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

> 2,011 well reports filed in Mitchell County since 2001. Median depth 75 ft, water struck at 60 ft, median yield 50 gpm.

## Water wells in Mitchell County, Texas

**2,011** well reports on file. The median well here was taken to **75 ft** and struck water at **60 ft** — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

### What you will drill through in Mitchell County

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

| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | **Brw./Red Clay** 402 , **Brown Clay** 239 , **Top Soil** 241 , **Red Clay** 184 , **Caliche** 185 , **Dk.Brw.Stiff Clay** 166 |
| 25–50 ft | **Red Clay** 120 , **Brown Clay** 70 , **Blue Shale** 47 , **Sandstone** 39 , **Brown Sand** 40 , **Blue Clay** 35 |
| 50–100 ft | **Red Clay** 142 , **Blue Shale** 86 , **Brown Clay** 68 , **Gray Shale** 58 , **Blue Clay** 52 , **Blue Sand** 47 |
| 100–200 ft | **Red Clay** 317 , **Red Shale** 96 , **Blue Sand** 83 , **Gray Shale** 69 , **Grey Sand** 70 , **Gravel** 63 |
| 200–300 ft | **Red Clay** 188 , **Red Shale** 69 , **Gravel** 51 , **Sandstone** 23 , **Gray Shale** 24 , **Gray Rock** 24 |
| 300–500 ft | **Red Shale** 19 , **Red Clay** 19 , **Gray Sandstone** 10 , **Brown Shale** 6 , **Gravel** 5 , **Blue Sand** 4 |
| 500–1000 ft | **Red Sandstone** 6 , **Red Clay & Gypsum** 7 , **Red Clay** 6 , **Gray Sand & Sandstone** 4 , **Gray Sandstone** 3 , **Red Bed** 2 |

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 Mitchell County

*Licensed firms in Mitchell County, busiest first.*

| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Vortex Drilling, Inc.](/driller/vortex-drilling-inc.md) | 485 | 10 | — | 2010–2018 |
| [Blackwell Water Well Service Inc](/driller/blackwell-water-well-service-inc.md) | 416 | 180 | 50 | 2003–2026 |
| [White Drilling Company, Inc.](/driller/white-drilling-company-inc.md) | 235 | 30 | — | 2001–2025 |
| [Straub Corporation](/driller/straub-corporation.md) | 125 | 22 | — | 2003–2015 |
| [Artesian Drilling LLC](/driller/artesian-drilling-llc.md) | 108 | 240 | — | 2012–2023 |
| [Wildcat Services LLC](/driller/wildcat-services-llc.md) | 66 | 199 | 60 | 2013–2026 |
| [Lange Drilling Co](/driller/lange-drilling-co.md) | 53 | 220 | 100 | 2004–2022 |
| [Choate Well Service](/driller/choate-well-service.md) | 49 | 190 | 100 | 2003–2024 |
| [Geoprojects International, Inc.](/driller/geoprojects-international-inc.md) | 35 | 10 | — | 2004–2007 |
| [BLACKWELL WATERWELL SERV INC](/driller/blackwell-waterwell-serv-inc.md) | 33 | 205 | 80 | 2015–2017 |
| [AAW Services, LLC](/driller/aaw-services-llc.md) | 31 | 260 | 80 | 2009–2025 |
| [kinard water well service](/driller/kinard-water-well-service.md) | 30 | 200 | 50 | 2018–2025 |
| [LEONARD WATER SERVICES](/driller/leonard-water-services.md) | 29 | 180 | 185 | 2011–2025 |
| [Talon/LPE](/driller/talon-lpe.md) | 26 | 5 | — | 2010–2019 |
| [Envirotech Drilling Services LLC](/driller/envirotech-drilling-services-llc.md) | 21 | 30 | — | 2026 |
| [WEST TEXAS WATER WELL SERVICE](/driller/west-texas-water-well-service.md) | 16 | 750 | 200 | 2012–2025 |
| [Peterson Drilling & Testing, Inc.](/driller/peterson-drilling-testing-inc.md) | 13 | 42 | — | 2015–2017 |
| [Blackwell Water Well Serv., Inc.](/driller/blackwell-water-well-serv-inc.md) | 12 | 160 | 80 | 2004–2015 |
| Blackwell Water Well | 12 | 160 | 80 | 2004–2010 |
| [Abel Water Systems](/driller/abel-water-systems.md) | 11 | 202 | 6 | 2003–2004 |
| [R&R DRILLING LLC](/driller/r-r-drilling-llc.md) | 10 | 180 | — | 2022–2025 |
| [Marks Water Well](/driller/marks-water-well.md) | 10 | 25 | — | 2011–2022 |
| [Presage Environmental, Inc.](/driller/presage-environmental-inc.md) | 10 | 35 | — | 2010–2011 |
| [M & S Drilling Co., Inc.](/driller/m-s-drilling-co-inc.md) | 9 | 139 | 2 | 2003–2024 |
| [Nomad Drilling](/driller/nomad-drilling.md) | 8 | 140 | — | 2021–2023 |

### What the wells are for

*Purpose, and how deep each went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Soil Boring | 710 | 35.3% | 12 |
| Irrigation | 463 | 23.0% | 205 |
| Monitor | 289 | 14.4% | 34 |
| Stock | 233 | 11.6% | 160 |
| Domestic | 191 | 9.5% | 160 |
| Test Well | 44 | 2.2% | 200 |
| Industrial | 30 | 1.5% | 240 |
| Rig Supply | 27 | 1.3% | 460 |

*By decade drilled.*

| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 482 | 59 | 34 |
| 2010s | 1,213 | 31 | 65 |
| 2020s | 316 | 180 | 60 |

### The deepest reports on file

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

| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 700612 | 2025 | 1,460 | — | 150 | Injection |
| 305640 | 2012 | 800 | — | — | Injection |
| 316067 | 2013 | 757 | — | — | Rig Supply |
| 316041 | 2013 | 757 | — | — | Rig Supply |
| 317481 | 2013 | 752 | — | — | Rig Supply |
| 317479 | 2013 | 752 | — | — | Rig Supply |
| 317478 | 2013 | 750 | — | — | Rig Supply |
| 316060 | 2013 | 750 | — | — | Rig Supply |
| 493941 | 2018 | 630 | — | 120 | Rig Supply |
| 316275 | 2013 | 625 | 150 | 100 | 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 Mitchell 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

- [Wichita](/county/wichita.md)
- [Reeves](/county/reeves.md)
- [Angelina](/county/angelina.md)
- [Aransas](/county/aransas.md)
- [Walker](/county/walker.md)
- [Mason](/county/mason.md)
- [Cooke](/county/cooke.md)
- [Castro](/county/castro.md)
- [Lynn](/county/lynn.md)
- [Calhoun](/county/calhoun.md)
- [Chambers](/county/chambers.md)
- [Taylor](/county/taylor.md)
- [Live Oak](/county/live-oak.md)

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

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