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

> 209 well reports filed in Cottle County since 2001. Median depth 140 ft, water struck at 65 ft, median yield 10 gpm.

## Water wells in Cottle County, Texas

**209** well reports on file. The median well here was taken to **140 ft** and struck water at **65 ft** — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

### What you will drill through in Cottle County

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

| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | **Red Clay** 46 , **Top Soil** 50 , **Sand** 27 , **Red Sand** 27 , **Red Sandy Clay** 14 , **Topsoil** 15 |
| 25–50 ft | **Red Clay** 13 , **Clay** 11 , **Rock** 11 , **Sand** 10 , **Red Sand** 7 , **Red Sandy Clay** 6 |
| 50–100 ft | **Red Clay** 25 , **Rock** 15 , **Gyp Rock** 14 , **Red Sand** 10 , **Clay** 11 , **Red Sandy Clay** 7 |
| 100–200 ft | **Red Clay** 16 , **Gyp Rock** 11 , **Clay** 10 , **Rock** 7 , **Red Bed** 7 , **Sand** 7 |
| 200–300 ft | **Gyp Rock** 4 , **Lime Rock** 2 , **Red Bed** 2 , **Red Clay** 2 , **Gray Shale & Cavities** 1 , **Cavities W/ Lime & Clay** 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 Cottle County

*Licensed firms in Cottle County, busiest first.*

| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Brent Whitaker](/driller/brent-whitaker.md) | 64 | 160 | 20 | 2011–2026 |
| [Mahorney Drilling](/driller/mahorney-drilling.md) | 23 | 124 | 10 | 2003–2023 |
| [E&C DRILLING CO.](/driller/e-c-drilling-co.md) | 16 | 119 | 12 | 2011–2025 |
| [WP Drilling](/driller/wp-drilling.md) | 15 | 80 | 10 | 2009–2026 |
| [Jameson Pump & Drilling Service](/driller/jameson-pump-drilling-service.md) | 8 | 243 | 7 | 2016–2025 |
| [Jameson Drilling](/driller/jameson-drilling.md) | 7 | 135 | 10 | 2009–2015 |
| [LEONARD DRILLING LLC](/driller/leonard-drilling-llc.md) | 6 | 137 | 60 | 2004–2026 |
| [Carter Drilling Co., Inc](/driller/carter-drilling-co-inc.md) | 6 | 152 | — | 2023–2024 |
| [MORROW DRILLING COMPANY](/driller/morrow-drilling-company.md) | 6 | 184 | 12 | 2005–2014 |
| [O'Neal Well Service](/driller/o-neal-well-service.md) | 6 | 108 | 6 | 2003–2007 |
| [MagnaCore Drilling & Environmental Services](/driller/magnacore-drilling-environmental-services.md) | 4 | 31 | — | 2007 |
| [Arrow Water Well Inc.](/driller/arrow-water-well-inc.md) | 4 | 224 | 20 | 2004–2005 |
| [Rockin S7](/driller/rockin-s7.md) | 3 | 150 | — | 2025 |
| Bent Whitaker | 3 | 80 | 8 | 2012–2015 |
| [Total Support Services](/driller/total-support-services.md) | 3 | 25 | — | 2005 |
| [Advanced Drilling Systems, Inc.](/driller/advanced-drilling-systems-inc.md) | 3 | — | — | 2004 |
| [ETTER WATER WELL LLC](/driller/etter-water-well-llc.md) | 2 | 245 | — | 2023 |
| [Peter B Loewen](/driller/peter-b-loewen.md) | 2 | 160 | — | 2018–2022 |
| [Weston Drilling Inc](/driller/weston-drilling-inc.md) | 2 | 175 | — | 2022 |
| Mullen And Son's | 2 | 78 | 4 | 2016 |
| [wyatt drilling](/driller/wyatt-drilling.md) | 2 | 160 | 500 | 2012 |
| Mullen & Son's | 2 | — | 2 | 2004–2012 |
| [Aark Drilling](/driller/aark-drilling.md) | 2 | 200 | 10 | 2008 |
| Mullen & Son | 2 | 103 | 10 | 2003–2006 |
| [K-Ran Drilling](/driller/k-ran-drilling.md) | 2 | — | 12 | 2006 |

### What the wells are for

*Purpose, and how deep each went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stock | 134 | 64.1% | 140 |
| Domestic | 35 | 16.7% | 120 |
| Irrigation | 25 | 12.0% | 220 |
| Monitor | 11 | 5.3% | 26 |
| Industrial | 2 | 1.0% | 200 |
| Rig Supply | 1 | 0.5% | 160 |
| Test Well | 1 | 0.5% | — |

*By decade drilled.*

| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55 | 104 | 68 |
| 2010s | 78 | 130 | 63 |
| 2020s | 76 | 160 | 70 |

### The deepest reports on file

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

| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 433522 | 2016 | 305 | 267 | 15 | Stock |
| 669257 | 2024 | 303 | — | — | Stock |
| 136138 | 2005 | 300 | 240 | — | Domestic |
| 692307 | 2025 | 280 | 96 | 400 | Irrigation |
| 678051 | 2024 | 280 | 128 | 20 | Stock |
| 676769 | 2024 | 280 | 126 | — | Stock |
| 678055 | 2024 | 260 | 128 | 200 | Stock |
| 643209 | 2023 | 260 | 172 | 100 | Stock |
| 609614 | 2022 | 260 | 202 | 8 | Stock |
| 194638 | 2009 | 260 | 180 | 15 | Stock |

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 Cottle 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

- [Baylor](/county/baylor.md)
- [Presidio](/county/presidio.md)
- [Red River](/county/red-river.md)
- [Willacy](/county/willacy.md)
- [Archer](/county/archer.md)
- [Kent](/county/kent.md)
- [Zapata](/county/zapata.md)
- [Rains](/county/rains.md)
- [Foard](/county/foard.md)
- [Hudspeth](/county/hudspeth.md)
- [Franklin](/county/franklin.md)
- [Terrell](/county/terrell.md)
- [King](/county/king.md)

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

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