Water wells in Howard County, Texas
5,449 well reports on file. The median well here was taken to 90 ft and struck water at 50 ft — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.
What you will drill through in Howard County
| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | Topsoil 2,357, Caliche 1,748, Top Soil 1,701, Calichie 1,401, Sand 1,015, Sandy Clay 365 |
| 25–50 ft | Sand 775, Sandstone 499, Red Clay 299, Sandy Clay 281, Sand And Gravel 186, Sand&Gravel 165 |
| 50–100 ft | Red Clay 1,777, Red Bed 407, Sand 348, Gravel 328, Sand And Gravel 317, Sand & Gravel 262 |
| 100–200 ft | Red Clay 1,159, Red Bed 272, Sandstone 190, Sand&Gravel 130, Sand 115, Redbed 107 |
| 200–300 ft | Red Clay 133, Red Bed 32, Sand 12, Gravel 13, Sand&Gravle 13, Redbed 11 |
| 300–500 ft | Red Clay 30, Blue Sand 11, Sand 6, Red Bed 7, Red Clay & Shale 5, Grey Sandstone 3 |
| 500–1000 ft | Red Clay 16, Red Clay & Shale 14, Sandstone 6, Sand 3, Red Shale 5, Red Bed 4 |
| 1000–5000 ft | Red Shale 4, Red Clay And Shale 3, Redbed 2, Shale/Mudstone 2, Sandstone 2, Red/Brown Shale W/Innerbedded Micareous Sandstone 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 Howard County
What the wells are for
| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rig Supply | 1,658 | 30.4% | 85 |
| Fracking Supply | 1,347 | 24.7% | 100 |
| Domestic | 755 | 13.9% | 100 |
| Irrigation | 559 | 10.3% | 100 |
| Monitor | 449 | 8.2% | 55 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 220 | 4.0% | 12 |
| Other | 151 | 2.8% | 95 |
| Stock | 129 | 2.4% | 110 |
| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 478 | 67 | 40 |
| 2010s | 3,511 | 85 | 50 |
| 2020s | 1,460 | 105 | 55 |
The deepest reports on file
| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 497545 | 2018 | 1,605 | — | — | Industrial |
| 443350 | 2017 | 1,370 | 475 | — | Fracking Supply |
| 454627 | 2017 | 1,320 | — | — | Fracking Supply |
| 454625 | 2017 | 1,320 | — | — | Fracking Supply |
| 443356 | 2017 | 1,280 | 460 | — | Fracking Supply |
| 443402 | 2017 | 1,260 | 519 | 160 | Fracking Supply |
| 446288 | 2017 | 1,252 | — | — | Fracking Supply |
| 454765 | 2017 | 1,250 | 718 | — | Fracking Supply |
| 442062 | 2016 | 1,250 | — | — | Rig Supply |
| 464373 | 2017 | 1,230 | — | — | 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 Howard County?
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