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Bates Drilling Company

310 well reports on file across 15 Texas counties, from 2003 to 2007. Median depth 200 ft.

310Reports
15Counties
200 ftMedian depth
Median yield

Where they work

Counties worked, busiest first.
CountyReportsShareMedian depth, ft
Gaines County22672.9%203
Andrews County185.8%185
Yoakum County175.5%200
Terry County123.9%100
Cochran County103.2%220
Wharton County51.6%407
Zavala County41.3%500
Waller County41.3%200
Dawson County41.3%170
Reeves County31.0%
El Paso County31.0%200
Hockley County10.3%220
Dimmit County10.3%1,100
Crosby County10.3%365
Hudspeth County10.3%300

What they drill

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Irrigation21870.3%215
Domestic8728.1%190
Test Well31.0%200
Stock20.6%230

Their deepest reports

Deepest reports by this firm. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
16620120061,100350Irrigation
16623420061,070300Irrigation
1877812006500350Irrigation
77727200445083Irrigation
194859200640750Irrigation
1285642007381100Irrigation
172061200536570Irrigation
1662372006365200Domestic
1179362005365Irrigation
2501322005360Irrigation

Every figure here comes from a report a licensed driller filed on the day the work ended — sometimes decades ago. It describes what was found then, not what a well yields today, and it is not a statement that any well is sound, potable or still in use.

This page counts reports, not quality, and it is not a recommendation. A firm that files more reports drills more wells — nothing else follows.

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