Water wells in Reeves County, Texas
2,121 well reports on file. The median well here was taken to 300 ft and struck water at 80 ft — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.
What you will drill through in Reeves County
| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | Topsoil 567, Top Soil 326, Caliche 295, Sand 213, Gravel 121, Brown Clay 77 |
| 25–50 ft | Gravel 56, Brown Clay 45, Sand 44, Sandy Clay 30, Sand And Gravel 26, Brown Sand 17 |
| 50–100 ft | Gravel 96, Brown Clay 57, Clay 45, Red Clay 44, Sand 42, Grey Clay 34 |
| 100–200 ft | Gravel 104, Sand 91, Brown Clay 69, Red Clay 75, Clay 56, Sand And Gravel 46 |
| 200–300 ft | Gravel 84, Brown Clay 55, Sand 50, Clay 46, Red Clay 46, Grey Clay 41 |
| 300–500 ft | Gravel 64, Grey Clay 78, Clay 60, Red Clay 56, Brown Clay 39, Sand 42 |
| 500–1000 ft | Clay 22, Red Clay 19, Gravel 18, Gray Clay 17, Sand 15, Red Clay & Gypsum 12 |
| 1000–5000 ft | Red Clay & Gypsum 14, Red Clay 10, Gypsum 9, Dolomite 8, Limestone 9, Sand 7 |
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 Reeves County
What the wells are for
| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rig Supply | 682 | 32.2% | 350 |
| Fracking Supply | 385 | 18.2% | 440 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 272 | 12.8% | 15 |
| Monitor | 271 | 12.8% | 30 |
| Domestic | 166 | 7.8% | 255 |
| Irrigation | 139 | 6.6% | 403 |
| Stock | 69 | 3.3% | 300 |
| Industrial | 62 | 2.9% | 400 |
| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 331 | 50 | 43 |
| 2010s | 1,469 | 340 | 95 |
| 2020s | 321 | 150 | 70 |
The deepest reports on file
| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 494339 | 2018 | 2,417 | — | — | Industrial |
| 465044 | 2017 | 2,407 | 232 | — | Fracking Supply |
| 457983 | 2017 | 1,950 | — | — | Fracking Supply |
| 611092 | 2022 | 1,863 | — | — | Irrigation |
| 451758 | 2017 | 1,861 | — | — | Rig Supply |
| 465047 | 2017 | 1,850 | — | 5 | Fracking Supply |
| 460493 | 2017 | 1,825 | — | — | Fracking Supply |
| 457274 | 2017 | 1,805 | — | — | Fracking Supply |
| 485444 | 2018 | 1,600 | — | — | Fracking Supply |
| 493531 | 2018 | 1,573 | — | — | Fracking Supply |
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 Reeves County?
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