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Water wells in Polk County, Texas

2,240 well reports on file. The median well here was taken to 200 ft and struck water at 60 ft — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

2,240Reports
200 ftMedian depth
60 ftWater at
35 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in Polk County

Logged in Polk County, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 678, Sand 454, Top Soil 218, Red Clay 196, Sand Brown 161, Clay Red 143
25–50 ftSand 286, Clay 231, Tan Clay 63, Sand Brown 59, White Clay 55, Clay Gray 39
50–100 ftSand 396, Clay 381, Blue Clay 89, Tan Clay 89, White Clay 62, Shale Gray 61
100–200 ftSand 734, Clay 428, Blue Clay 88, Rock 97, Tan Clay 76, Sand Gray 74
200–300 ftSand 354, Clay 174, Blue Clay 32, Shale 38, Sand Gray 36, Rock 33
300–500 ftSand 151, Clay 60, Shale 31, Sand Gray 25, Shale Gray Td 25, Rock 16
500–1000 ftSand 20, Clay 11, Shale 9, Gray Shale 3, Rock 5, Meally Clay 1
1000–5000 ftClay 2, Sand 2, Shale 1, Sand With Lignite 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 Polk County

Licensed firms in Polk County, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Bell's Drilling Service374200202018–2026
Chrisley Water Well Drilling349220502003–2015
Geothermal Drilling inc204240252010–2026
Griffin Water Well145185502002–2007
J&S WATER WELLS144270802003–2023
Ballard Water Well Co. LLC134205402008–2026
Dale's Water Wells77210122013–2026
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.6223—2006–2026
Vanya Water Well452222302003–2005
Holly Water Wells41278252003–2026
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC3415—2017–2026
B & L Water Well Service,Inc.33275852004–2019
1st Choice Water Wells29200502009–2019
Pinnergy, LTD25300702007–2022
English Drilling Inc.24230122003–2026
Hydrex Environmental, Inc.2416—2003–2025
Williams Water Well22177302014–2022
B.J Water Well Drilling21200202015–2024
w3 weekend water wells21200—2017–2018
Bellenger Water Well Service19175352013–2026
J&S Water Wells - Tomas Salinas18410802003–2014
Coastal Waterwell Services Inc.16225252013–2018
Mathers Environmental Drilling Inc.1428—2006–2022
EASTEX WELL SERVICE13198302022–2026
City Survey1330—2014–2025

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic1,55869.6%205
Monitor1516.7%27
Rig Supply1476.6%250
Industrial1346.0%310
Environmental Soil Boring753.3%15
Irrigation512.3%210
Public Supply462.1%385
Stock431.9%220
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s63321057
2010s90221054
2020s70520072

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in Polk County. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
24327120061,20020850Test Well
24324820071,185210320Public Supply
40525620151,11596450Industrial
358200201492014030Fracking Supply
614452003823110100Public Supply
16584200282378500Public Supply
2965242012800180120Public Supply
7442000740251175Industrial
2073982006736114150Public Supply
58305200471022060Industrial

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 Polk 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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