# Water wells in Austin County, Texas — how deep, and through what

> 3,583 well reports filed in Austin County since 2001. Median depth 205 ft, water struck at 73 ft, median yield 45 gpm.

## Water wells in Austin County, Texas

**3,583** well reports on file. The median well here was taken to **205 ft** and struck water at **73 ft** — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

### What you will drill through in Austin County

*Logged in Austin County, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.*

| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | **Clay** 991 , **Sand** 676 , **Top Soil** 395 , **Shale** 349 , **Red Clay** 301 , **Topsoil** 271 |
| 25–50 ft | **Sand** 464 , **Clay** 214 , **Tan Clay** 58 , **Red Clay** 58 , **White Clay** 51 , **Rock** 33 |
| 50–100 ft | **Sand** 533 , **Clay** 361 , **Shale** 105 , **White Clay** 84 , **Rock** 82 , **Clay & Sandrock Layers** 80 |
| 100–200 ft | **Sand** 1,059 , **Clay** 540 , **Shale** 301 , **Rock** 248 , **White Clay** 115 , **Tan Clay** 105 |
| 200–300 ft | **Sand** 439 , **Clay** 280 , **Shale** 185 , **Rock** 107 , **Sand & Rock** 51 , **Tan Clay** 42 |
| 300–500 ft | **Sand** 165 , **Clay** 128 , **Shale** 97 , **Sand & Rock** 32 , **Clay & Rock** 21 , **Rock** 16 |
| 500–1000 ft | **Sand** 22 , **Shale** 16 , **Clay** 17 , **Hard Clay** 6 , **Sand & Rock** 4 , **Clay & Rock** 4 |
| 1000–5000 ft | **Sand** 2 , **Clay** 1 , **Rock & Shale** 1 , **Hard Shale** 1 , **Sand Mixed With Rocks** 1 , **Sand/Clay** 1 |

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 Austin County

*Licensed firms in Austin County, busiest first.*

| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [A.W. Flentge Service](/driller/a-w-flentge-service.md) | 387 | 200 | 30 | 2002–2024 |
| [Leon Flentge Water Well Drilling and Service](/driller/leon-flentge-water-well-drilling-and-service.md) | 301 | 214 | 45 | 2004–2013 |
| [WASHINGTON CO WATER WELL DRILLING](/driller/washington-co-water-well-drilling.md) | 293 | 220 | 30 | 2006–2026 |
| [J&S WATER WELLS](/driller/j-s-water-wells.md) | 207 | 390 | 90 | 2003–2026 |
| [HEFLIN WATER WORKS](/driller/heflin-water-works.md) | 158 | 200 | 40 | 2003–2025 |
| [Neuendorff's Water Well Service, Inc.](/driller/neuendorff-s-water-well-service-inc.md) | 137 | 180 | 50 | 2014–2026 |
| [Leon Flentge Water Well Drilling](/driller/leon-flentge-water-well-drilling.md) | 137 | 228 | 55 | 2013–2020 |
| [Ricky Bonds Water Wells](/driller/ricky-bonds-water-wells.md) | 115 | 215 | 55 | 2003–2025 |
| [Skutca Water Well](/driller/skutca-water-well.md) | 99 | 156 | 35 | 2001–2021 |
| [Texas Southern Drilling](/driller/texas-southern-drilling.md) | 98 | 165 | 40 | 2020–2026 |
| [Geophysical Drilling, Inc.](/driller/geophysical-drilling-inc.md) | 87 | 239 | 60 | 2003–2023 |
| [Flentge Water Well Drilling and Service](/driller/flentge-water-well-drilling-and-service.md) | 77 | 200 | 45 | 2003–2007 |
| [Vortex Drilling, Inc.](/driller/vortex-drilling-inc.md) | 74 | 25 | — | 2010–2015 |
| [AQUA STAR LLC](/driller/aqua-star-llc.md) | 65 | 215 | 50 | 2011–2026 |
| [Main Stream Environmental](/driller/main-stream-environmental.md) | 63 | 200 | 35 | 2021–2026 |
| [Busselman Water Wells, LLC](/driller/busselman-water-wells-llc.md) | 62 | 225 | 45 | 2024–2026 |
| [Harvey's Water Wells](/driller/harvey-s-water-wells.md) | 60 | 306 | 60 | 2003–2023 |
| [Washington County Water Well Drilling](/driller/washington-county-water-well-drilling.md) | 58 | 200 | 20 | 2004–2013 |
| [Bluebonnet Water Wells](/driller/bluebonnet-water-wells.md) | 54 | 265 | 50 | 2024–2026 |
| [Cobra Water Well Drilling, LLC.](/driller/cobra-water-well-drilling-llc.md) | 53 | 220 | 30 | 2011–2025 |
| [TIM FRANKS WATER WELL SERVICE](/driller/tim-franks-water-well-service.md) | 48 | 200 | 40 | 2023–2025 |
| [Neuendorff's Water Well Svc., Inc.](/driller/neuendorff-s-water-well-svc-inc.md) | 48 | 162 | 50 | 2003–2014 |
| [Burleson Services, Inc.](/driller/burleson-services-inc.md) | 48 | 220 | 90 | 2003–2010 |
| [BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.](/driller/best-drilling-services-inc.md) | 41 | 40 | — | 2005–2022 |
| [Terra Power Drilling LLC](/driller/terra-power-drilling-llc.md) | 34 | 160 | 45 | 2009–2018 |

