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

> 2,279 well reports filed in Upton County since 2001. Median depth 320 ft, water struck at 200 ft, median yield 40 gpm.

## Water wells in Upton County, Texas

**2,279** well reports on file. The median well here was taken to **320 ft** and struck water at **200 ft** — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

### What you will drill through in Upton County

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

| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | **Topsoil** 842 , **Limestone** 808 , **Caliche** 787 , **Top Soil** 637 , **Dirt** 169 , **Lime** 101 |
| 25–50 ft | **Limestone** 126 , **Caliche** 46 , **Sand** 26 , **Gray Shell** 22 , **Tan Sandstone** 10 , **Lime** 10 |
| 50–100 ft | **Sand** 112 , **Limestone** 84 , **Grey Limestone** 82 , **Sandstone** 48 , **Gray Limestone** 46 , **Brown Sand** 23 |
| 100–200 ft | **Sand** 567 , **Brown Sand** 201 , **Red Clay** 215 , **Sandstone** 188 , **Shale** 105 , **Limestone** 107 |
| 200–300 ft | **Red Clay** 384 , **Sandstone** 348 , **Sand** 293 , **Red Bed** 294 , **Brown Sand** 168 , **Shale** 137 |
| 300–500 ft | **Red Bed** 508 , **Red Clay** 342 , **Redbed** 187 , **Sandstone** 109 , **Sand** 112 , **Brown Sand** 74 |
| 500–1000 ft | **Red Bed** 34 , **Red Clay** 18 , **Red Shale** 9 , **Sand** 8 , **Shale** 7 , **Sandstone** 7 |
| 1000–5000 ft | **Sand, Shale** 2 , **Shale** 2 , **Sandy Shale** 4 , **Red Shale** 3 , **Red Clay** 3 , **Red 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 Upton County

*Licensed firms in Upton County, busiest first.*

| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [DARRELL CRASS DRILLING](/driller/darrell-crass-drilling.md) | 545 | 315 | 30 | 2001–2016 |
| [Latzel Drilling LLC](/driller/latzel-drilling-llc.md) | 401 | 335 | 35 | 2003–2026 |
| [Straub Corporation](/driller/straub-corporation.md) | 120 | 20 | — | 2000–2022 |
| [CASE DRILLING & PUMP SERVICE, LLC](/driller/case-drilling-pump-service-llc.md) | 110 | 330 | 30 | 2011–2015 |
| [Woehl Drilling & Service](/driller/woehl-drilling-service.md) | 89 | 400 | 40 | 2011–2025 |
| [Santa Rosa Well Service](/driller/santa-rosa-well-service.md) | 81 | 416 | 30 | 2017–2025 |
| [White Drilling Company, Inc.](/driller/white-drilling-company-inc.md) | 78 | 35 | — | 2009–2025 |
| [woehl drilling no2](/driller/woehl-drilling-no2.md) | 74 | 395 | 60 | 2017–2025 |
| [CASE DRILLING AND PUMP SERVICE, LLC](/driller/case-drilling-and-pump-service-llc.md) | 72 | 390 | 40 | 2011–2016 |
| [WEST TEXAS WATER WELL SERVICE](/driller/west-texas-water-well-service.md) | 56 | 300 | 45 | 2003–2026 |
| [Wildcat Services LLC](/driller/wildcat-services-llc.md) | 53 | 360 | 30 | 2014–2025 |
| [Talon/LPE](/driller/talon-lpe.md) | 45 | 90 | — | 2010–2025 |
| [Blue Quail Energy Services LLC.](/driller/blue-quail-energy-services-llc.md) | 41 | 360 | 50 | 2013–2020 |
| [D. LATZEL DRILLING, LLC](/driller/d-latzel-drilling-llc.md) | 38 | 490 | 45 | 2013–2022 |
| [PRO OILFIELD](/driller/pro-oilfield.md) | 38 | 610 | 33 | 2014–2015 |
| [Marks Water Well](/driller/marks-water-well.md) | 33 | 300 | 40 | 2009–2013 |
| [Eco Drilling Services](/driller/eco-drilling-services.md) | 32 | 40 | — | 2002 |
| [Wheeler Drilling](/driller/wheeler-drilling.md) | 30 | 260 | 20 | 2004–2024 |
| [Talon Drilling, LP](/driller/talon-drilling-lp.md) | 30 | 45 | — | 2002–2006 |
| [Permian H2O Solutions](/driller/permian-h2o-solutions.md) | 16 | 315 | — | 2017–2023 |
| [MARK'S WATER WELL SERVICE, INC](/driller/mark-s-water-well-service-inc.md) | 15 | 340 | 40 | 2009–2025 |
| [OZONA WATER WELL SERVICE INC](/driller/ozona-water-well-service-inc.md) | 15 | 330 | 60 | 2011–2020 |
| [Choate Well Service](/driller/choate-well-service.md) | 15 | 260 | 30 | 2010–2015 |
| [R DARRELL CRASS](/driller/r-darrell-crass.md) | 15 | 400 | — | 2011–2012 |
| [Mark's Water Well](/driller/mark-s-water-well.md) | 15 | 320 | 25 | 2007–2011 |

### What the wells are for

*Purpose, and how deep each went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rig Supply | 1,148 | 50.4% | 330 |
| Irrigation | 302 | 13.3% | 395 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 166 | 7.3% | 20 |
| Fracking Supply | 155 | 6.8% | 435 |
| Monitor | 152 | 6.7% | 45 |
| Domestic | 133 | 5.8% | 300 |
| Industrial | 100 | 4.4% | 315 |
| Stock | 72 | 3.2% | 320 |

*By decade drilled.*

| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 643 | 293 | 200 |
| 2010s | 1,348 | 340 | 200 |
| 2020s | 288 | 340 | 200 |

### The deepest reports on file

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

| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 499425 | 2018 | 3,340 | 230 | 50 | Irrigation |
| 331921 | 2012 | 1,651 | 850 | — | Rig Supply |
| 346618 | 2013 | 1,650 | 1,500 | 20 | Fracking Supply |
| 249757 | 2011 | 1,546 | — | — | Rig Supply |
| 506164 | 2019 | 1,420 | — | 70 | Fracking Supply |
| 332276 | 2012 | 1,399 | 800 | — | Rig Supply |
| 332284 | 2011 | 1,396 | 700 | — | Rig Supply |
| 332075 | 2011 | 1,375 | 700 | — | Rig Supply |
| 390771 | 2015 | 1,350 | 70 | — | Fracking Supply |
| 332143 | 2012 | 1,334 | 800 | — | Rig 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 Upton 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

- [Hale](/county/hale.md)
- [Freestone](/county/freestone.md)
- [Glasscock](/county/glasscock.md)
- [Cochran](/county/cochran.md)
- [El Paso](/county/el-paso.md)
- [Robertson](/county/robertson.md)
- [Deaf Smith](/county/deaf-smith.md)
- [Polk](/county/polk.md)
- [Grayson](/county/grayson.md)
- [Brazos](/county/brazos.md)
- [Burleson](/county/burleson.md)
- [Goliad](/county/goliad.md)
- [Uvalde](/county/uvalde.md)

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

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