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
| 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
| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARTER WATER WELL DRILLING | 705 | 220 | 75 | 2003–2026 |
| Vortex Drilling, Inc. | 110 | 25 | — | 2005–2019 |
| EnviroCore, Inc. | 91 | 26 | — | 2003–2023 |
| BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC. | 35 | 30 | — | 2004–2021 |
| Cady's Water wells | 29 | 190 | 55 | 2005–2024 |
| ESN-South | 28 | 12 | — | 2004 |
| Envirotech Drilling Services LLC | 18 | 28 | — | 2011–2025 |
| Texas Southern Drilling | 17 | 205 | 35 | 2022–2026 |
| Thompson Water Well | 14 | 155 | 40 | 2004–2020 |
| dba Universal Drilling Services | 14 | 39 | — | 2002–2003 |
| Mikes Drilling and Pump Service | 10 | 167 | 35 | 2015–2024 |
| Vortex Drilling Partners, LP | 10 | 30 | — | 2019–2022 |
| Talon/LPE | 10 | — | — | 2011 |
| Friedel Drilling Company | 9 | 243 | 90 | 2014–2026 |
| MARTIN WATER WELLS | 9 | 282 | — | 2003–2026 |
| Alpine Field Services | 9 | 30 | — | 2005–2016 |
| ECI | 9 | 18 | — | 2006–2008 |
| A C Water Well Service | 8 | 176 | 40 | 2015–2025 |
| Strata Core Services, LLC | 7 | 45 | — | 2016 |
| Mikes Drilling | 7 | 402 | 40 | 2007–2015 |
| Gainco, Inc. | 6 | — | — | 2010 |
| Timberwolf Environmental | 5 | 32 | — | 2025 |
| J&S WATER WELLS | 5 | 630 | 200 | 2006–2021 |
| Felder Water Well & Pump Service, LLC | 5 | 187 | 125 | 2016 |
| Advanced Drilling Systems, Inc. | 5 | — | — | 2008 |
What the wells are for
| 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 |
| 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
| 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.
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