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

> 1,261 well reports filed in Irion County since 2001. Median depth 320 ft, water struck at 168 ft, median yield 40 gpm.

## Water wells in Irion County, Texas

**1,261** well reports on file. The median well here was taken to **320 ft** and struck water at **168 ft** — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

### What you will drill through in Irion County

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

| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | **Dirt** 488 , **Caliche** 191 , **Brown Limestone** 158 , **Topsoil** 158 , **White Limestone** 139 , **Top Soil** 127 |
| 25–50 ft | **Brown Limestone** 41 , **Red Clay** 38 , **Limestone** 26 , **Gray Limestone** 25 , **Yellow Sand** 21 , **Brown Sand** 20 |
| 50–100 ft | **Red Clay** 92 , **Gray Limestone** 85 , **Brown Limestone** 54 , **Brown Sand** 39 , **Limestone** 37 , **Brown Sandrock** 30 |
| 100–200 ft | **Red Clay** 172 , **Brown Sand** 73 , **Gray Limestone** 77 , **Brown Sandrock** 69 , **Brown Limestone** 53 , **Red Shale** 39 |
| 200–300 ft | **Red Clay** 115 , **Brown Sandrock** 42 , **Brown Sand** 35 , **Gray Limestone** 38 , **Red Shale** 33 , **Gray Shale** 25 |
| 300–500 ft | **Red Clay** 150 , **Brown Sandrock** 50 , **Red Bed** 42 , **Sand** 34 , **Brown Sand** 34 , **Red Shale** 29 |
| 500–1000 ft | **Red Clay** 68 , **Sand** 29 , **Shale** 36 , **Red Bed** 33 , **Sandstone** 35 , **Gray Clay** 26 |
| 1000–5000 ft | **Sand** 2 , **Shale** 1 , **Rock** 1 , **Lime W/Sand 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 Irion County

*Licensed firms in Irion County, busiest first.*

| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [woehl drilling no2](/driller/woehl-drilling-no2.md) | 261 | 260 | 25 | 2011–2026 |
| [WOEHL DRILLING # 2](/driller/woehl-drilling-2.md) | 141 | 250 | 50 | 2003–2015 |
| [Woehl Drilling](/driller/woehl-drilling.md) | 73 | 160 | 25 | 2003–2012 |
| [MICHAEL C HOELSCHER](/driller/michael-c-hoelscher.md) | 56 | 150 | 20 | 2003–2026 |
| [Woehl Drilling & Service](/driller/woehl-drilling-service.md) | 51 | 180 | 30 | 2011–2026 |
| [2 N DRILLING](/driller/2-n-drilling.md) | 49 | 655 | 50 | 2012–2013 |
| [Caltex Water LLC](/driller/caltex-water-llc.md) | 45 | 520 | 65 | 2012–2015 |
| [THI WATER WELL](/driller/thi-water-well.md) | 43 | 780 | 40 | 2013–2018 |
| [Blue Quail Energy Services LLC.](/driller/blue-quail-energy-services-llc.md) | 42 | 870 | 80 | 2018–2019 |
| [CASE DRILLING & PUMP SERVICE, LLC](/driller/case-drilling-pump-service-llc.md) | 42 | 612 | 45 | 2012–2014 |
| [woehl drilling no 2](/driller/woehl-drilling-no-2.md) | 38 | 440 | 80 | 2011–2012 |
| [Abel Water Systems](/driller/abel-water-systems.md) | 36 | 203 | 40 | 2003–2026 |
| [Latzel Drilling LLC](/driller/latzel-drilling-llc.md) | 31 | 530 | 50 | 2003–2016 |
| [PICKENS DRILLING CO.](/driller/pickens-drilling-co.md) | 24 | 235 | 12 | 2012–2014 |
| [Aqua Drill](/driller/aqua-drill.md) | 20 | 660 | 40 | 2018–2022 |
| Richard Allbritton | 18 | 740 | 56 | 2014 |
| [Layne Christensen](/driller/layne-christensen.md) | 18 | 720 | 75 | 2012–2014 |
| [Straub Corporation](/driller/straub-corporation.md) | 17 | 20 | 2 | 2002–2009 |
| [T Bar Drilling](/driller/t-bar-drilling.md) | 16 | 180 | 20 | 2008–2013 |
| [OZONA WATER WELL SERVICE INC](/driller/ozona-water-well-service-inc.md) | 15 | 440 | 35 | 2012–2026 |
| [Lange Drilling Co](/driller/lange-drilling-co.md) | 15 | 160 | 15 | 2005–2020 |
| 2N DRILLING | 13 | 625 | 100 | 2012 |
| [Curtis-Abel Water Systems, Inc.](/driller/curtis-abel-water-systems-inc.md) | 13 | 200 | 20 | 2001–2003 |
| [Tinsley Drilling & Company](/driller/tinsley-drilling-company.md) | 12 | 880 | 50 | 2023–2025 |
| Pro Oilfield Services | 12 | 780 | 60 | 2013 |

### What the wells are for

*Purpose, and how deep each went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 359 | 28.5% | 190 |
| Rig Supply | 278 | 22.0% | 635 |
| Stock | 271 | 21.5% | 240 |
| Fracking Supply | 132 | 10.5% | 725 |
| Industrial | 115 | 9.1% | 420 |
| Irrigation | 44 | 3.5% | 210 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 18 | 1.4% | 10 |
| Test Well | 17 | 1.3% | 170 |

*By decade drilled.*

| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 306 | 180 | 90 |
| 2010s | 791 | 500 | 270 |
| 2020s | 164 | 220 | 120 |

### The deepest reports on file

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

| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 311715 | 2013 | 3,155 | 400 | 50 | Rig Supply |
| 670269 | 2024 | 1,701 | — | 50 | Fracking Supply |
| 676629 | 2024 | 1,650 | — | 50 | Fracking Supply |
| 363210 | 2014 | 1,125 | 625 | — | Rig Supply |
| 363198 | 2014 | 1,125 | 600 | — | Rig Supply |
| 676627 | 2024 | 1,100 | 220 | 10 | Fracking Supply |
| 360024 | 2014 | 1,100 | 300 | 40 | Fracking Supply |
| 323382 | 2013 | 1,100 | 283 | 100 | Fracking Supply |
| 323378 | 2013 | 1,030 | 286 | 60 | Fracking Supply |
| 287711 | 2012 | 955 | — | 40 | 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 Irion 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.

We are nobody's agent and have no arrangement with any firm today. [What we do with this](/privacy.md).

### Counties with a comparable number of reports

- [Upshur](/county/upshur.md)
- [Parmer](/county/parmer.md)
- [Gray](/county/gray.md)
- [Frio](/county/frio.md)
- [Bailey](/county/bailey.md)
- [Milam](/county/milam.md)
- [Refugio](/county/refugio.md)
- [Kaufman](/county/kaufman.md)
- [Collingsworth](/county/collingsworth.md)
- [Lee](/county/lee.md)
- [Starr](/county/starr.md)
- [Donley](/county/donley.md)
- [Concho](/county/concho.md)

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

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