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
| 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
What the wells are for
| 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 |
| 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
| 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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