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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.

1,140Reports
147 ftMedian depth
28 ftWater at
20 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in Newton County

Logged in Newton County, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftRed Clay 205, Clay 192, Top Soil 176, Sand 157, Topsoil 106, Top 70
25–50 ftSand 83, Clay 56, Gray Clay 36, White Clay 32, White Sand 31, Red Sand 18
50–100 ftSand 88, White Sand 83, Clay 78, Gray Clay 52, Fine Sand 37, Gray Sand 32
100–200 ftSand 73, Clay 77, White Sand 57, Gray Clay 46, Medium Sand 47, Gray Sand 34
200–300 ftSand 18, Clay 19, Medium Sand 9, Fine To Medium Sand 7, Fine Sand 6, Gray Clay 6
300–500 ftSand 9, Clay 6, Sand Shale. 7, Shale 3, Gray Sand 3, Coarse Sand 2
500–1000 ftSand 3, Clay 2, Shale 2, Sand And Gravel 1, Sand Fine 1, Sand .010 1
1000–5000 ftShale 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 recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
N L BISHOP DRILLING CO186170252010–2025
Vann Water Wells139138102003–2018
Dale's Water Wells82110122011–2026
B & L Water Well Service,Inc.82199852003–2020
B.J Water Well Drilling75117152015–2026
BJ's Water Well Drilling58140152004–2015
W.M. Jones water well49148152003–2026
Paskell Water Well41180602005–2026
Bellenger Water Well Service31145352009–2023
paskell waterwell27160202008–2013
Pinnergy, LTD26280752008–2022
paskell waterwell ser.24190132011–2018
Petra Environmental2425—2003–2005
APOLLO Environmental Strategies, Inc.2020—2001–2009
Lighthouse Environmental Services Inc.1419—2010
H/ET1361—2008–2026
Graham's Drilling Company13170292004–2017
jones water well12230152014–2021
Fowler Drilling Company, Inc.11202202003–2007
Hydrogeologic/Environmental Testing1044—2012
Prospector Drilling and Tool Co., Inc.943—2003
Mathers Environmental Drilling Inc.720—2010–2026
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.720—2006–2019
APOLLO Environmental740—2002
Bishop Water Well6190302002–2025

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic81171.1%150
Rig Supply13812.1%199
Monitor1099.6%25
De-watering221.9%71
Industrial161.4%160
Environmental Soil Boring131.1%16
Irrigation90.8%100
Stock80.7%130
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s33515523
2010s52213530
2020s28315028

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in Newton County. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
65610520231,19560800Public Supply
12719520047604220Test Well
122239200568846458Public Supply
12718820046204020Domestic
149410200857086120Rig Supply
164828200856015555Domestic
17222920045554238Domestic
242358201155012050Rig Supply
14930820054850—Domestic
64868120234804215Domestic

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.

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