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

> 3,380 well reports filed in Bell County since 2001. Median depth 25 ft, water struck at 145 ft, median yield 21 gpm.

## Water wells in Bell County, Texas

**3,380** well reports on file. The median well here was taken to **25 ft** and struck water at **145 ft** — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

### What you will drill through in Bell County

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

| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | **Overburden** 473 , **Tan Limestone** 158 , **Topsoil** 115 , **Top Soil** 99 , **Gray Limestone** 95 , **Tan Lime** 79 |
| 25–50 ft | **Gray Lime** 33 , **Gray Limestone** 29 , **Gray Lime & Shale** 24 , **Shale** 22 , **Gravel** 18 , **Grey Lime And Shale** 20 |
| 50–100 ft | **Grey Lime** 51 , **Grey Lime And Shale** 36 , **Gray Lime & Shale** 35 , **Gray Limestone** 29 , **Gray Lime** 28 , **Grey Limestone** 25 |
| 100–200 ft | **Gray Lime** 54 , **Gray Limestone** 35 , **Tan & Brown Lime** 19 , **Tan Limestone** 17 , **Grey Limestone** 13 , **Tan And Brown Lime** 15 |
| 200–300 ft | **Gray Lime** 30 , **Grey Lime And Shale** 27 , **Gray Limestone** 24 , **Tan Limestone** 22 , **Brown Limestone** 12 , **Grey-Tan Limestone** 10 |
| 300–500 ft | **Tan Limestone** 90 , **Gray Limestone** 31 , **Gray Shale** 30 , **Fractured Limestone** 22 , **Grey Lime And Shale** 19 , **Grey Shale** 18 |
| 500–1000 ft | **Water Sand** 159 , **Water Sand And Sandstone Layers** 99 , **Gray Shale** 71 , **Tan Limestone** 64 , **Gray & Tan Lime** 68 , **Dark Grey Sandstone** 47 |
| 1000–5000 ft | **Sand** 5 , **Clay** 4 , **Gray Shale** 3 , **Sandstone** 3 , **Limestone Clay** 1 , **Limestone** 3 |

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 Bell County

*Licensed firms in Bell County, busiest first.*

| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Alamo Environmental dba Vortex Drilling](/driller/alamo-environmental-dba-vortex-drilling.md) | 939 | 4 | — | 2024 |
| [Tom Lovelace Water Well Service](/driller/tom-lovelace-water-well-service.md) | 548 | 695 | 30 | 2003–2026 |
| [David Cowen](/driller/david-cowen.md) | 261 | 180 | 10 | 2003–2026 |
| [Vortex Drilling, Inc.](/driller/vortex-drilling-inc.md) | 227 | 15 | — | 2006–2025 |
| [Apex Drilling, Inc.](/driller/apex-drilling-inc.md) | 145 | 605 | 50 | 2005–2019 |
| [Vortex Drilling Partners, LP](/driller/vortex-drilling-partners-lp.md) | 136 | 3 | — | 2019–2022 |
| [Tom Lovelace Water Well Serv.](/driller/tom-lovelace-water-well-serv.md) | 95 | 590 | 60 | 2003–2014 |
| [Alpine Field Services](/driller/alpine-field-services.md) | 67 | 25 | — | 2012–2015 |
| [Associated Drilling Inc](/driller/associated-drilling-inc.md) | 51 | 800 | 40 | 2012–2024 |
| [MagnaCore Drilling & Environmental Services](/driller/magnacore-drilling-environmental-services.md) | 50 | 14 | — | 2002–2013 |
| [Austin Geo-Logic](/driller/austin-geo-logic.md) | 46 | 30 | — | 2013–2026 |
| [Envirotech Drilling Services LLC](/driller/envirotech-drilling-services-llc.md) | 46 | 20 | — | 2012–2026 |
| [Strata Core Services, LLC](/driller/strata-core-services-llc.md) | 41 | 25 | — | 2011–2018 |
| [Bee Cave Drilling, Inc.](/driller/bee-cave-drilling-inc.md) | 37 | 850 | 75 | 2003–2024 |
| [WEST Drilling](/driller/west-drilling.md) | 34 | 20 | — | 2005–2022 |
| [Geoprojects International, Inc.](/driller/geoprojects-international-inc.md) | 33 | 20 | — | 2004–2012 |
| [Environmental Logistics Company, LLC](/driller/environmental-logistics-company-llc.md) | 31 | 5 | — | 2019–2026 |
| [Sunbelt Industrial Services](/driller/sunbelt-industrial-services.md) | 31 | 24 | — | 2007–2022 |
| [W.E.S.T. Drilling](/driller/w-e-s-t-drilling.md) | 31 | 25 | — | 2001–2014 |
| [Total Support Services](/driller/total-support-services.md) | 26 | 18 | — | 2001–2016 |
| [Roddy Qualls Environmental Drilling](/driller/roddy-qualls-environmental-drilling.md) | 25 | 14 | — | 2016–2022 |
| Geoprojects Int. | 22 | — | — | 2013 |
| [Kleinfelder](/driller/kleinfelder.md) | 21 | 25 | — | 2006–2011 |
| [Geothermal Drilling inc](/driller/geothermal-drilling-inc.md) | 16 | 250 | — | 2002–2023 |
| [SCI](/driller/sci.md) | 16 | 19 | — | 2007–2013 |

### What the wells are for

*Purpose, and how deep each went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Soil Boring | 1,464 | 43.3% | 4 |
| Domestic | 1,237 | 36.6% | 555 |
| Monitor | 495 | 14.6% | 25 |
| Stock | 39 | 1.2% | 160 |
| Test Well | 34 | 1.0% | 100 |
| Irrigation | 34 | 1.0% | 565 |
| Closed-Loop Geothermal | 26 | 0.8% | 300 |
| Other | 24 | 0.7% | 30 |

*By decade drilled.*

| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 659 | 330 | 256 |
| 2010s | 1,054 | 116 | 92 |
| 2020s | 1,667 | 4 | 187 |

### The deepest reports on file

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

| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 262897 | 2011 | 3,247 | 268 | 750 | Public Supply |
| 435693 | 2016 | 2,850 | 180 | 1,400 | Public Supply |
| 348314 | 2013 | 2,845 | 179 | 600 | Industrial |
| 675704 | 2024 | 2,610 | 328 | 2,200 | Industrial |
| 344596 | 2013 | 2,585 | 328 | 300 | Public Supply |
| 715648 | 2026 | 2,155 | 428 | 900 | Public Supply |
| 513327 | 2018 | 1,799 | — | — | Public Supply |
| 395693 | 2015 | 1,331 | 454 | 450 | Public Supply |
| 313716 | 2013 | 1,260 | 485 | 220 | Public Supply |
| 695768 | 2024 | 1,220 | — | — | Irrigation |

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 Bell County?

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### Counties with a comparable number of reports

- [Panola](/county/panola.md)
- [Yoakum](/county/yoakum.md)
- [Austin](/county/austin.md)
- [Webb](/county/webb.md)
- [Sherman](/county/sherman.md)
- [Rusk](/county/rusk.md)
- [Johnson](/county/johnson.md)
- [Montague](/county/montague.md)
- [Liberty](/county/liberty.md)
- [Grimes](/county/grimes.md)
- [Jim Wells](/county/jim-wells.md)
- [Matagorda](/county/matagorda.md)
- [Andrews](/county/andrews.md)

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

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Página: https://texas-water-wells.pages.dev/county/bell/
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