Water wells in Ochiltree County, Texas
1,623 well reports on file. The median well here was taken to 550 ft and struck water at 290 ft — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.
What you will drill through in Ochiltree County
| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | Surface Top Soil Brown Clay W/Sandy Clay Strips 177, Clay 156, Top Soil 165, Surface Top Soil Brown Clay 149, Caliche Clay 83, Surface 49 |
| 25–50 ft | Caliche W/Rock Strips 48, Sandy Clay 31, Caliche 26, Caliche Clay 19, Clay 14, Caliche With Rock Strips 14 |
| 50–100 ft | Sand W/Brown Clay Strips 110, Caliche W/Rock Strips 95, Sandy Clay 53, Sand W/Clay Strips 45, Caliche 42, Sand 38 |
| 100–200 ft | Sandy Clay 130, Sand 115, Clay 104, Sand W/Brown Clay Strips 59, Sand W/Clay Strips 50, Caliche Clay/Sandy Clay 37 |
| 200–300 ft | Sand 164, Clay 141, Sandy Clay 106, Sand/Clay Streaks 42, Clay/Sandy Clay 41, Fine Sand 35 |
| 300–500 ft | Red Clay 321, Sand 187, Med To Coarse Fairly Loose Sand 118, Fine To Med Fairly Loose Sand 109, Sandy Clay 100, Fine To Med Fairly Loose Sand W/Clay Strips 57 |
| 500–1000 ft | Red Clay 229, Fine Fairly Loose Sand 79, Fine To Med Fairly Loose Sand 61, Med To Coarse Fairly Loose Sand 73, Med Fine Fairly Loose Sand 56, Med Size Fairly Loose Sand 42 |
| 1000–5000 ft | Red Clay 2, Fine, Med & Coarse Fairly Loose To Little Tight Sand To Red 1, Red Sandy Clay & Clay 1, Sand/Sandy Clay 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 Ochiltree County
| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc. | 649 | 600 | 900 | 2010–2026 |
| HOWARD DRILLING COMPANY | 340 | 440 | 100 | 2003–2026 |
| 3T Drilling, Inc. | 115 | 455 | 20 | 2010–2026 |
| Hydro Resources Mid Contient Inc | 96 | 711 | 800 | 2011–2014 |
| LT Drilling Company | 54 | 680 | 1,100 | 2007–2010 |
| L T Drilling Company | 53 | 700 | 1,000 | 2005–2007 |
| Hydro Resouces Mid Contient Inc | 48 | 640 | 1,000 | 2012–2013 |
| Les Taylor Drilling Company | 41 | 435 | 17 | 2003–2010 |
| ETTER WATER WELL LLC | 30 | 450 | 20 | 2013–2026 |
| Peterson Drilling & Testing, Inc. | 30 | 410 | — | 2003–2020 |
| Burkett Drilling | 21 | 600 | 10 | 2005–2026 |
| Hydro Resouces Mid Continent Inc | 21 | 660 | 800 | 2013 |
| Water Right Irr. | 21 | 600 | 600 | 2009–2012 |
| Talon/LPE | 19 | 20 | — | 2013–2017 |
| Talon Drilling, LP | 15 | 40 | — | 2006–2007 |
| DAVIS ENVIRONMENTAL DRILLING | 13 | 15 | — | 2002–2009 |
| Turn Key Drilling | 6 | 410 | 18 | 2003–2006 |
| Downey Drilling Inc | 5 | 642 | — | 2021 |
| HOWARD DRLLING COMPANY | 5 | 490 | 100 | 2010–2014 |
| Hydro Resources Mid Continet Inc | 5 | 560 | — | 2012 |
| Hydro Resource Mid Continent INC. | 3 | 640 | — | 2014 |
| LES TAYLOR DRILLINGP | 3 | 450 | 17 | 2007 |
| White Drilling Company, Inc. | 2 | 260 | — | 2018 |
| K-Ran Drilling | 2 | 495 | 18 | 2009–2013 |
| Hydro Resouces Mid Conteint Inc | 2 | 880 | — | 2013 |
What the wells are for
| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test Well | 787 | 48.5% | 600 |
| Irrigation | 224 | 13.8% | 697 |
| Rig Supply | 209 | 12.9% | 490 |
| Domestic | 173 | 10.7% | 400 |
| Stock | 83 | 5.1% | 400 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 53 | 3.3% | 20 |
| Industrial | 42 | 2.6% | 420 |
| Monitor | 39 | 2.4% | 410 |
| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 412 | 500 | 280 |
| 2010s | 754 | 580 | 288 |
| 2020s | 457 | 540 | 325 |
The deepest reports on file
| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 342723 | 2013 | 3,560 | — | — | Test Well |
| 603004 | 2022 | 1,040 | — | — | Test Well |
| 186872 | 2009 | 1,040 | — | — | Test Well |
| 669837 | 2024 | 1,020 | — | — | Test Well |
| 436672 | 2016 | 1,020 | — | — | Test Well |
| 308613 | 2012 | 1,000 | — | — | Test Well |
| 72722 | 2005 | 1,000 | — | — | Test Well |
| 541386 | 2020 | 980 | — | — | Test Well |
| 305257 | 2012 | 980 | — | — | Test Well |
| 603655 | 2022 | 922 | 468 | — | Irrigation |
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.
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