Water wells in Hansford County, Texas
1,793 well reports on file. The median well here was taken to 535 ft and struck water at 310 ft — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.
What you will drill through in Hansford County
| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | Surface Top Soil Brown Clay 217, Surface Top Soil Brown Clay W/Sandy Clay Strips 197, Caliche W/Rock Strips 167, Top Soil 44, Clay 44, Caliche 39 |
| 25–50 ft | Sand W/Brown Clay Strips 93, Caliche W/Rock Strips 73, Sand W/Minor Clay Strips 47, Sand W/Clay Strips 43, Caliche W/Rock & Sand Strips 19, Caliche 16 |
| 50–100 ft | Sand W/Brown Clay Strips 99, Sand W/Clay Strips 49, Caliche W/Rock Strips 45, Sand W/Minor Clay Strips 41, Sandy Clay 25, Sand With Minor Clay Strips 17 |
| 100–200 ft | Sand 52, Fine To Med Sand W/Clay Strips 51, Sand W/Clay Strips 40, Sandy Clay 30, Fine Sand 29, Fine Med And Coarse Sand W/Clay Strips 28 |
| 200–300 ft | Sand 38, Fine Fairly Loose Sand 36, Red Clay 33, Clay 27, Fine To Med Sand W/Clay Strips 27, Sandy Clay 24 |
| 300–500 ft | Red Clay 281, Fine Fairly Loose Sand 124, Fine To Med Fairly Loose Sand 138, Fine Med To Coarse Fairly Loose Sand 88, Med To Coarse Fairly Loose Sand 118, Med Fine Fairly Loose Sand 100 |
| 500–1000 ft | Red Clay 278, Fine Fairly Loose Sand 57, Med Fine Fairly Loose Sand 42, Red Clay & Shale 62, Fine To Med Fairly Loose Sand 40, Med To Coarse Fairly Loose Sand 30 |
| 1000–5000 ft | Fine, Med And Coarse Sand W/ Gravel Strips & Clay Mix 1, Med To Coarse Tight Sand W/Hard Gravel Strips 1, Coarse Tight Sand To Hard Red Shale 1, Fine To Med Fairly Loose Sand W/Ithgt Coarse Sand Strips 1, Med Size Fairly Loose Sand W/Tight Sand Strips 1, Fine Tight Sand W/Red Sandy Clay 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 Hansford County
| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc. | 1,039 | 540 | 800 | 2009–2026 |
| Hydro Resources Mid Contient Inc | 137 | 540 | 800 | 2012–2014 |
| 3T Drilling, Inc. | 130 | 480 | 20 | 2010–2026 |
| HOWARD DRILLING COMPANY | 89 | 460 | 100 | 2003–2025 |
| Burkett Drilling | 81 | 535 | 400 | 2004–2026 |
| LT Drilling Company | 78 | 520 | 800 | 2007–2010 |
| Hydro Resouces Mid Contient Inc | 49 | 600 | 800 | 2012–2013 |
| L T Drilling Company | 49 | 551 | — | 2005–2007 |
| Les Taylor Drilling Company | 31 | 500 | 20 | 2003–2010 |
| ETTER WATER WELL LLC | 28 | 470 | 100 | 2014–2026 |
| Hydro Resouces Mid Continent Inc | 17 | 540 | 600 | 2013 |
| Hydro Resouces Mid Conteint Inc | 15 | 480 | — | 2013 |
| Peterson Drilling & Testing, Inc. | 12 | 18 | — | 2003–2020 |
| Hydro Resources Mid Continet Inc | 5 | 540 | — | 2012 |
| Water Right Irr. | 4 | 383 | 950 | 2008–2019 |
| Hyrdro Resources Mid Contient Inc | 4 | 520 | — | 2011 |
| Turn Key Drilling | 4 | 540 | 20 | 2004–2006 |
| Hydro Resouces Mid Continet Inc | 3 | 500 | — | 2013 |
| Hydro Resoucres Mid Contient Inc | 2 | 720 | — | 2014 |
| W.D. Jones Drilling Co., Inc. | 2 | 726 | 70 | 2005–2006 |
| Hydro Resouces Mid Coninent Inc | 2 | 540 | — | 2013 |
| Randy Taylor | 2 | 661 | 1,100 | 2012 |
| LES TAYLOR DRILLINGP | 2 | 520 | 10 | 2007 |
| Canadian Water Well Inc. | 1 | 481 | — | 2026 |
| Blue Sage Services | 1 | 390 | — | 2025 |
What the wells are for
| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test Well | 1,114 | 62.1% | 540 |
| Irrigation | 377 | 21.0% | 550 |
| Stock | 117 | 6.5% | 460 |
| Domestic | 99 | 5.5% | 480 |
| Rig Supply | 41 | 2.3% | 500 |
| Industrial | 27 | 1.5% | 480 |
| Monitor | 8 | 0.4% | 19 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 6 | 0.3% | — |
| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 235 | 520 | 270 |
| 2010s | 913 | 540 | 300 |
| 2020s | 645 | 535 | 336 |
The deepest reports on file
| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 443147 | 2017 | 1,080 | — | — | Test Well |
| 722521 | 2026 | 1,041 | 336 | — | Irrigation |
| 583304 | 2021 | 1,030 | — | — | Test Well |
| 256798 | 2010 | 1,006 | — | — | Test Well |
| 717234 | 2026 | 1,000 | — | — | Test Well |
| 568255 | 2021 | 1,000 | — | — | Test Well |
| 691562 | 2025 | 920 | — | — | Test Well |
| 692258 | 2025 | 901 | 501 | — | Irrigation |
| 717229 | 2026 | 900 | — | — | Test Well |
| 583312 | 2021 | 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.
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