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
| 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
| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Whitaker | 64 | 160 | 20 | 2011–2026 |
| Mahorney Drilling | 23 | 124 | 10 | 2003–2023 |
| E&C DRILLING CO. | 16 | 119 | 12 | 2011–2025 |
| WP Drilling | 15 | 80 | 10 | 2009–2026 |
| Jameson Pump & Drilling Service | 8 | 243 | 7 | 2016–2025 |
| Jameson Drilling | 7 | 135 | 10 | 2009–2015 |
| LEONARD DRILLING LLC | 6 | 137 | 60 | 2004–2026 |
| Carter Drilling Co., Inc | 6 | 152 | — | 2023–2024 |
| MORROW DRILLING COMPANY | 6 | 184 | 12 | 2005–2014 |
| O'Neal Well Service | 6 | 108 | 6 | 2003–2007 |
| MagnaCore Drilling & Environmental Services | 4 | 31 | — | 2007 |
| Arrow Water Well Inc. | 4 | 224 | 20 | 2004–2005 |
| Rockin S7 | 3 | 150 | — | 2025 |
| Bent Whitaker | 3 | 80 | 8 | 2012–2015 |
| Total Support Services | 3 | 25 | — | 2005 |
| Advanced Drilling Systems, Inc. | 3 | — | — | 2004 |
| ETTER WATER WELL LLC | 2 | 245 | — | 2023 |
| Peter B Loewen | 2 | 160 | — | 2018–2022 |
| Weston Drilling Inc | 2 | 175 | — | 2022 |
| Mullen And Son's | 2 | 78 | 4 | 2016 |
| wyatt drilling | 2 | 160 | 500 | 2012 |
| Mullen & Son's | 2 | — | 2 | 2004–2012 |
| Aark Drilling | 2 | 200 | 10 | 2008 |
| Mullen & Son | 2 | 103 | 10 | 2003–2006 |
| K-Ran Drilling | 2 | — | 12 | 2006 |
What the wells are for
| 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% | — |
| 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
| 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?
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