### What the wells are for

*Purpose, and how deep each went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 2,900 | 80.9% | 204 |
| Irrigation | 139 | 3.9% | 330 |
| Stock | 137 | 3.8% | 220 |
| Monitor | 123 | 3.4% | 40 |
| Industrial | 95 | 2.7% | 370 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 80 | 2.2% | 20 |
| Rig Supply | 45 | 1.3% | 240 |
| Public Supply | 28 | 0.8% | 338 |

*By decade drilled.*

| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2 | 165 | 70 |
| 1990s | 1 | 228 | 102 |
| 2000s | 1,180 | 190 | 68 |
| 2010s | 1,321 | 214 | 80 |
| 2020s | 1,079 | 208 | 73 |

### The deepest reports on file

*Deepest reports in Austin County. Column one is the tracking number.*

| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 552340 | 2020 | 2,220 | 80 | 35 | Domestic |
| 578941 | 2021 | 1,881 | 105 | 40 | Domestic |
| 167149 | 2004 | 1,670 | 94 | 900 | Public Supply |
| 626474 | 2022 | 1,400 | 114 | 1,022 | Public Supply |
| 679464 | 2024 | 1,385 | 111 | 1,022 | Public Supply |
| 450927 | 2017 | 1,170 | 140 | 120 | Irrigation |
| 489410 | 2018 | 1,010 | 184 | 500 | Public Supply |
| 244357 | 2007 | 870 | — | — | Test Well |
| 512792 | 2019 | 850 | 151 | 160 | Fracking Supply |
| 515344 | 2019 | 820 | 165 | 150 | Fracking Supply |

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 Austin County?

Depth is only half the quote. What it costs depends on the rock, the casing and the pump. Tell us where and we pass the request to licensed Texas drillers.

We are nobody's agent and have no arrangement with any firm today. [What we do with this](/privacy.md).

### Counties with a comparable number of reports

- [Colorado](/county/colorado.md)
- [Potter](/county/potter.md)
- [Dallam](/county/dallam.md)
- [Wharton](/county/wharton.md)
- [Kendall](/county/kendall.md)
- [Panola](/county/panola.md)
- [Yoakum](/county/yoakum.md)
- [Webb](/county/webb.md)
- [Sherman](/county/sherman.md)
- [Rusk](/county/rusk.md)
- [Johnson](/county/johnson.md)
- [Bell](/county/bell.md)
- [Montague](/county/montague.md)

A sliding window, not a ranking. [Every county](/county.md).

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Página: https://texas-water-wells.pages.dev/county/austin/
Fonte: Texas Submitted Driller's Report Database — Texas Water Development Board, from reports filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
Recolha: 2026-08-23