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Water wells in Kleberg County, Texas

3,002 well reports on file. The median well here was taken to 35 ft and struck water at 38 ft — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

3,002Reports
35 ftMedian depth
38 ftWater at
55 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in Kleberg County

Logged in Kleberg County, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 340, Lif Boring, No Cuttings 350, Silt 121, No Recovery 93, Sand 113, Top Soil 105
25–50 ftClay 100, No Recovery 29, Sand 73, Silty Sand, Light Brownish Gray 16, Fill Material; Loam 5, Lean Clay 10
50–100 ftClay 80, Sand 44, No Recovery 7, Green Clay 9, White Sand 7, Caliche 7
100–200 ftClay 126, Sand 105, Sandy Shale 18, Red Clay 14, Shale 13, White Sand 12
200–300 ftClay 144, Sand 112, Blue Clay 19, White Sand 19, Sandy Shale 19, Shale 13
300–500 ftClay 170, Sand 161, Shale 29, Sandy Shale 30, Broken Sand 19, Red Clay 16
500–1000 ftSand 188, Clay 151, Shale 33, Brown Sand 46, Broken Sand 19, Sandy Shale 18
1000–5000 ftSand 18, Clay 18, Shale 5, Clay & Shale 2, Sand & Rock 3, Hard Clay 2

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 Kleberg County

Licensed firms in Kleberg County, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Advanced Drilling Systems, Inc.62838—2006–2017
WALKER HILL ENVIRONMENTAL INC46431—2020–2022
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC42635—2010–2026
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP30430—2019–2022
Vortex Drilling, Inc.21328—2006–2025
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.16130—2004–2021
MARTIN WATER WELLS135640632003–2018
Tolunay-Wong Engineers,Inc11945—2025
Cinco E Inc.66765302001–2023
ESN-South6534—2004–2008
EnviroCore, Inc.6135—2004–2019
Alamo Environmental dba Vortex Drilling4125—2024–2025
J&S WATER WELLS341,0801002016–2025
PAGE WATER WELL30645752003–2025
Richardson Water Well Drilling24662602015–2025
dba Universal Drilling Services2350—2002–2005
Talon/LPE1455—2024
Richardson Water Well13693702004–2015
JEDI Drilling Contractors1325—2006–2012
Cascade Drilling1255—2022
Gainco, Inc.1220—2012–2020
Alpine Field Services1225—2004–2014
Sunbelt Industrial Services1040—2008–2009
ECI1041—2005
Stapleton Water wells9622122014–2021

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Monitor1,42447.4%35
Environmental Soil Boring1,18039.3%30
Domestic1926.4%660
Stock1133.8%693
Test Well270.9%40
Industrial220.7%645
Rig Supply120.4%680
Injection120.4%30
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s4293593
2010s1,1464036
2020s1,4273324

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in Kleberg County. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
57606320212,529——Environmental Soil Boring
52803120191,47515120Stock
53098720191,4602730Stock
65877520231,41021200Stock
65046120231,31018150Rig Supply
38650020151,3041310Stock
54098520201,26514055Stock
66664920241,250—100Stock
35880920141,2501813Stock
43560920161,2304060Irrigation

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 Kleberg 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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