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Water wells in Kerr County, Texas

3,041 well reports on file. The median well here was taken to 460 ft and struck water at 306 ft — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

3,041Reports
460 ftMedian depth
306 ftWater at
25 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in Kerr County

Logged in Kerr County, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftCaliche 455, Limestone 384, Topsoil 315, Overburden 216, Top Soil 156, Surface Rock 148
25–50 ftBlue Shale 80, Limestone 53, Gray Lime Blue Shell 31, Grey Shale 29, Grey Limestone 24, Gray Lime 24
50–100 ftGray Lime 73, Limestone 60, Blue Shale 49, Blue Clay 34, White Limestone 34, Grey Limestone 27
100–200 ftBlue Shale 143, Gray Lime 115, Limestone 84, Grey Limestone 48, Blue Clay 47, White Limestone 35
200–300 ftBlue Shale 110, Blue Clay 91, Limestone 57, Grey Limestone 46, Gray Lime 44, Solid Limestone 40
300–500 ftBlue Clay 153, Tan Sand 139, Blue Shale 82, Red Sand 101, Grey Limestone 55, Brown Lime 45
500–1000 ftRed Sand 133, Tan Sand 68, Red Sand H2O 48, Tan Sand (H2O) 33, Red Sand (H2O) 29, Red Clay 27
1000–5000 ftRed, Green Limestone & Sand 4, Dark Blue Shale 3, Quartz Limestone/Tan Sand H2O 1, Quartz Sand/Hickory Sandstone H2O 1, Red, Green, Tan Limestone & Sand 1, Blue Shale 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 Kerr County

Licensed firms in Kerr County, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Tinnin Water Wells405550352002–2017
Vortex Drilling, Inc.257102006–2025
Edmonds Drilling240540402003–2014
Hill Country Water Well Drilling158480152018–2026
PICKENS DRILLING CO.15530542005–2026
cypress creek drilling147490102001–2018
TR Drilling & Service LLC140580202003–2026
Waterboyz, LLC117620302011–2026
Edmonds Water Well Drilling110600202012–2024
Mocio Well Services, LLC101580152020–2026
H. W. Schwope & Sons Inc.98535401982–2026
Aquatech Drilling, Inc.74560352006–2019
BUDDY'S SEPTIC & WATER WELL SVC LLC73630202019–2026
MAP Water Well Drilling LLC72475202017–2026
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC53252023–2025
Allison Well Service52380102016–2025
McGuire Well Service5032052001–2015
Wilson Well Service46340152007–2026
American Water Well Services Inc.45640252017–2026
Armadigger, Inc.34700252003–2010
Bollinger Drilling32405122003–2018
CA Drilling31380101999–2006
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP30202019–2021
Texan Water25690202021–2025
C A Drilling Services, Inc.24560402000–2002

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic2,21672.9%510
Environmental Soil Boring30710.1%10
Stock2718.9%380
Monitor1123.7%35
Public Supply521.7%670
Irrigation411.3%620
Other140.5%625
Closed-Loop Geothermal110.4%250
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
1970s2540320
1980s117882
1990s1380250
2000s1,031440290
2010s1,037430305
2020s969512334

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in Kerr County. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
55303320201,520335800Monitor
34646220131,421Domestic
71057820251,400500Monitor
64372920221,39070080Stock
64376720231,350670Stock
64375120231,350Stock
64374920221,350100Stock
64374120231,300620100Stock
64373420231,300Stock
69872920251,195816Unknown

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 Kerr 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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