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Water wells in Real County, Texas

805 well reports on file. The median well here was taken to 360 ft and struck water at 260 ft — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

805Reports
360 ftMedian depth
260 ftWater at
15 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in Real County

Logged in Real County, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftGravel 132, Caliche 115, Black Dirt 90, Top Soil 68, Limestone 52, White Limestone 49
25–50 ftGrey Shale 57, Gray Shale 54, Yellow Clay 19, Gray Lime 18, Limestone 15, Grey Limestone 14
50–100 ftGray Shale 19, Grey Shale 16, Tan Limestone 13, Shale 13, Gray Lime 9, Limestone 8
100–200 ftYellow Limestone 17, Tan Limestone 16, Gray Lime 12, Grey Limestone 13, Limestone 13, White Limestone 11
200–300 ftAnhydrite 13, Gray Lime 12, Grey Limestone 10, Tan Limestone 10, Tan Lime 10, Limestone 8
300–500 ftTan Limestone 39, Tan Lime 32, Gray Lime 15, Solid Limestone 10, Grey Limestone 8, Shale 10
500–1000 ftGrey Limestone 20, Tan Lime 16, Gray Lime 14, Tan Sandy Limestone 13, Dark Gray Lime 13, Tan And Gray Limestone 10
1000–5000 ftTan & Grey Speckled Limestone 1, Tan Lime 1, Tan Sand 1, Tan Sandstone 1, Red Clay & Tan Sandstone 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 Real County

Licensed firms in Real County, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Utopia Sales & Service, Inc.182588302004–2025
Wilson Well Service174300152006–2026
Utopia sales & Services Inc50409202018–2022
Cruz Drilling3828082003–2016
Hill Country Well Service3536082015–2025
Select Drilling Services, LLC.30——2015
Lange Drilling Co27200152009–2021
Davenport Drilling26180102005–2006
Vortex Drilling, Inc.212—2007–2014
Rocksprings Well Drilling19200102024–2026
PICKENS DRILLING CO.18365202010–2026
McGuire Well Service1734052001–2015
Tinnin Water Wells15400162003–2012
Bollinger Drilling14360122003–2020
Utopia Sales and Service14626502003–2012
Wilosn Well Service12480252011–2012
Waterboyz, LLC11380152021–2026
BLUEBONNET DRILLING9300102002–2004
Jones Environmental Drilling, Inc.88—2003–2004
Nomad Drilling6360—2021
Wilson Drilling, Inc.5401102002–2007
Allison Well Service4430—2018–2021
Wilson Drilling and Pump Company450072016
THORP WATER WELL DRILLING SERVICE432052005–2010
Jedi Drilling4——2004

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic63178.4%360
Stock688.4%360
Environmental Soil Boring607.5%2
Test Well131.6%450
Public Supply111.4%77
Monitor111.4%30
Irrigation81.0%158
Rig Supply20.2%560
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s301320215
2010s291308203
2020s213380305

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in Real County. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
57884720211,19575030Domestic
60467820221,096——Domestic
42503720161,01550575Public Supply
28694720129884975Stock
351909201494865035Stock
689859202594756320Stock
112560200792847080Domestic
307160201289663440Domestic
273229201188054035Domestic
503048201987256830Domestic

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 Real 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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