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
| 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
| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOWARD DRILLING COMPANY | 395 | 360 | 100 | 2003–2026 |
| Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc. | 213 | 420 | 500 | 2010–2026 |
| 3T Drilling, Inc. | 64 | 400 | 50 | 2010–2025 |
| Henkle Drilling and Supply Co | 41 | 485 | — | 2007–2008 |
| ETTER WATER WELL LLC | 37 | 343 | 20 | 2013–2026 |
| Henkle Drilling Supply Co. Inc. | 35 | 364 | 1,412 | 2002–2009 |
| Hydro Resources Mid Contient Inc | 34 | 440 | 900 | 2012–2014 |
| Peterson Drilling & Testing, Inc. | 18 | — | — | 2005–2008 |
| Talon Drilling, LP | 15 | 75 | — | 2004–2006 |
| Hydro Resouces Mid Contient Inc | 14 | 400 | 900 | 2013 |
| Les Taylor Drilling Company | 14 | 350 | 30 | 2003–2010 |
| LT Drilling Company | 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 | 4 | 20 | — | 2015 |
| Hydr Resources Mid Continent Inc. | 3 | 482 | — | 2014 |
| K-Ran Drilling | 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 | 2 | 400 | 1,003 | 2011 |
| Turn Key Drilling | 2 | 360 | 20 | 2003–2006 |
| LES TAYLOR DRILLINGP | 2 | 192 | 17 | 2007 |
| L T Drilling Company | 2 | 515 | — | 2005–2007 |
| Bybee Drilling Co | 1 | 272 | 30 | 1971 |
What the wells are for
| 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 |
| 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
| 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.
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