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

> 869 well reports filed in Young County since 2001. Median depth 150 ft, water struck at 40 ft, median yield 12 gpm.

## Water wells in Young County, Texas

**869** well reports on file. The median well here was taken to **150 ft** and struck water at **40 ft** — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

### What you will drill through in Young County

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

| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | **Topsoil** 371 , **Clay** 201 , **Yellow Clay** 115 , **Sand** 128 , **Red Clay** 103 , **Shale** 92 |
| 25–50 ft | **Sand** 111 , **Shale** 107 , **Gray Shale** 95 , **Gray Clay** 76 , **Red Clay** 37 , **Lime** 38 |
| 50–100 ft | **Gray Shale** 175 , **Sand** 185 , **Shale** 141 , **Red Clay** 58 , **Gray Clay** 42 , **Lime** 40 |
| 100–200 ft | **Gray Shale** 197 , **Sand** 191 , **Shale** 130 , **Red Clay** 45 , **Lime** 46 , **Coal** 42 |
| 200–300 ft | **Gray Shale** 102 , **Sand** 82 , **Lime** 46 , **Shale** 34 , **Sandy Gray Shale** 14 , **Hard Sand** 11 |
| 300–500 ft | **Gray Shale** 69 , **Sand** 55 , **Shale** 20 , **Lime** 20 , **Conglomerate** 7 , **Red Clay** 6 |
| 500–1000 ft | **Sand** 4 , **Lime** 4 , **Shale** 4 , **Red Clay** 2 , **Sand And Shale** 1 , **Shale & Sand** 1 |
| 1000–5000 ft | **Gray 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 Young County

*Licensed firms in Young County, busiest first.*

| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Erwin Water Well Drilling](/driller/erwin-water-well-drilling.md) | 249 | 200 | 10 | 2001–2026 |
| [Water Well Drilling and Service](/driller/water-well-drilling-and-service.md) | 180 | 150 | 12 | 2013–2015 |
| [Water Well Drilling & Service](/driller/water-well-drilling-service.md) | 72 | 130 | 15 | 2013–2015 |
| [Moore's Water Well Service](/driller/moore-s-water-well-service.md) | 37 | 200 | 15 | 2019–2026 |
| [Erwin Drilling](/driller/erwin-drilling.md) | 32 | 300 | 12 | 2016–2026 |
| [Sunbelt Industrial Services](/driller/sunbelt-industrial-services.md) | 30 | 18 | — | 2007–2011 |
| Zack Burkett Co. Water Well Drilling & Service | 21 | 140 | 15 | 2015–2018 |
| [dba Universal Drilling Services](/driller/dba-universal-drilling-services.md) | 19 | 30 | — | 2002–2005 |
| [Talon Drilling, LP](/driller/talon-drilling-lp.md) | 17 | 15 | — | 2004–2008 |
| [LEONARD WATER SERVICES](/driller/leonard-water-services.md) | 16 | 39 | 150 | 2013–2023 |
| Lowery's Water Well Drilling & Service | 13 | 140 | 10 | 2011–2012 |
| Water Well Drilling & Services | 12 | 120 | 17 | 2013–2014 |
| Water Well Driling & Service | 10 | 200 | 30 | 2014 |
| [SCI](/driller/sci.md) | 9 | 25 | — | 2005–2008 |
| [Eagle Remediation](/driller/eagle-remediation.md) | 8 | 29 | — | 2021–2023 |
| [W.E.S.T. Drilling](/driller/w-e-s-t-drilling.md) | 8 | 30 | — | 2002–2014 |
| [Gillispie Drilling](/driller/gillispie-drilling.md) | 7 | 75 | 15 | 2006–2022 |
| Zack Burkett Water Well Drilling | 7 | 200 | 20 | 2015–2017 |
| [MagnaCore Drilling & Environmental Services](/driller/magnacore-drilling-environmental-services.md) | 6 | 4 | — | 2009 |
| [WEST Drilling](/driller/west-drilling.md) | 5 | 30 | — | 2017–2024 |
| [Jimmie D Miller](/driller/jimmie-d-miller.md) | 5 | 210 | 4 | 2011 |
| Lowery's Water Well Drilling | 5 | 80 | 8 | 2012 |
| [LEONARD DRILLING LLC](/driller/leonard-drilling-llc.md) | 5 | 42 | 150 | 2003–2009 |
| Thorp Springs Water Well Serv.,Inc. | 5 | 140 | 5 | 2006 |
| [Geoprojects International, Inc.](/driller/geoprojects-international-inc.md) | 5 | 20 | — | 2005 |

### What the wells are for

*Purpose, and how deep each went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 380 | 43.7% | 200 |
| Stock | 197 | 22.7% | 140 |
| Irrigation | 131 | 15.1% | 106 |
| Monitor | 105 | 12.1% | 25 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 23 | 2.6% | 5 |
| Public Supply | 18 | 2.1% | 205 |
| Test Well | 9 | 1.0% | 100 |
| Industrial | 4 | 0.5% | 300 |

*By decade drilled.*

| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 188 | 100 | 55 |
| 2010s | 495 | 140 | 23 |
| 2020s | 186 | 200 | 42 |

### The deepest reports on file

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

| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600605 | 2022 | 600 | — | — | Domestic |
| 358828 | 2014 | 580 | — | — | Stock |
| 342851 | 2013 | 580 | — | 35 | Stock |
| 508845 | 2019 | 560 | — | 20 | Domestic |
| 359894 | 2014 | 560 | — | — | Stock |
| 135238 | 2007 | 560 | — | 30 | Domestic |
| 66594 | 2005 | 560 | 180 | — | Domestic |
| 3013 | 2001 | 560 | 340 | 20 | Domestic |
| 3012 | 2001 | 560 | 340 | 20 | Domestic |
| 329409 | 2013 | 540 | 20 | 3 | Domestic |

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 Young 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.

We are nobody's agent and have no arrangement with any firm today. [What we do with this](/privacy.md).

### Counties with a comparable number of reports

- [San Augustine](/county/san-augustine.md)
- [Lampasas](/county/lampasas.md)
- [McCulloch](/county/mcculloch.md)
- [Brooks](/county/brooks.md)
- [San Saba](/county/san-saba.md)
- [Lipscomb](/county/lipscomb.md)
- [Coryell](/county/coryell.md)
- [Brewster](/county/brewster.md)
- [Hill](/county/hill.md)
- [Menard](/county/menard.md)
- [Knox](/county/knox.md)
- [Wilbarger](/county/wilbarger.md)
- [Real](/county/real.md)

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

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