Water wells in Val Verde County, Texas
1,425 well reports on file. The median well here was taken to 320 ft and struck water at 100 ft — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.
What you will drill through in Val Verde County
| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | No Recovery. 29, Limestone 112, Dirt 83, Lime 70, Caliche 67, White Limestone 59 |
| 25–50 ft | No Recovery. 16, White Limestone 16, Red Clay 14, No Recovery 12, Limestone 14, Tan Limestone 10 |
| 50–100 ft | Limestone 23, White Limestone 20, Gray Shale 15, Tan Lime 15, No Returns 13, Gray Limestone 9 |
| 100–200 ft | Limestone 30, Tan Lime 19, Gray Lime 18, Gray Shale 14, Gray Limestone 15, White Limestone 13 |
| 200–300 ft | Gray Lime 18, Tan Lime 14, White Limestone 12, Gray Limestone 9, Cave 9, Limestone And Water 10 |
| 300–500 ft | White Limestone 12, Limestone 17, Limestone And Water 19, Grey Limestone 8, Limestone & Water 15, Gray Lime 12 |
| 500–1000 ft | Tan Lime 6, Gray Lime 4, Gray Limestone 5, Tan Limestone 3, Light Gray Limestone 1, Gray Shale 2 |
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 Val Verde County
What the wells are for
| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 722 | 50.7% | 420 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 224 | 15.7% | 15 |
| Monitor | 221 | 15.5% | 30 |
| Stock | 169 | 11.9% | 407 |
| Irrigation | 45 | 3.2% | 230 |
| Test Well | 13 | 0.9% | 400 |
| Public Supply | 12 | 0.8% | 620 |
| Industrial | 9 | 0.6% | 460 |
| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 610 | 405 | 100 |
| 2010s | 474 | 300 | 90 |
| 2020s | 341 | 190 | 110 |
The deepest reports on file
| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 655695 | 2023 | 1,080 | 620 | 10 | Domestic |
| 181754 | 2008 | 1,040 | 655 | 15 | Stock |
| 137901 | 2008 | 1,005 | 355 | — | Domestic |
| 334210 | 2013 | 1,000 | 63 | 100 | Domestic |
| 302101 | 2012 | 1,000 | 230 | 40 | Domestic |
| 377960 | 2014 | 993 | 375 | 80 | Domestic |
| 72687 | 2005 | 970 | 350 | — | Domestic |
| 348240 | 2013 | 950 | 490 | 15 | Stock |
| 107277 | 2007 | 940 | — | — | Stock |
| 688001 | 2024 | 934 | 525 | 12 | 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 Val Verde County?
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