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Water wells in Kinney County, Texas

458 well reports on file. The median well here was taken to 300 ft and struck water at 105 ft — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

458Reports
300 ftMedian depth
105 ftWater at
15 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in Kinney County

Logged in Kinney County, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftCaliche 65, Limestone 25, Top Soil 22, White Limestone 18, Yellow Clay 17, Gravel 16
25–50 ft" " (Gray) 11, Gravel 9, Tan Clay 6, Red Clay 5, Glenrose Lime (Yellow) 5, Shale 5
50–100 ftGray Shale 10, Red Clay 10, Black Rock/Shale 10, Grey Shale 8, Gray 6, Blue Shale 8
100–200 ftDel Rio Clay (Blue) 7, " (Gray) 4, Red Clay 5, " " (Gray) 5, Gray Limestone 4, Shale 4
200–300 ft" " (Gray) 20, " " (Tan) 12, Kiamichi Lime (Black) 9, " (Gray) 6, Del Rio Clay (Blue) 8, " " (Black) 7
300–500 ft" " (Gray) 16, " " (Tan) 14, " (Gray) 5, Kiamichi Lime (Black) 5, Del Rio Clay (Blue) 5, Gray Shale 4
500–1000 ftGray Limestone Water 2, Kiamichi Lime (Black) 3, " " (Tan) 2, Georgetown Lime (Gray) 3, Shale 2, Edwards Limestone 2
1000–5000 ftShale 2, Tan And White Lime Tight Formation 2, Glenrose Lime 2, Upper Glenrose 1, Black And Brown Lime With Clusters Of Crystal, With Water Br 1, Tan Lime 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 Kinney County

Licensed firms in Kinney County, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
SPURGEON DRILLING CO.174300302001–2021
HINDS WELL SERVICE LLC37152102010–2024
Cross Country Drilling3280302016–2022
Bollinger Drilling30500252008–2026
T Bar Drilling2650592003–2023
Cruz Drilling1920072003–2017
Wilson Drilling, Inc.19520702001–2009
Vortex Drilling, Inc.1625—2017–2024
Bruce Drilling and Services15320202005–2021
Royall's Windmill & Pump13100102018–2024
Rocksprings Well Drilling924042024–2026
Wilson Drilling and Pump Company9340202012–2021
Waterboyz, LLC8460102021–2023
Bollinger Drillinger8500172013
Wilson Well Service644022007–2026
Lange Drilling Co5220102016–2021
C.W.DRILLING CO.58002,0002002–2003
Seargeant Well Service46351002004–2006
GEORGE THORP WATERWELL SERVICE LLC320032014
THORP WATER WELL DRILLING SERVICE346072014
Utopia Sales & Service, Inc.2408352012–2024
Texas Southern Drilling2350202022
Val Verde Drilling1500—2024
SHEPHERD DRILLING1160202024
4H Drilling Company1200202024

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic22348.7%275
Stock17838.9%320
Test Well173.7%608
Environmental Soil Boring163.5%100
Monitor132.8%25
Irrigation112.4%815
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s178350110
2010s19422090
2020s86305142

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in Kinney County. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
7110920051,46513,000Irrigation
6569120051,46513,000Irrigation
3870520041,407——Domestic
20498920091,135——Domestic
638316202392521410Stock
192572003900561,500Irrigation
48113020178404203Domestic
9528200283775900Irrigation
51680420198308052Stock
638513202382520115Stock

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 Kinney 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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