# Water wells in Caldwell County, Texas — how deep, and through what

> 1,475 well reports filed in Caldwell County since 2001. Median depth 210 ft, water struck at 77 ft, median yield 30 gpm.

## Water wells in Caldwell County, Texas

**1,475** well reports on file. The median well here was taken to **210 ft** and struck water at **77 ft** — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

### What you will drill through in Caldwell County

*Logged in Caldwell County, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.*

| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | **Top Soil** 224 , **Sand** 184 , **Clay** 161 , **Tan Clay** 156 , **Red Clay** 129 , **Sandy Clay** 113 |
| 25–50 ft | **Sand** 70 , **Gray Shale** 69 , **Gray Clay** 66 , **Rock** 45 , **Clay** 46 , **Grey Clay** 40 |
| 50–100 ft | **Rock** 135 , **Gray Shale** 108 , **Sand** 113 , **Clay** 68 , **Sandy Clay** 50 , **Gray Sand** 44 |
| 100–200 ft | **Rock** 267 , **Sand** 316 , **Clay** 133 , **Gray Shale** 113 , **Gray Sand** 88 , **Sandy Shale** 73 |
| 200–300 ft | **Sand** 231 , **Rock** 150 , **Clay** 135 , **Gray Shale** 58 , **Gray Clay** 58 , **Gray Sand** 49 |
| 300–500 ft | **Rock** 91 , **Sand** 91 , **Clay** 63 , **Gray Shale** 34 , **Gray Sand** 24 , **Shale** 31 |
| 500–1000 ft | **Sand** 32 , **Clay** 29 , **Rock** 17 , **Sandy Clay** 10 , **Shale** 5 , **Sand/Clay** 3 |
| 1000–5000 ft | **Sand** 5 , **Clay** 4 , **Sand/Clay** 2 , **Pecan Gap Chalk (Light-Yellow To Yellowish Brown Marl)** 1 , **Austin Chalk (White To Light Gray Limestone)** 1 , **Eagle Ford (Dark Gray To Black Shale)** 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 Caldwell County

*Licensed firms in Caldwell County, busiest first.*

| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Vortex Drilling, Inc.](/driller/vortex-drilling-inc.md) | 222 | 20 | — | 2006–2024 |
| [Hazelett Drilling](/driller/hazelett-drilling.md) | 119 | 260 | 30 | 2014–2026 |
| [Deharde Water Well Service](/driller/deharde-water-well-service.md) | 111 | 330 | 60 | 2003–2026 |
| [Royall's Windmill & Pump](/driller/royall-s-windmill-pump.md) | 96 | 220 | 20 | 2006–2026 |
| [Royall's Windmill and Pump](/driller/royall-s-windmill-and-pump.md) | 70 | 262 | 25 | 2002–2015 |
| [Texas Southern Drilling](/driller/texas-southern-drilling.md) | 57 | 245 | 25 | 2021–2026 |
| [RELIANT DRILLING](/driller/reliant-drilling.md) | 43 | 280 | 15 | 2015–2025 |
| [BROWN'S WATER WELL DRILLING, LLC](/driller/brown-s-water-well-drilling-llc.md) | 42 | 300 | 25 | 2002–2023 |
| [Kutscher Drilling](/driller/kutscher-drilling.md) | 39 | 105 | 10 | 2004–2024 |
| [Evans Drilling](/driller/evans-drilling.md) | 39 | 220 | 40 | 2008–2022 |
| [Jimmy's Well Service](/driller/jimmy-s-well-service.md) | 36 | 240 | 30 | 2001–2026 |
| [BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.](/driller/best-drilling-services-inc.md) | 34 | 40 | — | 2007–2026 |
| [Vortex Drilling Partners, LP](/driller/vortex-drilling-partners-lp.md) | 31 | 16 | — | 2020–2021 |
| [Brown's Water Well](/driller/brown-s-water-well.md) | 30 | 260 | 25 | 2001–2011 |
| [H/ET](/driller/h-et.md) | 29 | 33 | — | 2020 |
| [ROYALLS WINDMILL & PUMP, LLC](/driller/royalls-windmill-pump-llc.md) | 29 | 260 | 40 | 2003–2009 |
| [Envirotech Drilling Services LLC](/driller/envirotech-drilling-services-llc.md) | 28 | 10 | — | 2023–2026 |
| [Hazlett Drilling](/driller/hazlett-drilling.md) | 28 | 250 | 20 | 2024 |
| [Motal Well Service](/driller/motal-well-service.md) | 20 | 300 | 40 | 2003–2025 |
| [Jackson Water Well](/driller/jackson-water-well.md) | 18 | 280 | 40 | 2013–2024 |
| [MARAL DRILLING](/driller/maral-drilling.md) | 17 | 240 | 25 | 2018–2023 |
| [Hydrogeologic/Environmental Testing](/driller/hydrogeologic-environmental-testing.md) | 17 | 48 | — | 2013 |
| [Lone Star Drilling & Pump Service](/driller/lone-star-drilling-pump-service.md) | 17 | 353 | 30 | 2004–2012 |
| [Friedel Drilling Company](/driller/friedel-drilling-company.md) | 16 | 415 | 70 | 2002–2025 |
| [Jackson Waterwell](/driller/jackson-waterwell.md) | 15 | 360 | 50 | 2014–2017 |

