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

> 3,823 well reports filed in Wharton County since 2001. Median depth 200 ft, water struck at 48 ft, median yield 70 gpm.

## Water wells in Wharton County, Texas

**3,823** well reports on file. The median well here was taken to **200 ft** and struck water at **48 ft** — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

### What you will drill through in Wharton County

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

| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | **Clay** 1,409 , **Sand** 922 , **Top Soil** 809 , **Red Clay** 665 , **Topsoil** 647 , **Surface Soil** 273 |
| 25–50 ft | **Sand** 691 , **Clay** 607 , **Red Clay** 211 , **Brown Clay** 105 , **Sandy Clay** 68 , **Gravel** 62 |
| 50–100 ft | **Clay** 1,105 , **Sand** 1,138 , **Red Clay** 279 , **Brown Clay** 152 , **Coarse Sand** 154 , **Gray Clay** 137 |
| 100–200 ft | **Sand** 1,397 , **Clay** 1,123 , **Coarse Sand** 242 , **Gray Clay** 167 , **Red Clay** 201 , **Rock** 131 |
| 200–300 ft | **Sand** 639 , **Clay** 478 , **Coarse Sand** 74 , **Gray Clay** 46 , **Rock** 53 , **Red Clay** 53 |
| 300–500 ft | **Sand** 242 , **Clay** 227 , **Clay Td** 36 , **Gravel** 18 , **Shale** 21 , **Red Clay** 18 |
| 500–1000 ft | **Clay** 88 , **Sand** 72 , **Shale** 11 , **Sand & Clay** 11 , **Sand .010** 3 , **Rock** 5 |
| 1000–5000 ft | **Sand** 1 , **Clay** 2 , **White Clay** 2 , **Fine Sand** 1 , **Grey Sandy Clay** 1 , **Clay/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 Wharton County

*Licensed firms in Wharton County, busiest first.*

| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Kight Water Well Service](/driller/kight-water-well-service.md) | 273 | 160 | 80 | 2020–2026 |
| [C & S UTESEY WATER WELL SERVICE & DRILLING, L.L.C.](/driller/c-s-utesey-water-well-service-drilling-l-l-c.md) | 247 | 200 | 94 | 2002–2023 |
| [Cady's Water wells](/driller/cady-s-water-wells.md) | 242 | 160 | 80 | 2009–2026 |
| [G.W.Davis Water Well Co LLC](/driller/g-w-davis-water-well-co-llc.md) | 209 | 230 | 50 | 2012–2026 |
| [Ondrey Water Well Service](/driller/ondrey-water-well-service.md) | 209 | 205 | — | 2003–2026 |
| [Joe Ferguson Water Well Drilling, Inc.](/driller/joe-ferguson-water-well-drilling-inc.md) | 157 | 195 | — | 2006–2025 |
| [1st Choice Water Wells](/driller/1st-choice-water-wells.md) | 155 | 180 | 50 | 2011–2021 |
| [Chaffin Water Well Service](/driller/chaffin-water-well-service.md) | 127 | 230 | 70 | 2003–2026 |
| [Goolsby Water Well Service LLC](/driller/goolsby-water-well-service-llc.md) | 123 | 270 | 60 | 2014–2026 |
| [Chaffin Water Wells](/driller/chaffin-water-wells.md) | 99 | 230 | 60 | 2012–2022 |
| [Neuendorff's Water Well Service, Inc.](/driller/neuendorff-s-water-well-service-inc.md) | 89 | 165 | 60 | 2013–2026 |
| [Dirba Water Wells](/driller/dirba-water-wells.md) | 89 | 139 | 30 | 2000–2009 |
| [Burleson Services, Inc.](/driller/burleson-services-inc.md) | 87 | 200 | 100 | 2003–2010 |
| [J&S WATER WELLS](/driller/j-s-water-wells.md) | 64 | 330 | 100 | 2003–2024 |
| [Joe Ferguson Drilling, Inc.](/driller/joe-ferguson-drilling-inc.md) | 63 | 200 | — | 2003–2006 |
| [Texas Southern Drilling](/driller/texas-southern-drilling.md) | 56 | 165 | 40 | 2020–2026 |
| [Vortex Drilling, Inc.](/driller/vortex-drilling-inc.md) | 53 | 30 | — | 2011–2018 |
| [Everett Carroll Water Well Service](/driller/everett-carroll-water-well-service.md) | 53 | 200 | 75 | 2003–2008 |
| [Crowell Drilling Company, Inc.](/driller/crowell-drilling-company-inc.md) | 52 | 524 | 700 | 2002–2021 |
| [O'Day Drilling Company, Inc.](/driller/o-day-drilling-company-inc.md) | 51 | 367 | 150 | 2003–2020 |
| [RONNIE GOOLSBY WATER WELL SERVICE](/driller/ronnie-goolsby-water-well-service.md) | 47 | 208 | 60 | 2005–2014 |
| [Envirotech Drilling Services LLC](/driller/envirotech-drilling-services-llc.md) | 46 | 50 | — | 2013–2024 |
| [INDEPENDENT WATER WELL SERVICE](/driller/independent-water-well-service.md) | 44 | 150 | 50 | 2018–2020 |
| [Neuendorff's Water Well Svc., Inc.](/driller/neuendorff-s-water-well-svc-inc.md) | 38 | 150 | 55 | 2003–2014 |
| [J4 Water Works, LLC](/driller/j4-water-works-llc.md) | 37 | 200 | 25 | 2024–2026 |

### What the wells are for

*Purpose, and how deep each went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 2,281 | 59.7% | 200 |
| Stock | 352 | 9.2% | 156 |
| Rig Supply | 342 | 8.9% | 200 |
| Irrigation | 316 | 8.3% | 361 |
| Monitor | 249 | 6.5% | 50 |
| Industrial | 170 | 4.4% | 220 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 46 | 1.2% | 30 |
| Other | 27 | 0.7% | 242 |

*By decade drilled.*

| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,146 | 190 | 45 |
| 2010s | 1,574 | 200 | 49 |
| 2020s | 1,103 | 195 | 50 |

### The deepest reports on file

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

| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 561999 | 2020 | 2,185 | 160 | 50 | Domestic |
| 606401 | 2022 | 1,655 | 77 | 1,623 | Public Supply |
| 285935 | 2012 | 1,345 | 60 | — | Irrigation |
| 534344 | 2019 | 1,336 | 15 | 50 | Domestic |
| 193266 | 2007 | 1,295 | 72 | 1,507 | Industrial |
| 131348 | 2007 | 1,295 | 68 | 1,022 | Industrial |
| 161380 | 2008 | 1,250 | — | — | Rig Supply |
| 210852 | 2007 | 1,182 | 65 | 1,507 | Industrial |
| 126033 | 2007 | 1,182 | 65 | 1,507 | Industrial |
| 716368 | 2026 | 1,100 | — | — | 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 Wharton 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

- [Llano](/county/llano.md)
- [Smith](/county/smith.md)
- [Waller](/county/waller.md)
- [Fayette](/county/fayette.md)
- [Colorado](/county/colorado.md)
- [Potter](/county/potter.md)
- [Dallam](/county/dallam.md)
- [Kendall](/county/kendall.md)
- [Panola](/county/panola.md)
- [Yoakum](/county/yoakum.md)
- [Austin](/county/austin.md)
- [Webb](/county/webb.md)
- [Sherman](/county/sherman.md)

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

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