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Water wells in Hudspeth County, Texas

176 well reports on file. The median well here was taken to 500 ft and struck water at 240 ft — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

176Reports
500 ftMedian depth
240 ftWater at
20 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in Hudspeth County

Logged in Hudspeth County, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 24, Topsoil 18, Sand 14, Overburden 11, Caliche 10, White Limestone 7
25–50 ftBrown Clay 4, Gray Clay 3, Gravel 3, Sand And Gravel 3, Gray Medium Sand 3, Fine Gray Sand 3
50–100 ftBrown Clay 6, Gray Sand 3, Red Clay 2, Clay 4, Gray Clay 3, Sandy Clay Sand Strips 3
100–200 ftBrown Clay 6, Fine Gray Sand 4, Hard Rock 1, Gray Limestone 3, Gray Shale 3, White Limestone 4
200–300 ftRock 3, Gray Limestone 5, Sandstone 2, Tan Sandstone 2, Gray Shale 3, Red 1
300–500 ftGray Shale 6, Gray Limestone 6, Turquoise/Brown Clay With Gypsum Stringers 1, Turquoise/Brown Clay 1, Tan Sandstone 2, Limestone 3
500–1000 ftBlack Limestone 9, Gray Limestone 5, Red Shale 3, Red Siltstone 3, Gray Shale 3, White Limestone 3
1000–5000 ftLimestone: Dark Gray 1, White Limestone 4, Sandstone 3, Gray Limestone 2, Basalt With Fracures 1, Gray And Brown Limestone With Red Shale Stringers 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 Hudspeth County

Licensed firms in Hudspeth County, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Abel Water Systems2650552013–2024
The Loftis Company1492032005–2010
Anthony Pump & Drilling Inc9965002012–2015
WEST TEXAS WATER WELL SERVICE86272002007–2026
Goertzen Drilling72602024–2026
Talon/LPE6202016
SKINNER'S DRILLING676352008–2016
Straub Corporation6112009
Arrowhead Well Service & Construction LLC560082016–2022
Couch Operating, LLC51002020
Tierra Drilling & Environmental Services, Inc.582014
Caltex Water LLC51,0807502011
Armadillo Drilling & Well Service51,20042006–2010
Lirasa Drilling Co.513262003–2005
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.49024002022
Neufeld Family Drilling llc41602019
C. Miller Drilling4262572010
SKINNER DRILLING4580202006
Armadillo Drlg. & Well Service490572002–2003
Geoprojects International, Inc.31,0672021–2024
United Drilling Inc.3370202015–2023
Wildcat Services LLC390052019–2023
T Bar Drilling31,000922013
aquatech solutions24002025–2026
Wild C Ranch27802024

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic5933.5%500
Stock3821.6%600
Irrigation2212.5%218
Test Well169.1%750
Environmental Soil Boring137.4%10
Industrial105.7%991
Public Supply105.7%135
Monitor52.8%20
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s46750480
2010s7720587
2020s53600297

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in Hudspeth County. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
30618820122,025Stock
35456420141,8091,6617Irrigation
67385420241,6001,309Domestic
40085820151,520Test Well
22009020101,500Test Well
52588120181,480Stock
70899720251,220Industrial
7658620061,200Test Well
6012920051,180980Domestic
60270920221,14072Test Well

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 Hudspeth 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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