Texas Water Well Reports field records · 2026 survey

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Childress County, Texas: well depth, water level & drilling cost

✓ 400 TDLR SDR records · verified 2026-07-30

155 ftmedian well depth
105 ft–220 fttypical depth range
70 ftmedian static water level
12 gpmmedian yield (248 tests)

How deep are wells in Childress County, Texas?

The median drilled well depth in Childress County is 155 ft, based on 399 wells with recorded depths in the state TDLR SDR database. Half of all wells fall between 105 ft and 220 ft; 90% are shallower than 280 ft. Wells drilled since 2016 have a median depth of 160 ft.

How much does it cost to drill a well in Childress County?

Applying published per-foot rates to the local median depth of 160 ft: drilling and casing alone typically runs $4,000–$10,400; a complete system including pump, pressure tank, and hookup typically runs $9,600–$16,000. Actual quotes depend on site access, geology, and casing requirements.

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What is the static water level in Childress County?

The median static water level is 70 ft below ground surface (middle half of wells: 36 ft–100 ft), from 243 measurements.

How much water do wells in Childress County produce?

The median tested yield is 12 gpm (middle half: 8 gpm–31 gpm), from 248 pump tests. A typical household needs 5–10 gpm.

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Drilled depth distribution

0–50 ft 7 50–100 ft 53 100–150 ft 132 150–200 ft 74 200–300 ft 111 300–400 ft 22 400–600 ft 0 600+ ft 0

Who drills wells in Childress County?

Companies by number of water wells completed in this county since 2016, per filed driller reports (SDR).

DrillerWells since 2016
WP Drilling35
Brent Whitaker34
Rockin S730
Peter B Loewen24
Franz S Wiebe21
Vanguard Well Resources, LLC17
First priority Irr10
New Leaf Waterwell Services8

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Well records by ZIP code in Childress County

Median depth, water level, and yield for each ZIP code with recorded wells.

Method: medians computed from TDLR SDR records (water-supply wells only (domestic, irrigation, stock, public supply, industrial) — monitoring, environmental borings, test holes, injection and geothermal excluded; depths 0–5,000 ft). Cost estimate applies published per-foot ranges (checked 2026-06-11) to the local median depth — full methodology & sources.