Water wells in Anderson County, Texas
1,515 well reports on file. The median well here was taken to 260 ft and struck water at 86 ft — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.
What you will drill through in Anderson County
| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | Sand 218, Red Clay 207, Clay 185, Top Soil 64, Tan Sand 51, Surface Sand 51 |
| 25–50 ft | Sand 55, Clay 36, Gray Clay 31, Shale 20, Sandy Clay 20, Gray Sand 17 |
| 50–100 ft | Sand 113, Clay 70, Gray Sand 46, Shale 42, Gray Clay 34, Rock 24 |
| 100–200 ft | Sand 196, Clay 80, Shale 84, Sandy Shale 46, Gray Clay 39, Gray Sand 39 |
| 200–300 ft | Sand 131, Clay 79, Shale 64, Gray Clay 51, Sandy Shale 32, Gray Sand 24 |
| 300–500 ft | Sand 188, Shale 82, Clay 75, Sand Gray 25, Sandy Shale 58, Clay Gray 23 |
| 500–1000 ft | Sand 124, Shale 69, Clay 59, Gray Sand 32, Gray Clay 25, Sandy Shale 36 |
| 1000–5000 ft | Sand 8, Clay 6, Shale 3, Sand/Clay 1, Sand Grey 4, Shale Grey 4 |
The rock column here is what drillers wrote down, layer by layer, in their own words — 5,345,462 layers across 707,856 wells. It is not a geological survey: two drillers may call the same clay by two names, and this site does not correct them.
Who drills in Anderson County
What the wells are for
| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 648 | 42.8% | 360 |
| Monitor | 260 | 17.2% | 25 |
| Stock | 167 | 11.0% | 520 |
| Irrigation | 131 | 8.6% | 260 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 128 | 8.4% | 12 |
| Rig Supply | 88 | 5.8% | 280 |
| Industrial | 34 | 2.2% | 560 |
| Public Supply | 21 | 1.4% | 1,197 |
| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 515 | 180 | 57 |
| 2010s | 652 | 370 | 96 |
| 2020s | 348 | 280 | 125 |
The deepest reports on file
| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 341810 | 2013 | 2,200 | 114 | 2,010 | Public Supply |
| 456875 | 2017 | 1,985 | 419 | 750 | Public Supply |
| 30103 | 2003 | 1,879 | 485 | 250 | Public Supply |
| 619696 | 2022 | 1,814 | 484 | 306 | Public Supply |
| 373456 | 2014 | 1,660 | 211 | 1,406 | Public Supply |
| 375778 | 2014 | 1,650 | 250 | 501 | Public Supply |
| 298612 | 2012 | 1,592 | 241 | 350 | Industrial |
| 311927 | 2013 | 1,550 | 167 | 41 | Test Well |
| 373203 | 2014 | 1,400 | 197 | 40 | Domestic |
| 623110 | 2022 | 1,365 | 167 | — | Industrial |
Every figure on this site is a median, never an average. On reported yield the average is twice the median, because a handful of entries are typing errors — the largest reads 2,200,100 gallons per minute against 30,078 for the next one. Yields above 3,000 gpm (136 wells, 0.045%) and depths beyond 5,000 ft (103 wells, 0.016%) are kept in the file, marked, and left out of the medians.
Drilling a well in Anderson County?
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