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Water wells in Comanche County, Texas

2,814 well reports on file. The median well here was taken to 120 ft and struck water at 51 ft — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

2,814Reports
120 ftMedian depth
51 ftWater at
30 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in Comanche County

Logged in Comanche County, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftSand 1,266, Clay 923, Sandy Clay 439, Red Clay 326, Topsoil 225, Brown Clay 196
25–50 ftSand 551, Clay 296, Red Clay 202, Rock 159, Shale 139, Sand And Gravel 116
50–100 ftSand 560, Shale 498, Clay 288, Rock 217, Red Clay 234, Sand And Gravel 218
100–200 ftShale 444, Sand 235, Red Clay 133, Yellow Shale 154, Rock 113, Sandstone 120
200–300 ftShale 75, Red Clay 65, Sand 55, Red Bed 34, Yellow Shale 37, Rock 25
300–500 ftShale 33, Sand 29, Red Clay 28, Yellow Clay 23, Yellow Shale 17, Red Bed 13
500–1000 ftSandstone 1, 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 Comanche County

Licensed firms in Comanche County, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
F&F Drilling776110401987–2026
Harris Drilling Company, Inc.521126252002–2019
Spencer's Water Well Service420100402010–2026
SIMMONS WATER WELL SERVICE270137252019–2026
Associated Well Services, Inc.134280201990–2026
Jones Drilling Inc.118140202000–2017
GAP DRILLING & SERIVICE75100—2020–2026
Associated Services48205202003–2013
Dalton Drilling & Service47210602001–2024
Dowell Well Service40215252003–2026
US Army Core of Engineers Fort Worth2718—2022
Priceless Water Wells26130182017–2019
White Drilling Company, Inc.2430—2002–2020
Sunbelt Industrial Services2330—2012–2022
LEONARD WATER SERVICES1960302014–2025
Texan Water19253202021–2023
Vanguard Well Resources, LLC17130—2022–2025
Davis Water Well Drilling15100402004–2007
Total Support Services1439—2005–2012
Vortex Drilling, Inc.1325—2005–2012
HAD Drilling Co.12140252010–2024
Walden Drilling Inc11200182020
Simmons Drilling Co.9180132004–2011
Michael Gilliam Consultant Services7206152016–2023
Assoicated Services7110502006–2011

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic1,14940.8%140
Irrigation1,03636.8%110
Stock45816.3%140
Monitor802.8%30
Test Well331.2%121
Other271.0%18
Environmental Soil Boring240.9%12
Industrial20.1%320
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
1980s2220—
1990s1340200
2000s75612556
2010s1,14611045
2020s90913857

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in Comanche County. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
632278202358035030Domestic
525487201949518017Domestic
5129692018488335—Domestic
460695201747814330Irrigation
113604200747538315Domestic
366124201447231510Domestic
6344312022460——Domestic
441222201646024010Stock
432314201646021020Irrigation
2665832011460360—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 Comanche 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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