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Water wells in Kimble County, Texas

1,689 well reports on file. The median well here was taken to 240 ft and struck water at 159 ft — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

1,689Reports
240 ftMedian depth
159 ftWater at
6 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in Kimble County

Logged in Kimble County, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 362, White Limestone 278, Limestone 225, Topsoil 223, Caliche 134, Yellow Limestone 126
25–50 ftRed Clay 53, White Limestone 51, Yellow Limestone 44, Blue Clay 37, Clay 29, Gravel 20
50–100 ftYellow Limestone 59, White Limestone 50, Red Clay 37, Blue Clay 35, Grey Clay 36, Sand 27
100–200 ftGrey Limestone 88, Blue Clay 80, Red Clay 61, White Limestone 59, Yellow Limestone 55, Grey Clay 35
200–300 ftGrey Limestone 51, Red Clay 41, Blue Clay 41, Solid Limestone 35, White Limestone 34, Gray Limestone 31
300–500 ftGrey Limestone 27, Blue Clay 27, Solid Limestone 24, Red Clay 16, Sand 17, Grey Clay 13
500–1000 ftGray Lime 2, Black Shale 2, Red & Green Limestone 2, Red Sand 2, Shale 1, Sandstone W/ Sand 1
1000–5000 ftGrey 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 Kimble County

Licensed firms in Kimble County, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
McGuire Well Service37820042001–2015
Hill Country Well Service32422032015–2026
PICKENS DRILLING CO.324265102005–2026
Allison Well Service15523052015–2025
Vortex Drilling, Inc.7530—2008–2018
Lange Drilling Co55305102003–2026
Virdell Drilling Inc.5224082001–2017
Walden Drilling Inc41280152012–2021
Pickens Drilling Co. & Well Service3625082008–2009
AQUA DOC WELL SERVICE2132072022–2026
Will Pickens Drilling Company2122582004–2005
Alpine Field Services15——2008
C A Drilling Services, Inc.1430052000–2001
Hill Country Water Well Drilling8432—2019–2026
Tinnin Water Wells8390182005–2017
T Bar Drilling737572008–2017
Bollinger Drilling7390122003–2006
CA Drilling730022004–2005
Texan Water6300202022–2025
Elite Drillers Corporation6460—2021–2023
Magill Drilling & Water Well Service, LLC56052020–2024
AQUADOC WELL SERVICE5300282021–2022
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.570—2020
Will Pickens5200102004
McGuire Well Seervice5140102002

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic1,13567.2%240
Stock41824.7%245
Monitor724.3%44
Environmental Soil Boring281.7%20
Irrigation160.9%212
Test Well60.4%420
Public Supply50.3%65
Industrial50.3%230
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s605220146
2010s565240160
2020s519260170

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in Kimble County. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
64371020231,389——Domestic
138803200892078—Irrigation
5628112020900521—Domestic
6127852022890——Stock
7113162025880200—Stock
191187200986593—Domestic
2314802007850535—Domestic
287605201278010010Stock
1568542008760100200Stock
697047202572018518Stock

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 Kimble 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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