Water wells in Bee County, Texas
2,514 well reports on file. The median well here was taken to 195 ft and struck water at 66 ft — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.
What you will drill through in Bee County
| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | Clay 470, Gray Topsoil 395, Caliche 369, Surface 182, Sand 154, Top Soil 149 |
| 25–50 ft | Clay 242, Sand 112, Rock, White 87, White Clay 63, Red Clay 49, Caliche 42 |
| 50–100 ft | Clay 378, Sand 241, Red Clay 160, Rock, White 147, White Clay 134, Tan Clay 63 |
| 100–200 ft | Clay 416, Sand 438, Red Clay 280, Rock, White 128, Sand And Rock, Tan 86, Sand & Clay 107 |
| 200–300 ft | Sand 239, Clay 198, Red Clay 126, Sand & Clay 55, Sand And Rock, Tan 31, Rock, White 34 |
| 300–500 ft | Sand 95, Clay 90, Red Clay 40, Tan Clay 34, Brown Sticky Clay 8, Sand & Clay 14 |
| 500–1000 ft | Sand 11, Clay 14, Fine Fairly Loose Sand 8, Brown Sandy Clay To Fine Fairly Loose Sand 7, Fine Fairly Loose Sand W/Sandstone Strips 3, Shale 3 |
| 1000–5000 ft | Sand 3, Clay 2, Shale 1, Sandstone 1, Layered Sand & Shale 1, Sand W/ Shale Streaks 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 Bee County
What the wells are for
| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 1,332 | 53.0% | 201 |
| Stock | 362 | 14.4% | 210 |
| Monitor | 297 | 11.8% | 55 |
| Rig Supply | 221 | 8.8% | 320 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 200 | 8.0% | 15 |
| Irrigation | 42 | 1.7% | 340 |
| Industrial | 40 | 1.6% | 200 |
| Other | 9 | 0.4% | 118 |
| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 145 | 80 |
| 2000s | 743 | 200 | 67 |
| 2010s | 1,113 | 180 | 65 |
| 2020s | 657 | 200 | 65 |
The deepest reports on file
| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 729044 | 2026 | 1,700 | 97 | 1,612 | Public Supply |
| 248639 | 2011 | 1,275 | 150 | 250 | Rig Supply |
| 258787 | 2011 | 1,175 | 190 | 20 | Rig Supply |
| 566911 | 2020 | 1,000 | 47 | 50 | Stock |
| 363076 | 2013 | 862 | 110 | 800 | Irrigation |
| 421648 | 2016 | 805 | 89 | — | Public Supply |
| 292176 | 2012 | 790 | 65 | 500 | Irrigation |
| 204749 | 2006 | 780 | 46 | — | Irrigation |
| 416707 | 2016 | 732 | 115 | 600 | Irrigation |
| 211690 | 2010 | 730 | 353 | 10 | Stock |
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 Bee County?
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