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Water wells in Bailey County, Texas

1,285 well reports on file. The median well here was taken to 215 ft and struck water at 119 ft — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

1,285Reports
215 ftMedian depth
119 ftWater at
120 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in Bailey County

Logged in Bailey County, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 730, Caliche 675, Topsoil 317, Sandy Clay 248, Sand 143, Sandstone 88
25–50 ftRock 72, Sandstone 66, Sand, Sandstone 63, Sandy Clay 63, Sand 52, Sandstone, Sand 30
50–100 ftSand 99, Sandy Clay 71, Sandstone 55, Rock 47, Sand & Gravel 42, Sand, Sandstone 37
100–200 ftRed Bed 161, Sandy Clay 113, Clay 107, Yellow Clay 109, Sand & Gravel 100, Sand 89
200–300 ftRed Bed 358, Red Clay 117, Sand, Gravel 61, Clay 61, Sand, Gravel, Sandy Clay 45, Sandy Clay 40
300–500 ftRed Bed 72, Sand, Gravel, Sandy Clay 12, Clay 12, Red And Blue 13, Red Clay 9, Sand, Gravel 9
500–1000 ftTight Red Clay 1, Red Clay 1, Red Clay W/Hard Shale Strips 1, Red + Blue Clay 2, Blue + Red Sandy Clay 2, Gray Red Clay W/Soapsone Strips & Fine Little Tight Sand Str 1

The rock column here is what drillers wrote down, layer by layer, in their own words — 5,345,462 layers across 707,856 wells. It is not a geological survey: two drillers may call the same clay by two names, and this site does not correct them.

Who drills in Bailey County

Licensed firms in Bailey County, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Wilson Drilling, Inc.5392251202002–2021
Vanguard Well Resources, LLC179190152018–2026
HI PLAINS DRILLING, INC.85263—2001–2019
JB Drilling58220—2016–2026
Gilco Drilling Company55143—2003–2021
PETER KLASSEN45232—2014–2025
Peter B Loewen36200—2017–2025
4 Way Pump Service, Inc.27203—2001–2024
Jacob P Klassen Drilling Co25182—2011–2025
Jack Spears Drilling24224102007–2013
DELTA DRILLERS20140—2024–2026
Thunder Well Service, LLC18216—2021–2026
Carter Drilling Co., Inc18149—2021–2024
Landowner Drilled15210—2022–2024
Pearson Drilling15122—2009–2014
dba Universal Drilling Services1225—2003
B&M Pump Irrigation Sales and Service Inc.9222—2021
VANGUARD WATER WELLS9207—2016
White Drilling Company, Inc.9126—2003–2004
ACOSTA DRILLING82202502008
Peterson Drilling & Testing, Inc.8——2004
LETKEMAN DRILLING7199—2025
SUBMERSIBLE PUMP SPECIALISTS6200—2002–2008
Highwater Drillers5184—2025
Spot On Drilling4152302025–2026

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Irrigation89669.7%213
Domestic21216.5%235
Stock927.2%161
Monitor433.3%121
Public Supply201.6%220
Closed-Loop Geothermal100.8%240
Environmental Soil Boring70.5%10
Test Well30.2%82
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s413219115
2010s431220160
2020s441203132

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in Bailey County. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
55219620202,152——Irrigation
7307512026900——Test Well
6611932024618——Domestic
6603412024618——Domestic
6236662022500——Irrigation
5515152020430——Domestic
3859962014430——Irrigation
3858622014430——Irrigation
6773562024426——Irrigation
6368502023421——Irrigation

Every figure on this site is a median, never an average. On reported yield the average is twice the median, because a handful of entries are typing errors — the largest reads 2,200,100 gallons per minute against 30,078 for the next one. Yields above 3,000 gpm (136 wells, 0.045%) and depths beyond 5,000 ft (103 wells, 0.016%) are kept in the file, marked, and left out of the medians.

Drilling a well in Bailey County?

Depth is only half the quote. What it costs depends on the rock, the casing and the pump. Tell us where and we pass the request to licensed Texas drillers.

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