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

> 1,867 well reports filed in Live Oak County since 2001. Median depth 230 ft, water struck at 86 ft, median yield 50 gpm.

## Water wells in Live Oak County, Texas

**1,867** well reports on file. The median well here was taken to **230 ft** and struck water at **86 ft** — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

### What you will drill through in Live Oak County

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

| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | **Surface** 574 , **Tan Clay** 346 , **Caliche** 238 , **Top Soil** 185 , **Clay** 156 , **Tan Sand** 163 |
| 25–50 ft | **Tan Clay** 85 , **Clay** 77 , **Sand** 57 , **Tan Sand** 52 , **Red Clay** 39 , **Red Coarse Sand** 21 |
| 50–100 ft | **Tan Clay** 151 , **Sand** 116 , **Clay** 95 , **Red Clay** 86 , **Tan Sand** 74 , **Brown Sand** 48 |
| 100–200 ft | **Sand** 196 , **Tan Clay** 193 , **Red Clay** 132 , **Clay** 106 , **Tan Sand** 113 , **Red Coarse Sand** 76 |
| 200–300 ft | **Sand** 130 , **Tan Clay** 116 , **Clay** 90 , **Tan Sand** 67 , **Red Clay** 52 , **Gray Sand** 43 |
| 300–500 ft | **Tan Clay** 120 , **Sand** 78 , **Tan Sand** 56 , **Clay** 46 , **Gray Clay** 42 , **Gray Sand** 30 |
| 500–1000 ft | **Sand** 39 , **Clay** 27 , **Tan Clay** 34 , **Shale** 20 , **Gray Clay** 18 , **Gray Sand** 11 |
| 1000–5000 ft | **Sand** 23 , **Shale** 16 , **Carrizo Sand** 12 , **Clay** 6 , **Gray Shale** 7 , **Sandy Clay** 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 Live Oak County

*Licensed firms in Live Oak County, busiest first.*

| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [B.T. Sikes Water Wells, Inc.](/driller/b-t-sikes-water-wells-inc.md) | 192 | 190 | 75 | 2003–2019 |
| [EDWARD PAWLIK & SON W S](/driller/edward-pawlik-son-w-s.md) | 180 | 320 | 45 | 2009–2015 |
| [Vortex Drilling, Inc.](/driller/vortex-drilling-inc.md) | 145 | 20 | — | 2006–2024 |
| [Edward Pawlik & Son Well Service](/driller/edward-pawlik-son-well-service.md) | 139 | 320 | 80 | 2003–2013 |
| [James Pawlik Water Wll Service, Inc.](/driller/james-pawlik-water-wll-service-inc.md) | 94 | 280 | 30 | 2015–2022 |
| [CARTER WATER WELL DRILLING](/driller/carter-water-well-drilling.md) | 83 | 214 | 50 | 2007–2026 |
| [PAWLIK & SON W.S.](/driller/pawlik-son-w-s.md) | 77 | 350 | 40 | 2014–2018 |
| [Bradfute Water Well Drilling](/driller/bradfute-water-well-drilling.md) | 75 | 220 | 40 | 2003–2012 |
| [James Pawlik Water Well Service, Inc.](/driller/james-pawlik-water-well-service-inc.md) | 71 | 360 | 40 | 2009–2026 |
| [Edward Pawlik & Son Well Serv.](/driller/edward-pawlik-son-well-serv.md) | 35 | 315 | 50 | 2003–2007 |
| [BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.](/driller/best-drilling-services-inc.md) | 34 | 50 | — | 2004–2011 |
| [PAGE WATER WELL](/driller/page-water-well.md) | 33 | 340 | 45 | 2003–2025 |
| [M&C WATERWELL DRILLING](/driller/m-c-waterwell-drilling.md) | 33 | 345 | 50 | 2003–2017 |
| [Tolunay-Wong Engineers,Inc](/driller/tolunay-wong-engineers-inc.md) | 32 | 40 | — | 2016–2020 |
| [Bradfute Water Well](/driller/bradfute-water-well.md) | 32 | 300 | 40 | 2005–2014 |
| [Friedel Drilling Company](/driller/friedel-drilling-company.md) | 27 | 800 | 200 | 2010–2020 |
| [ECI](/driller/eci.md) | 26 | 52 | — | 2006–2008 |
| [MARTIN WATER WELLS](/driller/martin-water-wells.md) | 25 | 220 | — | 2004–2026 |
| [Alamo1 Drilling](/driller/alamo1-drilling.md) | 25 | 28 | — | 2025–2026 |
| [Envirotech Drilling Services LLC](/driller/envirotech-drilling-services-llc.md) | 22 | 35 | — | 2014–2023 |
| [Vortex Drilling Partners, LP](/driller/vortex-drilling-partners-lp.md) | 21 | 20 | — | 2019–2022 |
| [4H Drilling Company](/driller/4h-drilling-company.md) | 20 | 345 | 15 | 2021–2024 |
| [Rock Engineering](/driller/rock-engineering.md) | 20 | 30 | — | 2011–2020 |
| [Thomas Moy and Sons](/driller/thomas-moy-and-sons.md) | 19 | 490 | 50 | 2010–2025 |
| John Hines Water Well Service | 17 | 167 | 15 | 2002–2005 |

### What the wells are for

*Purpose, and how deep each went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 974 | 52.2% | 240 |
| Monitor | 227 | 12.2% | 47 |
| Stock | 208 | 11.1% | 310 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 178 | 9.5% | 20 |
| Rig Supply | 159 | 8.5% | 415 |
| Industrial | 59 | 3.2% | 355 |
| Fracking Supply | 34 | 1.8% | 1,106 |
| Irrigation | 22 | 1.2% | 538 |

*By decade drilled.*

| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 632 | 220 | 78 |
| 2010s | 883 | 250 | 91 |
| 2020s | 352 | 240 | 86 |

### The deepest reports on file

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

| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 312200 | 2012 | 4,850 | 120 | 625 | Fracking Supply |
| 327169 | 2013 | 3,721 | — | 725 | Fracking Supply |
| 327168 | 2013 | 3,721 | — | 725 | Fracking Supply |
| 518108 | 2019 | 1,602 | 34 | 168 | Industrial |
| 408299 | 2015 | 1,572 | 59 | 300 | Other |
| 583894 | 2021 | 1,413 | 132 | 150 | Rig Supply |
| 593075 | 2021 | 1,340 | 87 | 200 | Rig Supply |
| 502422 | 2019 | 1,267 | 91 | 400 | Fracking Supply |
| 599428 | 2022 | 1,180 | 90 | 175 | Fracking Supply |
| 357881 | 2014 | 1,106 | 0 | 300 | Fracking Supply |

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 Live Oak 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.

We are nobody's agent and have no arrangement with any firm today. [What we do with this](/privacy.md).

### Counties with a comparable number of reports

- [Cooke](/county/cooke.md)
- [Mitchell](/county/mitchell.md)
- [Castro](/county/castro.md)
- [Lynn](/county/lynn.md)
- [Calhoun](/county/calhoun.md)
- [Chambers](/county/chambers.md)
- [Taylor](/county/taylor.md)
- [Shelby](/county/shelby.md)
- [Jackson](/county/jackson.md)
- [Leon](/county/leon.md)
- [San Jacinto](/county/san-jacinto.md)
- [Tyler](/county/tyler.md)
- [Hansford](/county/hansford.md)

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

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Página: https://texas-water-wells.pages.dev/county/live-oak/
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