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

> 2,495 well reports filed in Hale County since 2001. Median depth 318 ft, water struck at 230 ft, median yield 18 gpm.

## Water wells in Hale County, Texas

**2,495** well reports on file. The median well here was taken to **318 ft** and struck water at **230 ft** — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

### What you will drill through in Hale County

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

| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | **Top Soil** 842 , **Topsoil** 671 , **Caliche** 434 , **Caliche And Clay** 425 , **Sandy Clay** 294 , **Sandstone** 126 |
| 25–50 ft | **Sandstone** 135 , **Cap Rock** 68 , **Hard Caprock** 66 , **Sand, Sandstone** 55 , **Sandstone, Sand** 55 , **Caprock** 49 |
| 50–100 ft | **Sand** 111 , **Brown Clay** 115 , **Brown Clay, Sandstone** 100 , **Sandstone** 96 , **Sandy Clay** 72 , **Sand, Sandy Clay, Sandstone** 70 |
| 100–200 ft | **Sand** 256 , **Brown Clay** 168 , **Clay** 145 , **Sandy Clay, Sand, Sandstone** 125 , **Sandstone** 127 , **Sandy Clay** 107 |
| 200–300 ft | **Red Bed** 314 , **Sand** 223 , **Sand & Gravel** 162 , **Coarse Sand, Grvl** 132 , **Brown Clay** 109 , **Sand And Gravel** 100 |
| 300–500 ft | **Red Bed** 532 , **Red And Blue** 186 , **Red Clay** 154 , **Red And Blue Clay** 120 , **Red** 68 , **Blue Clay** 38 |
| 500–1000 ft | **Red Clay & Shale** 5 , **Red Clay** 7 , **Red Clay And Shale** 5 , **Red And Blue Clay And Shale** 2 , **Red Clay W/Gray Clay Strips** 1 , **Red And Gray Clay + Shale** 3 |
| 1000–5000 ft | **Red Silty Clay & Shale** 1 , **Red Clay** 1 , **Fine Little Tight To Tight Sand W/Red Clay Strips** 1 , **Red Clay W/Little Hard Shale Strips & Fine Little Tight Brow** 1 , **Red Clay W/Fine Little Tight To Tight Brown Sand Strips** 1 , **Red Clay & Shale W/Fine Little Tight Brown Sand Strips** 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 Hale County

*Licensed firms in Hale County, busiest first.*

| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [HI PLAINS DRILLING, INC.](/driller/hi-plains-drilling-inc.md) | 697 | 330 | — | 2000–2020 |
| [Rodgers Well Service](/driller/rodgers-well-service.md) | 306 | 309 | 135 | 2009–2026 |
| [DRILL PRO WATER WELL DRILLING](/driller/drill-pro-water-well-drilling.md) | 233 | 329 | — | 2015–2026 |
| [Thunder Well Service, LLC](/driller/thunder-well-service-llc.md) | 134 | 313 | 30 | 2008–2026 |
| [Drill Pro Waterwell Drilling](/driller/drill-pro-waterwell-drilling.md) | 103 | 315 | — | 2014–2015 |
| [LARRY ROLLINS DRILLING](/driller/larry-rollins-drilling.md) | 101 | 312 | — | 2003–2011 |
| [H & F Waterwell Drilling Co.](/driller/h-f-waterwell-drilling-co.md) | 65 | 316 | — | 2012–2013 |
| [Jack Spears Drilling](/driller/jack-spears-drilling.md) | 64 | 309 | — | 2004–2014 |
| [Goyne Drilling](/driller/goyne-drilling.md) | 63 | 300 | 15 | 2004–2009 |
| [Talon Drilling, LP](/driller/talon-drilling-lp.md) | 52 | 215 | — | 2002–2009 |
| [Vanguard Well Resources, LLC](/driller/vanguard-well-resources-llc.md) | 42 | 325 | — | 2019–2025 |
| [B & R IRRIGATION](/driller/b-r-irrigation.md) | 42 | 315 | — | 2011–2012 |
| [PETER KLASSEN](/driller/peter-klassen.md) | 41 | 342 | — | 2015–2026 |
| [Carter Drilling Co., Inc](/driller/carter-drilling-co-inc.md) | 39 | 314 | 15 | 2005–2025 |
| [N. Blake Scott](/driller/n-blake-scott.md) | 35 | 310 | — | 2012–2013 |
| [4 Way Pump Service, Inc.](/driller/4-way-pump-service-inc.md) | 33 | 300 | — | 2003–2023 |
| [T & T Drilling, LTD](/driller/t-t-drilling-ltd.md) | 29 | 220 | — | 2002–2008 |
| [Baccus Drilling Co.](/driller/baccus-drilling-co.md) | 28 | 320 | — | 2002–2010 |
| [Wilson Drilling, Inc.](/driller/wilson-drilling-inc.md) | 24 | 314 | — | 2004–2021 |
| [Talon/LPE](/driller/talon-lpe.md) | 24 | 10 | — | 2012–2020 |
| [Jeter Drilling Co.](/driller/jeter-drilling-co.md) | 23 | 328 | — | 2010–2012 |
| [Jacob P Klassen Drilling Co](/driller/jacob-p-klassen-drilling-co.md) | 20 | 300 | — | 2012–2022 |
| [Peterson Drilling & Testing, Inc.](/driller/peterson-drilling-testing-inc.md) | 20 | 255 | — | 2009–2020 |
| [Zar's Pump & Drilling Service](/driller/zar-s-pump-drilling-service.md) | 15 | 276 | 15 | 2014–2023 |
| Goyne Drilling & Well Service | 14 | 326 | 15 | 2002–2004 |

### What the wells are for

*Purpose, and how deep each went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irrigation | 1,716 | 68.8% | 324 |
| Domestic | 437 | 17.5% | 305 |
| Monitor | 130 | 5.2% | 215 |
| Stock | 78 | 3.1% | 300 |
| Test Well | 57 | 2.3% | 340 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 41 | 1.6% | 20 |
| Public Supply | 20 | 0.8% | 323 |
| Industrial | 12 | 0.5% | 363 |

*By decade drilled.*

| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 834 | 315 | 210 |
| 2010s | 1,115 | 320 | 245 |
| 2020s | 546 | 320 | 260 |

### The deepest reports on file

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

| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 546254 | 2020 | 1,320 | — | — | Test Well |
| 415044 | 2016 | 1,245 | — | — | Test Well |
| 370649 | 2014 | 940 | — | — | Test Well |
| 184798 | 2004 | 940 | — | — | Test Well |
| 67273 | 2005 | 940 | — | — | Test Well |
| 398439 | 2015 | 920 | — | — | Test Well |
| 394969 | 2015 | 920 | — | — | Test Well |
| 410281 | 2015 | 911 | 458 | — | Public Supply |
| 370656 | 2014 | 900 | — | — | Test Well |
| 370653 | 2014 | 900 | — | — | 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 Hale County?

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### Counties with a comparable number of reports

- [Bowie](/county/bowie.md)
- [Henderson](/county/henderson.md)
- [Atascosa](/county/atascosa.md)
- [Nacogdoches](/county/nacogdoches.md)
- [Bee](/county/bee.md)
- [Jasper](/county/jasper.md)
- [Gonzales](/county/gonzales.md)
- [Freestone](/county/freestone.md)
- [Glasscock](/county/glasscock.md)
- [Cochran](/county/cochran.md)
- [El Paso](/county/el-paso.md)
- [Robertson](/county/robertson.md)
- [Deaf Smith](/county/deaf-smith.md)

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

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