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Water wells in Edwards County, Texas

1,425 well reports on file. The median well here was taken to 400 ft and struck water at 282 ft — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

1,425Reports
400 ftMedian depth
282 ftWater at
8 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in Edwards County

Logged in Edwards County, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftLimestone 306, White Limestone 261, Caliche 156, White Lime 120, Black Dirt 112, Top Soil 87
25–50 ftWhite Limestone 42, Limestone 39, Yellow Limestone 18, Yellow Lime 16, Caliche 14, Gray Limestone 13
50–100 ftWhite Limestone 47, Yellow Lime 38, Limestone 27, No Returns 23, Cave 21, White Lime 22
100–200 ftLost Circulation 78, White Limestone 44, White Lime 44, Yellow Lime 40, No Returns 40, Limestone 32
200–300 ftWhite Limestone 28, Lost Circulation 30, Grey Limestone 24, No Returns 25, Limestone 21, Yellow Lime 21
300–500 ftNo Returns 43, Cave 30, Grey Shale 24, Gray Shale 22, Grey Limestone 19, Gray Limestone 19
500–1000 ftShale 6, Td 5, Blue Shale 4, Gray Lime 2, Sand 3, Grey Shell 3
1000–5000 ftGray Sandstone 1, Gray Shale 1, Gray Limestone, Shale 1, Grey Shell & Water 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 Edwards County

Licensed firms in Edwards County, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Lange Drilling Co158400102004–2023
Bollinger Drilling13450052005–2026
Waterboyz, LLC114400102019–2023
Rocksprings Well Drilling10538072024–2026
McGuire Well Service8332062001–2015
Wilson Well Service74360102007–2020
T Bar Drilling60480102003–2018
Cruz Drilling5234062003–2017
Hill Country Well Service5134032015–2025
Allison Well Service4639072016–2026
THORP WATER WELL DRILLING SERVICE4542082004–2013
PICKENS DRILLING CO.40405122005–2020
THORP WATER WELL DRILLING AND SERVICE3438052006–2008
THORP WATER WELL DRILLING SERVICES3242052004–2009
THORP WATERWELL DRILLING SERVICE2642042003–2004
HINDS WELL SERVICE LLC2448052012–2023
Vortex Drilling, Inc.238—2007–2017
Talon/LPE22150—2021
Bruce Drilling and Services20430102006–2020
THORP WATERWELL DRILLING SERVICES1938042004
Abel Water Systems1542532003–2026
Tinnin Water Wells14400122006–2013
Magill Well Service1437072002–2003
OZONA WATER WELL SERVICE INC13380102022
BLUEBONNET DRILLING12140102003–2004

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic1,09376.7%400
Stock23316.4%400
Environmental Soil Boring584.1%75
Test Well221.5%248
Monitor60.4%270
Rig Supply50.4%365
Irrigation30.2%630
Other20.1%400
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s528380280
2010s407400287
2020s490400290

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in Edwards County. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
42206620161,679——Domestic
20508120091,1008905Domestic
40895420151,025——Stock
20507520091,005——Domestic
6889392025989575100Domestic
23443520109554987Domestic
373561201493553015Domestic
426243201690560016Domestic
10539520028906908Domestic
638218202384054060Domestic

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 Edwards 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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