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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.

1,015Reports
260 ftMedian depth
105 ftWater at
100 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in Hemphill County

Logged in Hemphill County, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 276, Sandy Clay 136, Top Soil 106, Sand 96, Caliche Clay 90, Caliche 61
25–50 ftSandy Clay 64, Sand 57, Clay 50, Caliche Clay 31, Caliche 27, Sand/Sandy Clay 25
50–100 ftSand 161, Sandy Clay 124, Clay 114, Clay/Sandy Clay 54, Sandy Clay/Sand 49, Sand/Sandy Clay 49
100–200 ftSand 266, Clay 175, Sandy Clay 172, Sandy Clay/Sand 73, Red Clay 63, Clay/Sandy Clay 58
200–300 ftSand 206, Clay 128, Sandy Clay 101, Red Clay 76, Sandy Clay/Sand 53, Red 60
300–500 ftSand 116, Clay 56, Sandy Clay 52, Red 49, Red Clay 48, Sand/Sandy Clay 31
500–1000 ftSand 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 recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
HOWARD DRILLING COMPANY4503001001982–2026
3T Drilling, Inc.110270502010–2026
ETTER WATER WELL LLC82290202013–2026
Talon Drilling, LP4127—2003–2009
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.37260201993–2026
Les Taylor Drilling Company34275502004–2010
Peterson Drilling & Testing, Inc.2270—2004–2025
Roy's Water Well22180202016–2024
Turn Key Drilling19250202003–2006
Cascade Drilling18103—2016–2017
K-Ran Drilling16240161982–2025
Arrow Water Well Inc.15205202004–2026
B & B CONSTRUCTION CO.1563—2003–2006
DAVIS ENVIRONMENTAL DRILLING1550—2002
Talon/LPE1065—2018–2026
Lamberth Drilling102601502006–2013
AW Pool, Inc823102004
Canadian Water Well Inc.7250—2019–2026
Bybee Drilling Co7202601972–1985
L T Drilling Company6180—2006
Associated Environmental Ind Corp5180—2019–2024
Associated Environmental Industries, Corp.530—2014
Rod Ewbank Water Well Drilling, Inc.53802002005–2010
B2D Enterprises41801002009–2020
Harrison and Cooper, Inc.463—2017

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Rig Supply35535.0%300
Domestic19819.5%260
Monitor11611.4%58
Industrial10610.4%340
Stock1009.9%260
Test Well525.1%240
Irrigation333.3%190
Environmental Soil Boring282.8%30
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
1960s38280
1970s320280
1980s10240140
1990s4340160
2000s448265105
2010s438260105
2020s109240109

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in Hemphill County. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
2905142011680——Test Well
2907812012665134750Irrigation
6359532023640282—Domestic
3833622014640333—Domestic
4059362015620——Test Well
99502200661034030Domestic
5468162020600——Test Well
2765012012600——Test Well
178644200660028020Domestic
1783062009600140100Rig 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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