Water wells in Burleson County, Texas
2,162 well reports on file. The median well here was taken to 381 ft and struck water at 74 ft — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.
What you will drill through in Burleson County
| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | Clay 732, Sand 521, Shale 502, Top Soil 393, Topsoil 211, Sandy Clay 152 |
| 25–50 ft | Shale 201, Sand 120, Clay 77, Gray Shale 56, Gravel 40, Sandy Shale 36 |
| 50–100 ft | Shale 271, Sand 241, Clay 97, Sandy Shale 96, Rock 35, Streaky Sand 28 |
| 100–200 ft | Sand 452, Shale 395, Sandy Shale 210, Clay 163, Streaky Sand 60, Rock 57 |
| 200–300 ft | Sand 485, Shale 373, Sandy Shale 216, Clay 157, Streaky Sand 87, Rock 49 |
| 300–500 ft | Sand 481, Shale 470, Sandy Shale 232, Clay 178, Streaky Sand 92, Rock 80 |
| 500–1000 ft | Sand 284, Shale 233, Sandy Shale 127, Clay 103, Streaky Sand 62, Rock 38 |
| 1000–5000 ft | Sand 66, Clay 43, Shale 34, Sandy Shale 5, Sand/Lignite 4, Rock & Sand 4 |
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 Burleson County
What the wells are for
| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 1,353 | 62.6% | 380 |
| Rig Supply | 268 | 12.4% | 458 |
| Monitor | 105 | 4.9% | 25 |
| Fracking Supply | 104 | 4.8% | 1,164 |
| Irrigation | 101 | 4.7% | 70 |
| Industrial | 68 | 3.1% | 390 |
| Stock | 58 | 2.7% | 406 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 52 | 2.4% | 7 |
| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2 | 1,070 | 5 |
| 2000s | 567 | 380 | 62 |
| 2010s | 1,031 | 405 | 72 |
| 2020s | 562 | 360 | 85 |
The deepest reports on file
| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 468095 | 2017 | 2,862 | 158 | — | Public Supply |
| 468096 | 2017 | 2,851 | 150 | — | Public Supply |
| 77344 | 2003 | 2,844 | 213 | 2,514 | Public Supply |
| 414919 | 2016 | 2,826 | 67 | 1,651 | Public Supply |
| 414848 | 2015 | 2,815 | — | — | Test Well |
| 414811 | 2016 | 2,804 | 124 | — | Public Supply |
| 481227 | 2018 | 2,795 | 132 | — | Public Supply |
| 472152 | 2017 | 2,791 | 135 | — | Public Supply |
| 486360 | 2018 | 2,780 | 104 | — | Public Supply |
| 414859 | 2015 | 2,756 | — | — | Test Well |
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 Burleson County?
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