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

> 394 well reports filed in Oldham County since 2001. Median depth 303 ft, water struck at 165 ft, median yield 13 gpm.

## Water wells in Oldham County, Texas

**394** well reports on file. The median well here was taken to **303 ft** and struck water at **165 ft** — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

### What you will drill through in Oldham County

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

| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | **Top Soil** 106 , **Caliche** 67 , **Topsoil** 45 , **Brown Sandy Clay** 31 , **Sand** 14 , **Caliche & Caliche Rock** 16 |
| 25–50 ft | **Red Clay** 13 , **Caprock** 8 , **Sand** 6 , **Light Brown Sandy Clay** 5 , **Light Brown Sand & S/S** 4 , **Red & Gray Clay** 3 |
| 50–100 ft | **Red Clay** 23 , **Caprock** 11 , **Sand & Sandstone** 10 , **Light Brown Sand With S/S** 9 , **Light Brown Sand & S/S** 6 , **Blue Clay** 5 |
| 100–200 ft | **Red Clay** 48 , **Sand** 13 , **Red & Blue Clay** 12 , **Red Clay And Shale** 7 , **Blue Clay** 8 , **Red Clay & Shale** 7 |
| 200–300 ft | **Red Clay** 70 , **Red Clay & Shale** 22 , **Fine Loose Sand** 15 , **Red Clay And Shale** 12 , **Fine Sand** 10 , **Red Shale** 7 |
| 300–500 ft | **Red Clay** 51 , **Red Clay & Shale** 12 , **Red Clay And Shale** 8 , **Red Clay With Shale** 7 , **Red Clay Solid** 6 , **Red Sticky Clay** 6 |
| 500–1000 ft | **Red Clay** 3 , **Fine Loose Sand** 2 , **Red Clay And Shale** 2 , **Hard White Rock W/Red Shale Strips** 2 , **Red And Gray Clay + Shale** 1 , **Fine Sand W/Sandy Clay Streaks** 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 Oldham County

*Licensed firms in Oldham County, busiest first.*

| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [K-Ran Drilling](/driller/k-ran-drilling.md) | 102 | 305 | 12 | 2003–2026 |
| [ETTER WATER WELL LLC](/driller/etter-water-well-llc.md) | 93 | 324 | 5 | 2014–2026 |
| [CURRIE DRILLING CO.,INC.](/driller/currie-drilling-co-inc.md) | 57 | 290 | 15 | 2002–2025 |
| [3T Drilling, Inc.](/driller/3t-drilling-inc.md) | 31 | 260 | 20 | 2010–2026 |
| [Burkett Drilling](/driller/burkett-drilling.md) | 23 | 357 | 8 | 2005–2019 |
| Canadian Water Well Inc. | 13 | 280 | — | 2025 |
| [Aark Drilling](/driller/aark-drilling.md) | 9 | 60 | 12 | 2008 |
| [Turn Key Drilling](/driller/turn-key-drilling.md) | 7 | 250 | 15 | 2003–2005 |
| [HOWARD DRILLING COMPANY](/driller/howard-drilling-company.md) | 6 | 400 | 100 | 2009–2014 |
| [LT Drilling Company](/driller/lt-drilling-company.md) | 6 | 580 | — | 2008–2009 |
| K-Ran Drilling(Lupe) | 5 | 255 | 100 | 2011–2014 |
| [L T Drilling Company](/driller/l-t-drilling-company.md) | 5 | 560 | — | 2005–2007 |
| [Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.](/driller/hydro-resources-mid-continent-inc.md) | 4 | 338 | — | 2011–2026 |
| R K Drilling | 4 | 243 | 12 | 2025 |
| [WEST TEXAS WATER WELL SERVICE](/driller/west-texas-water-well-service.md) | 4 | 590 | 20 | 2009–2024 |
| [DRILL PRO WATER WELL DRILLING](/driller/drill-pro-water-well-drilling.md) | 3 | 180 | — | 2015–2024 |
| [Rodgers Well Service](/driller/rodgers-well-service.md) | 3 | 240 | — | 2013 |
| [Hydro Resouces Mid Continent Inc](/driller/hydro-resouces-mid-continent-inc.md) | 3 | 340 | — | 2013 |
| [Les Taylor Drilling Company](/driller/les-taylor-drilling-company.md) | 3 | 260 | — | 2003–2008 |
| [4-M Drilling](/driller/4-m-drilling.md) | 2 | 344 | — | 2025–2026 |
| [Howell Drilling Services, LLC](/driller/howell-drilling-services-llc.md) | 2 | 327 | 15 | 2024–2026 |
| [Hydro Resouces Mid Contient Inc](/driller/hydro-resouces-mid-contient-inc.md) | 2 | 340 | — | 2013 |
| [HI PLAINS DRILLING, INC.](/driller/hi-plains-drilling-inc.md) | 2 | 305 | — | 2010 |
| [DB&E Co LTD](/driller/db-e-co-ltd.md) | 1 | 320 | — | 2023 |
| [Hoyt Wheeler](/driller/hoyt-wheeler.md) | 1 | 140 | — | 2023 |

### What the wells are for

*Purpose, and how deep each went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 185 | 47.0% | 310 |
| Stock | 126 | 32.0% | 300 |
| Test Well | 37 | 9.4% | 330 |
| Irrigation | 22 | 5.6% | 306 |
| Rig Supply | 12 | 3.0% | 260 |
| Industrial | 6 | 1.5% | 435 |
| Other | 4 | 1.0% | 324 |
| Fracking Supply | 1 | 0.3% | 240 |

*By decade drilled.*

| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 102 | 290 | 120 |
| 2010s | 188 | 300 | 165 |
| 2020s | 104 | 324 | 197 |

### The deepest reports on file

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

| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160096 | 2008 | 940 | — | — | Test Well |
| 162712 | 2008 | 914 | — | — | Industrial |
| 508346 | 2019 | 725 | 600 | — | Stock |
| 185580 | 2009 | 608 | — | — | Monitor |
| 70072 | 2005 | 600 | — | — | Test Well |
| 516783 | 2019 | 590 | 460 | — | Stock |
| 185573 | 2009 | 590 | — | — | Test Well |
| 273971 | 2011 | 585 | — | — | Stock |
| 157824 | 2008 | 580 | — | — | Test Well |
| 273992 | 2011 | 570 | 241 | — | 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 Oldham 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

- [Sabine](/county/sabine.md)
- [Borden](/county/borden.md)
- [Trinity](/county/trinity.md)
- [Sterling](/county/sterling.md)
- [Lamar](/county/lamar.md)
- [McMullen](/county/mcmullen.md)
- [Jeff Davis](/county/jeff-davis.md)
- [Falls](/county/falls.md)
- [Stonewall](/county/stonewall.md)
- [Motley](/county/motley.md)
- [Briscoe](/county/briscoe.md)
- [Coleman](/county/coleman.md)
- [Rockwall](/county/rockwall.md)

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

---

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