Water wells in Chambers County, Texas
1,895 well reports on file. The median well here was taken to 180 ft and struck water at 35 ft — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.
What you will drill through in Chambers County
| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | Clay 1,049, Sand 155, Top Soil 92, Brown Clay 58, Sandy Clay, Tan 59, No Recovery 27 |
| 25–50 ft | Clay 144, Sand 140, Blue Clay 19, Gray Clay 15, No Recovery 5, Sandy Clay 9 |
| 50–100 ft | Sand 377, Clay 201, Gray Clay 20, Blue Clay 15, Fine Sand 13, White Sand 7 |
| 100–200 ft | Sand 679, Clay 525, Gray Sand 50, Fine To Medium Sand 29, Blue Clay 27, Gray Clay 23 |
| 200–300 ft | Sand 453, Clay 358, Fine Sand 23, Blue Clay 11, Gray Clay 9, Sand & Clay Mix 8 |
| 300–500 ft | Sand 299, Clay 140, Fine Sand 12, Rock 9, Blue Clay 5, Sandy Clay 3 |
| 500–1000 ft | Sand 57, Clay 21, Sandy Clay 3, Sand .005-.006 2, Sand .005 2, Clay Blue Hard Sticky 2 |
| 1000–5000 ft | Clay 6, Sand 5, Sand .005 2, Clay Hard 1, Clay Blue 2, Sand .006 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 Chambers County
What the wells are for
| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 916 | 48.3% | 290 |
| Monitor | 439 | 23.2% | 25 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 159 | 8.4% | 8 |
| Rig Supply | 125 | 6.6% | 230 |
| Stock | 55 | 2.9% | 175 |
| Industrial | 54 | 2.8% | 350 |
| Public Supply | 49 | 2.6% | 422 |
| Irrigation | 39 | 2.1% | 185 |
| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 690 | 180 | 36 |
| 2010s | 775 | 188 | 38 |
| 2020s | 430 | 160 | 26 |
The deepest reports on file
| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 668850 | 2024 | 1,630 | — | — | Monitor |
| 318046 | 2013 | 1,423 | 103 | 1,022 | Industrial |
| 326179 | 2013 | 1,422 | 110 | 1,507 | Industrial |
| 682109 | 2024 | 1,261 | 205 | — | Industrial |
| 722973 | 2026 | 1,259 | 202 | 1,760 | Industrial |
| 638663 | 2023 | 1,245 | 148 | 1,000 | Industrial |
| 423008 | 2015 | 1,200 | 118 | 1,507 | Industrial |
| 224813 | 2009 | 1,150 | 85 | 757 | Public Supply |
| 694889 | 2023 | 1,020 | 205 | 450 | Public Supply |
| 54868 | 2003 | 772 | 90 | 60 | 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 Chambers County?
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