Water wells in Milam County, Texas
1,280 well reports on file. The median well here was taken to 276 ft and struck water at 90 ft — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.
What you will drill through in Milam County
| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | Clay 295, Sand 251, Sandy Clay 100, Red Clay 64, Shale 60, Gravel 59 |
| 25–50 ft | Shale 112, Sand 54, Clay 46, Gravel 42, Rock 29, Sandy Shale 29 |
| 50–100 ft | Shale 132, Sand 133, Rock 71, Sandy Shale 63, Clay 48, Coal 24 |
| 100–200 ft | Shale 191, Sand 187, Rock 134, Sandy Shale 96, Clay 37, Coal 27 |
| 200–300 ft | Sand 149, Shale 156, Rock 107, Sandy Shale 85, Clay 35, Sand And Sandy Shale 21 |
| 300–500 ft | Shale 225, Sand 218, Rock 110, Sandy Shale 97, Clay 37, Sand (B) 42 |
| 500–1000 ft | Sand 139, Shale 112, Rock 40, Sandy Shale 45, Clay 23, Sand (B) 23 |
| 1000–5000 ft | Shale 4, Sand 3, Rock 1, Sand/Clay 2, Clay 2, Sandy Shale 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 Milam County
| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brien Water Wells | 459 | 440 | 30 | 2003–2026 |
| Siegert Water Wells, Inc | 73 | 400 | 30 | 2003–2025 |
| Vortex Drilling, Inc. | 71 | 15 | — | 2006–2018 |
| Williams Water Wells LLC | 69 | 360 | 20 | 2007–2026 |
| CLEARWATER WELL SERVICE INC | 63 | 380 | 42 | 2003–2026 |
| EnviroCore, Inc. | 59 | 40 | — | 2008–2023 |
| Environmental Logistics Company, LLC | 39 | 15 | — | 2022–2023 |
| BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC. | 31 | 30 | — | 2005–2008 |
| RELIANT DRILLING | 27 | 340 | 25 | 2016–2025 |
| M/W DRILLING COMPANY LLC | 25 | 340 | 17 | 2012–2025 |
| Weisinger Incorporated | 22 | 930 | 973 | 2012–2024 |
| Blackland Water Well Service | 18 | 36 | 15 | 2014–2024 |
| David Cowen | 17 | 40 | 6 | 2003–2022 |
| Sam Lovelace | 16 | 39 | 23 | 2006–2013 |
| LTW Services, LP | 14 | 500 | 80 | 2012–2020 |
| Envirotech Drilling Services LLC | 13 | 25 | — | 2019–2026 |
| WALKER HILL ENVIRONMENTAL INC | 13 | 60 | — | 2015–2025 |
| Willoughby Water Wells | 12 | 460 | 8 | 2020–2022 |
| Jimmy's Well Service | 12 | 300 | 35 | 2001–2017 |
| WACO DRILLING CO | 10 | 51 | 5 | 2006–2026 |
| J&S Drilling, LLC | 10 | 640 | 28 | 2019–2024 |
| HW Drilling LLC | 10 | 320 | 15 | 2022 |
| Ballard Water Well Co. LLC | 9 | 420 | 25 | 2022–2026 |
| J & S Water Wells | 9 | 410 | 130 | 1998–2021 |
| Batten Well Service | 9 | 277 | 25 | 2006–2018 |
What the wells are for
| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 732 | 57.2% | 410 |
| Monitor | 205 | 16.0% | 30 |
| Stock | 100 | 7.8% | 360 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 85 | 6.6% | 15 |
| Irrigation | 71 | 5.5% | 130 |
| Rig Supply | 33 | 2.6% | 400 |
| Industrial | 25 | 2.0% | 900 |
| Public Supply | 10 | 0.8% | 690 |
| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 344 | 140 |
| 2000s | 363 | 230 | 85 |
| 2010s | 501 | 260 | 86 |
| 2020s | 414 | 340 | 102 |
The deepest reports on file
| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 294748 | 2012 | 1,744 | 346 | 300 | Public Supply |
| 726368 | 2026 | 1,385 | 217 | 275 | Public Supply |
| 412636 | 2015 | 1,320 | 255 | 30 | Domestic |
| 617791 | 2022 | 1,260 | — | — | Test Well |
| 615192 | 2022 | 1,200 | 133 | 973 | Industrial |
| 615191 | 2022 | 1,200 | 120 | 973 | Industrial |
| 621430 | 2022 | 1,150 | 161 | 973 | Industrial |
| 361585 | 2014 | 1,080 | 160 | 50 | Rig Supply |
| 720551 | 2026 | 1,060 | — | — | Domestic |
| 658249 | 2023 | 1,000 | 70 | 973 | Industrial |
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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