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

> 3,255 well reports filed in Jim Wells County since 2001. Median depth 340 ft, water struck at 115 ft, median yield 50 gpm.

## Water wells in Jim Wells County, Texas

**3,255** well reports on file. The median well here was taken to **340 ft** and struck water at **115 ft** — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

### What you will drill through in Jim Wells County

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

| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | **Top Soil** 826 , **Caliche** 595 , **Clay** 414 , **Topsoil** 315 , **Red Clay** 273 , **Clachie** 200 |
| 25–50 ft | **Clay** 139 , **Caliche** 104 , **Red Clay** 70 , **Sand** 43 , **Caliche & Clay** 32 , **Clay & Caliche** 27 |
| 50–100 ft | **Clay** 309 , **Red Clay** 328 , **Sand** 92 , **Caliche** 89 , **Red Coarse Sand** 60 , **Shale** 55 |
| 100–200 ft | **Red Clay** 525 , **Clay** 356 , **Sand** 309 , **Red Coarse Sand** 196 , **Sand & Clay** 123 , **Shale** 103 |
| 200–300 ft | **Sand** 424 , **Red Clay** 357 , **Clay** 278 , **Sandy Shale** 166 , **Red Coarse Sand** 152 , **Sand & Clay** 111 |
| 300–500 ft | **Sand** 548 , **Clay** 285 , **Red Clay** 227 , **Sandy Shale** 195 , **Shale** 141 , **Red Coarse Sand T.D.** 99 |
| 500–1000 ft | **Sand** 130 , **Clay** 62 , **Shale** 30 , **Feet Shale** 17 , **Sandy Shale** 33 , **Red Clay** 19 |
| 1000–5000 ft | **Clay** 2 , **Sand** 2 , **Sand/Clay** 1 , **Feet Sand** 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 Jim Wells County

*Licensed firms in Jim Wells County, busiest first.*

| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [B.T. Sikes Water Wells, Inc.](/driller/b-t-sikes-water-wells-inc.md) | 747 | 300 | 70 | 2003–2019 |
| [PAGE WATER WELL](/driller/page-water-well.md) | 309 | 460 | 45 | 2003–2026 |
| [Vortex Drilling, Inc.](/driller/vortex-drilling-inc.md) | 243 | 25 | — | 2004–2025 |
| [MARTIN WATER WELLS](/driller/martin-water-wells.md) | 202 | 440 | 65 | 2003–2026 |
| [Stapleton Water wells](/driller/stapleton-water-wells.md) | 197 | 450 | 12 | 2010–2026 |
| [Victor's Water Well Drilling Co](/driller/victor-s-water-well-drilling-co.md) | 153 | 440 | 30 | 2001–2026 |
| [WALKER HILL ENVIRONMENTAL INC](/driller/walker-hill-environmental-inc.md) | 112 | 30 | — | 2020–2021 |
| [Richardson Water Well Drilling](/driller/richardson-water-well-drilling.md) | 97 | 500 | 50 | 2009–2026 |
| [R. MOLINA WATER WELL SERVICE, INC.](/driller/r-molina-water-well-service-inc.md) | 94 | 480 | 40 | 2003–2021 |
| [CARTER WATER WELL DRILLING](/driller/carter-water-well-drilling.md) | 88 | 260 | 50 | 2006–2026 |
| [ECI](/driller/eci.md) | 63 | 70 | — | 2005–2008 |
| [Bradfute Water Well Drilling](/driller/bradfute-water-well-drilling.md) | 56 | 220 | 40 | 2003–2011 |
| [EnviroCore, Inc.](/driller/envirocore-inc.md) | 52 | 24 | — | 2005–2025 |
| [Alpine Field Services](/driller/alpine-field-services.md) | 49 | 36 | — | 2013–2014 |
| [PAGE WATERWELL](/driller/page-waterwell.md) | 48 | 520 | 40 | 2007–2013 |
| [PAGE WATERWELL DRILLING](/driller/page-waterwell-drilling.md) | 42 | 500 | 40 | 2004–2011 |
| [Triple C. Drilling](/driller/triple-c-drilling.md) | 41 | 420 | 30 | 2003–2021 |
| [Richardson Water Well](/driller/richardson-water-well.md) | 35 | 541 | 50 | 2009–2015 |
| [Vortex Drilling Partners, LP](/driller/vortex-drilling-partners-lp.md) | 34 | 25 | — | 2019–2022 |
| EnviroCore Drilling, LP | 29 | 80 | — | 2005 |
| [Bradfute Water Well](/driller/bradfute-water-well.md) | 26 | 360 | 40 | 2005–2014 |
| [Envirotech Drilling Services LLC](/driller/envirotech-drilling-services-llc.md) | 22 | 40 | — | 2023–2026 |
| [Pacific West Environmental and Infrastructure](/driller/pacific-west-environmental-and-infrastructure.md) | 21 | 19 | — | 2025–2026 |
| [BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.](/driller/best-drilling-services-inc.md) | 21 | 42 | — | 2004–2021 |
| [Cascade Drilling](/driller/cascade-drilling.md) | 21 | 422 | — | 2014–2016 |

### What the wells are for

*Purpose, and how deep each went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 2,065 | 63.4% | 390 |
| Monitor | 407 | 12.5% | 32 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 405 | 12.4% | 25 |
| Stock | 249 | 7.6% | 460 |
| Rig Supply | 56 | 1.7% | 440 |
| Industrial | 46 | 1.4% | 570 |
| Irrigation | 9 | 0.3% | 740 |
| Public Supply | 8 | 0.2% | 806 |

*By decade drilled.*

| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,134 | 360 | 110 |
| 2010s | 1,453 | 340 | 120 |
| 2020s | 668 | 320 | 117 |

### The deepest reports on file

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

| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 703728 | 2025 | 2,090 | 188 | 1,402 | Public Supply |
| 569603 | 2021 | 2,030 | 65 | 1,400 | Public Supply |
| 420821 | 2010 | 950 | 144 | 580 | Public Supply |
| 303558 | 2012 | 866 | 119 | 70 | Domestic |
| 296713 | 2011 | 860 | 168 | 15 | Domestic |
| 37514 | 2004 | 860 | 102 | 65 | Domestic |
| 223736 | 2009 | 845 | 28 | 120 | Domestic |
| 341167 | 2013 | 841 | 159 | 50 | Irrigation |
| 274648 | 2011 | 841 | 153 | 45 | Industrial |
| 373877 | 2013 | 840 | 116 | 60 | Stock |

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 Jim Wells County?

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### Counties with a comparable number of reports

- [Sherman](/county/sherman.md)
- [Rusk](/county/rusk.md)
- [Johnson](/county/johnson.md)
- [Bell](/county/bell.md)
- [Montague](/county/montague.md)
- [Liberty](/county/liberty.md)
- [Grimes](/county/grimes.md)
- [Matagorda](/county/matagorda.md)
- [Andrews](/county/andrews.md)
- [Hockley](/county/hockley.md)
- [San Patricio](/county/san-patricio.md)
- [Reagan](/county/reagan.md)
- [Kerr](/county/kerr.md)

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

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