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

> 1,140 well reports filed in Newton County since 2001. Median depth 147 ft, water struck at 28 ft, median yield 20 gpm.

## Water wells in Newton County, Texas

**1,140** well reports on file. The median well here was taken to **147 ft** and struck water at **28 ft** — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

### What you will drill through in Newton County

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

| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | **Red Clay** 205 , **Clay** 192 , **Top Soil** 176 , **Sand** 157 , **Topsoil** 106 , **Top** 70 |
| 25–50 ft | **Sand** 83 , **Clay** 56 , **Gray Clay** 36 , **White Clay** 32 , **White Sand** 31 , **Red Sand** 18 |
| 50–100 ft | **Sand** 88 , **White Sand** 83 , **Clay** 78 , **Gray Clay** 52 , **Fine Sand** 37 , **Gray Sand** 32 |
| 100–200 ft | **Sand** 73 , **Clay** 77 , **White Sand** 57 , **Gray Clay** 46 , **Medium Sand** 47 , **Gray Sand** 34 |
| 200–300 ft | **Sand** 18 , **Clay** 19 , **Medium Sand** 9 , **Fine To Medium Sand** 7 , **Fine Sand** 6 , **Gray Clay** 6 |
| 300–500 ft | **Sand** 9 , **Clay** 6 , **Sand Shale.** 7 , **Shale** 3 , **Gray Sand** 3 , **Coarse Sand** 2 |
| 500–1000 ft | **Sand** 3 , **Clay** 2 , **Shale** 2 , **Sand And Gravel** 1 , **Sand Fine** 1 , **Sand .010** 1 |
| 1000–5000 ft | **Shale** 1 , **Sand** 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 Newton County

*Licensed firms in Newton County, busiest first.*

| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [N L BISHOP DRILLING CO](/driller/n-l-bishop-drilling-co.md) | 186 | 170 | 25 | 2010–2025 |
| [Vann Water Wells](/driller/vann-water-wells.md) | 139 | 138 | 10 | 2003–2018 |
| [Dale's Water Wells](/driller/dale-s-water-wells.md) | 82 | 110 | 12 | 2011–2026 |
| [B & L Water Well Service,Inc.](/driller/b-l-water-well-service-inc.md) | 82 | 199 | 85 | 2003–2020 |
| [B.J Water Well Drilling](/driller/b-j-water-well-drilling.md) | 75 | 117 | 15 | 2015–2026 |
| [BJ's Water Well Drilling](/driller/bj-s-water-well-drilling.md) | 58 | 140 | 15 | 2004–2015 |
| [W.M. Jones water well](/driller/w-m-jones-water-well.md) | 49 | 148 | 15 | 2003–2026 |
| [Paskell Water Well](/driller/paskell-water-well.md) | 41 | 180 | 60 | 2005–2026 |
| [Bellenger Water Well Service](/driller/bellenger-water-well-service.md) | 31 | 145 | 35 | 2009–2023 |
| [paskell waterwell](/driller/paskell-waterwell.md) | 27 | 160 | 20 | 2008–2013 |
| [Pinnergy, LTD](/driller/pinnergy-ltd.md) | 26 | 280 | 75 | 2008–2022 |
| [paskell waterwell ser.](/driller/paskell-waterwell-ser.md) | 24 | 190 | 13 | 2011–2018 |
| [Petra Environmental](/driller/petra-environmental.md) | 24 | 25 | — | 2003–2005 |
| [APOLLO Environmental Strategies, Inc.](/driller/apollo-environmental-strategies-inc.md) | 20 | 20 | — | 2001–2009 |
| Lighthouse Environmental Services Inc. | 14 | 19 | — | 2010 |
| [H/ET](/driller/h-et.md) | 13 | 61 | — | 2008–2026 |
| Graham's Drilling Company | 13 | 170 | 29 | 2004–2017 |
| [jones water well](/driller/jones-water-well.md) | 12 | 230 | 15 | 2014–2021 |
| Fowler Drilling Company, Inc. | 11 | 202 | 20 | 2003–2007 |
| [Hydrogeologic/Environmental Testing](/driller/hydrogeologic-environmental-testing.md) | 10 | 44 | — | 2012 |
| [Prospector Drilling and Tool Co., Inc.](/driller/prospector-drilling-and-tool-co-inc.md) | 9 | 43 | — | 2003 |
| [Mathers Environmental Drilling Inc.](/driller/mathers-environmental-drilling-inc.md) | 7 | 20 | — | 2010–2026 |
| [BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.](/driller/best-drilling-services-inc.md) | 7 | 20 | — | 2006–2019 |
| APOLLO Environmental | 7 | 40 | — | 2002 |
| Bishop Water Well | 6 | 190 | 30 | 2002–2025 |

### What the wells are for

*Purpose, and how deep each went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 811 | 71.1% | 150 |
| Rig Supply | 138 | 12.1% | 199 |
| Monitor | 109 | 9.6% | 25 |
| De-watering | 22 | 1.9% | 71 |
| Industrial | 16 | 1.4% | 160 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 13 | 1.1% | 16 |
| Irrigation | 9 | 0.8% | 100 |
| Stock | 8 | 0.7% | 130 |

*By decade drilled.*

| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 335 | 155 | 23 |
| 2010s | 522 | 135 | 30 |
| 2020s | 283 | 150 | 28 |

### The deepest reports on file

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

| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 656105 | 2023 | 1,195 | 60 | 800 | Public Supply |
| 127195 | 2004 | 760 | 42 | 20 | Test Well |
| 122239 | 2005 | 688 | 46 | 458 | Public Supply |
| 127188 | 2004 | 620 | 40 | 20 | Domestic |
| 149410 | 2008 | 570 | 86 | 120 | Rig Supply |
| 164828 | 2008 | 560 | 155 | 55 | Domestic |
| 172229 | 2004 | 555 | 42 | 38 | Domestic |
| 242358 | 2011 | 550 | 120 | 50 | Rig Supply |
| 149308 | 2005 | 485 | 0 | — | Domestic |
| 648681 | 2023 | 480 | 42 | 15 | Domestic |

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 Newton 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

- [Donley](/county/donley.md)
- [Concho](/county/concho.md)
- [Jones](/county/jones.md)
- [Brown](/county/brown.md)
- [Runnels](/county/runnels.md)
- [Bosque](/county/bosque.md)
- [Dimmit](/county/dimmit.md)
- [Coke](/county/coke.md)
- [Clay](/county/clay.md)
- [Winkler](/county/winkler.md)
- [Crockett](/county/crockett.md)
- [Houston](/county/houston.md)
- [Mills](/county/mills.md)

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

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