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
| 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
| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc. | 1,740 | 618 | 600 | 2009–2026 |
| LT Drilling Company | 446 | 497 | 700 | 2006–2010 |
| Larsen Farms LLC | 428 | 380 | 15 | 2011–2015 |
| L T Drilling Company | 356 | 581 | 550 | 2004–2008 |
| Hydro Resources Mid Contient Inc | 281 | 560 | 600 | 2011–2014 |
| DB&E Co LTD | 235 | 458 | 700 | 2008–2025 |
| Landowner Drilled | 177 | 344 | 390 | 2006–2026 |
| Les Taylor Drilling Company | 121 | 480 | 600 | 2003–2010 |
| 3T Drilling, Inc. | 113 | 520 | 20 | 2010–2026 |
| Burkett Drilling | 105 | 525 | 200 | 2001–2026 |
| D B & E | 96 | 607 | 580 | 2003–2011 |
| ETTER WATER WELL LLC | 83 | 550 | 20 | 2013–2026 |
| Hydro Resouces Mid Contient Inc | 62 | 520 | 700 | 2012–2013 |
| Henkle Drilling & Supply Co., Inc. | 29 | 440 | — | 2008 |
| K-Ran Drilling | 21 | 530 | 12 | 2006–2019 |
| Rita Blanca Well Services Inc. | 20 | 545 | 150 | 2002–2013 |
| JB Drilling | 19 | 620 | — | 2020–2024 |
| Hyrdro Resources Mid Contient Inc | 19 | 520 | — | 2011–2012 |
| Rocking K Well Industries | 15 | 535 | — | 2020–2023 |
| Henkle Drilling and Supply Co | 15 | 470 | — | 2008 |
| Peterson Drilling & Testing, Inc. | 13 | 15 | — | 2003–2026 |
| Blue Quail Energy Services LLC. | 12 | 400 | — | 2020 |
| Hydro Resouces Mid Conteint Inc | 12 | 600 | 750 | 2013 |
| DB & E | 11 | — | 550 | 2009–2014 |
| Fairview Sales & Service | 10 | 538 | 140 | 2020–2024 |
What the wells are for
| 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 |
| 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
| 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.
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