 621 | 4,710 ft | 4,512–5,059 | ↓ |
| Stephens | 352 | 4,340 ft | 4,064–4,506 | ↓ |
| Archer | 325 | 5,188 ft | 4,996–5,350 | ↓ |
| Shackelford | 276 | 4,510 ft | 4,094–4,967 | ↓ |
| Glasscock | 253 | 10,298 ft | 9,493–10,708 | ↓ |
| Borden | 232 | 8,595 ft | 8,170–9,298 | ↓ |
| Garza | 229 | 8,062 ft | 7,533–8,600 | ↓ |
| Dawson | 191 | 11,016 ft | 10,146–11,580 | ↓ |
| Jack | 183 | 5,228 ft | 4,720–5,651 | ↓ |
| Andrews | 183 | 10,040 ft | 9,029–12,080 | ↓ |
| Eastland | 161 | 3,642 ft | 3,198–3,952 | ↓ |
| Ochiltree | 157 | 8,598 ft | 7,964–9,860 | ↓ |
| Hardeman | 152 | 7,820 ft | 7,558–8,370 | ↓ |
| King | 148 | 5,887 ft | 5,749–6,031 | ↓ |
| Gaines | 144 | 10,400 ft | 10,032–12,031 | ↓ |
| Midland | 141 | 11,250 ft | 10,859–11,687 | ↓ |
| Yoakum | 111 | 11,122 ft | 10,650–11,998 | ↓ |
| Baylor | 108 | 5,280 ft | 5,146–5,449 | ↓ |
| Hansford | 106 | 7,740 ft | 7,053–8,136 | ↓ |
| Reeves | 99 | 12,180 ft | 9,862–15,940 | ↓ |
| Pecos | 97 | 12,898 ft | 10,215–17,518 | ↓ |
| Lipscomb | 90 | 10,075 ft | 9,107–11,435 | ↓ |
| Culberson | 82 | 8,900 ft | 5,894–13,690 | ↓ |
| Winkler | 79 | 8,445 ft | 7,818–17,878 | ↓ |
| Clay | 77 | 5,972 ft | 5,643–6,249 | ↓ |
| Ward | 71 | 12,770 ft | 8,088–16,116 | ↓ |
| Scurry | 66 | 7,758 ft | 7,462–8,178 | ↓ |
| Crane | 64 | 8,140 ft | 7,762–8,971 | ↓ |
| Haskell | 59 | 5,746 ft | 4,990–5,916 | ↓ |
| Stonewall | 59 | 6,072 ft | 5,867–6,232 | ↓ |
| Ector | 56 | 10,960 ft | 8,739–11,515 | ↓ |
| Mitchell | 55 | 7,736 ft | 7,098–8,027 | ↓ |
| Kent | 55 | 7,400 ft | 7,227–7,593 | ↓ |
| Roberts | 53 | 9,880 ft | 8,608–12,111 | ↓ |
| Sherman | 52 | 6,381 ft | 5,275–6,926 | ↓ |
| Nolan | 50 | 6,752 ft | 6,005–7,077 | ↓ |
| Brown | 50 | 2,352 ft | 2,010–2,944 | ↓ |
| Hutchinson | 50 | 6,723 ft | 6,540–8,490 | ↓ |
| Sterling | 43 | 8,034 ft | 7,601–8,434 | ↓ |
| Wilbarger | 41 | 6,886 ft | 4,729–7,868 | ↓ |
| Coleman | 40 | 3,525 ft | 2,596–4,293 | ↓ |
| Terry | 40 | 11,313 ft | 10,955–12,248 | ↓ |
| Lynn | 37 | 9,007 ft | 8,893–10,496 | ↓ |
| Upton | 34 | 10,211 ft | 9,734–11,265 | ↓ |
| Runnels | 32 | 4,488 ft | 4,055–4,659 | ↓ |
| Callahan | 31 | 4,074 ft | 3,909–4,479 | ↓ |
| Palo Pinto | 30 | 4,495 ft | 4,034–4,874 | ↓ |
| Denton | 27 | 7,770 ft | 7,322–8,141 | ↓ |
| Erath | 26 | 2,750 ft | 2,487–2,986 | ↓ |
| Hemphill | 26 | 13,949 ft | 12,127–16,466 | ↓ |
| Taylor | 24 | 4,850 ft | 4,489–5,701 | ↓ |
| Fisher | 24 | 6,554 ft | 5,878–6,851 | ↓ |
| Loving | 20 | 18,048 ft | 17,681–18,820 | ↓ |
| Wheeler | 17 | 14,164 ft | 12,859–16,360 | ↓ |
| Wise | 16 | 6,633 ft | 5,737–7,834 | ↓ |
| Cottle | 16 | 6,554 ft | 6,147–8,041 | ↓ |
| Cochran | 14 | 11,055 ft | 10,549–11,268 | ↓ |
| Johnson | 14 | 7,053 ft | 6,354–8,060 | ↓ |
| Hockley | 13 | 11,286 ft | 11,063–11,431 | ↓ |
| Knox | 13 | 6,084 ft | 5,061–6,307 | ↓ |
| Sutton | 13 | 6,465 ft | 6,441–9,040 | ↓ |
| Montague | 12 | 6,449 ft | 4,670–7,581 | ↓ |
| Reagan | 12 | 9,717 ft | 9,360–11,249 | ↓ |
| Foard | 11 | 5,905 ft | 5,273–6,610 | ↓ |
| Terrell | 9 | 12,326 ft | 11,750–15,054 | ↓ |
| Crockett | 8 | 9,557 ft | 9,042–9,949 | ↓ |
| Jones | 7 | 5,028 ft | 4,735–5,348 | ↓ |
| Hudspeth | 6 | 3,710 ft | 1,898–6,827 | ↓ |
| Moore | 6 | 3,270 ft | 2,728–5,901 | ↓ |
| Parker | 6 | 5,022 ft | 4,926–5,419 | ↓ |
| Coke | 5 | 7,196 ft | 7,123–7,271 | ↓ |
| Floyd | 5 | 9,944 ft | 9,335–10,471 | ↓ |
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
PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. 337 wells · 32 recent
IKE OPERATING, LLC 32 wells · 32 recent
HIBERNIA RESOURCES IV, LLC 31 wells · 31 recent
EOG RESOURCES, INC. 62 wells · 18 recent
SM ENERGY COMPANY 62 wells · 16 recent
BIRCH OPERATIONS, INC. 36 wells · 15 recent
DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC 88 wells · 13 recent
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XTO ENERGY INC. 168 wells · 8 recent
HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC 24 wells · 8 recent
CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. 288 wells · 7 recent
BPX OPERATING COMPANY 18 wells · 7 recent
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