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

> 1,278 well reports filed in Refugio County since 2001. Median depth 180 ft, water struck at 28 ft, median yield 75 gpm.

## Water wells in Refugio County, Texas

**1,278** well reports on file. The median well here was taken to **180 ft** and struck water at **28 ft** — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

### What you will drill through in Refugio County

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

| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | **Clay** 749 , **Sand** 267 , **Top Soil** 102 , **Topsoil** 82 , **Sand & Clay** 58 , **Clay & Sand** 42 |
| 25–50 ft | **Clay** 301 , **Sand** 232 , **Sand & Clay** 53 , **Sand And Clay** 29 , **Clay & Sand** 27 , **Sandstone** 25 |
| 50–100 ft | **Clay** 421 , **Sand** 377 , **Sand & Clay** 132 , **Sand And Clay** 73 , **Clay & Sand** 62 , **Sandstone** 59 |
| 100–200 ft | **Clay** 490 , **Sand** 495 , **Sand & Clay** 182 , **Sand And Clay** 116 , **Sandstone** 85 , **Clay & Sand** 86 |
| 200–300 ft | **Sand** 292 , **Clay** 250 , **Sand & Clay** 74 , **Sand And Clay** 33 , **Clay & Sand** 31 , **Clay And Sand** 21 |
| 300–500 ft | **Sand** 138 , **Clay** 120 , **Sand & Clay** 42 , **Clay & Sand** 28 , **Sand And Clay** 21 , **Sandstone & Clay** 10 |
| 500–1000 ft | **Clay** 3 , **Sand** 2 , **Sand & Rock** 1 , **Hard Blue Clay** 1 , **Grey Clay** 1 , **Gray Sand** 1 |
| 1000–5000 ft | **Sand** 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 Refugio County

*Licensed firms in Refugio County, busiest first.*

| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [CARTER WATER WELL DRILLING](/driller/carter-water-well-drilling.md) | 705 | 220 | 75 | 2003–2026 |
| [Vortex Drilling, Inc.](/driller/vortex-drilling-inc.md) | 110 | 25 | — | 2005–2019 |
| [EnviroCore, Inc.](/driller/envirocore-inc.md) | 91 | 26 | — | 2003–2023 |
| [BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.](/driller/best-drilling-services-inc.md) | 35 | 30 | — | 2004–2021 |
| [Cady's Water wells](/driller/cady-s-water-wells.md) | 29 | 190 | 55 | 2005–2024 |
| [ESN-South](/driller/esn-south.md) | 28 | 12 | — | 2004 |
| [Envirotech Drilling Services LLC](/driller/envirotech-drilling-services-llc.md) | 18 | 28 | — | 2011–2025 |
| [Texas Southern Drilling](/driller/texas-southern-drilling.md) | 17 | 205 | 35 | 2022–2026 |
| [Thompson Water Well](/driller/thompson-water-well.md) | 14 | 155 | 40 | 2004–2020 |
| [dba Universal Drilling Services](/driller/dba-universal-drilling-services.md) | 14 | 39 | — | 2002–2003 |
| [Mikes Drilling and Pump Service](/driller/mikes-drilling-and-pump-service.md) | 10 | 167 | 35 | 2015–2024 |
| [Vortex Drilling Partners, LP](/driller/vortex-drilling-partners-lp.md) | 10 | 30 | — | 2019–2022 |
| [Talon/LPE](/driller/talon-lpe.md) | 10 | — | — | 2011 |
| [Friedel Drilling Company](/driller/friedel-drilling-company.md) | 9 | 243 | 90 | 2014–2026 |
| [MARTIN WATER WELLS](/driller/martin-water-wells.md) | 9 | 282 | — | 2003–2026 |
| [Alpine Field Services](/driller/alpine-field-services.md) | 9 | 30 | — | 2005–2016 |
| [ECI](/driller/eci.md) | 9 | 18 | — | 2006–2008 |
| [A C Water Well Service](/driller/a-c-water-well-service.md) | 8 | 176 | 40 | 2015–2025 |
| [Strata Core Services, LLC](/driller/strata-core-services-llc.md) | 7 | 45 | — | 2016 |
| [Mikes Drilling](/driller/mikes-drilling.md) | 7 | 402 | 40 | 2007–2015 |
| [Gainco, Inc.](/driller/gainco-inc.md) | 6 | — | — | 2010 |
| Timberwolf Environmental | 5 | 32 | — | 2025 |
| [J&S WATER WELLS](/driller/j-s-water-wells.md) | 5 | 630 | 200 | 2006–2021 |
| [Felder Water Well & Pump Service, LLC](/driller/felder-water-well-pump-service-llc.md) | 5 | 187 | 125 | 2016 |
| [Advanced Drilling Systems, Inc.](/driller/advanced-drilling-systems-inc.md) | 5 | — | — | 2008 |

### What the wells are for

*Purpose, and how deep each went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 506 | 39.6% | 240 |
| Monitor | 289 | 22.6% | 30 |
| Rig Supply | 169 | 13.2% | 200 |
| Stock | 118 | 9.2% | 180 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 96 | 7.5% | 20 |
| Industrial | 69 | 5.4% | 220 |
| Irrigation | 15 | 1.2% | 300 |
| Test Well | 9 | 0.7% | 30 |

*By decade drilled.*

| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 515 | 180 | 25 |
| 2010s | 527 | 180 | 30 |
| 2020s | 236 | 200 | 34 |

### The deepest reports on file

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

| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 570497 | 2021 | 1,035 | — | 500 | Industrial |
| 306739 | 2012 | 930 | 43 | 500 | Public Supply |
| 380367 | 2014 | 886 | 26 | 1,000 | Irrigation |
| 481385 | 2018 | 650 | — | — | Monitor |
| 481384 | 2018 | 650 | — | — | Monitor |
| 481382 | 2018 | 650 | — | — | Monitor |
| 481381 | 2018 | 650 | — | — | Monitor |
| 720184 | 2025 | 645 | 15 | 100 | Domestic |
| 191934 | 2007 | 630 | 12 | 250 | Public Supply |
| 297442 | 2012 | 600 | — | 20 | Stock |

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 Refugio 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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### Counties with a comparable number of reports

- [Madison](/county/madison.md)
- [Upshur](/county/upshur.md)
- [Parmer](/county/parmer.md)
- [Gray](/county/gray.md)
- [Frio](/county/frio.md)
- [Bailey](/county/bailey.md)
- [Milam](/county/milam.md)
- [Irion](/county/irion.md)
- [Kaufman](/county/kaufman.md)
- [Collingsworth](/county/collingsworth.md)
- [Lee](/county/lee.md)
- [Starr](/county/starr.md)
- [Donley](/county/donley.md)

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

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