# Water wells in Lipscomb County, Texas — how deep, and through what

> 936 well reports filed in Lipscomb County since 2001. Median depth 384 ft, water struck at 140 ft, median yield 100 gpm.

## Water wells in Lipscomb County, Texas

**936** well reports on file. The median well here was taken to **384 ft** and struck water at **140 ft** — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

### What you will drill through in Lipscomb County

*Logged in Lipscomb County, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.*

| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | **Top Soil** 182 , **Clay** 169 , **Sandy Clay** 90 , **Caliche Clay** 81 , **Caliche** 65 , **Surface** 63 |
| 25–50 ft | **Sand** 42 , **Sandy Clay** 42 , **Clay** 38 , **Caliche Clay** 35 , **Caliche Clay/Rock** 23 , **Clay/Sandy Clay** 19 |
| 50–100 ft | **Sand** 100 , **Sandy Clay** 95 , **Clay** 78 , **Sand W/Clay Strips** 45 , **Sandy Clay/Sand** 30 , **Caliche Clay/Sandy Clay** 29 |
| 100–200 ft | **Sand** 178 , **Clay** 163 , **Sandy Clay** 165 , **Caliche Clay** 44 , **Clay/Sandy Clay** 53 , **Sand/Clay Streaks** 43 |
| 200–300 ft | **Sand** 168 , **Clay** 149 , **Sandy Clay** 108 , **Fine To Med Fairly Loose Sand W/Clay Strips** 50 , **Sand/Clay Streaks** 50 , **Clay/Sandy Clay** 46 |
| 300–500 ft | **Red Clay** 234 , **Sand** 133 , **Clay** 66 , **Sandy Clay** 65 , **Red** 56 , **Fine To Med Fairly Loose Sand W/Clay Strips** 40 |
| 500–1000 ft | **Red Clay** 24 , **Fine Fairly Loose Sand** 3 , **Fine To Med Fairly Loose Sand** 3 , **Red Clay & Shale** 3 , **Red Shale** 4 , **Red And Brown Clay** 3 |

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 Lipscomb County

*Licensed firms in Lipscomb County, busiest first.*

| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [HOWARD DRILLING COMPANY](/driller/howard-drilling-company.md) | 395 | 360 | 100 | 2003–2026 |
| [Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.](/driller/hydro-resources-mid-continent-inc.md) | 213 | 420 | 500 | 2010–2026 |
| [3T Drilling, Inc.](/driller/3t-drilling-inc.md) | 64 | 400 | 50 | 2010–2025 |
| [Henkle Drilling and Supply Co](/driller/henkle-drilling-and-supply-co.md) | 41 | 485 | — | 2007–2008 |
| [ETTER WATER WELL LLC](/driller/etter-water-well-llc.md) | 37 | 343 | 20 | 2013–2026 |
| [Henkle Drilling Supply Co. Inc.](/driller/henkle-drilling-supply-co-inc.md) | 35 | 364 | 1,412 | 2002–2009 |
| [Hydro Resources Mid Contient Inc](/driller/hydro-resources-mid-contient-inc.md) | 34 | 440 | 900 | 2012–2014 |
| [Peterson Drilling & Testing, Inc.](/driller/peterson-drilling-testing-inc.md) | 18 | — | — | 2005–2008 |
| [Talon Drilling, LP](/driller/talon-drilling-lp.md) | 15 | 75 | — | 2004–2006 |
| [Hydro Resouces Mid Contient Inc](/driller/hydro-resouces-mid-contient-inc.md) | 14 | 400 | 900 | 2013 |
| [Les Taylor Drilling Company](/driller/les-taylor-drilling-company.md) | 14 | 350 | 30 | 2003–2010 |
| [LT Drilling Company](/driller/lt-drilling-company.md) | 9 | 520 | 1,200 | 2007–2009 |
| Roy's Water Well | 5 | 103 | 20 | 2017–2019 |
| HOWARD DRLLING COMPANY | 5 | 385 | 95 | 2011–2014 |
| Lamberth Drilling | 4 | 350 | 750 | 2010–2017 |
| [Strata Core Services, LLC](/driller/strata-core-services-llc.md) | 4 | 20 | — | 2015 |
| Hydr Resources Mid Continent Inc. | 3 | 482 | — | 2014 |
| [K-Ran Drilling](/driller/k-ran-drilling.md) | 3 | 195 | 15 | 2012 |
| Rod Ewbank Water Well Drilling, Inc. | 3 | 400 | 140 | 2008–2009 |
| Canadian Water Well Inc. | 2 | 620 | — | 2019–2024 |
| [Hydro Resources](/driller/hydro-resources.md) | 2 | 400 | 1,003 | 2011 |
| [Turn Key Drilling](/driller/turn-key-drilling.md) | 2 | 360 | 20 | 2003–2006 |
| LES TAYLOR DRILLINGP | 2 | 192 | 17 | 2007 |
| [L T Drilling Company](/driller/l-t-drilling-company.md) | 2 | 515 | — | 2005–2007 |
| Bybee Drilling Co | 1 | 272 | 30 | 1971 |

### What the wells are for

*Purpose, and how deep each went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test Well | 279 | 29.8% | 420 |
| Rig Supply | 268 | 28.6% | 380 |
| Stock | 118 | 12.6% | 340 |
| Domestic | 98 | 10.5% | 310 |
| Irrigation | 87 | 9.3% | 433 |
| Monitor | 39 | 4.2% | 74 |
| Industrial | 32 | 3.4% | 380 |
| Fracking Supply | 8 | 0.9% | 400 |

*By decade drilled.*

| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 | 272 | 180 |
| 2000s | 333 | 360 | 124 |
| 2010s | 473 | 400 | 160 |
| 2020s | 129 | 420 | 175 |

### The deepest reports on file

*Deepest reports in Lipscomb County. Column one is the tracking number.*

| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 451545 | 2017 | 840 | — | — | Test Well |
| 451539 | 2017 | 780 | — | — | Test Well |
| 451541 | 2017 | 760 | — | — | Test Well |
| 127093 | 2007 | 750 | — | — | Test Well |
| 375832 | 2014 | 680 | — | — | Test Well |
| 322127 | 2013 | 680 | — | — | Test Well |
| 382976 | 2014 | 671 | 230 | — | Irrigation |
| 116584 | 2007 | 660 | — | — | Test Well |
| 116552 | 2007 | 640 | — | — | Test Well |
| 117159 | 2007 | 630 | — | — | Test Well |

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 Lipscomb 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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### Counties with a comparable number of reports

- [Callahan](/county/callahan.md)
- [Pecos](/county/pecos.md)
- [San Augustine](/county/san-augustine.md)
- [Lampasas](/county/lampasas.md)
- [McCulloch](/county/mcculloch.md)
- [Brooks](/county/brooks.md)
- [San Saba](/county/san-saba.md)
- [Coryell](/county/coryell.md)
- [Young](/county/young.md)
- [Brewster](/county/brewster.md)
- [Hill](/county/hill.md)
- [Menard](/county/menard.md)
- [Knox](/county/knox.md)

A sliding window, not a ranking. [Every county](/county.md).

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Página: https://texas-water-wells.pages.dev/county/lipscomb/
Fonte: Texas Submitted Driller's Report Database — Texas Water Development Board, from reports filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
Recolha: 2026-08-23