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

> 4,543 well reports filed in Hartley County since 2001. Median depth 540 ft, water struck at 360 ft, median yield 500 gpm.

## Water wells in Hartley County, Texas

**4,543** well reports on file. The median well here was taken to **540 ft** and struck water at **360 ft** — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

### What you will drill through in Hartley County

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

| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | **Top Soil** 202 , **Sand** 199 , **Surface Top Soil Brown Clay W/Sandy Clay Strips** 152 , **Surface Top Soil Brown Sandy Clay** 148 , **Caliche W/Rock Strips** 125 , **Surface Top Soil Brown Clay** 114 |
| 25–50 ft | **Caliche W/Rock Strips** 269 , **Caliche** 74 , **Sand W/Minor Clay Strips** 63 , **Sand W/Brown Clay Strips** 56 , **Brown Clay** 43 , **Sand** 43 |
| 50–100 ft | **Sand W/Brown Clay Strips** 125 , **Sand W/Minor Clay Strips** 125 , **Sand W/Clay Strips** 88 , **Sand** 81 , **Brown Clay** 72 , **Caliche W/Rock Strips** 76 |
| 100–200 ft | **Brown Clay** 156 , **Gravel** 101 , **Sandy Clay** 81 , **Sand** 77 , **Fine Sand** 72 , **Red Clay** 66 |
| 200–300 ft | **Brown Clay** 134 , **Gravel** 102 , **Red Clay** 111 , **Sandy Clay** 87 , **Fine To Med Loose Sand** 97 , **Fine Sand** 82 |
| 300–500 ft | **Red Clay** 331 , **Fine To Med Fairly Loose Sand** 183 , **Med Fine Fairly Loose Sand** 173 , **Fine To Med Loose Sand** 153 , **Brown Clay** 121 , **Fine Fairly Loose Sand** 125 |
| 500–1000 ft | **Red Clay** 439 , **Red Clay & Shale** 172 , **Med To Coarse Fairly Loose Sand W/Gravel Strips** 118 , **Red Clay W/Shale** 77 , **Fine Little Tight Sand** 102 , **Fine To Med Fairly Loose Sand** 81 |
| 1000–5000 ft | **Red Clay & Shale** 22 , **Fine Little Tight Sand** 13 , **Red Clay** 12 , **Fine Tight Sand** 6 , **Red Clay W/Shale** 6 , **Red Shale** 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 Hartley County

*Licensed firms in Hartley County, busiest first.*

| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.](/driller/hydro-resources-mid-continent-inc.md) | 1,740 | 618 | 600 | 2009–2026 |
| [LT Drilling Company](/driller/lt-drilling-company.md) | 446 | 497 | 700 | 2006–2010 |
| [Larsen Farms LLC](/driller/larsen-farms-llc.md) | 428 | 380 | 15 | 2011–2015 |
| [L T Drilling Company](/driller/l-t-drilling-company.md) | 356 | 581 | 550 | 2004–2008 |
| [Hydro Resources Mid Contient Inc](/driller/hydro-resources-mid-contient-inc.md) | 281 | 560 | 600 | 2011–2014 |
| [DB&E Co LTD](/driller/db-e-co-ltd.md) | 235 | 458 | 700 | 2008–2025 |
| [Landowner Drilled](/driller/landowner-drilled.md) | 177 | 344 | 390 | 2006–2026 |
| [Les Taylor Drilling Company](/driller/les-taylor-drilling-company.md) | 121 | 480 | 600 | 2003–2010 |
| [3T Drilling, Inc.](/driller/3t-drilling-inc.md) | 113 | 520 | 20 | 2010–2026 |
| [Burkett Drilling](/driller/burkett-drilling.md) | 105 | 525 | 200 | 2001–2026 |
| [D B & E](/driller/d-b-e.md) | 96 | 607 | 580 | 2003–2011 |
| [ETTER WATER WELL LLC](/driller/etter-water-well-llc.md) | 83 | 550 | 20 | 2013–2026 |
| [Hydro Resouces Mid Contient Inc](/driller/hydro-resouces-mid-contient-inc.md) | 62 | 520 | 700 | 2012–2013 |
| [Henkle Drilling & Supply Co., Inc.](/driller/henkle-drilling-supply-co-inc.md) | 29 | 440 | — | 2008 |
| [K-Ran Drilling](/driller/k-ran-drilling.md) | 21 | 530 | 12 | 2006–2019 |
| [Rita Blanca Well Services Inc.](/driller/rita-blanca-well-services-inc.md) | 20 | 545 | 150 | 2002–2013 |
| [JB Drilling](/driller/jb-drilling.md) | 19 | 620 | — | 2020–2024 |
| Hyrdro Resources Mid Contient Inc | 19 | 520 | — | 2011–2012 |
| [Rocking K Well Industries](/driller/rocking-k-well-industries.md) | 15 | 535 | — | 2020–2023 |
| [Henkle Drilling and Supply Co](/driller/henkle-drilling-and-supply-co.md) | 15 | 470 | — | 2008 |
| [Peterson Drilling & Testing, Inc.](/driller/peterson-drilling-testing-inc.md) | 13 | 15 | — | 2003–2026 |
| [Blue Quail Energy Services LLC.](/driller/blue-quail-energy-services-llc.md) | 12 | 400 | — | 2020 |
| [Hydro Resouces Mid Conteint Inc](/driller/hydro-resouces-mid-conteint-inc.md) | 12 | 600 | 750 | 2013 |
| DB & E | 11 | — | 550 | 2009–2014 |
| [Fairview Sales & Service](/driller/fairview-sales-service.md) | 10 | 538 | 140 | 2020–2024 |

### What the wells are for

*Purpose, and how deep each went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test Well | 2,061 | 45.4% | 580 |
| Irrigation | 2,002 | 44.1% | 490 |
| Domestic | 248 | 5.5% | 540 |
| Stock | 135 | 3.0% | 400 |
| Monitor | 45 | 1.0% | 400 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 16 | 0.4% | 20 |
| Public Supply | 13 | 0.3% | 540 |
| Rig Supply | 10 | 0.2% | 420 |

*By decade drilled.*

| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 | 442 | 195 |
| 2000s | 1,144 | 525 | 387 |
| 2010s | 2,243 | 529 | 300 |
| 2020s | 1,155 | 580 | 396 |

### The deepest reports on file

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

| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 307766 | 2012 | 3,456 | — | — | Irrigation |
| 348879 | 2013 | 1,510 | — | — | Irrigation |
| 253729 | 2010 | 1,360 | — | — | Test Well |
| 253730 | 2010 | 1,340 | — | — | Test Well |
| 205488 | 2009 | 1,280 | — | — | Test Well |
| 541371 | 2020 | 1,271 | — | — | Irrigation |
| 532249 | 2020 | 1,260 | — | — | Test Well |
| 540404 | 2020 | 1,240 | — | — | Test Well |
| 433092 | 2016 | 1,240 | — | — | Test Well |
| 380267 | 2014 | 1,240 | 349 | 870 | Irrigation |

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 Hartley County?

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### Counties with a comparable number of reports

- [Gillespie](/county/gillespie.md)
- [Comal](/county/comal.md)
- [Galveston](/county/galveston.md)
- [Victoria](/county/victoria.md)
- [Hays](/county/hays.md)
- [Williamson](/county/williamson.md)
- [Terry](/county/terry.md)
- [Lavaca](/county/lavaca.md)
- [Washington](/county/washington.md)
- [Erath](/county/erath.md)
- [Collin](/county/collin.md)
- [Harrison](/county/harrison.md)
- [DeWitt](/county/dewitt.md)

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

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