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

> 966 well reports filed in McCulloch County since 2001. Median depth 180 ft, water struck at 84 ft, median yield 15 gpm.

## Water wells in McCulloch County, Texas

**966** well reports on file. The median well here was taken to **180 ft** and struck water at **84 ft** — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

### What you will drill through in McCulloch County

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

| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | **Topsoil** 267 , **Caliche** 108 , **White Lime** 91 , **Top Soil** 67 , **Red Clay** 50 , **Yellow Clay** 49 |
| 25–50 ft | **Red Clay** 34 , **Yellow Clay** 25 , **White Lime** 21 , **Blue Clay** 20 , **White Limestone** 15 , **Tan Sandstone** 15 |
| 50–100 ft | **Red Clay** 52 , **Gray Lime** 32 , **Blue Shale** 31 , **Gray Shale** 20 , **Gray Sandstone** 25 , **White Lime** 23 |
| 100–200 ft | **Gray Shale** 40 , **Red Clay** 43 , **Gray Lime** 37 , **White Lime** 30 , **Tan Sandstone** 21 , **Blue Shale** 29 |
| 200–300 ft | **Gray Shale** 25 , **Tan Sandstone** 12 , **White Lime** 12 , **Gray Clay** 10 , **Brown Shale** 8 , **Gray Lime** 10 |
| 300–500 ft | **White Lime** 11 , **Gray Lime** 10 , **Sand** 13 , **Lime** 12 , **Gray Shale** 7 , **Red Sandstone** 8 |
| 500–1000 ft | **White Lime** 9 , **Gray Shale** 9 , **Gray Lime** 9 , **Shale** 10 , **Brown Lime** 6 , **Lime** 6 |
| 1000–5000 ft | **Sand** 17 , **Shale** 12 , **Hickory Sand** 14 , **Sand, Sandstone** 2 , **Clay, Shale** 2 , **Lime W/ Shale Stks** 5 |

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 McCulloch County

*Licensed firms in McCulloch County, busiest first.*

| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Vortex Drilling, Inc.](/driller/vortex-drilling-inc.md) | 201 | 10 | — | 2006–2017 |
| [Lange Drilling Co](/driller/lange-drilling-co.md) | 154 | 250 | 10 | 2004–2026 |
| [Walden Drilling Inc](/driller/walden-drilling-inc.md) | 114 | 160 | 8 | 2010–2018 |
| [Virdell Drilling Inc.](/driller/virdell-drilling-inc.md) | 91 | 180 | 45 | 2001–2019 |
| [MICHAEL C HOELSCHER](/driller/michael-c-hoelscher.md) | 60 | 130 | 3 | 2004–2026 |
| [Magill Drilling & Water Well Service, LLC](/driller/magill-drilling-water-well-service-llc.md) | 60 | 205 | 20 | 2017–2026 |
| [Tinsley Drilling & Company](/driller/tinsley-drilling-company.md) | 53 | 590 | 25 | 2020–2026 |
| [Abel Water Systems](/driller/abel-water-systems.md) | 25 | 105 | 15 | 2003–2024 |
| [Western Water Wells](/driller/western-water-wells.md) | 16 | 344 | 15 | 2004–2014 |
| [White Drilling Company, Inc.](/driller/white-drilling-company-inc.md) | 15 | 20 | — | 1998–2009 |
| [Magill Well Service](/driller/magill-well-service.md) | 13 | 305 | 5 | 2002–2003 |
| [EnviroCore, Inc.](/driller/envirocore-inc.md) | 12 | 36 | — | 2014 |
| [W.E.S.T. Drilling](/driller/w-e-s-t-drilling.md) | 12 | 20 | — | 2004–2007 |
| [Aqua Drill](/driller/aqua-drill.md) | 11 | 300 | 5 | 2020–2026 |
| [Elite Drillers Corporation](/driller/elite-drillers-corporation.md) | 10 | 240 | — | 2016–2023 |
| Hayhurst Bros. Drilling Co. | 10 | 2,528 | 60 | 2003–2013 |
| TINSLEY DEL & CO INC | 9 | 1,515 | 400 | 2014–2020 |
| [Faught Hill Country Drilling](/driller/faught-hill-country-drilling.md) | 9 | 470 | 5 | 2013–2014 |
| [Associated Drilling Inc](/driller/associated-drilling-inc.md) | 8 | 350 | 40 | 2015–2023 |
| [cypress creek drilling](/driller/cypress-creek-drilling.md) | 6 | 180 | — | 2003–2008 |
| [Vortex Drilling Partners, LP](/driller/vortex-drilling-partners-lp.md) | 5 | 22 | — | 2020–2023 |
| [Michael Gilliam Consultant Services](/driller/michael-gilliam-consultant-services.md) | 5 | 244 | 600 | 2007–2019 |
| [Roddy Qualls Environmental Drilling](/driller/roddy-qualls-environmental-drilling.md) | 5 | 25 | — | 2018 |
| [Trinity Water Solutions](/driller/trinity-water-solutions.md) | 4 | 100 | 5 | 2022 |
| [Alpine Field Services](/driller/alpine-field-services.md) | 4 | 27 | — | 2015–2017 |

### What the wells are for

*Purpose, and how deep each went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 296 | 30.6% | 225 |
| Stock | 291 | 30.1% | 220 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 175 | 18.1% | 10 |
| Monitor | 103 | 10.7% | 22 |
| Test Well | 54 | 5.6% | 130 |
| Irrigation | 28 | 2.9% | 345 |
| Public Supply | 11 | 1.1% | 295 |
| Industrial | 6 | 0.6% | 210 |

*By decade drilled.*

| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | 20 | — |
| 2000s | 221 | 120 | 64 |
| 2010s | 494 | 127 | 70 |
| 2020s | 247 | 265 | 134 |

### The deepest reports on file

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

| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25906 | 2003 | 3,407 | 430 | 60 | Domestic |
| 46264 | 2004 | 3,337 | 430 | — | Domestic |
| 558395 | 2017 | 3,300 | 342 | 600 | Industrial |
| 474623 | 2017 | 3,240 | 375 | 400 | Irrigation |
| 667541 | 2024 | 3,180 | 280 | 400 | Stock |
| 665602 | 2024 | 3,180 | 280 | 400 | Stock |
| 674431 | 2024 | 3,082 | 408 | 250 | Stock |
| 277276 | 2012 | 3,075 | 25 | — | Domestic |
| 567651 | 2021 | 3,070 | 420 | 350 | Irrigation |
| 654519 | 2022 | 2,935 | 539 | 500 | Public 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 McCulloch County?

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### Counties with a comparable number of reports

- [Floyd](/county/floyd.md)
- [La Salle](/county/la-salle.md)
- [Hemphill](/county/hemphill.md)
- [Callahan](/county/callahan.md)
- [Pecos](/county/pecos.md)
- [San Augustine](/county/san-augustine.md)
- [Lampasas](/county/lampasas.md)
- [Brooks](/county/brooks.md)
- [San Saba](/county/san-saba.md)
- [Lipscomb](/county/lipscomb.md)
- [Coryell](/county/coryell.md)
- [Young](/county/young.md)
- [Brewster](/county/brewster.md)

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

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