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

> 709 well reports filed in Childress County since 2001. Median depth 120 ft, water struck at 45 ft, median yield 12 gpm.

## Water wells in Childress County, Texas

**709** well reports on file. The median well here was taken to **120 ft** and struck water at **45 ft** — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

### What you will drill through in Childress County

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

| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | **Top Soil** 160 , **Red Clay** 121 , **Red Sand** 56 , **Topsoil** 59 , **Sandy Clay** 59 , **Sand** 56 |
| 25–50 ft | **Rock** 55 , **Red Clay** 40 , **Clay** 31 , **Gyp Rock** 31 , **Shale** 25 , **Sand** 19 |
| 50–100 ft | **Rock** 81 , **Red Clay** 51 , **Gyp Rock** 63 , **Shale** 30 , **Clay** 39 , **Red Sand** 15 |
| 100–200 ft | **Rock** 62 , **Gyp Rock** 65 , **Red Clay** 50 , **Clay** 39 , **Shale** 17 , **Lime Rock** 23 |
| 200–300 ft | **Gyp Rock** 17 , **Red Clay** 17 , **Rock** 12 , **Broken Gyp** 9 , **Clay** 6 , **Lime Rock** 4 |
| 300–500 ft | **Blue Shale** 2 , **Red Clay** 1 , **Rock Clay** 1 , **Gyp** 1 , **Fine Fairly Loose To Loose Sand** 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 Childress County

*Licensed firms in Childress County, busiest first.*

| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Brent Whitaker](/driller/brent-whitaker.md) | 103 | 180 | 15 | 2011–2026 |
| [Talon Drilling, LP](/driller/talon-drilling-lp.md) | 87 | 30 | — | 2002–2007 |
| [WP Drilling](/driller/wp-drilling.md) | 47 | 120 | 10 | 2009–2026 |
| [Peter B Loewen](/driller/peter-b-loewen.md) | 37 | 149 | — | 2015–2023 |
| [Rockin S7](/driller/rockin-s7.md) | 30 | 140 | 8 | 2024–2026 |
| [O'Neal Well Service](/driller/o-neal-well-service.md) | 30 | 115 | 7 | 2003–2016 |
| [Les Taylor Drilling Company](/driller/les-taylor-drilling-company.md) | 29 | 140 | — | 2003 |
| [L T Drilling Company](/driller/l-t-drilling-company.md) | 29 | 160 | — | 2004–2006 |
| [W.E.S.T. Drilling](/driller/w-e-s-t-drilling.md) | 29 | 30 | — | 2004–2006 |
| [First priority Irr](/driller/first-priority-irr.md) | 23 | 190 | 40 | 2011–2025 |
| [Vanguard Well Resources, LLC](/driller/vanguard-well-resources-llc.md) | 22 | 280 | — | 2022–2026 |
| [Peterson Drilling & Testing, Inc.](/driller/peterson-drilling-testing-inc.md) | 20 | 36 | — | 2003–2025 |
| [Talon/LPE](/driller/talon-lpe.md) | 18 | 24 | — | 2014–2021 |
| [Envirotech Drilling Services LLC](/driller/envirotech-drilling-services-llc.md) | 10 | 15 | — | 2023–2026 |
| [Sunbelt Industrial Services](/driller/sunbelt-industrial-services.md) | 10 | 30 | — | 2013–2020 |
| [B & B CONSTRUCTION CO.](/driller/b-b-construction-co.md) | 9 | — | — | 2003–2004 |
| [Savage Excavation](/driller/savage-excavation.md) | 8 | 30 | — | 2024–2026 |
| [Carter Drilling Co., Inc](/driller/carter-drilling-co-inc.md) | 8 | 146 | 40 | 2024–2025 |
| [New Leaf Waterwell Services](/driller/new-leaf-waterwell-services.md) | 8 | 160 | — | 2021 |
| Bent Whitaker | 8 | 240 | 15 | 2012–2015 |
| [wyatt drilling](/driller/wyatt-drilling.md) | 8 | 120 | 10 | 2011–2013 |
| [MORROW DRILLING COMPANY](/driller/morrow-drilling-company.md) | 8 | 160 | 11 | 2002–2013 |
| [Mahorney Drilling](/driller/mahorney-drilling.md) | 8 | 140 | 20 | 2005–2010 |
| [Jameson Pump & Drilling Service](/driller/jameson-pump-drilling-service.md) | 7 | 138 | 30 | 2018 |
| [4-M Water Well Service](/driller/4-m-water-well-service.md) | 7 | 75 | 5 | 2006–2009 |

### What the wells are for

*Purpose, and how deep each went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stock | 231 | 32.6% | 125 |
| Monitor | 180 | 25.4% | 30 |
| Irrigation | 96 | 13.5% | 240 |
| Test Well | 86 | 12.1% | 160 |
| Domestic | 71 | 10.0% | 140 |
| Injection | 24 | 3.4% | 24 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 17 | 2.4% | 15 |
| Rig Supply | 2 | 0.3% | 200 |

*By decade drilled.*

| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 246 | 60 | 26 |
| 2010s | 220 | 120 | 62 |
| 2020s | 243 | 135 | 65 |

### The deepest reports on file

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

| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 270594 | 2011 | 345 | 135 | 200 | Irrigation |
| 437398 | 2016 | 340 | — | — | Irrigation |
| 437241 | 2016 | 340 | — | — | Irrigation |
| 414421 | 2015 | 340 | — | — | Irrigation |
| 414420 | 2015 | 340 | — | — | Irrigation |
| 414419 | 2015 | 340 | — | — | Test Well |
| 694951 | 2025 | 330 | — | — | Test Well |
| 694949 | 2025 | 328 | — | — | Test Well |
| 461853 | 2017 | 320 | — | — | Irrigation |
| 260987 | 2011 | 320 | 120 | 600 | 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 Childress 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

- [Knox](/county/knox.md)
- [Wilbarger](/county/wilbarger.md)
- [Real](/county/real.md)
- [Sutton](/county/sutton.md)
- [Roberts](/county/roberts.md)
- [Fannin](/county/fannin.md)
- [Crane](/county/crane.md)
- [Maverick](/county/maverick.md)
- [Hardeman](/county/hardeman.md)
- [Somervell](/county/somervell.md)
- [Crosby](/county/crosby.md)
- [Titus](/county/titus.md)
- [Zavala](/county/zavala.md)

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

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Página: https://texas-water-wells.pages.dev/county/childress/
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