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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.

14,005Reports
200 ftMedian depth
100 ftWater at
30 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in Gaines County

Logged in Gaines County, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftCaliche 9,982, Top Soil 6,037, Topsoil 5,851, Sand 1,825, Sandstone 1,149, Rock 568
25–50 ftSand 2,342, Rock 1,838, Sandstone 1,540, Sandy Clay 544, Sand & Sandstone 468, Sand Stone 339
50–100 ftRock 5,456, Sand 4,345, Sandstone 1,930, Sandy Clay 949, Yellow Clay 498, Sand Stone 448
100–200 ftSand 5,435, Rock 3,316, Red Clay 2,820, Blue Clay 2,095, Red Bed 2,107, Sandy Clay 1,450
200–300 ftRed Clay 2,311, Red Bed 2,067, Sand 893, Blue Clay 545, Sand & Gravel 296, Sandy Clay 285
300–500 ftRed Bed 135, Red Clay 129, Sand 25, Sandy Clay 11, Blue Clay 13, White Sand 10
500–1000 ftRed Clay 6, Red Bed 3, Brown Clay, Gray Shale 1, Sand 2, Brown & Gray Clay 1, Brown Clay 2
1000–5000 ftBrown 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 recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vanguard Well Resources, LLC1,610205152017–2026
Goertzen Drilling1,320196—2003–2026
JB Drilling904198—2015–2026
Pearson Drilling831211382000–2015
DURAN DRILLING739200—2004–2022
HENRY NEUFELD706195—2015–2025
DELTA DRILLERS637203—2022–2026
Robinson Drilling606230—2003–2026
Landowner Drilled4491881202002–2025
Peter B Loewen439155—2015–2026
Ford Drilling Inc414221—2003–2009
Jeter Drilling Co.410196802003–2015
PETER KLASSEN355201—2014–2026
DRILL PRO WATER WELL DRILLING293200—2014–2025
Couch Operating, LLC261190—2013–2025
Bates Drilling Company226203—2003–2007
Monte Moore Drilling222190—2001–2016
B & J Irrigation & Drilling co206200—2016–2022
Neufeld Family Drilling llc205155—2014–2026
VANGUARD WATER WELLS202203252014–2019
LETKEMAN DRILLING195227—2022–2026
White Drilling Company, Inc.1827—2001–2015
Jack Spears Drilling139180102005–2017
B & R IRRIGATION137190—2007–2014
FM Water Well Drilling117255—2023–2026

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Irrigation7,62854.5%205
Domestic5,43538.8%198
Environmental Soil Boring2772.0%15
Monitor1901.4%100
Industrial1631.2%210
Test Well1130.8%195
Stock930.7%150
Public Supply450.3%202
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s3,15520698
2010s5,22819590
2020s5,622200115

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in Gaines County. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
33374520122,695——Domestic
52398620192,633——Irrigation
52234120172,458——Irrigation
25933120111,808——Test Well
35210520131,762——Injection
46837820171,742680—Rig Supply
35210620141,733——Injection
33170420111,720150—Irrigation
43707920161,500100—Industrial
33000320121,265105—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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