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Water wells in Wheeler County, Texas

1,526 well reports on file. The median well here was taken to 160 ft and struck water at 55 ft — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

1,526Reports
160 ftMedian depth
55 ftWater at
25 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in Wheeler County

Logged in Wheeler County, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 211, Sand 196, Sandy Clay 179, Clay 161, Surface 163, Red Clay 92
25–50 ftSand 85, Sandy Clay 58, Clay 51, Red Clay 52, Sand/Sandy Clay 29, Clay/Sandy Clay 17
50–100 ftRed Clay 144, Sand 131, Sandy Clay 89, Clay 70, Red 36, Gyp Rock 24
100–200 ftRed Clay 204, Sand 109, Clay 95, Sandy Clay 77, Sandy Clay/Sand 30, Fine Sand 29
200–300 ftSand 85, Sandy Clay 40, Red Clay 45, Clay 43, Red 22, Sand/Clay Streaks 19
300–500 ftRed Clay 36, Sand 23, Clay 16, Sandy Clay 13, Red 14, Red Bed 10
500–1000 ftRed Clay W/Hard Whtie Rock Strips 2, Red Clay 2, Red Clay & Shale 2, Brown & Gray Clay 1, Fine To Med Sand W/White Rock Strips To Red Shale 1, Med Size Fairly Loose Sand To Hard Whtie Rock & Red 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 Wheeler County

Licensed firms in Wheeler County, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
HOWARD DRILLING COMPANY3301801002003–2020
Arrow Water Well Inc.194145172003–2026
3T Drilling, Inc.194200202010–2026
First priority Irr81153202013–2025
Les Taylor Drilling Company80145302002–2009
4-M Water Well Service72140252006–2013
Peterson Drilling & Testing, Inc.5478—2003–2026
Faulks Well Service LLC521602002016–2026
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.384191,1002010–2025
K-Ran Drilling35127182010–2025
Talon/LPE3350—2008–2026
B2D Enterprises32140122013–2023
Vortex Drilling, Inc.3060—2008–2013
ETTER WATER WELL LLC29183202013–2025
L T Drilling Company24180—2006–2007
Talon Drilling, LP2336—2004–2008
Magic Circle Drilling22180912007–2022
MORROW DRILLING COMPANY21120122006–2018
Rod Ewbank Water Well Drilling, Inc.18150902005–2010
4-M Drilling16140202011–2016
Monte Moore Drilling12130—2005–2009
Vanguard Well Resources, LLC10150—2021–2025
Trident Pump10110232022–2023
Roy's Water Well9105202016–2025
Harrison & Cooper, Inc.815—2007–2012

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Stock34922.9%160
Rig Supply32321.2%180
Domestic26117.1%140
Test Well21914.4%160
Irrigation1459.5%175
Monitor1429.3%61
Industrial483.1%200
Environmental Soil Boring211.4%32
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s55114552
2010s67316055
2020s30216063

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in Wheeler County. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
513797201962028920Stock
4726302018600——Test Well
4726272018600——Test Well
3367992013600303—Stock
2733152011600——Test Well
27331320115601631,100Irrigation
5167822019540——Test Well
4809032018540——Test Well
6871512025535242—Stock
5167862019535——Irrigation

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 Wheeler 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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