Pennsylvanian Formation

Operator-reported tops from 6,478 wells across 70 counties, median tops running 365–14,900 ft by county.

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Top depth: 1,980 ft 12,764 ft
559 wells shown (sampled from 6,478)

Depth by County

CountyWellsMedian TopTypical RangeCSV
Crockett6157,802 ft7,535–8,131
Andrews5328,892 ft8,697–9,103
Hemphill4596,252 ft5,537–10,380
Martin4059,910 ft9,191–10,600
Upton40410,315 ft9,132–11,085
Howard2898,831 ft7,376–9,108
Ward2798,014 ft2,529–8,348
Lipscomb2485,030 ft4,846–5,296
Wheeler2486,495 ft6,306–7,980
Roberts2424,727 ft4,432–5,117
Midland20210,424 ft10,006–10,737
Crane1577,276 ft6,892–8,088
Ector1538,865 ft7,762–10,404
Glasscock1488,580 ft8,178–9,643
Roberts1365,450 ft4,647–6,025
Dawson1319,075 ft8,336–10,229
Hansford1254,162 ft4,004–4,362
Winkler1178,190 ft7,752–8,567
Reeves11311,000 ft9,096–13,734
Pecos818,366 ft5,992–15,249
Cooke801,670 ft743–7,745
Gaines799,310 ft9,002–10,302
Sterling717,592 ft4,890–8,023
Yoakum709,764 ft8,832–10,908
Kent666,450 ft5,020–6,760
Hartley645,468 ft4,760–6,610
Borden617,514 ft6,724–8,690
Terrell5910,873 ft10,203–11,417
King545,286 ft5,199–5,402
Edwards516,674 ft2,703–8,954
Loving5014,900 ft14,072–15,164
Scurry466,653 ft4,816–7,008
Grayson428,049 ft5,924–10,532
Nolan385,708 ft4,363–6,446
Sherman373,889 ft3,051–4,275
Terry369,763 ft9,378–10,595
Coke354,978 ft3,862–5,741
Potter335,580 ft4,700–6,799
Wichita32594 ft374–1,405
Hutchinson324,310 ft3,716–4,622
Sutton295,065 ft4,200–8,298
Oldham286,565 ft5,002–7,131
Reagan239,771 ft8,163–10,602
Garza227,710 ft6,980–7,831
Palo Pinto193,515 ft3,485–4,080
Schleicher184,505 ft2,565–7,906
Montague176,177 ft780–6,497
Mitchell157,394 ft6,814–7,927
Lynn149,381 ft8,328–9,666
Motley134,299 ft4,026–5,110
Johnson125,600 ft5,300–6,046
Hudspeth125,189 ft1,730–5,362
Wilbarger105,924 ft5,365–6,192
Hockley109,296 ft9,178–9,811
Young91,400 ft1–4,695
Irion97,142 ft5,555–8,808
Parker95,770 ft3,906–6,274
Stephens92,016 ft838–3,890
Tarrant95,670 ft1,984–6,794
Hardeman87,300 ft3,472–7,606
Floyd87,877 ft6,022–9,378
Val Verde73,430 ft3,325–11,633
Dickens75,017 ft4,997–5,051
Cochran78,181 ft8,164–9,634
Tom Green73,850 ft3,700–5,036
Fisher64,802 ft3,913–5,180
Young6365 ft155–3,103
Culberson59,200 ft6,124–10,512
Childress54,186 ft4,127–4,209
Coleman5381 ft366–388

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

PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. 1,182 wells · 241 recent
ANADARKO E&P ONSHORE LLC 1,208 wells · 208 recent
DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC 798 wells · 208 recent
ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P. 726 wells · 112 recent
BPX OPERATING COMPANY 226 wells · 91 recent
PETRO-HUNT PERMIAN, LLC 104 wells · 83 recent
EOG RESOURCES, INC. 832 wells · 80 recent
WPX ENERGY PERMIAN, LLC 505 wells · 69 recent
PERMIAN RESOURCES OPERATING, LLC 57 wells · 56 recent
OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. 508 wells · 51 recent
PDEH LLC 96 wells · 50 recent
SM ENERGY COMPANY 182 wells · 40 recent

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