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Water wells in Lampasas County, Texas

968 well reports on file. The median well here was taken to 310 ft and struck water at 142 ft — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

968Reports
310 ftMedian depth
142 ftWater at
15 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in Lampasas County

Logged in Lampasas County, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftOverburden 213, Topsoil 190, Gray Shale 148, Caliche 129, Gray Limestone 97, Top Soil 82
25–50 ftGray Shale 60, Gray Limestone 31, Grey Shale 27, Gray Lime 15, Grey L.S. + Shale 13, White Limestone 12
50–100 ftGray Shale 35, Gray Limestone 29, Grey Lime 17, Grey Shale 16, Gray Lime 16, White Limestone 14
100–200 ftConglomerate 48, Tan Rock 31, Red Sandstone 25, Tan L.S. 20, Red Clay 22, Brown Lime 18
200–300 ftConglomerate Rock 43, Conglomerate 29, Red Clay 41, Red Sandstone 29, Brown Lime 25, Yellow Clay 26
300–500 ftRed Clay 41, Yellow Clay 33, Red Sandstone 27, Brown Lime 20, Gravel 15, Broken Brown Limestone 15
500–1000 ftRed Clay 10, Tan Red Ls 6, Tan Ls 5, Black Rock 1, Tan/Brown Rock 1, Sand 4
1000–5000 ftWhite Rock / Ellenburger 1, Tan / Yellow W/ White Rock 1, Grey /White W/ White Rock 1, Fracture / Fools Gold, White Rock 1, Pink, Grey, White Rock 1, Grey / White Rock 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 Lampasas County

Licensed firms in Lampasas County, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Lucy Creek Water Well Service190350152019–2026
Smart Drilling & Supply Co. Inc.160264152003–2019
Apex Drilling, Inc.86400172006–2026
Bee Cave Drilling, Inc.67300102004–2024
HARRISON DRILLING67360152002–2019
HARRISON WELL SERVICE, INC.57320152006–2015
Dale Faught, Jr.42310102003–2008
Ashley Drilling & Well Service3436052023–2026
Smart Drilling and Supply Co., Inc.2828492004–2012
Walden Drilling Inc27238112011–2025
ALDERSON WATER WELL RESCUE, LLC24280152020–2021
Dynamic Water Well Drilling, LLC19340182022–2025
David Cowen18340102011–2025
Faught Hill Country Drilling12350102012–2015
Associated Drilling Inc10390152013–2024
aquatech solutions10250102022–2023
Tom Lovelace Water Well Service948582003–2025
HILL COUNTRY WATER WELL916072014–2023
Faught Drilling Co.8370102009–2012
Harrison & Sons Well Service, Inc.6410152005
Texan Water5380202019–2025
Jones Drilling Inc.5300202001–2011
W.E.S.T. Drilling5202007
dba Universal Drilling Services5352003–2005
B & B Water Well Service, Inc43602024–2025

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic83185.8%310
Stock697.1%340
Monitor192.0%25
Test Well151.5%490
Irrigation90.9%330
Environmental Soil Boring90.9%20
Unknown70.7%500
Injection30.3%240
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s275284135
2010s350304135
2020s343350167

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in Lampasas County. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
61592420222,87020012Domestic
5766320021,4005Domestic
54680820201,1402Domestic
31276520131,040Stock
3145962013900Domestic
369315201480014Domestic
605803202275020Domestic
705546202573812Domestic
6559172023730Domestic
6748242024720Domestic

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 Lampasas 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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