Water wells in Glasscock County, Texas
2,433 well reports on file. The median well here was taken to 280 ft and struck water at 165 ft — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.
What you will drill through in Glasscock County
| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | Topsoil 1,096, Caliche 987, Limestone 683, Top Soil 512, Dirt 405, Brown Limestone 330 |
| 25–50 ft | Limestone 127, Sand 106, Grey Limestone 59, Caliche 42, Sandstone 35, Lime 36 |
| 50–100 ft | Sand 334, Grey Limestone 231, Brown Sand 93, Brown Limestone 90, Sandstone 83, Red Bed 84 |
| 100–200 ft | Sand 619, Red Clay 512, Brown Sand 365, Sandstone 218, Brown Limestone 194, Red Bed 165 |
| 200–300 ft | Red Clay 610, Red Bed 496, Brown Sand 307, Sand 312, Sandstone 228, Gravel 230 |
| 300–500 ft | Red Clay 291, Red Bed 327, Brown Sand 98, Gravel 78, Sand 72, Sandstone 45 |
| 500–1000 ft | Red Clay 4, Sand 4, Santa Rosa/Dockum 4, Redbed/Sandstone Stringers 4, Red Shale Some Gray Sand Stone 3, Sandy Clay 2 |
| 1000–5000 ft | Clay 3, Red Shale 3, Shale/Mudstone 3, Sand And Clay With Dolomite 1, Red To Gray Snad Stone Shale Hard 1, Red To Gray Sand Stone Shale - Hard 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 Glasscock County
What the wells are for
| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rig Supply | 898 | 36.9% | 275 |
| Irrigation | 805 | 33.1% | 300 |
| Domestic | 220 | 9.0% | 250 |
| Stock | 184 | 7.6% | 270 |
| Fracking Supply | 146 | 6.0% | 275 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 61 | 2.5% | 20 |
| Monitor | 42 | 1.7% | 85 |
| Industrial | 35 | 1.4% | 275 |
| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 249 | 290 | 200 |
| 2010s | 1,665 | 290 | 165 |
| 2020s | 519 | 255 | 160 |
The deepest reports on file
| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 460223 | 2017 | 1,420 | 542 | 107 | Fracking Supply |
| 397689 | 2015 | 1,330 | 346 | 45 | Rig Supply |
| 421585 | 2015 | 1,265 | — | — | Fracking Supply |
| 473948 | 2018 | 1,250 | — | — | Rig Supply |
| 631293 | 2023 | 1,240 | 799 | — | Rig Supply |
| 421586 | 2015 | 1,232 | — | — | Fracking Supply |
| 470876 | 2018 | 1,190 | — | — | Rig Supply |
| 453081 | 2017 | 1,190 | — | — | Fracking Supply |
| 398755 | 2015 | 1,175 | 580 | 90 | Rig Supply |
| 398750 | 2015 | 1,175 | 590 | 95 | Rig Supply |
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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