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

> 7,924 well reports filed in Wise County since 2001. Median depth 200 ft, water struck at 85 ft, median yield 15 gpm.

## Water wells in Wise County, Texas

**7,924** well reports on file. The median well here was taken to **200 ft** and struck water at **85 ft** — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

### What you will drill through in Wise County

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

| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | **Sand** 1,098 , **Red Clay** 833 , **Top Soil** 669 , **Topsoil** 653 , **Blue Shale** 639 , **Yellow Clay** 566 |
| 25–50 ft | **Sand** 533 , **Gray Shale** 324 , **Blue Shale** 298 , **Gray Clay** 227 , **Red Clay** 209 , **Yellow Clay** 134 |
| 50–100 ft | **Sand** 1,146 , **Gray Shale** 510 , **Blue Shale** 527 , **Red Clay** 336 , **Gray Clay** 281 , **Lime** 248 |
| 100–200 ft | **Sand** 1,651 , **Gray Shale** 876 , **Blue Shale** 976 , **Red Shale** 460 , **Red Clay** 321 , **Sand And Blue Shale** 328 |
| 200–300 ft | **Sand** 1,037 , **Red Shale** 426 , **Blue Shale** 380 , **Gray Shale** 350 , **Red Clay** 173 , **Sand And Blue Shale** 140 |
| 300–500 ft | **Sand** 600 , **Red Shale** 271 , **Gray Shale** 176 , **Blue Shale** 179 , **Red Clay** 99 , **Grey Clay** 63 |
| 500–1000 ft | **Sand** 54 , **Red Clay** 21 , **Shale** 20 , **Red Shale** 17 , **Sandy Shale** 11 , **Lime** 13 |
| 1000–5000 ft | **Shale** 1 , **Sand** 2 , **Rock & Sand** 1 , **Shale W/Sand Streaks** 1 , **Sand W/Streaks Of Shale & Limestone** 1 , **Gold 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 Wise County

*Licensed firms in Wise County, busiest first.*

| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [B&B Pump](/driller/b-b-pump.md) | 1,667 | 260 | 10 | 2003–2026 |
| [Alpha Omega Water Well](/driller/alpha-omega-water-well.md) | 904 | 205 | 10 | 2005–2026 |
| [Erwin Water Well Drilling](/driller/erwin-water-well-drilling.md) | 876 | 200 | 20 | 2001–2026 |
| [AFFORDABLE WATER WELL](/driller/affordable-water-well.md) | 710 | 240 | 15 | 2007–2026 |
| [M5 Drilling](/driller/m5-drilling.md) | 400 | 200 | 15 | 2017–2026 |
| [Jimmy D. Miller](/driller/jimmy-d-miller.md) | 307 | 180 | 14 | 2003–2015 |
| [Jimmie D Miller](/driller/jimmie-d-miller.md) | 295 | 180 | 14 | 2009–2019 |
| [White Water Well](/driller/white-water-well.md) | 166 | 205 | 12 | 2011–2026 |
| [Erwin Drilling](/driller/erwin-drilling.md) | 157 | 200 | 11 | 2018–2026 |
| [Ledger Drilling Co.](/driller/ledger-drilling-co.md) | 108 | 180 | 12 | 2006–2019 |
| [Lone Star Drilling Company](/driller/lone-star-drilling-company.md) | 105 | 319 | 15 | 2003–2025 |
| [Burke Lyons Water Well](/driller/burke-lyons-water-well.md) | 95 | 240 | 10 | 2020–2026 |
| [Williams Water Well Service](/driller/williams-water-well-service.md) | 87 | 160 | 15 | 2001–2008 |
| [Alpha Omega WaterWell](/driller/alpha-omega-waterwell.md) | 86 | 200 | 10 | 2010–2014 |
| [Prater Water Well](/driller/prater-water-well.md) | 84 | 170 | 20 | 2003–2025 |
| [A-5 Services LLC](/driller/a-5-services-llc.md) | 79 | 180 | 15 | 2021–2025 |
| [KELVIN'S WATER WELLS](/driller/kelvin-s-water-wells.md) | 70 | 247 | 10 | 2005–2023 |
| [Walden Drilling Inc](/driller/walden-drilling-inc.md) | 63 | 200 | 15 | 2020–2024 |
| [THI WATER WELL](/driller/thi-water-well.md) | 61 | 480 | 75 | 2009–2025 |
| [RIOMAR ENVIRONMENTAL DRILLING](/driller/riomar-environmental-drilling.md) | 56 | 20 | — | 2010–2012 |
| [WEST Drilling](/driller/west-drilling.md) | 48 | 17 | — | 2016–2024 |
| [Affordable Water Wells](/driller/affordable-water-wells.md) | 45 | 220 | 15 | 2007–2012 |
| [CLAY PITTS WATER WELLS](/driller/clay-pitts-water-wells.md) | 44 | 240 | 12 | 2010–2026 |
| [Jackson Drilling Services, L.P.](/driller/jackson-drilling-services-l-p.md) | 38 | 360 | 40 | 2006–2011 |
| [Anderson Water Well Service, Ltd.](/driller/anderson-water-well-service-ltd.md) | 37 | 220 | 15 | 2003–2006 |

### What the wells are for

*Purpose, and how deep each went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 6,552 | 82.7% | 220 |
| Monitor | 386 | 4.9% | 25 |
| Stock | 253 | 3.2% | 200 |
| Irrigation | 208 | 2.6% | 200 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 202 | 2.5% | 15 |
| Rig Supply | 158 | 2.0% | 480 |
| Public Supply | 63 | 0.8% | 440 |
| Industrial | 48 | 0.6% | 410 |

*By decade drilled.*

| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,254 | 200 | 80 |
| 2010s | 2,892 | 210 | 90 |
| 2020s | 2,778 | 210 | 90 |

### The deepest reports on file

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

| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 570558 | 2020 | 4,400 | — | — | Domestic |
| 79726 | 2006 | 2,289 | 130 | 30 | Stock |
| 273666 | 2011 | 1,493 | 280 | 105 | Rig Supply |
| 273665 | 2011 | 1,493 | 280 | 105 | Rig Supply |
| 270503 | 2011 | 1,403 | 600 | 200 | Rig Supply |
| 497258 | 2018 | 1,148 | — | — | Domestic |
| 88052 | 2006 | 1,134 | 48 | 100 | Irrigation |
| 106271 | 2007 | 1,063 | — | — | Rig Supply |
| 103292 | 2006 | 1,050 | 750 | 150 | Rig Supply |
| 162988 | 2008 | 1,020 | 784 | 149 | 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 Wise 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

- [Montgomery](/county/montgomery.md)
- [Gaines](/county/gaines.md)
- [Brazoria](/county/brazoria.md)
- [Travis](/county/travis.md)
- [Lubbock](/county/lubbock.md)
- [Ector](/county/ector.md)
- [Fort Bend](/county/fort-bend.md)
- [Randall](/county/randall.md)
- [Nueces](/county/nueces.md)
- [Denton](/county/denton.md)
- [Burnet](/county/burnet.md)
- [Martin](/county/martin.md)
- [Tom Green](/county/tom-green.md)

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

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