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

> 1,685 well reports filed in Cherokee County since 2001. Median depth 280 ft, water struck at 100 ft, median yield 25 gpm.

## Water wells in Cherokee County, Texas

**1,685** well reports on file. The median well here was taken to **280 ft** and struck water at **100 ft** — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

### What you will drill through in Cherokee County

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

| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | **Red Clay** 287 , **Clay** 209 , **Sand** 201 , **Shale** 88 , **Top Soil** 58 , **Sandy Clay** 46 |
| 25–50 ft | **Sand** 81 , **Shale** 82 , **Gray Shale** 37 , **Grey Clay** 32 , **Clay** 27 , **White Sand** 23 |
| 50–100 ft | **Sand** 143 , **Shale** 129 , **Clay** 55 , **Rock** 35 , **Gray Shale** 26 , **Sandy Shale** 25 |
| 100–200 ft | **Sand** 224 , **Shale** 210 , **Clay** 70 , **Gray Shale** 57 , **Sandy Shale** 51 , **Rock** 31 |
| 200–300 ft | **Shale** 177 , **Sand** 155 , **Clay** 56 , **Gray Shale** 32 , **Sandy Shale** 36 , **Coarse White Sand** 21 |
| 300–500 ft | **Shale** 184 , **Sand** 191 , **Sandy Shale** 59 , **Clay** 52 , **Rock** 33 , **Gray Shale** 29 |
| 500–1000 ft | **Shale** 116 , **Sand** 92 , **Sandy Shale** 29 , **Clay** 28 , **Sand And Shale** 11 , **Sand/Shale** 12 |
| 1000–5000 ft | **Shale** 4 , **Sand W/ Shale Strks 50/50** 2 , **Sand** 2 , **Rock** 2 , **Clay** 1 , **Clay/Sand** 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 Cherokee County

*Licensed firms in Cherokee County, busiest first.*

| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Jackson Distributors](/driller/jackson-distributors.md) | 205 | 530 | 15 | 2008–2026 |
| [Smithers Water Wells](/driller/smithers-water-wells.md) | 131 | 355 | 15 | 2003–2026 |
| [Fas-Line Services Inc.](/driller/fas-line-services-inc.md) | 89 | 300 | 50 | 2002–2026 |
| [LTW Services, LP](/driller/ltw-services-lp.md) | 80 | 320 | 70 | 2002–2026 |
| [Pinnergy, LTD](/driller/pinnergy-ltd.md) | 78 | 340 | 65 | 2006–2021 |
| [Allstar Water Well Service](/driller/allstar-water-well-service.md) | 73 | 290 | 15 | 2013–2026 |
| [Calicutt Drilling](/driller/calicutt-drilling.md) | 69 | 440 | 18 | 2010–2026 |
| [WANDA DRILLING & WATER DEV INC](/driller/wanda-drilling-water-dev-inc.md) | 55 | 306 | 50 | 2006–2025 |
| [C. Miller Drilling](/driller/c-miller-drilling.md) | 53 | 622 | 31 | 2001–2025 |
| [Ace Water well & Pump Svc.](/driller/ace-water-well-pump-svc.md) | 34 | 260 | 15 | 2014–2025 |
| [Eddie Calicutt](/driller/eddie-calicutt.md) | 33 | 280 | 45 | 2003–2009 |
| [Vortex Drilling Partners, LP](/driller/vortex-drilling-partners-lp.md) | 31 | 20 | — | 2020–2021 |
| [ETTL Engineers & Consultants Inc.](/driller/ettl-engineers-consultants-inc.md) | 29 | 22 | — | 2002–2017 |
| [Total Support Services](/driller/total-support-services.md) | 27 | 29 | — | 2002–2018 |
| [Apex Geoscience Inc.](/driller/apex-geoscience-inc.md) | 27 | 17 | — | 2002–2012 |
| [Sunbelt Industrial Services](/driller/sunbelt-industrial-services.md) | 25 | 20 | — | 2008–2025 |
| [Owens Drilling & Services](/driller/owens-drilling-services.md) | 24 | 176 | 25 | 2004–2021 |
| [Jackson Distributers](/driller/jackson-distributers.md) | 23 | 340 | 15 | 2017–2025 |
| [Savage Excavation](/driller/savage-excavation.md) | 22 | 118 | — | 2025 |
| [BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.](/driller/best-drilling-services-inc.md) | 22 | 25 | — | 2006–2020 |
| [chandler water well drillers](/driller/chandler-water-well-drillers.md) | 20 | 308 | 20 | 2005–2026 |
| [MagnaCore Drilling & Environmental Services](/driller/magnacore-drilling-environmental-services.md) | 18 | 15 | — | 2006–2013 |
| [Ark-La-Tex Boring, Inc.](/driller/ark-la-tex-boring-inc.md) | 18 | 360 | 60 | 2002–2005 |
| [Terracon Consultants](/driller/terracon-consultants.md) | 17 | 60 | — | 2024–2025 |
| [Jacksaon Distributers](/driller/jacksaon-distributers.md) | 17 | 400 | 15 | 2016–2017 |

### What the wells are for

*Purpose, and how deep each went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 759 | 45.0% | 370 |
| Monitor | 273 | 16.2% | 25 |
| Rig Supply | 262 | 15.5% | 305 |
| Irrigation | 129 | 7.7% | 250 |
| Stock | 85 | 5.0% | 400 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 80 | 4.7% | 15 |
| Industrial | 32 | 1.9% | 332 |
| Test Well | 18 | 1.1% | 536 |

*By decade drilled.*

| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 | — | 440 |
| 2000s | 551 | 260 | 80 |
| 2010s | 610 | 300 | 108 |
| 2020s | 523 | 280 | 140 |

### The deepest reports on file

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

| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 615656 | 2022 | 1,510 | — | — | Test Well |
| 481119 | 2017 | 1,500 | 315 | 50 | Stock |
| 194353 | 2009 | 1,490 | 520 | 25 | Test Well |
| 536555 | 2020 | 1,210 | — | 200 | Public Supply |
| 514955 | 2019 | 1,115 | — | 30 | Stock |
| 406345 | 2015 | 1,082 | 497 | 45 | Domestic |
| 651626 | 2023 | 1,055 | 300 | 605 | Public Supply |
| 209551 | 2007 | 1,033 | 370 | 250 | Public Supply |
| 491767 | 2018 | 1,032 | — | — | Test Well |
| 590545 | 2021 | 1,031 | — | — | Domestic |

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 Cherokee County?

Depth is only half the quote. What it costs depends on the rock, the casing and the pump. Tell us where and we pass the request to licensed Texas drillers.

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### Counties with a comparable number of reports

- [Tyler](/county/tyler.md)
- [Hansford](/county/hansford.md)
- [McLennan](/county/mclennan.md)
- [Palo Pinto](/county/palo-pinto.md)
- [Jack](/county/jack.md)
- [Eastland](/county/eastland.md)
- [Kimble](/county/kimble.md)
- [Wood](/county/wood.md)
- [Ochiltree](/county/ochiltree.md)
- [Nolan](/county/nolan.md)
- [Duval](/county/duval.md)
- [Haskell](/county/haskell.md)
- [Wheeler](/county/wheeler.md)

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

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