Looking for aforementioned info in the Eda, Ganado, El Campo area. Thanks.

I would think water would be pretty shallow in that area.

I paid $21/ft for a 5" cased and cemented pad well that was 270' in western Goliad County about 8 yrs ago now. Pump, wiring and finished out was around $7200. That was in the middle ground for cost/ft. when I was trying to find a driller...problem was back then everyone was busy drilling due to Eagleford boom and prices mirrored that. Not sure what it is today though.

Can't help you with cost in your area but we paid $17,500 in Lee County. 540' deep. Turnkey price.

Cost per foot is also dependent upon depth. Beyond a certain depth (I don't remember what) you can't get by with PVC, wire needs to be heavier gauge and requires a bigger pump. Mine ran $30/ft but was only 275'. I was able to use PVC and 5hp submersible pump.

Also depends what they have to drill through.

I used Mahler. They are a little north od El Campo.

https://www.chamberofcommerce.com/u...es/10598910-mahler-waterwell-service-inc

Mahler Waterwell Service Inc
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13121 Fm Rd 1489
Orchard, TX 77464
(281) 342-9861

I really can't be of much help, but you can look up well drillers reports for the areas in question. They are public record and available online. Each report shows what was found at what depth. Pretty interesting just reading them. Some as far back as the 40's have been scanned and are online.

Thank you all for the replies. Bump for anybody else(Payne).

That is awesome. Very helpful in more ways than 1. I appreciate it.

Happy to help, sir!

Around here they are getting $27-35 p/f turn key.

I haven't had to have a water well drilled in years. I bet its 10 times more than the last one I had done. The last one I had done was Welty Water Well Service, Corpus Christi area. Must have been 35 years agao. I think he has been out of business for years. Now I live in a subdivsion in the Houston area, not a cow or horse on the place. Times have changed for me no doubt. My old roping saddle I worked cows on is still with me, I aint done yet!!

Once I retire, I will live somewhere that drilling a well will be a requirement. Once I get retired won't be no city living for me unless I end up in a nursing home someday.

I'm having a well drilled next week and he quoted me $24' for a 6" case and used 450' for his depth for the quote. He's also charging me just over $9k for a solar pump and 6 panels. This is in Fayette county and is nothing more that a cost answer for you.

This has me curious. Y’all are talking about 5 and 6 inch casing. Is that the only pipe in the well, or is there tubing inside of it?

I should know more about water wells, since I now own one, but my well experience is limited to the oilfield. We use 4.5 to 5.5 inch casing out here for a lot more volume than any residential water well sees, and with a whole lot more pressure. These wells don’t flow long on their own in pipe that big, hence the smaller tubing. I would assume that the typical water well doesn’t flow very well on its own, regardless, and they go for volume since a pump is required anyway. I sure don’t know, though.

There is an outside casing. The pump does not go as deep casing and is lowered into the water with an electric wire attached. I had a neighbor who pulled his inside pipes with he the lift on his tractor. I`ve heard stories of people losing their pipes that way.

That was helpful to me as well. I have been told that wells in my immediate area tend to have high salt and sometimes hydrogen sulfide smell and not fit for drinking. I googled my county and water wells and found the state listing. Was able to dig into it a bit using GPS coordinates, and the well reports verify what I have been told - wells are salty, tend to go dry in drought conditions, and some have bad smells, to the point cattle will not drink. Great info!

What was your casing size? With a 5 hp submersible pump, this is a bigger than residential type well no?

Never measured. Looks about six inches. Also have another well for my pond. Its great. It has no tank. We run the water directly into the poor. No water pressure to speak of..

6 inch maybe, I'll have to measure. I don't know about the pump size except that is what my well guy recommended. I trusted his judgment. Plus when we couldn't get the water to clear on the first one, he moved locations and drilled me another at no charge. Not many will do that.

When we had our well drilled we considered going with a 5 hp submersible pump. It was suppose to put out 60+ gallons a minute. We ended up going with something smaller as our driller said for our needs it was just overkill.

Adding a water softener is like paying it forward. You can buy one now or buy a new water heater later.