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

> 14,005 well reports filed in Gaines County since 2001. Median depth 200 ft, water struck at 100 ft, median yield 30 gpm.

## Water wells in Gaines County, Texas

**14,005** well reports on file. The median well here was taken to **200 ft** and struck water at **100 ft** — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

### What you will drill through in Gaines County

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

| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | **Caliche** 9,982 , **Top Soil** 6,037 , **Topsoil** 5,851 , **Sand** 1,825 , **Sandstone** 1,149 , **Rock** 568 |
| 25–50 ft | **Sand** 2,342 , **Rock** 1,838 , **Sandstone** 1,540 , **Sandy Clay** 544 , **Sand & Sandstone** 468 , **Sand Stone** 339 |
| 50–100 ft | **Rock** 5,456 , **Sand** 4,345 , **Sandstone** 1,930 , **Sandy Clay** 949 , **Yellow Clay** 498 , **Sand Stone** 448 |
| 100–200 ft | **Sand** 5,435 , **Rock** 3,316 , **Red Clay** 2,820 , **Blue Clay** 2,095 , **Red Bed** 2,107 , **Sandy Clay** 1,450 |
| 200–300 ft | **Red Clay** 2,311 , **Red Bed** 2,067 , **Sand** 893 , **Blue Clay** 545 , **Sand & Gravel** 296 , **Sandy Clay** 285 |
| 300–500 ft | **Red Bed** 135 , **Red Clay** 129 , **Sand** 25 , **Sandy Clay** 11 , **Blue Clay** 13 , **White Sand** 10 |
| 500–1000 ft | **Red Clay** 6 , **Red Bed** 3 , **Brown Clay, Gray Shale** 1 , **Sand** 2 , **Brown & Gray Clay** 1 , **Brown Clay** 2 |
| 1000–5000 ft | **Brown Clay** 2 , **Red Bed - Mixed Blue Clay** 1 , **Brown Clay & Shale** 1 , **Red Bed** 2 , **Sand + Grav** 1 , **Brown Clay, Gray Shale** 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 Gaines County

*Licensed firms in Gaines County, busiest first.*

| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Vanguard Well Resources, LLC](/driller/vanguard-well-resources-llc.md) | 1,610 | 205 | 15 | 2017–2026 |
| [Goertzen Drilling](/driller/goertzen-drilling.md) | 1,320 | 196 | — | 2003–2026 |
| [JB Drilling](/driller/jb-drilling.md) | 904 | 198 | — | 2015–2026 |
| [Pearson Drilling](/driller/pearson-drilling.md) | 831 | 211 | 38 | 2000–2015 |
| [DURAN DRILLING](/driller/duran-drilling.md) | 739 | 200 | — | 2004–2022 |
| [HENRY NEUFELD](/driller/henry-neufeld.md) | 706 | 195 | — | 2015–2025 |
| [DELTA DRILLERS](/driller/delta-drillers.md) | 637 | 203 | — | 2022–2026 |
| [Robinson Drilling](/driller/robinson-drilling.md) | 606 | 230 | — | 2003–2026 |
| [Landowner Drilled](/driller/landowner-drilled.md) | 449 | 188 | 120 | 2002–2025 |
| [Peter B Loewen](/driller/peter-b-loewen.md) | 439 | 155 | — | 2015–2026 |
| [Ford Drilling Inc](/driller/ford-drilling-inc.md) | 414 | 221 | — | 2003–2009 |
| [Jeter Drilling Co.](/driller/jeter-drilling-co.md) | 410 | 196 | 80 | 2003–2015 |
| [PETER KLASSEN](/driller/peter-klassen.md) | 355 | 201 | — | 2014–2026 |
| [DRILL PRO WATER WELL DRILLING](/driller/drill-pro-water-well-drilling.md) | 293 | 200 | — | 2014–2025 |
| [Couch Operating, LLC](/driller/couch-operating-llc.md) | 261 | 190 | — | 2013–2025 |
| [Bates Drilling Company](/driller/bates-drilling-company.md) | 226 | 203 | — | 2003–2007 |
| [Monte Moore Drilling](/driller/monte-moore-drilling.md) | 222 | 190 | — | 2001–2016 |
| [B & J Irrigation & Drilling co](/driller/b-j-irrigation-drilling-co.md) | 206 | 200 | — | 2016–2022 |
| [Neufeld Family Drilling llc](/driller/neufeld-family-drilling-llc.md) | 205 | 155 | — | 2014–2026 |
| [VANGUARD WATER WELLS](/driller/vanguard-water-wells.md) | 202 | 203 | 25 | 2014–2019 |
| [LETKEMAN DRILLING](/driller/letkeman-drilling.md) | 195 | 227 | — | 2022–2026 |
| [White Drilling Company, Inc.](/driller/white-drilling-company-inc.md) | 182 | 7 | — | 2001–2015 |
| [Jack Spears Drilling](/driller/jack-spears-drilling.md) | 139 | 180 | 10 | 2005–2017 |
| [B & R IRRIGATION](/driller/b-r-irrigation.md) | 137 | 190 | — | 2007–2014 |
| [FM Water Well Drilling](/driller/fm-water-well-drilling.md) | 117 | 255 | — | 2023–2026 |

### What the wells are for

*Purpose, and how deep each went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irrigation | 7,628 | 54.5% | 205 |
| Domestic | 5,435 | 38.8% | 198 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 277 | 2.0% | 15 |
| Monitor | 190 | 1.4% | 100 |
| Industrial | 163 | 1.2% | 210 |
| Test Well | 113 | 0.8% | 195 |
| Stock | 93 | 0.7% | 150 |
| Public Supply | 45 | 0.3% | 202 |

*By decade drilled.*

| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,155 | 206 | 98 |
| 2010s | 5,228 | 195 | 90 |
| 2020s | 5,622 | 200 | 115 |

### The deepest reports on file

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

| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 333745 | 2012 | 2,695 | — | — | Domestic |
| 523986 | 2019 | 2,633 | — | — | Irrigation |
| 522341 | 2017 | 2,458 | — | — | Irrigation |
| 259331 | 2011 | 1,808 | — | — | Test Well |
| 352105 | 2013 | 1,762 | — | — | Injection |
| 468378 | 2017 | 1,742 | 680 | — | Rig Supply |
| 352106 | 2014 | 1,733 | — | — | Injection |
| 331704 | 2011 | 1,720 | 150 | — | Irrigation |
| 437079 | 2016 | 1,500 | 100 | — | Industrial |
| 330003 | 2012 | 1,265 | 105 | — | Domestic |

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 Gaines 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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### Counties with a comparable number of reports

- [Harris](/county/harris.md)
- [Bexar](/county/bexar.md)
- [Dallas](/county/dallas.md)
- [Tarrant](/county/tarrant.md)
- [Parker](/county/parker.md)
- [Midland](/county/midland.md)
- [Montgomery](/county/montgomery.md)
- [Brazoria](/county/brazoria.md)
- [Travis](/county/travis.md)
- [Lubbock](/county/lubbock.md)
- [Ector](/county/ector.md)
- [Fort Bend](/county/fort-bend.md)
- [Wise](/county/wise.md)

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

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