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

> 2,406 well reports filed in El Paso County since 2001. Median depth 50 ft, water struck at 18 ft, median yield 250 gpm.

## Water wells in El Paso County, Texas

**2,406** well reports on file. The median well here was taken to **50 ft** and struck water at **18 ft** — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

### What you will drill through in El Paso County

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

| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | **Top Soil** 196 , **Clay** 127 , **Sand** 118 , **Brown Clay** 65 , **Sand, Silt, Gravel, Brown, Dry** 61 , **Grey Sand** 45 |
| 25–50 ft | **Clay** 41 , **Sand, Clay, Gravel** 34 , **Gravel** 31 , **Medium Sand Gray** 30 , **Sand And Gravel** 28 , **Sand** 22 |
| 50–100 ft | **Clay** 80 , **Gravel** 76 , **Sand** 44 , **Brown Clay** 37 , **Grey Sand** 37 , **Sand, Clay, Gravel** 25 |
| 100–200 ft | **Clay** 65 , **Sand** 44 , **Brown Clay** 32 , **Gravel** 15 , **Brown Clay.** 12 , **Grey Sand** 15 |
| 200–300 ft | **Sand** 26 , **Clay** 25 , **Brown Clay** 18 , **Sandy Clay** 11 , **Grey Sand** 7 , **Silty Sand** 9 |
| 300–500 ft | **Clay** 29 , **Sand** 20 , **Brown Clay** 22 , **Silty Sand** 11 , **Brown Silt** 8 , **Clay, Brown** 8 |
| 500–1000 ft | **Clay** 28 , **Sand** 11 , **Silty Clay** 13 , **Silty Sand** 13 , **Fine Sand With Clay** 5 , **Brown Clay** 12 |
| 1000–5000 ft | **Clay And Silt** 5 , **Clay** 5 , **Sandy Clay** 3 , **Brown Clay** 3 , **Fine Silty Sand** 2 , **Grey Clay** 2 |

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 El Paso County

*Licensed firms in El Paso County, busiest first.*

| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Tierra Drilling & Environmental Services, Inc.](/driller/tierra-drilling-environmental-services-inc.md) | 300 | 32 | — | 2010–2021 |
| [Western Dewatering Inc](/driller/western-dewatering-inc.md) | 241 | 50 | 215 | 2004–2023 |
| [Vortex Drilling, Inc.](/driller/vortex-drilling-inc.md) | 163 | 7 | — | 2008–2015 |
| [Raba-Kistner Consultants](/driller/raba-kistner-consultants.md) | 140 | 75 | — | 2005–2015 |
| [Tierra Drilling & Env. Svc., Inc.](/driller/tierra-drilling-env-svc-inc.md) | 138 | 22 | — | 2006–2015 |
| [MAVERICK DRILLING, INC.](/driller/maverick-drilling-inc.md) | 91 | 130 | 40 | 2015–2026 |
| [Vortex Drilling Partners, LP](/driller/vortex-drilling-partners-lp.md) | 82 | 5 | — | 2021–2023 |
| [Tierra Drilling](/driller/tierra-drilling.md) | 78 | 42 | — | 2001–2025 |
| [Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.](/driller/hydro-resources-mid-continent-inc.md) | 73 | 740 | 900 | 2014–2025 |
| [White Drilling Company, Inc.](/driller/white-drilling-company-inc.md) | 64 | 155 | — | 2006–2021 |
| [BETTS ENVIRONMENTAL RECOVERY, INC.](/driller/betts-environmental-recovery-inc.md) | 60 | 5 | — | 2025 |
| [B & G Drilling & Pump Company](/driller/b-g-drilling-pump-company.md) | 57 | 80 | 50 | 2003–2005 |
| [Stewart Brothers Drilling](/driller/stewart-brothers-drilling.md) | 55 | 1,020 | 1,500 | 2002–2026 |
| Tierra Drilling & Env. Svcs., Inc. | 49 | 40 | — | 2012–2014 |
| [Terracon Consultants](/driller/terracon-consultants.md) | 48 | 60 | — | 2015–2024 |
| [Anthony Pump & Drilling Inc](/driller/anthony-pump-drilling-inc.md) | 46 | 96 | 200 | 2006–2021 |
| Raba-Kistner | 45 | 25 | — | 2004–2013 |
| B & G Drilling Co. | 42 | 80 | — | 2005–2008 |
| [Talon/LPE](/driller/talon-lpe.md) | 40 | 15 | — | 2010–2019 |
| [WDC Exploration and Wells](/driller/wdc-exploration-and-wells.md) | 39 | 466 | — | 2004–2011 |
| [WDC Exploration & Wells](/driller/wdc-exploration-wells.md) | 35 | 63 | — | 2006–2011 |
| [Yellow Jacket Drilling Services, LLC](/driller/yellow-jacket-drilling-services-llc.md) | 30 | 31 | 5 | 2014–2026 |
| [National EWP](/driller/national-ewp.md) | 28 | 62 | — | 2013–2014 |
| [Straub Corporation](/driller/straub-corporation.md) | 25 | 8 | — | 2007–2014 |
| [ACOSTA DRILLING](/driller/acosta-drilling.md) | 24 | 160 | 16 | 2012–2026 |

### What the wells are for

*Purpose, and how deep each went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Soil Boring | 839 | 34.9% | 15 |
| Monitor | 706 | 29.3% | 50 |
| Irrigation | 254 | 10.6% | 100 |
| De-watering | 242 | 10.1% | 50 |
| Public Supply | 137 | 5.7% | 830 |
| Test Well | 90 | 3.7% | 990 |
| Domestic | 78 | 3.2% | 200 |
| Industrial | 24 | 1.0% | 625 |

*By decade drilled.*

| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 638 | 75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,192 | 50 | 20 |
| 2020s | 576 | 47 | 19 |

### The deepest reports on file

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

| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99039 | 2006 | 4,019 | 500 | 800 | Injection |
| 53541 | 2005 | 2,007 | 400 | — | Test Well |
| 629288 | 2022 | 1,956 | 1,669 | — | Irrigation |
| 583285 | 2021 | 1,736 | 1,484 | — | Other |
| 361409 | 2014 | 1,500 | 380 | — | Test Well |
| 361408 | 2014 | 1,500 | 380 | — | Test Well |
| 118398 | 2003 | 1,500 | — | — | Test Well |
| 118394 | 2003 | 1,500 | — | — | Test Well |
| 25909 | 2003 | 1,500 | — | — | Test Well |
| 25840 | 2003 | 1,500 | — | — | Test Well |

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 El Paso County?

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### Counties with a comparable number of reports

- [Bee](/county/bee.md)
- [Jasper](/county/jasper.md)
- [Gonzales](/county/gonzales.md)
- [Hale](/county/hale.md)
- [Freestone](/county/freestone.md)
- [Glasscock](/county/glasscock.md)
- [Cochran](/county/cochran.md)
- [Robertson](/county/robertson.md)
- [Deaf Smith](/county/deaf-smith.md)
- [Upton](/county/upton.md)
- [Polk](/county/polk.md)
- [Grayson](/county/grayson.md)
- [Brazos](/county/brazos.md)

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

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