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

> 3,879 well reports filed in Potter County since 2001. Median depth 245 ft, water struck at 180 ft, median yield 12 gpm.

## Water wells in Potter County, Texas

**3,879** well reports on file. The median well here was taken to **245 ft** and struck water at **180 ft** — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

### What you will drill through in Potter County

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

| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | **Top Soil** 916 , **Caliche** 865 , **Topsoil** 504 , **Brown Sandy Clay** 450 , **Clay Loam, Dark Brown To Gray, Med-High Plasticity** 269 , **Clay Silty, Reddish Brown, Low Plasticity** 254 |
| 25–50 ft | **Brown Sandy Clay** 68 , **Light Brown Sand With S/S** 59 , **Red Clay** 44 , **Reddish Brown Sandy Clay** 35 , **Clay** 33 , **Sand** 31 |
| 50–100 ft | **Caprock** 175 , **Light Brown Sand With S/S** 119 , **Red Clay** 102 , **Sand** 62 , **Brown Sandy Clay** 54 , **Sand & Sandstone** 42 |
| 100–200 ft | **Red Clay** 267 , **Limestone** 58 , **Reddish Sandy Clay** 83 , **Sand** 77 , **Yellow Clay** 63 , **Light Brown Sand With S/S** 45 |
| 200–300 ft | **Red Clay** 810 , **Limestone** 142 , **Red Clay With Shale** 43 , **Coarse Sand With S/S And Small Gravel** 54 , **Red Clay And Shale** 42 , **Sand** 48 |
| 300–500 ft | **Red Clay** 212 , **Limestone** 67 , **Red Clay & Shale** 26 , **Red Clay With Shale** 23 , **Red Clay Shale** 17 , **Red Clay And Shale** 13 |
| 500–1000 ft | **Red Clay** 7 , **Fine To Med Loose Sand** 6 , **Med Size Fairly Loose Sand W/Coarse Sand Strips** 4 , **Red Clay & Shale** 5 , **Fine Sand** 4 , **Fine Med & Coarse Sand W/Minor Clay** 4 |
| 1000–5000 ft | **Red Clay Wiht Blue Clay & Limestone** 1 , **Limestone** 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 Potter County

*Licensed firms in Potter County, busiest first.*

| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [K-Ran Drilling](/driller/k-ran-drilling.md) | 990 | 288 | 14 | 2002–2026 |
| [Chimney Hill Associates](/driller/chimney-hill-associates.md) | 390 | 5 | — | 2018–2026 |
| [Talon/LPE](/driller/talon-lpe.md) | 364 | 140 | 25 | 2010–2026 |
| [Peterson Drilling & Testing, Inc.](/driller/peterson-drilling-testing-inc.md) | 309 | 97 | 12 | 2002–2026 |
| [CURRIE DRILLING CO.,INC.](/driller/currie-drilling-co-inc.md) | 291 | 295 | 20 | 2002–2026 |
| [Talon Drilling, LP](/driller/talon-drilling-lp.md) | 245 | 20 | — | 2002–2009 |
| [4-M Drilling](/driller/4-m-drilling.md) | 173 | 300 | 10 | 2015–2026 |
| [ETTER WATER WELL LLC](/driller/etter-water-well-llc.md) | 90 | 293 | 12 | 2014–2026 |
| [dba Universal Drilling Services](/driller/dba-universal-drilling-services.md) | 78 | 22 | — | 2003–2005 |
| [DB&E Co LTD](/driller/db-e-co-ltd.md) | 70 | 315 | 80 | 2019–2025 |
| [Turn Key Drilling](/driller/turn-key-drilling.md) | 65 | 270 | 15 | 2003–2006 |
| [boartlongyear](/driller/boartlongyear.md) | 62 | 223 | — | 2010–2012 |
| [Magic Circle Drilling](/driller/magic-circle-drilling.md) | 59 | 225 | 10 | 2003–2020 |
| [3T Drilling, Inc.](/driller/3t-drilling-inc.md) | 58 | 200 | 20 | 2010–2025 |
| [White Drilling Company, Inc.](/driller/white-drilling-company-inc.md) | 53 | 100 | — | 2002–2009 |
| [Aark Drilling](/driller/aark-drilling.md) | 50 | 300 | 12 | 2003–2008 |
| [Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.](/driller/hydro-resources-mid-continent-inc.md) | 47 | 565 | 850 | 2010–2026 |
| [Boart Longyear](/driller/boart-longyear.md) | 38 | 218 | — | 2008–2012 |
| [Howell Drilling Services, LLC](/driller/howell-drilling-services-llc.md) | 28 | 300 | 10 | 2023–2026 |
| [4-M Water Well Service](/driller/4-m-water-well-service.md) | 27 | 273 | 20 | 2006–2013 |
| [Harrison and Cooper, Inc.](/driller/harrison-and-cooper-inc.md) | 25 | 260 | — | 2017 |
| [Cascade Drilling](/driller/cascade-drilling.md) | 22 | 270 | — | 2013–2026 |
| [Burkett Drilling](/driller/burkett-drilling.md) | 22 | 400 | 10 | 1996–2024 |
| [L T Drilling Company](/driller/l-t-drilling-company.md) | 21 | 620 | — | 2004–2006 |
| [Sunbelt Industrial Services](/driller/sunbelt-industrial-services.md) | 20 | 15 | — | 2010–2025 |

### What the wells are for

*Purpose, and how deep each went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 1,878 | 48.4% | 291 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 1,061 | 27.4% | 8 |
| Monitor | 512 | 13.2% | 158 |
| Injection | 129 | 3.3% | 265 |
| Test Well | 119 | 3.1% | 460 |
| Stock | 56 | 1.4% | 255 |
| Public Supply | 39 | 1.0% | 535 |
| Rig Supply | 23 | 0.6% | 160 |

*By decade drilled.*

| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | — | 140 |
| 2000s | 1,195 | 215 | 155 |
| 2010s | 1,426 | 270 | 200 |
| 2020s | 1,257 | 237 | 186 |

### The deepest reports on file

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

| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 300245 | 2012 | 2,118 | 275 | — | Domestic |
| 160687 | 2008 | 900 | 411 | 842 | Public Supply |
| 71489 | 2005 | 880 | — | — | Test Well |
| 454422 | 2017 | 870 | — | — | Test Well |
| 454364 | 2017 | 860 | — | — | Test Well |
| 71440 | 2005 | 860 | — | — | Test Well |
| 175031 | 2009 | 808 | — | — | Test Well |
| 234085 | 2010 | 780 | — | — | Test Well |
| 71428 | 2005 | 780 | — | — | Test Well |
| 175082 | 2009 | 760 | — | — | Test Well |

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 Potter County?

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### Counties with a comparable number of reports

- [Hidalgo](/county/hidalgo.md)
- [Jefferson](/county/jefferson.md)
- [Llano](/county/llano.md)
- [Smith](/county/smith.md)
- [Waller](/county/waller.md)
- [Fayette](/county/fayette.md)
- [Colorado](/county/colorado.md)
- [Dallam](/county/dallam.md)
- [Wharton](/county/wharton.md)
- [Kendall](/county/kendall.md)
- [Panola](/county/panola.md)
- [Yoakum](/county/yoakum.md)
- [Austin](/county/austin.md)

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

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