Water wells in the district

Sterling County Underground Water Conservation District

110 to 153 ft deep

The middle half of 57 home wells drilled since 2001. Median: 120 ft. Water stands near 60 ft.

Home wells drilled per year

Formation the wells draw from (state's model, TWDB)

• Dockum Group (at or just below the base of the Ogallala) 75%
• Edwards-Trinity and Rita Blanca (Cretaceous rock under the Ogallala) 18%
• Near or below the base of the Dockum (or of the Ogallala) 7%

Data: TerraFunded Texas Well AtlasUpdated November 10, 2026Source: TWDB driller reports. Ranges of real wells, not a promise about any property.