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Water wells in Somervell County, Texas

693 well reports on file. The median well here was taken to 480 ft and struck water at 309 ft — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

693Reports
480 ftMedian depth
309 ftWater at
15 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in Somervell County

Logged in Somervell County, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftSurface 150, Glen Rose Lime 66, Paluxy Sand 57, Clay 55, Topsoil 55, Lime 53
25–50 ftGlen Rose Lime 40, Shale 29, Gray Shale. 10, Limestone 9, Gray Clay, Shale, Limestone 8, Grayish White Limestone. 6
50–100 ftLime 26, Glen Rose Lime 26, Sandy Shale 25, Sand 15, Shale 17, Limestone 10
100–200 ftSandy Shale 40, Sand 42, Glen Rose Lime 19, Lime 16, Shale 15, 1St Trinity Sand 13
200–300 ftSandy Shale 77, Sand 64, 1St Trinity Sand 47, Red Bed 30, Red Clay 24, Shale 19
300–500 ftSand 140, Red Bed 111, Sandy Shale 93, 1St Trinity Sand 87, Yellow 79, Red Clay 62
500–1000 ftYellow 92, Red Bed 52, 2Nd Trinity Sand 59, Sand 40, Red Clay 30, Yellow Clay 21

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 Somervell County

Licensed firms in Somervell County, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
POLLOCK WATER WELL DRILLING144520152003–2020
mcpherson drilling69360122008–2026
Associated Services68437152003–2012
Double Diamond Water Well Service49440152001–2011
Associated Well Services, Inc.48500502007–2025
BENNETT WATER WELL DRILLING, INC.39440252003–2021
POLLOCK WATER WELL DRILLING & SERVICE39535152002–2015
Geoprojects International, Inc.3963—2006–2007
POLLOCK WATER WELL38520152015–2026
Dowell Well Service25460302003–2024
POLLOCK WATER WELL DRILLING & SVC INC13600152022–2026
White Drilling Company, Inc.1270—2006
Subterra Environmental Services, LLC.810—2018
Sunbelt Industrial Services612—2019–2023
WEST Drilling615—2017–2021
pj oilfield services6—122005–2006
B & B CONSTRUCTION CO.625—2004–2005
Strata Core Services, LLC512—2011
Blue Sky Water Well Drilling55751002007
Pollock Water Well Drilling & Serv.5512302004–2005
Assoicated Services4577202005–2013
Groundwater Monitoring Inc.4137—2007
Associated Services-Gary Aardal4575102004
Moore's Water Well3480302025–2026
Action Water Wells Trust3714102024

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic53777.5%500
Monitor7911.4%25
Stock172.5%518
Environmental Soil Boring142.0%10
Rig Supply142.0%575
Irrigation121.7%500
Public Supply91.3%477
Industrial60.9%500
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s408500310
2010s173460300
2020s112455305

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in Somervell County. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
54428200590066040Domestic
4440622016875620—Domestic
2659402006875—10Domestic
724372202686060615Domestic
596467202286061715Domestic
398374201586062515Domestic
96842200686060015Domestic
60612200584760025Domestic
5082132019841603—Domestic
474391201884060215Domestic

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 Somervell 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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