Vicksburg Formation

Operator-reported tops from 7,275 wells across 40 counties, median tops running 1,200–12,550 ft by county.

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Top depth: 800 ft 8,770 ft
1,137 wells shown (sampled from 7,275)

Depth by County

CountyWellsMedian TopTypical RangeCSV
De Witt1,2581,533 ft1,059–3,320
Starr1,0277,006 ft5,019–9,541
Starr87710,550 ft7,200–13,069
Goliad5343,800 ft3,050–5,080
Lavaca4261,900 ft550–4,005
Brooks3319,470 ft7,117–12,238
Bee3213,200 ft2,710–5,065
Wharton2615,500 ft4,915–6,445
Victoria2154,827 ft3,400–5,871
Liberty1987,055 ft3,658–8,366
Fort Bend1576,436 ft4,818–7,698
Nueces1568,215 ft7,200–10,673
Harris1447,700 ft4,821–8,448
Jim Wells1335,250 ft4,450–8,208
Jackson1285,624 ft4,694–7,570
San Patricio1185,738 ft4,552–9,010
Hardin915,638 ft3,571–7,484
Kleberg858,775 ft8,164–10,990
Colorado814,150 ft3,260–4,691
Montgomery713,533 ft3,395–3,977
Jefferson708,300 ft7,706–8,960
Refugio676,362 ft5,886–8,395
Duval674,090 ft1,500–5,945
Tyler673,804 ft2,388–4,743
Polk614,035 ft3,314–4,237
Chambers6010,575 ft8,461–12,568
Kenedy5011,813 ft8,600–12,508
Orange418,950 ft8,420–9,247
Karnes281,200 ft1,200–2,558
Newton205,420 ft3,930–6,903
Waller204,563 ft4,500–5,108
Live Oak173,870 ft3,062–4,342
Austin172,920 ft2,763–3,682
Jasper175,535 ft4,631–5,976
Jim Hogg153,440 ft1,906–6,200
Calhoun1112,550 ft5,947–13,082
Brazoria118,320 ft5,550–8,804
Galveston1010,498 ft6,977–15,051
San Jacinto92,630 ft2,400–4,412
Matagorda510,660 ft8,896–11,783

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

BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP 689 wells · 98 recent
BPX OPERATING COMPANY 163 wells · 85 recent
DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P. 195 wells · 70 recent
ROCC OIL & GAS, L.P. 47 wells · 46 recent
SILVERBOW RESOURCES OPER, LLC 20 wells · 13 recent
EOG RESOURCES, INC. 203 wells · 12 recent
VERDUN OIL & GAS LLC 33 wells · 11 recent
MARATHON OIL EF LLC 27 wells · 11 recent
ROCC OIL & GAS, L.P. 18 wells · 11 recent
WARWICK-ARTEMIS, LLC 16 wells · 11 recent
KILLAM OIL CO., LTD. 65 wells · 10 recent
CIMARRON ENGINEERING, LLC 45 wells · 10 recent

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