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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.

394Reports
303 ftMedian depth
165 ftWater at
13 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in Oldham County

Logged in Oldham County, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 106, Caliche 67, Topsoil 45, Brown Sandy Clay 31, Sand 14, Caliche & Caliche Rock 16
25–50 ftRed Clay 13, Caprock 8, Sand 6, Light Brown Sandy Clay 5, Light Brown Sand & S/S 4, Red & Gray Clay 3
50–100 ftRed 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 ftRed Clay 48, Sand 13, Red & Blue Clay 12, Red Clay And Shale 7, Blue Clay 8, Red Clay & Shale 7
200–300 ftRed Clay 70, Red Clay & Shale 22, Fine Loose Sand 15, Red Clay And Shale 12, Fine Sand 10, Red Shale 7
300–500 ftRed 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 ftRed 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 recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
K-Ran Drilling102305122003–2026
ETTER WATER WELL LLC9332452014–2026
CURRIE DRILLING CO.,INC.57290152002–2025
3T Drilling, Inc.31260202010–2026
Burkett Drilling2335782005–2019
Canadian Water Well Inc.13280—2025
Aark Drilling960122008
Turn Key Drilling7250152003–2005
HOWARD DRILLING COMPANY64001002009–2014
LT Drilling Company6580—2008–2009
K-Ran Drilling(Lupe)52551002011–2014
L T Drilling Company5560—2005–2007
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.4338—2011–2026
R K Drilling4243122025
WEST TEXAS WATER WELL SERVICE4590202009–2024
DRILL PRO WATER WELL DRILLING3180—2015–2024
Rodgers Well Service3240—2013
Hydro Resouces Mid Continent Inc3340—2013
Les Taylor Drilling Company3260—2003–2008
4-M Drilling2344—2025–2026
Howell Drilling Services, LLC2327152024–2026
Hydro Resouces Mid Contient Inc2340—2013
HI PLAINS DRILLING, INC.2305—2010
DB&E Co LTD1320—2023
Hoyt Wheeler1140—2023

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic18547.0%310
Stock12632.0%300
Test Well379.4%330
Irrigation225.6%306
Rig Supply123.0%260
Industrial61.5%435
Other41.0%324
Fracking Supply10.3%240
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s102290120
2010s188300165
2020s104324197

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in Oldham County. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
1600962008940——Test Well
1627122008914——Industrial
5083462019725600—Stock
1855802009608——Monitor
700722005600——Test Well
5167832019590460—Stock
1855732009590——Test Well
2739712011585——Stock
1578242008580——Test Well
2739922011570241—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.

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