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

> 2,814 well reports filed in Dawson County since 2001. Median depth 163 ft, water struck at 70 ft, median yield 120 gpm.

## Water wells in Dawson County, Texas

**2,814** well reports on file. The median well here was taken to **163 ft** and struck water at **70 ft** — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

### What you will drill through in Dawson County

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

| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | **Caliche** 1,911 , **Top Soil** 1,356 , **Topsoil** 874 , **Sand** 205 , **Sandy Clay** 190 , **Sandstone** 157 |
| 25–50 ft | **Rock** 347 , **Sandy Clay** 279 , **Sand** 194 , **Sandstone** 174 , **Gravel** 119 , **Sand And Gravel** 83 |
| 50–100 ft | **Sandy Clay** 534 , **Rock** 491 , **Sand** 398 , **Sand And Gravel** 307 , **Brown Clay** 217 , **Sand & Gravel** 227 |
| 100–200 ft | **Red Clay** 932 , **Sandy Clay** 382 , **Sand** 363 , **Clay** 292 , **Brown Clay** 309 , **Sand & Gravel** 205 |
| 200–300 ft | **Red Clay** 247 , **Red Bed** 91 , **Gravel** 64 , **Blue Clay** 26 , **Brown Clay** 21 , **Sand & Gravel** 19 |
| 300–500 ft | **Red Clay** 4 , **Brown Clay** 1 , **Red And Gray Clay** 1 , **Sandy Clay** 1 , **Red Clay/ Blue Clay** 1 , **Brown/Blue Sandy Clay** 1 |
| 500–1000 ft | **Brown Clay** 4 , **Red Clay** 2 , **Blue Sandy Clay** 2 , **Red & Grey Clay** 1 , **Gray Clay, Cemented Sand** 1 , **Red Shale, Sandstone** 1 |
| 1000–5000 ft | **Red Shale** 3 , **Red And Gray Clay** 1 , **Red & Grey Clay** 1 , **Red Shale, Clay** 1 , **Brown/Blue Sandy Clay, Coarse Sand** 1 , **Brown Clay, Blue Sandy Clsay** 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 Dawson County

*Licensed firms in Dawson County, busiest first.*

| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Monte Moore Drilling](/driller/monte-moore-drilling.md) | 453 | 165 | — | 2001–2016 |
| [Neufeld Family Drilling llc](/driller/neufeld-family-drilling-llc.md) | 381 | 170 | — | 2016–2026 |
| [Peter B Loewen](/driller/peter-b-loewen.md) | 182 | 160 | — | 2015–2026 |
| [Vanguard Well Resources, LLC](/driller/vanguard-well-resources-llc.md) | 129 | 178 | — | 2020–2026 |
| [Landowner Drilled](/driller/landowner-drilled.md) | 125 | 187 | — | 2008–2018 |
| [B & B CONSTRUCTION CO.](/driller/b-b-construction-co.md) | 110 | 65 | — | 2001–2007 |
| [Staggs Drilling and Pump, Inc.](/driller/staggs-drilling-and-pump-inc.md) | 106 | 172 | — | 2001–2020 |
| [John Scarborough Drilling, Inc.](/driller/john-scarborough-drilling-inc.md) | 106 | 198 | 95 | 2008–2018 |
| [Straub Corporation](/driller/straub-corporation.md) | 103 | 60 | — | 2002–2017 |
| [JB Drilling](/driller/jb-drilling.md) | 102 | 150 | — | 2015–2024 |
| [ACOSTA DRILLING](/driller/acosta-drilling.md) | 87 | 185 | 150 | 2001–2022 |
| [Goertzen Drilling](/driller/goertzen-drilling.md) | 68 | 150 | — | 2007–2023 |
| [SNELL DRILLING LLC](/driller/snell-drilling-llc.md) | 58 | 135 | — | 2020–2026 |
| [Scarborough Drilling, Inc.](/driller/scarborough-drilling-inc.md) | 57 | 180 | 200 | 2003–2007 |
| [Peterson Drilling & Testing, Inc.](/driller/peterson-drilling-testing-inc.md) | 47 | 100 | — | 2005–2021 |
| [Moore Drilling](/driller/moore-drilling.md) | 46 | 179 | — | 2005–2026 |
| [Spot On Drilling](/driller/spot-on-drilling.md) | 40 | 180 | 50 | 2025–2026 |
| [Pearson Drilling](/driller/pearson-drilling.md) | 31 | 150 | — | 2008–2014 |
| [kinard water well service](/driller/kinard-water-well-service.md) | 30 | 200 | 150 | 2016–2025 |
| [na](/driller/na.md) | 29 | 165 | — | 2017–2019 |
| [Milton Moore](/driller/milton-moore.md) | 27 | 134 | — | 2003–2007 |
| [Carter Drilling Co., Inc](/driller/carter-drilling-co-inc.md) | 24 | 219 | — | 2005–2013 |
| DRILL PRO DRILLING | 22 | 195 | — | 2018 |
| [DRILL PRO WATER WELL DRILLING](/driller/drill-pro-water-well-drilling.md) | 22 | 175 | — | 2016–2018 |
| [CASE DRILLING AND PUMP SERVICE, LLC](/driller/case-drilling-and-pump-service-llc.md) | 21 | 155 | 50 | 2013–2014 |

### What the wells are for

*Purpose, and how deep each went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irrigation | 1,813 | 64.4% | 170 |
| Monitor | 305 | 10.8% | 80 |
| Domestic | 265 | 9.4% | 168 |
| Rig Supply | 148 | 5.3% | 172 |
| Fracking Supply | 105 | 3.7% | 185 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 67 | 2.4% | 20 |
| Stock | 45 | 1.6% | 139 |
| Test Well | 23 | 0.8% | 183 |

*By decade drilled.*

| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 843 | 160 | 95 |
| 2010s | 1,082 | 166 | 65 |
| 2020s | 889 | 162 | 60 |

### The deepest reports on file

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

| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 332010 | 2012 | 2,096 | 800 | — | Rig Supply |
| 425599 | 2016 | 1,300 | — | — | Injection |
| 402242 | 2015 | 1,260 | — | 50 | Fracking Supply |
| 453236 | 2017 | 1,220 | — | — | Fracking Supply |
| 453233 | 2017 | 1,210 | 704 | — | Fracking Supply |
| 454773 | 2017 | 1,203 | 712 | — | Fracking Supply |
| 454785 | 2017 | 1,195 | 691 | — | Fracking Supply |
| 454777 | 2017 | 1,195 | 714 | — | Fracking Supply |
| 469334 | 2018 | 1,063 | — | — | Injection |
| 720212 | 2026 | 418 | — | — | 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 Dawson County?

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### Counties with a comparable number of reports

- [Kerr](/county/kerr.md)
- [Kleberg](/county/kleberg.md)
- [Medina](/county/medina.md)
- [Moore](/county/moore.md)
- [Bandera](/county/bandera.md)
- [Blanco](/county/blanco.md)
- [Comanche](/county/comanche.md)
- [Van Zandt](/county/van-zandt.md)
- [Gregg](/county/gregg.md)
- [Cameron](/county/cameron.md)
- [Lamb](/county/lamb.md)
- [Bastrop](/county/bastrop.md)
- [Hood](/county/hood.md)

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

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