Water wells in Baylor County, Texas
274 well reports on file. The median well here was taken to 40 ft and struck water at 18 ft — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.
What you will drill through in Baylor County
| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | Top Soil 53, Sand 41, Clay 33, Topsoil 27, Red Clay 24, Gravel 23 |
| 25–50 ft | Red Bed 51, Red Clay 23, Rock 8, Red Bed & Blue Shell 11, Blue Clay 4, Grey Shale 8 |
| 50–100 ft | Rock 4, Blue Clay 3, Red Clay 3, Red Bed & Blue Shale 2, Blue Shale And Clay 1, Gray Clay 1 |
| 100–200 ft | Red Shale 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 Baylor County
| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEONARD DRILLING LLC | 87 | 43 | 90 | 2003–2026 |
| Gillispie Drilling | 53 | 42 | 15 | 2004–2025 |
| Talon Drilling, LP | 50 | 30 | — | 2002–2004 |
| Bradford Drilling | 19 | 35 | 65 | 2020–2026 |
| LEONARD WATER SERVICES | 14 | 42 | 200 | 2003–2014 |
| WEST Drilling | 11 | 15 | — | 2017 |
| WP Drilling | 7 | 80 | 18 | 2010 |
| Subterra Environmental Services, LLC. | 6 | 30 | — | 2020 |
| BRADFORD DRILLING JEFF BRADFORD | 2 | 44 | 65 | 2020 |
| Lowery's Water Well & Drilling | 2 | 28 | 10 | 2012 |
| Fuel Tech | 2 | 80 | — | 2004 |
| Prater Water Well | 1 | 60 | 1 | 2012 |
What the wells are for
| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irrigation | 71 | 25.9% | 44 |
| Monitor | 57 | 20.8% | 30 |
| Stock | 57 | 20.8% | 40 |
| Domestic | 43 | 15.7% | 40 |
| Test Well | 19 | 6.9% | 60 |
| Public Supply | 12 | 4.4% | 44 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 11 | 4.0% | 15 |
| Other | 2 | 0.7% | 110 |
| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90 | 32 | 15 |
| 2010s | 106 | 42 | 22 |
| 2020s | 78 | 40 | 20 |
The deepest reports on file
| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105056 | 2007 | 240 | — | — | Closed-Loop Geothermal |
| 691903 | 2025 | 140 | — | — | Test Well |
| 699370 | 2024 | 110 | — | — | Other |
| 231204 | 2010 | 102 | — | — | Test Well |
| 231203 | 2010 | 102 | — | — | Test Well |
| 349168 | 2013 | 94 | 44 | 4 | Stock |
| 349160 | 2013 | 92 | 50 | — | Stock |
| 699372 | 2024 | 90 | — | — | Other |
| 691905 | 2025 | 90 | — | — | Test Well |
| 557956 | 2020 | 82 | 26 | — | Domestic |
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 Baylor County?
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