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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.

869Reports
150 ftMedian depth
40 ftWater at
12 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in Young County

Logged in Young County, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTopsoil 371, Clay 201, Yellow Clay 115, Sand 128, Red Clay 103, Shale 92
25–50 ftSand 111, Shale 107, Gray Shale 95, Gray Clay 76, Red Clay 37, Lime 38
50–100 ftGray Shale 175, Sand 185, Shale 141, Red Clay 58, Gray Clay 42, Lime 40
100–200 ftGray Shale 197, Sand 191, Shale 130, Red Clay 45, Lime 46, Coal 42
200–300 ftGray Shale 102, Sand 82, Lime 46, Shale 34, Sandy Gray Shale 14, Hard Sand 11
300–500 ftGray Shale 69, Sand 55, Shale 20, Lime 20, Conglomerate 7, Red Clay 6
500–1000 ftSand 4, Lime 4, Shale 4, Red Clay 2, Sand And Shale 1, Shale & Sand 1
1000–5000 ftGray 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 recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Erwin Water Well Drilling249200102001–2026
Water Well Drilling and Service180150122013–2015
Water Well Drilling & Service72130152013–2015
Moore's Water Well Service37200152019–2026
Erwin Drilling32300122016–2026
Sunbelt Industrial Services3018—2007–2011
Zack Burkett Co. Water Well Drilling & Service21140152015–2018
dba Universal Drilling Services1930—2002–2005
Talon Drilling, LP1715—2004–2008
LEONARD WATER SERVICES16391502013–2023
Lowery's Water Well Drilling & Service13140102011–2012
Water Well Drilling & Services12120172013–2014
Water Well Driling & Service10200302014
SCI925—2005–2008
Eagle Remediation829—2021–2023
W.E.S.T. Drilling830—2002–2014
Gillispie Drilling775152006–2022
Zack Burkett Water Well Drilling7200202015–2017
MagnaCore Drilling & Environmental Services64—2009
WEST Drilling530—2017–2024
Jimmie D Miller521042011
Lowery's Water Well Drilling58082012
LEONARD DRILLING LLC5421502003–2009
Thorp Springs Water Well Serv.,Inc.514052006
Geoprojects International, Inc.520—2005

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic38043.7%200
Stock19722.7%140
Irrigation13115.1%106
Monitor10512.1%25
Environmental Soil Boring232.6%5
Public Supply182.1%205
Test Well91.0%100
Industrial40.5%300
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s18810055
2010s49514023
2020s18620042

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in Young County. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
6006052022600——Domestic
3588282014580——Stock
3428512013580—35Stock
5088452019560—20Domestic
3598942014560——Stock
1352382007560—30Domestic
665942005560180—Domestic
3013200156034020Domestic
3012200156034020Domestic
3294092013540203Domestic

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.

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