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

> 283 well reports filed in Stephens County since 2001. Median depth 100 ft, water struck at 45 ft, median yield 7 gpm.

## Water wells in Stephens County, Texas

**283** well reports on file. The median well here was taken to **100 ft** and struck water at **45 ft** — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

### What you will drill through in Stephens County

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

| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | **Clay** 51 , **Topsoil** 41 , **Sand** 24 , **Top Soil** 29 , **Brown Clay** 22 , **Yellow Clay** 20 |
| 25–50 ft | **Sand** 24 , **Shale** 23 , **Gray Shale** 13 , **Sand And Gravel** 11 , **Rock** 6 , **Grey Shale** 8 |
| 50–100 ft | **Shale** 28 , **Gray Shale** 19 , **Sand** 21 , **Sandstone** 19 , **Grey Shale** 7 , **Lime** 8 |
| 100–200 ft | **Shale** 31 , **Sand** 19 , **Gray Shale** 13 , **Grey Shale** 14 , **Sandstone** 10 , **Lime** 7 |
| 200–300 ft | **Shale** 7 , **Gray Shale** 4 , **Shale And Rock** 3 , **Grey Sandstone** 2 , **Sand Stone** 2 , **Sandstone** 2 |
| 300–500 ft | **Shale** 2 , **Shail** 2 , **Sandy Shail** 1 , **Water Yilding Sand** 1 , **Sand** 1 , **Honey Comb Rock And 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 Stephens County

*Licensed firms in Stephens County, busiest first.*

| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [F&F Drilling](/driller/f-f-drilling.md) | 47 | 160 | 15 | 2004–2025 |
| [White Drilling Company, Inc.](/driller/white-drilling-company-inc.md) | 20 | 40 | — | 2002–2024 |
| [Robert Caraway Water Well Drlg.](/driller/robert-caraway-water-well-drlg.md) | 14 | 160 | 6 | 2018–2026 |
| [Water Well Drilling and Service](/driller/water-well-drilling-and-service.md) | 13 | 100 | 6 | 2013–2014 |
| [DAVIS ENVIRONMENTAL DRILLING](/driller/davis-environmental-drilling.md) | 13 | 17 | — | 2003 |
| [Erwin Water Well Drilling](/driller/erwin-water-well-drilling.md) | 11 | 200 | 1 | 2009–2026 |
| [LEONARD WATER SERVICES](/driller/leonard-water-services.md) | 11 | 57 | 125 | 2015–2022 |
| [Moore's Water Well Service](/driller/moore-s-water-well-service.md) | 10 | 220 | 6 | 2014–2025 |
| [W.E.S.T. Drilling](/driller/w-e-s-t-drilling.md) | 10 | 16 | — | 2007–2012 |
| [R&R DRILLING LLC](/driller/r-r-drilling-llc.md) | 9 | 200 | — | 2023–2024 |
| [Straub Corporation](/driller/straub-corporation.md) | 9 | — | — | 2006 |
| [Associated Well Services, Inc.](/driller/associated-well-services-inc.md) | 8 | 160 | 5 | 2016–2025 |
| [Sunbelt Industrial Services](/driller/sunbelt-industrial-services.md) | 8 | 20 | — | 2013–2022 |
| [A & W Drilling Services, Ltd](/driller/a-w-drilling-services-ltd.md) | 8 | 90 | — | 2011 |
| [WEST Drilling](/driller/west-drilling.md) | 7 | 15 | — | 2019–2023 |
| [Subterra Environmental Services, LLC.](/driller/subterra-environmental-services-llc.md) | 7 | 30 | — | 2021–2022 |
| [Thorp Springs Well Svc Inc](/driller/thorp-springs-well-svc-inc.md) | 7 | 190 | 2 | 2007–2008 |
| [Strata Core Drilling Co.](/driller/strata-core-drilling-co.md) | 7 | 15 | — | 2008–2010 |
| [Lonnie Gray](/driller/lonnie-gray.md) | 7 | 180 | 2 | 2003–2004 |
| Zack Burkett Co. Water Well Drilling & Service | 6 | 160 | 20 | 2015 |
| [Total Support Services](/driller/total-support-services.md) | 5 | 16 | — | 2011 |
| [MagnaCore Drilling & Environmental Services](/driller/magnacore-drilling-environmental-services.md) | 5 | 6 | — | 2009 |
| [Michael Gilliam Consultant Services](/driller/michael-gilliam-consultant-services.md) | 4 | 165 | 4 | 2016–2023 |
| [E&C DRILLING CO.](/driller/e-c-drilling-co.md) | 4 | — | 2 | 2014 |
| [Vortex Drilling, Inc.](/driller/vortex-drilling-inc.md) | 4 | 50 | — | 2006 |

### What the wells are for

*Purpose, and how deep each went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 83 | 29.3% | 180 |
| Monitor | 65 | 23.0% | 24 |
| Irrigation | 46 | 16.3% | 120 |
| Stock | 45 | 15.9% | 140 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 28 | 9.9% | 8 |
| Test Well | 6 | 2.1% | 180 |
| Closed-Loop Geothermal | 4 | 1.4% | 250 |
| Rig Supply | 3 | 1.1% | 200 |

*By decade drilled.*

| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78 | 125 | 50 |
| 2010s | 120 | 100 | 40 |
| 2020s | 85 | 120 | 45 |

### The deepest reports on file

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

| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 511349 | 2019 | 380 | — | — | Domestic |
| 259089 | 2011 | 380 | 190 | 15 | Irrigation |
| 389087 | 2015 | 375 | 55 | 3 | Stock |
| 512044 | 2019 | 360 | — | 2 | Domestic |
| 73727 | 2003 | 340 | — | — | Domestic |
| 566250 | 2020 | 320 | — | — | Domestic |
| 73726 | 2003 | 320 | — | — | Domestic |
| 684781 | 2024 | 310 | — | — | Domestic |
| 314736 | 2013 | 300 | — | — | Domestic |
| 599149 | 2022 | 270 | 131 | 40 | Domestic |

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 Stephens 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

- [Motley](/county/motley.md)
- [Briscoe](/county/briscoe.md)
- [Coleman](/county/coleman.md)
- [Rockwall](/county/rockwall.md)
- [Morris](/county/morris.md)
- [Camp](/county/camp.md)
- [Culberson](/county/culberson.md)
- [Baylor](/county/baylor.md)
- [Presidio](/county/presidio.md)
- [Red River](/county/red-river.md)
- [Willacy](/county/willacy.md)
- [Archer](/county/archer.md)
- [Kent](/county/kent.md)

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

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