Drilling in Deaf Smith County
Deaf Smith County is major cattle-feeding country, with more than 35 feedyards and a large share of the Texas Panhandle’s dairies, and every pen and parlor runs on wells.
The Ogallala here averaged 58 feet of saturated thickness in HPWD’s 2026 survey, with depth to water over 230 feet in parts of the county.
What we drill here
- Irrigation wells for pivots
- Feedyard and dairy wells for supply and backup water
- Domestic and livestock wells
Permits in Deaf Smith County
Part of Deaf Smith County is inside High Plains Water District No. 1, where wells over 17.5 gallons per minute need a district permit. We provide answers to questions regarding permits.
Local facts
- The Hereford area feeds more than one million head of cattle annually across more than 35 feedyards.
- Deaf Smith County ranked 34th among U.S. counties for dairy production in 2023, with roughly 44,000 dairy cows.
- HPWD's 2026 survey measured 96 observation wells in Deaf Smith County with an average saturated thickness of 58 feet and a ten-year decline of about 8 feet.
Communities we serve in Deaf Smith County
Hereford · Dawn · Westway · Simms