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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.

7,924Reports
200 ftMedian depth
85 ftWater at
15 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in Wise County

Logged in Wise County, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftSand 1,098, Red Clay 833, Top Soil 669, Topsoil 653, Blue Shale 639, Yellow Clay 566
25–50 ftSand 533, Gray Shale 324, Blue Shale 298, Gray Clay 227, Red Clay 209, Yellow Clay 134
50–100 ftSand 1,146, Gray Shale 510, Blue Shale 527, Red Clay 336, Gray Clay 281, Lime 248
100–200 ftSand 1,651, Gray Shale 876, Blue Shale 976, Red Shale 460, Red Clay 321, Sand And Blue Shale 328
200–300 ftSand 1,037, Red Shale 426, Blue Shale 380, Gray Shale 350, Red Clay 173, Sand And Blue Shale 140
300–500 ftSand 600, Red Shale 271, Gray Shale 176, Blue Shale 179, Red Clay 99, Grey Clay 63
500–1000 ftSand 54, Red Clay 21, Shale 20, Red Shale 17, Sandy Shale 11, Lime 13
1000–5000 ftShale 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 recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
B&B Pump1,667260102003–2026
Alpha Omega Water Well904205102005–2026
Erwin Water Well Drilling876200202001–2026
AFFORDABLE WATER WELL710240152007–2026
M5 Drilling400200152017–2026
Jimmy D. Miller307180142003–2015
Jimmie D Miller295180142009–2019
White Water Well166205122011–2026
Erwin Drilling157200112018–2026
Ledger Drilling Co.108180122006–2019
Lone Star Drilling Company105319152003–2025
Burke Lyons Water Well95240102020–2026
Williams Water Well Service87160152001–2008
Alpha Omega WaterWell86200102010–2014
Prater Water Well84170202003–2025
A-5 Services LLC79180152021–2025
KELVIN'S WATER WELLS70247102005–2023
Walden Drilling Inc63200152020–2024
THI WATER WELL61480752009–2025
RIOMAR ENVIRONMENTAL DRILLING5620—2010–2012
WEST Drilling4817—2016–2024
Affordable Water Wells45220152007–2012
CLAY PITTS WATER WELLS44240122010–2026
Jackson Drilling Services, L.P.38360402006–2011
Anderson Water Well Service, Ltd.37220152003–2006

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic6,55282.7%220
Monitor3864.9%25
Stock2533.2%200
Irrigation2082.6%200
Environmental Soil Boring2022.5%15
Rig Supply1582.0%480
Public Supply630.8%440
Industrial480.6%410
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s2,25420080
2010s2,89221090
2020s2,77821090

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in Wise County. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
57055820204,400——Domestic
7972620062,28913030Stock
27366620111,493280105Rig Supply
27366520111,493280105Rig Supply
27050320111,403600200Rig Supply
49725820181,148——Domestic
8805220061,13448100Irrigation
10627120071,063——Rig Supply
10329220061,050750150Rig Supply
16298820081,020784149Rig 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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