### What the wells are for

*Purpose, and how deep each went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 822 | 55.7% | 260 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 247 | 16.7% | 15 |
| Monitor | 201 | 13.6% | 38 |
| Stock | 105 | 7.1% | 310 |
| Irrigation | 29 | 2.0% | 240 |
| Test Well | 22 | 1.5% | 202 |
| Public Supply | 21 | 1.4% | 672 |
| Rig Supply | 10 | 0.7% | 284 |

*By decade drilled.*

| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 | 392 | 113 |
| 2000s | 309 | 248 | 62 |
| 2010s | 575 | 200 | 73 |
| 2020s | 590 | 205 | 85 |

### The deepest reports on file

*Deepest reports in Caldwell County. Column one is the tracking number.*

| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701389 | 2025 | 3,902 | — | — | Test Well |
| 632786 | 2022 | 3,565 | — | 18 | Domestic |
| 285545 | 2012 | 2,520 | 180 | 50 | Irrigation |
| 584140 | 2021 | 1,381 | 84 | 2,053 | Public Supply |
| 581830 | 2021 | 1,310 | 115 | 2,227 | Public Supply |
| 584147 | 2021 | 1,305 | 116 | 2,635 | Public Supply |
| 582058 | 2021 | 1,275 | — | 2,439 | Public Supply |
| 257046 | 2005 | 1,260 | 90 | 50 | Test Well |
| 382332 | 2014 | 1,200 | 140 | 420 | Test Well |
| 13104 | 2002 | 1,172 | 240 | 25 | Domestic |

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 Caldwell 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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### Counties with a comparable number of reports

- [Nolan](/county/nolan.md)
- [Duval](/county/duval.md)
- [Haskell](/county/haskell.md)
- [Wheeler](/county/wheeler.md)
- [Anderson](/county/anderson.md)
- [Hamilton](/county/hamilton.md)
- [Limestone](/county/limestone.md)
- [Hunt](/county/hunt.md)
- [Cass](/county/cass.md)
- [Scurry](/county/scurry.md)
- [Edwards](/county/edwards.md)
- [Val Verde](/county/val-verde.md)
- [Ward](/county/ward.md)

A sliding window, not a ranking. [Every county](/county.md).

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Página: https://texas-water-wells.pages.dev/county/caldwell/
Fonte: Texas Submitted Driller's Report Database — Texas Water Development Board, from reports filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
Recolha: 2026-08-23