Water wells in Runnels County, Texas
1,179 well reports on file. The median well here was taken to 80 ft and struck water at 30 ft — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.
What you will drill through in Runnels County
| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | Red Clay 171, Topsoil 152, Dirt 135, Caliche 123, Top Soil 114, Brown Clay 92 |
| 25–50 ft | Red Clay 75, Gray Shale 64, Red Shale 44, Yellow Lime 36, Gray Lime 35, White Lime 29 |
| 50–100 ft | Gray Shale 86, Red Clay 68, Red Shale 58, Gray Lime 43, White Lime 22, Brown Shale 22 |
| 100–200 ft | Red Clay 54, Gray Shale 34, Red Shale 27, Brown Shale 17, Gray Lime 18, Blue Lime 18 |
| 200–300 ft | Red Clay 6, Gray Sand 4, Brown Shale 2, Gray Lime 1, Grey Lime 1, Red Shale 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 Runnels County
| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lange Drilling Co | 531 | 100 | 15 | 2003–2026 |
| MICHAEL C HOELSCHER | 194 | 115 | 25 | 2003–2025 |
| woehl drilling no2 | 52 | 80 | 15 | 2017–2026 |
| Matt's Water Well Services, LLC | 47 | 80 | 15 | 2017–2024 |
| Blackwell Water Well Service Inc | 31 | 140 | 6 | 2004–2026 |
| White Drilling Company, Inc. | 31 | 25 | — | 2002–2015 |
| Concho Valley Water Wells | 26 | 60 | 3 | 2018–2023 |
| Wink Drilling LLC | 18 | 140 | 15 | 2025–2026 |
| Vortex Drilling, Inc. | 17 | 45 | — | 2007–2019 |
| Diversified Water Well Drilling | 15 | 100 | 15 | 2008–2016 |
| Straub Corporation | 14 | 10 | — | 2007–2008 |
| LEONARD WATER SERVICES | 13 | 60 | 100 | 2011–2024 |
| Talon/LPE | 13 | 25 | — | 2010–2024 |
| WEST Drilling | 13 | 25 | — | 2017–2018 |
| Caltex Water LLC | 12 | 60 | 10 | 2010–2015 |
| Pat Lange | 11 | 100 | 15 | 2013 |
| Universal Drilling Services of Texas, LLC | 10 | — | — | 2007 |
| John Kerr | 8 | 120 | 2 | 2012–2013 |
| Horizon Drilling Services, Inc | 6 | 110 | 1 | 2011–2024 |
| Abel Water Systems | 6 | 106 | — | 2004–2020 |
| Roddy Qualls Environmental Drilling | 6 | 16 | — | 2015 |
| CURTIS-ABEL DRILLING | 6 | 35 | — | 2002 |
| Gedco drilling and coring inc | 5 | 30 | — | 2017 |
| Lange Drillign Co. Inc. | 5 | — | 20 | 2009 |
| Woehl Drilling | 5 | 93 | 3 | 2003–2009 |
What the wells are for
| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 415 | 35.2% | 95 |
| Stock | 270 | 22.9% | 100 |
| Test Well | 215 | 18.2% | 100 |
| Irrigation | 127 | 10.8% | 80 |
| Monitor | 102 | 8.7% | 30 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 39 | 3.3% | 16 |
| Closed-Loop Geothermal | 3 | 0.3% | 200 |
| Rig Supply | 3 | 0.3% | 100 |
| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 332 | 80 | 26 |
| 2010s | 587 | 80 | 30 |
| 2020s | 260 | 100 | 35 |
The deepest reports on file
| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 436367 | 2016 | 300 | — | — | Stock |
| 282321 | 2012 | 285 | — | — | Test Well |
| 290922 | 2010 | 280 | 100 | 10 | Domestic |
| 290918 | 2010 | 280 | 100 | 8 | Domestic |
| 290760 | 2010 | 280 | 100 | 5 | Domestic |
| 290758 | 2010 | 280 | 100 | 2 | Domestic |
| 265170 | 2011 | 280 | — | 40 | Stock |
| 210643 | 2009 | 270 | 170 | 30 | Stock |
| 644479 | 2023 | 260 | 120 | 1 | Stock |
| 283074 | 2012 | 260 | 0 | — | 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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