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
| 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
| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monte Moore Drilling | 453 | 165 | — | 2001–2016 |
| Neufeld Family Drilling llc | 381 | 170 | — | 2016–2026 |
| Peter B Loewen | 182 | 160 | — | 2015–2026 |
| Vanguard Well Resources, LLC | 129 | 178 | — | 2020–2026 |
| Landowner Drilled | 125 | 187 | — | 2008–2018 |
| B & B CONSTRUCTION CO. | 110 | 65 | — | 2001–2007 |
| Staggs Drilling and Pump, Inc. | 106 | 172 | — | 2001–2020 |
| John Scarborough Drilling, Inc. | 106 | 198 | 95 | 2008–2018 |
| Straub Corporation | 103 | 60 | — | 2002–2017 |
| JB Drilling | 102 | 150 | — | 2015–2024 |
| ACOSTA DRILLING | 87 | 185 | 150 | 2001–2022 |
| Goertzen Drilling | 68 | 150 | — | 2007–2023 |
| SNELL DRILLING LLC | 58 | 135 | — | 2020–2026 |
| Scarborough Drilling, Inc. | 57 | 180 | 200 | 2003–2007 |
| Peterson Drilling & Testing, Inc. | 47 | 100 | — | 2005–2021 |
| Moore Drilling | 46 | 179 | — | 2005–2026 |
| Spot On Drilling | 40 | 180 | 50 | 2025–2026 |
| Pearson Drilling | 31 | 150 | — | 2008–2014 |
| kinard water well service | 30 | 200 | 150 | 2016–2025 |
| na | 29 | 165 | — | 2017–2019 |
| Milton Moore | 27 | 134 | — | 2003–2007 |
| Carter Drilling Co., Inc | 24 | 219 | — | 2005–2013 |
| DRILL PRO DRILLING | 22 | 195 | — | 2018 |
| DRILL PRO WATER WELL DRILLING | 22 | 175 | — | 2016–2018 |
| CASE DRILLING AND PUMP SERVICE, LLC | 21 | 155 | 50 | 2013–2014 |
What the wells are for
| 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 |
| 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
| 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.
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