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

Name: Lubbock County, Texas water well statistics
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✓ 9,441 TDLR SDR records · verified 2026-09-22

167 ftmedian well depth

150 ft–196 fttypical depth range

117 ftmedian static water level

15 gpmmedian yield (1,711 tests)

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How deep are wells in Lubbock County, Texas?

The median drilled well depth in Lubbock County is 167 ft, based on 9,436 wells with recorded depths in the state TDLR SDR database. Half of all wells fall between 150 ft and 196 ft; 90% are shallower than 255 ft. Wells drilled since 2016 have a median depth of 171 ft.

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

Applying published per-foot rates to the local median depth of 171 ft: drilling and casing alone typically runs $4,275–$11,115; a complete system including pump, pressure tank, and hookup typically runs $10,260–$17,100. Actual quotes depend on site access, geology, and casing requirements.

What is the static water level in Lubbock County?

The median static water level is 117 ft below ground surface (middle half of wells: 97 ft–135 ft), from 2,796 measurements.

How much water do wells in Lubbock County produce?

The median tested yield is 15 gpm (middle half: 15 gpm–20 gpm), from 1,711 pump tests. A typical household needs 5–10 gpm.

Drilled depth distribution

0–50 ft 8 50–100 ft 49 100–150 ft 2,296 150–200 ft 4,883 200–300 ft 1,633 300–400 ft 561 400–600 ft 3 600+ ft 3

Who drills wells in Lubbock County?

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

Driller	Wells since 2016
Thunder Well Service, LLC	1,181
Estill Drilling	888
Thunder Well Service	801
Zar's Pump & Drilling Service	528
Carter Drilling Co., Inc	362
Weston Drilling Inc	342
Jacob P Klassen Drilling Co	100
Harrison and Cooper, Inc.	59

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Well records by ZIP code in Lubbock County

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

Lubbock (79424) — 1,671 wells, median 155 ft
Lubbock (79423) — 1,643 wells, median 157 ft
Shallowater (79363) — 871 wells, median 181 ft
Wolfforth (79382) — 740 wells, median 185 ft
Idalou (79329) — 623 wells, median 300 ft
Slaton (79364) — 489 wells, median 165 ft
Lubbock (79416) — 442 wells, median 172 ft
Lubbock (79464) — 409 wells, median 177 ft
Lubbock (79407) — 401 wells, median 168 ft
Lubbock (79404) — 327 wells, median 155 ft
Lubbock (79403) — 322 wells, median 180 ft
New Deal (79350) — 294 wells, median 244 ft
Lubbock (79415) — 289 wells, median 167 ft
Ransom Canyon (79366) — 234 wells, median 191 ft
Lubbock (79413) — 58 wells, median 140 ft
Lubbock (79408) — 55 wells, median 140 ft

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.