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Water wells in Culberson County, Texas

285 well reports on file. The median well here was taken to 300 ft and struck water at 152 ft — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

285Reports
300 ftMedian depth
152 ftWater at
35 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in Culberson County

Logged in Culberson County, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTopsoil 44, Top Soil 32, Tight Sandy Clay 4, Rocks Pebbles & Sand (Dry) 3, Sandy Clay 8, Sand 17
25–50 ftLimestone 6, Caliche 5, Gray Sandstone 4, Gyp 4, Gypsum Layers 2, Tan Limestone 2
50–100 ftLimestone 7, Clay 5, Brown Clay 5, Blue Shale 5, Blue Clay 4, Sand And Gravel 3
100–200 ftSand 8, Gravel 7, Sand And Gravel 6, Clay 5, Gyp 3, Anahydrite 4
200–300 ftLimestone 6, Red Clay 6, White Clay 5, Clay 6, Sand 4, Gravel 4
300–500 ftSand 8, Limestone 5, Clay 4, Red Clay 3, Rock 3, Gravel 3
500–1000 ftGravel 6, Red Clay 3, Brown Clay 3, Gray Limestone 3, Sand 3, Dark Grey Rock 1
1000–5000 ftWhite Rock 1, Sandstone Bedded With Dark Brown Sandy Siltstone. Fractures 1, Gray Sand. 1, Limestone. 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 Culberson County

Licensed firms in Culberson County, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Geoprojects International, Inc.37235402007–2026
Vortex Drilling, Inc.2010—2007–2009
WEST TEXAS WATER WELL SERVICE17203602004–2019
DARRELL CRASS DRILLING15150—2003–2005
SKINNER'S DRILLING12625202004–2022
Armadillo Drilling & Well Service12500172005–2010
Robinson Drilling11750—2019–2025
Sirman Drilling101351002014
Straub Corporation8130—2018–2019
Layne83051882017
Alamo1 Drilling725—2026
Talon/LPE7——2014–2015
Blue Quail Energy Services LLC.5240802016–2021
WEST Drilling515—2020
White Drilling Company, Inc.5100—2008–2013
Marks Water Well5680252007
SKINNER DRILLING5480302006
Wieler's Well Solutions4525352021–2024
Aqua Drill4400152019–2021
THI WATER WELL4290—2017–2019
PC Drilling & Service, LLC4445—2017
T Bar Drilling4700502016
Pearson Drilling4608—2013
Dubose Drilling Inc45001002005
Caltex Water LLC3580102015

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Stock4917.2%460
Environmental Soil Boring4917.2%10
Rig Supply4716.5%240
Domestic4114.4%410
Fracking Supply3110.9%320
Irrigation248.4%640
Industrial248.4%160
Monitor93.2%40
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s9614079
2010s139320105
2020s50442308

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in Culberson County. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
14640820081,660920—Rig Supply
67752020241,400——Domestic
16393620081,200——Stock
54985020201,1251,011—Stock
70695520251,120498—Test Well
72969320261,050807—Domestic
21890620101,040——Industrial
50589620191,032——Domestic
72993220261,0001601,000Public Supply
6301220051,0006033Rig Supply

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 Culberson 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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