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

> 1,294 well reports filed in Gray County since 2001. Median depth 400 ft, water struck at 289 ft, median yield 20 gpm.

## Water wells in Gray County, Texas

**1,294** well reports on file. The median well here was taken to **400 ft** and struck water at **289 ft** — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

### What you will drill through in Gray County

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

| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | **Top Soil** 221 , **Caliche** 139 , **Clay** 69 , **Surface Top Soil Brown Clay** 63 , **Brown Sandy Clay** 52 , **Topsoil** 47 |
| 25–50 ft | **Sand** 18 , **Brown Sandy Clay** 15 , **Sandy Clay** 10 , **Clay** 10 , **Medium Sand** 9 , **Caliche** 9 |
| 50–100 ft | **Sand With Clay Strips** 20 , **Brown Clay** 14 , **Sand** 14 , **Med Sand** 11 , **Red Clay** 12 , **Brown Sandy Clay** 12 |
| 100–200 ft | **Red Clay** 34 , **Fine Sand** 29 , **Sandy Clay** 26 , **Sand** 23 , **Brown Sandy Clay** 16 , **Med Sand** 13 |
| 200–300 ft | **Sand** 30 , **Fine To Med Sand W/Clay Strips** 27 , **Fine Sand** 24 , **Red Clay** 23 , **Sand W/Clay Strips** 22 , **Sandy Clay** 17 |
| 300–500 ft | **Red Clay** 103 , **Fine Fairly Loose Sand** 68 , **Fine Sand** 41 , **Med Fine Fairly Loose Sand** 38 , **Sand** 32 , **Fine To Med Fine Fairly Loose Sand** 33 |
| 500–1000 ft | **Red Clay** 123 , **Fine Fairly Loose Sand** 20 , **Fine To Med Fairly Loose Sand** 11 , **Red Clay & Shale** 12 , **Fine Fairly Loose Sand W/Clay Strips** 11 , **Med Fine Fairly Loose Sand W/Clay Strips** 9 |

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 Gray County

*Licensed firms in Gray County, busiest first.*

| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [3T Drilling, Inc.](/driller/3t-drilling-inc.md) | 171 | 440 | 20 | 2010–2026 |
| [Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.](/driller/hydro-resources-mid-continent-inc.md) | 161 | 600 | 700 | 2009–2026 |
| [Talon Drilling, LP](/driller/talon-drilling-lp.md) | 133 | 12 | — | 2004–2009 |
| [K-Ran Drilling](/driller/k-ran-drilling.md) | 108 | 405 | 15 | 2004–2024 |
| [Magic Circle Drilling](/driller/magic-circle-drilling.md) | 62 | 235 | 15 | 2006–2023 |
| [Talon/LPE](/driller/talon-lpe.md) | 52 | 25 | — | 2006–2024 |
| [Aark Drilling](/driller/aark-drilling.md) | 51 | 30 | — | 2025 |
| [Hydro Resources Mid Contient Inc](/driller/hydro-resources-mid-contient-inc.md) | 50 | 560 | 900 | 2012–2014 |
| [MORROW DRILLING COMPANY](/driller/morrow-drilling-company.md) | 37 | 220 | 15 | 2003–2018 |
| [Lichtie Pump Service](/driller/lichtie-pump-service.md) | 36 | 500 | 18 | 2017–2026 |
| [4-M Water Well Service](/driller/4-m-water-well-service.md) | 30 | 420 | 25 | 2006–2013 |
| [Les Taylor Drilling Company](/driller/les-taylor-drilling-company.md) | 30 | 507 | 20 | 2004–2009 |
| [Peterson Drilling & Testing, Inc.](/driller/peterson-drilling-testing-inc.md) | 28 | 12 | 11 | 2004–2024 |
| [HOWARD DRILLING COMPANY](/driller/howard-drilling-company.md) | 27 | 520 | 75 | 2003–2015 |
| [ETTER WATER WELL LLC](/driller/etter-water-well-llc.md) | 26 | 518 | 20 | 2014–2026 |
| [Turn Key Drilling](/driller/turn-key-drilling.md) | 25 | 510 | 20 | 2003–2006 |
| [LT Drilling Company](/driller/lt-drilling-company.md) | 24 | 580 | 900 | 2007–2009 |
| [Burkett Drilling](/driller/burkett-drilling.md) | 21 | 600 | 8 | 2005–2023 |
| [4-M Drilling](/driller/4-m-drilling.md) | 19 | 240 | 10 | 2011–2024 |
| [Harrison & Cooper, Inc.](/driller/harrison-cooper-inc.md) | 19 | 281 | 22 | 2006–2012 |
| [Arrow Water Well Inc.](/driller/arrow-water-well-inc.md) | 17 | 224 | 20 | 2004–2025 |
| [Sunbelt Industrial Services](/driller/sunbelt-industrial-services.md) | 11 | 5 | — | 2014–2025 |
| [Hydro Resouces Mid Contient Inc](/driller/hydro-resouces-mid-contient-inc.md) | 10 | 575 | 600 | 2012–2013 |
| [L T Drilling Company](/driller/l-t-drilling-company.md) | 10 | 601 | 800 | 2006–2007 |
| [Henkle Drilling and Supply Co](/driller/henkle-drilling-and-supply-co.md) | 8 | 625 | — | 2007 |

### What the wells are for

*Purpose, and how deep each went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 359 | 27.7% | 450 |
| Stock | 234 | 18.1% | 315 |
| Test Well | 221 | 17.1% | 580 |
| Monitor | 176 | 13.6% | 30 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 154 | 11.9% | 12 |
| Irrigation | 117 | 9.0% | 562 |
| Rig Supply | 14 | 1.1% | 500 |
| Industrial | 8 | 0.6% | 515 |

*By decade drilled.*

| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 433 | 170 | 263 |
| 2010s | 460 | 490 | 312 |
| 2020s | 401 | 412 | 272 |

### The deepest reports on file

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

| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70847 | 2005 | 3,332 | 300 | — | Domestic |
| 549962 | 2020 | 935 | — | — | Stock |
| 516760 | 2019 | 900 | — | — | Test Well |
| 516763 | 2019 | 860 | — | — | Test Well |
| 516773 | 2019 | 840 | — | — | Irrigation |
| 315981 | 2013 | 820 | — | — | Test Well |
| 315980 | 2013 | 820 | — | — | Test Well |
| 627091 | 2022 | 802 | 369 | — | Irrigation |
| 341913 | 2013 | 800 | 362 | 1,000 | Public Supply |
| 278565 | 2011 | 800 | — | — | 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 Gray 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

- [Edwards](/county/edwards.md)
- [Val Verde](/county/val-verde.md)
- [Ward](/county/ward.md)
- [Ellis](/county/ellis.md)
- [Madison](/county/madison.md)
- [Upshur](/county/upshur.md)
- [Parmer](/county/parmer.md)
- [Frio](/county/frio.md)
- [Bailey](/county/bailey.md)
- [Milam](/county/milam.md)
- [Refugio](/county/refugio.md)
- [Irion](/county/irion.md)
- [Kaufman](/county/kaufman.md)

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

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