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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.

371Reports
140 ftMedian depth
63 ftWater at
10 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in Motley County

Logged in Motley County, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 145, Sand 69, Red Clay 65, Sand & Gravel 34, Brown Clay 29, Red Sand 27
25–50 ftRed Clay 30, Sand 16, Sand & Gravel 12, Gravel 12, Sand Gravel 11, Brown Clay 11
50–100 ftRed Clay 46, Sand & Gravel 24, Red Bed 21, Sand And Gravel 16, Sand Gravel 15, Sand 13
100–200 ftRed Clay 42, Red Bed 23, Gyp Rock 14, Red Sand 11, Sand & Gravel 7, Sand And Gravel 8
200–300 ftRed Clay 13, Red Bed 10, Red Sand Gyp 6, White Clay 3, Limestone 1, Red Sand 3
300–500 ftRed 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 recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Brent Whitaker71100172011–2024
Jameson Pump & Drilling Service64224102016–2025
Jameson Drilling549882007–2015
First priority Irr33120122017–2026
Mahorney Drilling17200102008–2010
Carter Drilling Co., Inc11104—2021–2024
Peter B Loewen11200—2023
Brent Whitaker drilling11160802010–2011
Cottontail Drilling760102014–2016
Rodgers Well Service6130—2014–2025
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.6240—2017
Monte Moore Drilling6135—2009
Mullen & Son69282003–2006
SUBMERSIBLE PUMP SPECIALISTS694—2005–2006
HI PLAINS DRILLING, INC.5155—2008–2016
Helms Drilling51502002003–2010
Harrison and Cooper, Inc.460—2016–2017
MORROW DRILLING COMPANY410062003–2014
Peterson Drilling & Testing, Inc.360—2017
Bent Whitaker36022011–2015
Cottontail Drilling & Pump3—102010–2012
FIRST PRIORITY IRRIGATION3155—2011–2012
Bobby Faulks Well Service32102502005
Aark Drilling3140—2003
Mullen & Son's37832003

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Stock23663.6%152
Irrigation6317.0%176
Domestic4010.8%95
Test Well236.2%120
Monitor41.1%60
Extraction30.8%30
Rig Supply10.3%45
Public Supply10.3%27
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s9510055
2010s15915370
2020s11716453

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in Motley County. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
3022272012366——Irrigation
355792201436015618Stock
1593102007360—10Stock
2065492010356——Irrigation
975682004355——Stock
652142202334524010Stock
70736420253402705Stock
6819252024340——Domestic
6521372023340256—Stock
12104620073402506Stock

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.

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