Water wells in Ward County, Texas
1,394 well reports on file. The median well here was taken to 120 ft and struck water at 41 ft — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.
What you will drill through in Ward County
| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | Caliche 339, Topsoil 208, Top Soil 150, Sand 140, Brown Sand 80, Tan Sand 49 |
| 25–50 ft | Sand 41, Gravel 29, Brown Sand 28, Sandstone 24, Red Sand 22, Red Clay 22 |
| 50–100 ft | Red Clay 55, Sand 45, Red Bed 46, Red Sand 34, Sandstone 34, Gravel 30 |
| 100–200 ft | Red Bed 86, Red Clay 63, Sand 27, Red Sand 23, Sandstone 24, Brown Sand 20 |
| 200–300 ft | Red Clay 41, Gravel 14, Red Bed 14, Sand And Gravel 11, Sandy Clay 11, Clay 11 |
| 300–500 ft | Red Clay 17, Red Bed 16, Fine Fairly Loose Red Sand W/Clay Mix 3, Grey Clay 12, Sandy Clay 7, Fine Loose Sand 7 |
| 500–1000 ft | Fine Loose Sand 11, Fine Fairly Loose Red Sand W/Clay Mix 3, Red Clay 8, Sandy Clay 9, Very Fine Brown Dirty Sand W/Clay Mix 1, Fine Fairly Loose Sand 7 |
| 1000–5000 ft | Clay 4, Shell 4, Limestone - Clay 3, Sandy Clay 2, Sandstone 1, Red Sand - Clay 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 Ward County
What the wells are for
| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monitor | 328 | 23.5% | 50 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 248 | 17.8% | 18 |
| Rig Supply | 221 | 15.9% | 220 |
| Domestic | 181 | 13.0% | 140 |
| Irrigation | 107 | 7.7% | 190 |
| Test Well | 91 | 6.5% | 260 |
| Fracking Supply | 86 | 6.2% | 340 |
| Industrial | 60 | 4.3% | 300 |
| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 341 | 50 | 31 |
| 2010s | 857 | 152 | 57 |
| 2020s | 196 | 120 | 70 |
The deepest reports on file
| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 266792 | 2011 | 3,280 | — | — | Test Well |
| 356907 | 2014 | 2,300 | 80 | 100 | Irrigation |
| 469872 | 2017 | 1,765 | — | — | Rig Supply |
| 487398 | 2018 | 1,759 | — | — | Fracking Supply |
| 488315 | 2018 | 1,500 | — | — | Fracking Supply |
| 438531 | 2016 | 1,500 | — | — | Fracking Supply |
| 431809 | 2016 | 1,500 | 20 | — | Fracking Supply |
| 431802 | 2016 | 1,500 | — | — | Fracking Supply |
| 500597 | 2018 | 1,478 | — | — | Fracking Supply |
| 506846 | 2019 | 1,415 | — | — | Fracking 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 Ward County?
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