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
| 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
| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K-Ran Drilling | 990 | 288 | 14 | 2002–2026 |
| Chimney Hill Associates | 390 | 5 | — | 2018–2026 |
| Talon/LPE | 364 | 140 | 25 | 2010–2026 |
| Peterson Drilling & Testing, Inc. | 309 | 97 | 12 | 2002–2026 |
| CURRIE DRILLING CO.,INC. | 291 | 295 | 20 | 2002–2026 |
| Talon Drilling, LP | 245 | 20 | — | 2002–2009 |
| 4-M Drilling | 173 | 300 | 10 | 2015–2026 |
| ETTER WATER WELL LLC | 90 | 293 | 12 | 2014–2026 |
| dba Universal Drilling Services | 78 | 22 | — | 2003–2005 |
| DB&E Co LTD | 70 | 315 | 80 | 2019–2025 |
| Turn Key Drilling | 65 | 270 | 15 | 2003–2006 |
| boartlongyear | 62 | 223 | — | 2010–2012 |
| Magic Circle Drilling | 59 | 225 | 10 | 2003–2020 |
| 3T Drilling, Inc. | 58 | 200 | 20 | 2010–2025 |
| White Drilling Company, Inc. | 53 | 100 | — | 2002–2009 |
| Aark Drilling | 50 | 300 | 12 | 2003–2008 |
| Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc. | 47 | 565 | 850 | 2010–2026 |
| Boart Longyear | 38 | 218 | — | 2008–2012 |
| Howell Drilling Services, LLC | 28 | 300 | 10 | 2023–2026 |
| 4-M Water Well Service | 27 | 273 | 20 | 2006–2013 |
| Harrison and Cooper, Inc. | 25 | 260 | — | 2017 |
| Cascade Drilling | 22 | 270 | — | 2013–2026 |
| Burkett Drilling | 22 | 400 | 10 | 1996–2024 |
| L T Drilling Company | 21 | 620 | — | 2004–2006 |
| Sunbelt Industrial Services | 20 | 15 | — | 2010–2025 |
What the wells are for
| 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 |
| 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
| 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.
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