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

> 1,335 well reports filed in Upshur County since 2001. Median depth 420 ft, water struck at 178 ft, median yield 39 gpm.

## Water wells in Upshur County, Texas

**1,335** well reports on file. The median well here was taken to **420 ft** and struck water at **178 ft** — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

### What you will drill through in Upshur County

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

| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | **Top Soil** 206 , **Clay** 160 , **Red Clay** 117 , **Sand** 98 , **Surface Sand** 65 , **Shale** 60 |
| 25–50 ft | **Gray Shale** 90 , **Shale** 73 , **Sand** 47 , **Rock** 29 , **Clay** 25 , **Tan Sand** 15 |
| 50–100 ft | **Shale** 142 , **Sand** 123 , **Rock** 69 , **Gray Shale** 65 , **Dark Sand** 43 , **Gray Clay** 26 |
| 100–200 ft | **Shale** 238 , **Sand** 166 , **Rock** 125 , **Gray Shale** 77 , **Dark Sand** 66 , **Clay** 44 |
| 200–300 ft | **Shale** 193 , **Sand** 121 , **Rock** 79 , **Gray Shale** 49 , **Clay** 44 , **Dark Sand** 42 |
| 300–500 ft | **Shale** 324 , **Sand** 243 , **Rock** 102 , **Gray Shale** 58 , **Sand W/ Shale Strks.** 52 , **Clay** 58 |
| 500–1000 ft | **Shale** 206 , **Sand** 90 , **Rock** 38 , **Clay** 31 , **Sand W/ Shale Strks.** 28 , **Gray Clay** 18 |
| 1000–5000 ft | **Shale** 6 , **Sand** 1 , **Light Gray Sand / Drilled Good** 1 , **Shale Grey** 1 , **Light Gray Sand W/ Small Sand Strks** 1 , **Light Gray Sand /Drilled Good & Pure** 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 Upshur County

*Licensed firms in Upshur County, busiest first.*

| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [C. Miller Drilling](/driller/c-miller-drilling.md) | 413 | 555 | 34 | 2001–2026 |
| [LTW Services, LP](/driller/ltw-services-lp.md) | 89 | 420 | 60 | 2003–2025 |
| [Fuller Water Well Service](/driller/fuller-water-well-service.md) | 86 | 410 | 18 | 2013–2026 |
| [A1 Water Wells](/driller/a1-water-wells.md) | 79 | 540 | 70 | 2013–2024 |
| [BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.](/driller/best-drilling-services-inc.md) | 61 | 17 | — | 2004–2010 |
| [Fuller Water Well Drilling](/driller/fuller-water-well-drilling.md) | 59 | 470 | 20 | 2001–2020 |
| [Fas-Line Services Inc.](/driller/fas-line-services-inc.md) | 50 | 400 | 40 | 2002–2025 |
| [Ark-La-Tex Boring, Inc.](/driller/ark-la-tex-boring-inc.md) | 47 | 460 | 60 | 2002–2005 |
| [Pinnergy, LTD](/driller/pinnergy-ltd.md) | 35 | 380 | 60 | 2006–2025 |
| [ETTL Engineers & Consultants Inc.](/driller/ettl-engineers-consultants-inc.md) | 31 | 27 | — | 2002–2020 |
| [WALKER HILL ENVIRONMENTAL INC](/driller/walker-hill-environmental-inc.md) | 23 | 26 | — | 2023 |
| [Roddy Qualls Environmental Drilling](/driller/roddy-qualls-environmental-drilling.md) | 21 | 20 | — | 2015–2023 |
| [WEST Drilling](/driller/west-drilling.md) | 21 | 35 | — | 2018–2023 |
| [Apex Geoscience Inc.](/driller/apex-geoscience-inc.md) | 20 | 50 | — | 2002–2013 |
| [Allstar Water Well Service](/driller/allstar-water-well-service.md) | 16 | 450 | 20 | 2014–2026 |
| [Owens Drilling & Services](/driller/owens-drilling-services.md) | 16 | 180 | 18 | 2004–2025 |
| [Environmental Logistics Company, LLC](/driller/environmental-logistics-company-llc.md) | 15 | 6 | — | 2018–2024 |
| [Folmar Drilling Co.](/driller/folmar-drilling-co.md) | 14 | 504 | 50 | 2013–2026 |
| [Sunbelt Industrial Services](/driller/sunbelt-industrial-services.md) | 13 | 25 | — | 2022–2024 |
| [BENNETT DRILLING SERVICE LC](/driller/bennett-drilling-service-lc.md) | 12 | 376 | 60 | 2007–2008 |
| [Total Support Services](/driller/total-support-services.md) | 11 | 24 | — | 2018 |
| [Jordan Water Well](/driller/jordan-water-well.md) | 11 | 100 | 20 | 2001–2003 |
| [Subterra Environmental Services, LLC.](/driller/subterra-environmental-services-llc.md) | 9 | 20 | — | 2019–2022 |
| [The Fix Your Well Company](/driller/the-fix-your-well-company.md) | 9 | 420 | 17 | 2003–2012 |
| [Scruggs, Inc.](/driller/scruggs-inc.md) | 9 | 340 | 65 | 2003–2006 |

### What the wells are for

*Purpose, and how deep each went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 586 | 43.9% | 480 |
| Rig Supply | 185 | 13.9% | 360 |
| Monitor | 146 | 10.9% | 25 |
| Stock | 116 | 8.7% | 542 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 97 | 7.3% | 16 |
| Irrigation | 89 | 6.7% | 370 |
| Industrial | 37 | 2.8% | 460 |
| Test Well | 25 | 1.9% | 747 |

*By decade drilled.*

| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 618 | 380 | 150 |
| 2010s | 390 | 452 | 195 |
| 2020s | 327 | 420 | 199 |

### The deepest reports on file

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

| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 309232 | 2012 | 1,300 | 438 | 23 | Test Well |
| 225820 | 2010 | 1,197 | 246 | 49 | Domestic |
| 445382 | 2017 | 1,182 | 369 | 40 | Test Well |
| 340754 | 2013 | 1,179 | 255 | 45 | Irrigation |
| 428445 | 2016 | 1,143 | 395 | 29 | Test Well |
| 464977 | 2017 | 1,135 | 374 | 244 | Public Supply |
| 714871 | 2025 | 1,102 | 333 | 45 | Domestic |
| 590586 | 2021 | 1,100 | 65 | — | Test Well |
| 325212 | 2013 | 1,022 | 308 | 35 | Test Well |
| 352514 | 2014 | 1,020 | 308 | 467 | Public Supply |

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 Upshur 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

- [Cass](/county/cass.md)
- [Scurry](/county/scurry.md)
- [Edwards](/county/edwards.md)
- [Val Verde](/county/val-verde.md)
- [Ward](/county/ward.md)
- [Ellis](/county/ellis.md)
- [Madison](/county/madison.md)
- [Parmer](/county/parmer.md)
- [Gray](/county/gray.md)
- [Frio](/county/frio.md)
- [Bailey](/county/bailey.md)
- [Milam](/county/milam.md)
- [Refugio](/county/refugio.md)

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

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