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

> 1,015 well reports filed in Hemphill County since 2001. Median depth 260 ft, water struck at 105 ft, median yield 100 gpm.

## Water wells in Hemphill County, Texas

**1,015** well reports on file. The median well here was taken to **260 ft** and struck water at **105 ft** — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

### What you will drill through in Hemphill County

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

| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | **Clay** 276 , **Sandy Clay** 136 , **Top Soil** 106 , **Sand** 96 , **Caliche Clay** 90 , **Caliche** 61 |
| 25–50 ft | **Sandy Clay** 64 , **Sand** 57 , **Clay** 50 , **Caliche Clay** 31 , **Caliche** 27 , **Sand/Sandy Clay** 25 |
| 50–100 ft | **Sand** 161 , **Sandy Clay** 124 , **Clay** 114 , **Clay/Sandy Clay** 54 , **Sandy Clay/Sand** 49 , **Sand/Sandy Clay** 49 |
| 100–200 ft | **Sand** 266 , **Clay** 175 , **Sandy Clay** 172 , **Sandy Clay/Sand** 73 , **Red Clay** 63 , **Clay/Sandy Clay** 58 |
| 200–300 ft | **Sand** 206 , **Clay** 128 , **Sandy Clay** 101 , **Red Clay** 76 , **Sandy Clay/Sand** 53 , **Red** 60 |
| 300–500 ft | **Sand** 116 , **Clay** 56 , **Sandy Clay** 52 , **Red** 49 , **Red Clay** 48 , **Sand/Sandy Clay** 31 |
| 500–1000 ft | **Sand** 5 , **Red Clay** 6 , **Fine Sand** 3 , **Fine Sand W/Gravel Strips** 1 , **Fine Fairly Loose Sand W/Red Clay Mix & Clay Strips** 1 , **Sandy Clay** 3 |

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 Hemphill County

*Licensed firms in Hemphill County, busiest first.*

| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [HOWARD DRILLING COMPANY](/driller/howard-drilling-company.md) | 450 | 300 | 100 | 1982–2026 |
| [3T Drilling, Inc.](/driller/3t-drilling-inc.md) | 110 | 270 | 50 | 2010–2026 |
| [ETTER WATER WELL LLC](/driller/etter-water-well-llc.md) | 82 | 290 | 20 | 2013–2026 |
| [Talon Drilling, LP](/driller/talon-drilling-lp.md) | 41 | 27 | — | 2003–2009 |
| [Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.](/driller/hydro-resources-mid-continent-inc.md) | 37 | 260 | 20 | 1993–2026 |
| [Les Taylor Drilling Company](/driller/les-taylor-drilling-company.md) | 34 | 275 | 50 | 2004–2010 |
| [Peterson Drilling & Testing, Inc.](/driller/peterson-drilling-testing-inc.md) | 22 | 70 | — | 2004–2025 |
| Roy's Water Well | 22 | 180 | 20 | 2016–2024 |
| [Turn Key Drilling](/driller/turn-key-drilling.md) | 19 | 250 | 20 | 2003–2006 |
| [Cascade Drilling](/driller/cascade-drilling.md) | 18 | 103 | — | 2016–2017 |
| [K-Ran Drilling](/driller/k-ran-drilling.md) | 16 | 240 | 16 | 1982–2025 |
| [Arrow Water Well Inc.](/driller/arrow-water-well-inc.md) | 15 | 205 | 20 | 2004–2026 |
| [B & B CONSTRUCTION CO.](/driller/b-b-construction-co.md) | 15 | 63 | — | 2003–2006 |
| [DAVIS ENVIRONMENTAL DRILLING](/driller/davis-environmental-drilling.md) | 15 | 50 | — | 2002 |
| [Talon/LPE](/driller/talon-lpe.md) | 10 | 65 | — | 2018–2026 |
| Lamberth Drilling | 10 | 260 | 150 | 2006–2013 |
| AW Pool, Inc | 8 | 23 | 10 | 2004 |
| Canadian Water Well Inc. | 7 | 250 | — | 2019–2026 |
| Bybee Drilling Co | 7 | 202 | 60 | 1972–1985 |
| [L T Drilling Company](/driller/l-t-drilling-company.md) | 6 | 180 | — | 2006 |
| [Associated Environmental Ind Corp](/driller/associated-environmental-ind-corp.md) | 5 | 180 | — | 2019–2024 |
| [Associated Environmental Industries, Corp.](/driller/associated-environmental-industries-corp.md) | 5 | 30 | — | 2014 |
| Rod Ewbank Water Well Drilling, Inc. | 5 | 380 | 200 | 2005–2010 |
| [B2D Enterprises](/driller/b2d-enterprises.md) | 4 | 180 | 100 | 2009–2020 |
| [Harrison and Cooper, Inc.](/driller/harrison-and-cooper-inc.md) | 4 | 63 | — | 2017 |

### What the wells are for

*Purpose, and how deep each went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rig Supply | 355 | 35.0% | 300 |
| Domestic | 198 | 19.5% | 260 |
| Monitor | 116 | 11.4% | 58 |
| Industrial | 106 | 10.4% | 340 |
| Stock | 100 | 9.9% | 260 |
| Test Well | 52 | 5.1% | 240 |
| Irrigation | 33 | 3.3% | 190 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 28 | 2.8% | 30 |

*By decade drilled.*

| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3 | 82 | 80 |
| 1970s | 3 | 202 | 80 |
| 1980s | 10 | 240 | 140 |
| 1990s | 4 | 340 | 160 |
| 2000s | 448 | 265 | 105 |
| 2010s | 438 | 260 | 105 |
| 2020s | 109 | 240 | 109 |

### The deepest reports on file

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

| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 290514 | 2011 | 680 | — | — | Test Well |
| 290781 | 2012 | 665 | 134 | 750 | Irrigation |
| 635953 | 2023 | 640 | 282 | — | Domestic |
| 383362 | 2014 | 640 | 333 | — | Domestic |
| 405936 | 2015 | 620 | — | — | Test Well |
| 99502 | 2006 | 610 | 340 | 30 | Domestic |
| 546816 | 2020 | 600 | — | — | Test Well |
| 276501 | 2012 | 600 | — | — | Test Well |
| 178644 | 2006 | 600 | 280 | 20 | Domestic |
| 178306 | 2009 | 600 | 140 | 100 | Rig Supply |

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 Hemphill 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

- [Clay](/county/clay.md)
- [Winkler](/county/winkler.md)
- [Crockett](/county/crockett.md)
- [Houston](/county/houston.md)
- [Mills](/county/mills.md)
- [Floyd](/county/floyd.md)
- [La Salle](/county/la-salle.md)
- [Callahan](/county/callahan.md)
- [Pecos](/county/pecos.md)
- [San Augustine](/county/san-augustine.md)
- [Lampasas](/county/lampasas.md)
- [McCulloch](/county/mcculloch.md)
- [Brooks](/county/brooks.md)

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

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