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

> 1,768 well reports filed in Palo Pinto County since 2001. Median depth 200 ft, water struck at 75 ft, median yield 10 gpm.

## Water wells in Palo Pinto County, Texas

**1,768** well reports on file. The median well here was taken to **200 ft** and struck water at **75 ft** — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

### What you will drill through in Palo Pinto County

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

| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | **Top Soil** 230 , **Yellow Clay** 188 , **Clay** 176 , **Topsoil** 151 , **Sandstone** 141 , **Sandy Clay** 127 |
| 25–50 ft | **Gray Shale** 132 , **Shale** 126 , **Sand** 106 , **Gray Clay** 69 , **Lime** 56 , **Sandstone** 48 |
| 50–100 ft | **Gray Shale** 213 , **Sand** 185 , **Shale** 177 , **Lime** 88 , **Sandy Shale** 61 , **Gray Clay** 42 |
| 100–200 ft | **Gray Shale** 337 , **Shale** 409 , **Sand** 280 , **Lime** 109 , **Sandy Shale** 75 , **Hard Sand** 66 |
| 200–300 ft | **Gray Shale** 152 , **Sand** 143 , **Shale** 133 , **Lime** 54 , **Sandy Shale** 29 , **Hard Sand** 26 |
| 300–500 ft | **Sand** 105 , **Gray Shale** 97 , **Shale** 74 , **Lime** 23 , **Hard Sand** 20 , **Sandy Shale** 17 |
| 500–1000 ft | **Shale** 16 , **Gray Shale** 11 , **Sand** 8 , **Conglomerate** 6 , **Lime** 3 , **Sandy Shale** 2 |

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 Palo Pinto County

*Licensed firms in Palo Pinto County, busiest first.*

| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Moore's Water Well Service](/driller/moore-s-water-well-service.md) | 672 | 200 | 12 | 2013–2026 |
| [Erwin Water Well Drilling](/driller/erwin-water-well-drilling.md) | 278 | 220 | 11 | 2001–2026 |
| [Moore's Water Well](/driller/moore-s-water-well.md) | 92 | 200 | 10 | 2013–2026 |
| [Erwin Drilling](/driller/erwin-drilling.md) | 69 | 220 | 8 | 2017–2026 |
| [Thorp Springs Well Svc Inc](/driller/thorp-springs-well-svc-inc.md) | 33 | 150 | 10 | 2003–2009 |
| [MagnaCore Drilling & Environmental Services](/driller/magnacore-drilling-environmental-services.md) | 31 | 16 | — | 2002–2012 |
| [WEST Drilling](/driller/west-drilling.md) | 29 | 20 | — | 2016–2026 |
| [Roddy Qualls Environmental Drilling](/driller/roddy-qualls-environmental-drilling.md) | 25 | 18 | — | 2016–2023 |
| [Strata Core Drilling Co.](/driller/strata-core-drilling-co.md) | 25 | 16 | — | 2008–2011 |
| [Sunbelt Industrial Services](/driller/sunbelt-industrial-services.md) | 23 | 15 | — | 2007–2026 |
| [Total Support Services](/driller/total-support-services.md) | 23 | 20 | — | 2002–2009 |
| [Subterra Environmental Services, LLC.](/driller/subterra-environmental-services-llc.md) | 22 | 15 | — | 2019–2021 |
| [Strata Core Services, LLC](/driller/strata-core-services-llc.md) | 21 | 15 | — | 2011–2013 |
| [Dowell Well Service](/driller/dowell-well-service.md) | 20 | 100 | 4 | 2004–2022 |
| [Lonnie Gray](/driller/lonnie-gray.md) | 20 | 265 | 4 | 2003–2005 |
| [BENNETT WATER WELL DRILLING, INC.](/driller/bennett-water-well-drilling-inc.md) | 19 | 275 | 15 | 2004–2023 |
| Thorpe Springs W.S. Inc. | 19 | 260 | 6 | 2005–2006 |
| [Water Well Drilling and Service](/driller/water-well-drilling-and-service.md) | 17 | 160 | 19 | 2013–2014 |
| [W.E.S.T. Drilling](/driller/w-e-s-t-drilling.md) | 15 | 18 | — | 2002–2009 |
| [moore water well](/driller/moore-water-well.md) | 14 | 240 | 10 | 2004–2014 |
| [Burke Lyons Water Well](/driller/burke-lyons-water-well.md) | 13 | 220 | — | 2020–2026 |
| [Advanced Drilling Systems, Inc.](/driller/advanced-drilling-systems-inc.md) | 12 | 20 | — | 2016–2018 |
| [Groundwater Monitoring Inc.](/driller/groundwater-monitoring-inc.md) | 12 | 26 | — | 2005–2006 |
| [Associated Well Services, Inc.](/driller/associated-well-services-inc.md) | 11 | 200 | 8 | 2015–2026 |
| [Walden Drilling Inc](/driller/walden-drilling-inc.md) | 11 | 200 | 2 | 2021–2024 |

### What the wells are for

*Purpose, and how deep each went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 1,166 | 66.0% | 200 |
| Monitor | 208 | 11.8% | 20 |
| Stock | 115 | 6.5% | 200 |
| Irrigation | 115 | 6.5% | 255 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 101 | 5.7% | 15 |
| Test Well | 20 | 1.1% | 30 |
| Rig Supply | 13 | 0.7% | 415 |
| Public Supply | 10 | 0.6% | 200 |

*By decade drilled.*

| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 367 | 150 | 80 |
| 2010s | 552 | 200 | 50 |
| 2020s | 849 | 200 | 83 |

### The deepest reports on file

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

| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 670566 | 2024 | 1,000 | — | — | Industrial |
| 644852 | 2023 | 985 | — | — | Industrial |
| 592612 | 2021 | 820 | — | 30 | Domestic |
| 328123 | 2013 | 725 | — | 60 | Industrial |
| 642842 | 2023 | 720 | — | — | Domestic |
| 108097 | 2005 | 715 | 600 | 30 | Domestic |
| 341685 | 2013 | 710 | — | 19 | Industrial |
| 328120 | 2013 | 710 | — | 55 | Industrial |
| 369235 | 2014 | 680 | — | 7 | Domestic |
| 266492 | 2011 | 680 | 570 | 55 | 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 Palo Pinto 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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### Counties with a comparable number of reports

- [Shelby](/county/shelby.md)
- [Jackson](/county/jackson.md)
- [Leon](/county/leon.md)
- [San Jacinto](/county/san-jacinto.md)
- [Tyler](/county/tyler.md)
- [Hansford](/county/hansford.md)
- [McLennan](/county/mclennan.md)
- [Jack](/county/jack.md)
- [Eastland](/county/eastland.md)
- [Kimble](/county/kimble.md)
- [Cherokee](/county/cherokee.md)
- [Wood](/county/wood.md)
- [Ochiltree](/county/ochiltree.md)

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

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