Simpson Formation

Operator-reported tops from 687 wells across 26 counties, median tops running 4,904–16,864 ft by county.

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Top depth: 5,994 ft 17,700 ft
39 wells shown (sampled from 687)

Depth by County

CountyWellsMedian TopTypical RangeCSV
Crockett1028,797 ft6,412–11,243
Pecos809,256 ft4,875–19,382
Ector798,550 ft7,620–12,538
Andrews7410,050 ft8,134–13,640
Winkler539,448 ft8,184–12,642
Upton3211,392 ft9,476–12,340
Montague286,848 ft6,504–8,514
Terrell2612,515 ft11,198–13,206
Ward2314,548 ft8,744–17,750
Crane206,024 ft5,228–9,924
Midland1912,726 ft12,524–13,050
Hutchinson177,901 ft6,337–9,172
Ochiltree1510,836 ft10,207–11,461
Grayson138,774 ft8,175–11,465
Wise127,930 ft7,290–8,019
Matagorda118,980 ft8,890–9,104
Lavaca1114,210 ft12,371–14,428
Wheeler1014,673 ft11,656–22,820
Gaines913,500 ft9,370–13,654
Reeves916,864 ft11,198–18,535
Roberts910,405 ft10,305–12,285
Clay96,469 ft6,188–6,936
Wilbarger84,904 ft4,834–6,218
Val Verde612,819 ft11,536–13,776
Cooke66,714 ft5,418–9,546
Lipscomb611,974 ft11,708–12,940

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

MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY 4 wells · 2 recent
W.T. WAGGONER ESTATE, INC. 2 wells · 2 recent
SANTA FE MINERALS, INC. 1 wells · 1 recent
QEP ENERGY COMPANY 1 wells · 1 recent
SAGE ENERGY COMPANY 1 wells · 1 recent
RING ENERGY, INC. 1 wells · 1 recent
BURK ROYALTY CO., LTD. 1 wells · 1 recent

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