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

> 371 well reports filed in Motley County since 2001. Median depth 140 ft, water struck at 63 ft, median yield 10 gpm.

## Water wells in Motley County, Texas

**371** well reports on file. The median well here was taken to **140 ft** and struck water at **63 ft** — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

### What you will drill through in Motley County

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

| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | **Top Soil** 145 , **Sand** 69 , **Red Clay** 65 , **Sand & Gravel** 34 , **Brown Clay** 29 , **Red Sand** 27 |
| 25–50 ft | **Red Clay** 30 , **Sand** 16 , **Sand & Gravel** 12 , **Gravel** 12 , **Sand Gravel** 11 , **Brown Clay** 11 |
| 50–100 ft | **Red Clay** 46 , **Sand & Gravel** 24 , **Red Bed** 21 , **Sand And Gravel** 16 , **Sand Gravel** 15 , **Sand** 13 |
| 100–200 ft | **Red Clay** 42 , **Red Bed** 23 , **Gyp Rock** 14 , **Red Sand** 11 , **Sand & Gravel** 7 , **Sand And Gravel** 8 |
| 200–300 ft | **Red Clay** 13 , **Red Bed** 10 , **Red Sand Gyp** 6 , **White Clay** 3 , **Limestone** 1 , **Red Sand** 3 |
| 300–500 ft | **Red Sand** 2 , **Red Clay** 1 , **Red And White Clay** 1 , **Red Sand, Gyp** 1 , **Sand, Sandy Clay, Sndstn** 1 , **Coarse Sand, Grvl, Clay, Sndnst Strks** 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 Motley County

*Licensed firms in Motley County, busiest first.*

| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Brent Whitaker](/driller/brent-whitaker.md) | 71 | 100 | 17 | 2011–2024 |
| [Jameson Pump & Drilling Service](/driller/jameson-pump-drilling-service.md) | 64 | 224 | 10 | 2016–2025 |
| [Jameson Drilling](/driller/jameson-drilling.md) | 54 | 98 | 8 | 2007–2015 |
| [First priority Irr](/driller/first-priority-irr.md) | 33 | 120 | 12 | 2017–2026 |
| [Mahorney Drilling](/driller/mahorney-drilling.md) | 17 | 200 | 10 | 2008–2010 |
| [Carter Drilling Co., Inc](/driller/carter-drilling-co-inc.md) | 11 | 104 | — | 2021–2024 |
| [Peter B Loewen](/driller/peter-b-loewen.md) | 11 | 200 | — | 2023 |
| Brent Whitaker drilling | 11 | 160 | 80 | 2010–2011 |
| Cottontail Drilling | 7 | 60 | 10 | 2014–2016 |
| [Rodgers Well Service](/driller/rodgers-well-service.md) | 6 | 130 | — | 2014–2025 |
| [Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.](/driller/hydro-resources-mid-continent-inc.md) | 6 | 240 | — | 2017 |
| [Monte Moore Drilling](/driller/monte-moore-drilling.md) | 6 | 135 | — | 2009 |
| Mullen & Son | 6 | 92 | 8 | 2003–2006 |
| [SUBMERSIBLE PUMP SPECIALISTS](/driller/submersible-pump-specialists.md) | 6 | 94 | — | 2005–2006 |
| [HI PLAINS DRILLING, INC.](/driller/hi-plains-drilling-inc.md) | 5 | 155 | — | 2008–2016 |
| Helms Drilling | 5 | 150 | 200 | 2003–2010 |
| [Harrison and Cooper, Inc.](/driller/harrison-and-cooper-inc.md) | 4 | 60 | — | 2016–2017 |
| [MORROW DRILLING COMPANY](/driller/morrow-drilling-company.md) | 4 | 100 | 6 | 2003–2014 |
| [Peterson Drilling & Testing, Inc.](/driller/peterson-drilling-testing-inc.md) | 3 | 60 | — | 2017 |
| Bent Whitaker | 3 | 60 | 2 | 2011–2015 |
| Cottontail Drilling & Pump | 3 | — | 10 | 2010–2012 |
| FIRST PRIORITY IRRIGATION | 3 | 155 | — | 2011–2012 |
| [Bobby Faulks Well Service](/driller/bobby-faulks-well-service.md) | 3 | 210 | 250 | 2005 |
| [Aark Drilling](/driller/aark-drilling.md) | 3 | 140 | — | 2003 |
| Mullen & Son's | 3 | 78 | 3 | 2003 |

### What the wells are for

*Purpose, and how deep each went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stock | 236 | 63.6% | 152 |
| Irrigation | 63 | 17.0% | 176 |
| Domestic | 40 | 10.8% | 95 |
| Test Well | 23 | 6.2% | 120 |
| Monitor | 4 | 1.1% | 60 |
| Extraction | 3 | 0.8% | 30 |
| Rig Supply | 1 | 0.3% | 45 |
| Public Supply | 1 | 0.3% | 27 |

*By decade drilled.*

| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95 | 100 | 55 |
| 2010s | 159 | 153 | 70 |
| 2020s | 117 | 164 | 53 |

### The deepest reports on file

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

| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 302227 | 2012 | 366 | — | — | Irrigation |
| 355792 | 2014 | 360 | 156 | 18 | Stock |
| 159310 | 2007 | 360 | — | 10 | Stock |
| 206549 | 2010 | 356 | — | — | Irrigation |
| 97568 | 2004 | 355 | — | — | Stock |
| 652142 | 2023 | 345 | 240 | 10 | Stock |
| 707364 | 2025 | 340 | 270 | 5 | Stock |
| 681925 | 2024 | 340 | — | — | Domestic |
| 652137 | 2023 | 340 | 256 | — | Stock |
| 121046 | 2007 | 340 | 250 | 6 | Stock |

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 Motley 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

- [Sterling](/county/sterling.md)
- [Lamar](/county/lamar.md)
- [McMullen](/county/mcmullen.md)
- [Jeff Davis](/county/jeff-davis.md)
- [Oldham](/county/oldham.md)
- [Falls](/county/falls.md)
- [Stonewall](/county/stonewall.md)
- [Briscoe](/county/briscoe.md)
- [Coleman](/county/coleman.md)
- [Rockwall](/county/rockwall.md)
- [Morris](/county/morris.md)
- [Camp](/county/camp.md)
- [Culberson](/county/culberson.md)

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

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