Pennsylvanian Formation
Operator-reported tops from 6,478 wells across 70 counties, median tops running 365–14,900 ft by county.
Top depth: 1,980 ft 12,764 ft
559 wells shown (sampled from 6,478)Depth by County
| County | Wells | Median Top | Typical Range | CSV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crockett | 615 | 7,802 ft | 7,535–8,131 | ↓ |
| Andrews | 532 | 8,892 ft | 8,697–9,103 | ↓ |
| Hemphill | 459 | 6,252 ft | 5,537–10,380 | ↓ |
| Martin | 405 | 9,910 ft | 9,191–10,600 | ↓ |
| Upton | 404 | 10,315 ft | 9,132–11,085 | ↓ |
| Howard | 289 | 8,831 ft | 7,376–9,108 | ↓ |
| Ward | 279 | 8,014 ft | 2,529–8,348 | ↓ |
| Lipscomb | 248 | 5,030 ft | 4,846–5,296 | ↓ |
| Wheeler | 248 | 6,495 ft | 6,306–7,980 | ↓ |
| Roberts | 242 | 4,727 ft | 4,432–5,117 | ↓ |
| Midland | 202 | 10,424 ft | 10,006–10,737 | ↓ |
| Crane | 157 | 7,276 ft | 6,892–8,088 | ↓ |
| Ector | 153 | 8,865 ft | 7,762–10,404 | ↓ |
| Glasscock | 148 | 8,580 ft | 8,178–9,643 | ↓ |
| Roberts | 136 | 5,450 ft | 4,647–6,025 | ↓ |
| Dawson | 131 | 9,075 ft | 8,336–10,229 | ↓ |
| Hansford | 125 | 4,162 ft | 4,004–4,362 | ↓ |
| Winkler | 117 | 8,190 ft | 7,752–8,567 | ↓ |
| Reeves | 113 | 11,000 ft | 9,096–13,734 | ↓ |
| Pecos | 81 | 8,366 ft | 5,992–15,249 | ↓ |
| Cooke | 80 | 1,670 ft | 743–7,745 | ↓ |
| Gaines | 79 | 9,310 ft | 9,002–10,302 | ↓ |
| Sterling | 71 | 7,592 ft | 4,890–8,023 | ↓ |
| Yoakum | 70 | 9,764 ft | 8,832–10,908 | ↓ |
| Kent | 66 | 6,450 ft | 5,020–6,760 | ↓ |
| Hartley | 64 | 5,468 ft | 4,760–6,610 | ↓ |
| Borden | 61 | 7,514 ft | 6,724–8,690 | ↓ |
| Terrell | 59 | 10,873 ft | 10,203–11,417 | ↓ |
| King | 54 | 5,286 ft | 5,199–5,402 | ↓ |
| Edwards | 51 | 6,674 ft | 2,703–8,954 | ↓ |
| Loving | 50 | 14,900 ft | 14,072–15,164 | ↓ |
| Scurry | 46 | 6,653 ft | 4,816–7,008 | ↓ |
| Grayson | 42 | 8,049 ft | 5,924–10,532 | ↓ |
| Nolan | 38 | 5,708 ft | 4,363–6,446 | ↓ |
| Sherman | 37 | 3,889 ft | 3,051–4,275 | ↓ |
| Terry | 36 | 9,763 ft | 9,378–10,595 | ↓ |
| Coke | 35 | 4,978 ft | 3,862–5,741 | ↓ |
| Potter | 33 | 5,580 ft | 4,700–6,799 | ↓ |
| Wichita | 32 | 594 ft | 374–1,405 | ↓ |
| Hutchinson | 32 | 4,310 ft | 3,716–4,622 | ↓ |
| Sutton | 29 | 5,065 ft | 4,200–8,298 | ↓ |
| Oldham | 28 | 6,565 ft | 5,002–7,131 | ↓ |
| Reagan | 23 | 9,771 ft | 8,163–10,602 | ↓ |
| Garza | 22 | 7,710 ft | 6,980–7,831 | ↓ |
| Palo Pinto | 19 | 3,515 ft | 3,485–4,080 | ↓ |
| Schleicher | 18 | 4,505 ft | 2,565–7,906 | ↓ |
| Montague | 17 | 6,177 ft | 780–6,497 | ↓ |
| Mitchell | 15 | 7,394 ft | 6,814–7,927 | ↓ |
| Lynn | 14 | 9,381 ft | 8,328–9,666 | ↓ |
| Motley | 13 | 4,299 ft | 4,026–5,110 | ↓ |
| Johnson | 12 | 5,600 ft | 5,300–6,046 | ↓ |
| Hudspeth | 12 | 5,189 ft | 1,730–5,362 | ↓ |
| Wilbarger | 10 | 5,924 ft | 5,365–6,192 | ↓ |
| Hockley | 10 | 9,296 ft | 9,178–9,811 | ↓ |
| Young | 9 | 1,400 ft | 1–4,695 | ↓ |
| Irion | 9 | 7,142 ft | 5,555–8,808 | ↓ |
| Parker | 9 | 5,770 ft | 3,906–6,274 | ↓ |
| Stephens | 9 | 2,016 ft | 838–3,890 | ↓ |
| Tarrant | 9 | 5,670 ft | 1,984–6,794 | ↓ |
| Hardeman | 8 | 7,300 ft | 3,472–7,606 | ↓ |
| Floyd | 8 | 7,877 ft | 6,022–9,378 | ↓ |
| Val Verde | 7 | 3,430 ft | 3,325–11,633 | ↓ |
| Dickens | 7 | 5,017 ft | 4,997–5,051 | ↓ |
| Cochran | 7 | 8,181 ft | 8,164–9,634 | ↓ |
| Tom Green | 7 | 3,850 ft | 3,700–5,036 | ↓ |
| Fisher | 6 | 4,802 ft | 3,913–5,180 | ↓ |
| Young | 6 | 365 ft | 155–3,103 | ↓ |
| Culberson | 5 | 9,200 ft | 6,124–10,512 | ↓ |
| Childress | 5 | 4,186 ft | 4,127–4,209 | ↓ |
| Coleman | 5 | 381 ft | 366–388 | ↓ |
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
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