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

> 3,974 well reports filed in Fayette County since 2001. Median depth 255 ft, water struck at 90 ft, median yield 45 gpm.

## Water wells in Fayette County, Texas

**3,974** well reports on file. The median well here was taken to **255 ft** and struck water at **90 ft** — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

### What you will drill through in Fayette County

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

| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | **Clay** 785 , **Shale** 564 , **Tan Clay** 496 , **Top Soil** 319 , **Sand** 298 , **White Clay** 242 |
| 25–50 ft | **Gray Clay** 208 , **Tan Clay** 166 , **Sand** 122 , **Clay** 99 , **Shale** 81 , **Blue Clay** 68 |
| 50–100 ft | **Sand** 293 , **Gray Clay** 191 , **Blue Clay** 174 , **Tan Clay** 175 , **Shale** 159 , **Clay** 146 |
| 100–200 ft | **Sand** 534 , **Shale** 407 , **Gray Clay** 234 , **Clay** 219 , **Blue Clay** 205 , **Rock** 177 |
| 200–300 ft | **Sand** 428 , **Shale** 323 , **Gray Clay** 164 , **Clay** 160 , **Rock** 136 , **Gray Sandy Clay** 81 |
| 300–500 ft | **Sand** 341 , **Shale** 236 , **Clay** 161 , **Rock** 127 , **Gray Clay** 109 , **Gray Sandy Clay** 76 |
| 500–1000 ft | **Sand** 88 , **Clay** 80 , **Shale** 52 , **Sandy Shale** 27 , **Rock** 23 , **Gray Clay** 17 |
| 1000–5000 ft | **Sand** 7 , **Shale** 7 , **Gray Sand** 2 , **Gray Clay** 2 , **Clay** 2 , **Rock** 2 |

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 Fayette County

*Licensed firms in Fayette County, busiest first.*

| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Maresh Drilling Co., Inc.](/driller/maresh-drilling-co-inc.md) | 519 | 265 | 60 | 2001–2026 |
| [Richter Well Drilling, Inc.](/driller/richter-well-drilling-inc.md) | 507 | 380 | 65 | 2002–2026 |
| [WASHINGTON CO WATER WELL DRILLING](/driller/washington-co-water-well-drilling.md) | 370 | 255 | 30 | 2004–2026 |
| [Vrana Well Service Inc.](/driller/vrana-well-service-inc.md) | 262 | 179 | 30 | 2003–2026 |
| [Vortex Drilling, Inc.](/driller/vortex-drilling-inc.md) | 251 | 13 | — | 2007–2024 |
| [J&S WATER WELLS](/driller/j-s-water-wells.md) | 219 | 530 | 120 | 2003–2025 |
| [Washington County Water Well Drilling](/driller/washington-county-water-well-drilling.md) | 157 | 245 | 30 | 2004–2015 |
| [Neuendorff's Water Well Service, Inc.](/driller/neuendorff-s-water-well-service-inc.md) | 131 | 255 | 40 | 2014–2026 |
| [Neuendorff's Water Well Svc., Inc.](/driller/neuendorff-s-water-well-svc-inc.md) | 107 | 175 | 30 | 2003–2014 |
| [Cobra Water Well Drilling, LLC.](/driller/cobra-water-well-drilling-llc.md) | 80 | 240 | 20 | 2011–2026 |
| [Harvey's Water Wells](/driller/harvey-s-water-wells.md) | 79 | 280 | 50 | 2003–2023 |
| [Texas Southern Drilling](/driller/texas-southern-drilling.md) | 76 | 265 | 30 | 2020–2026 |
| [Friedel Drilling Company](/driller/friedel-drilling-company.md) | 75 | 205 | 70 | 2002–2025 |
| [WB Southern Drilling LLC](/driller/wb-southern-drilling-llc.md) | 60 | 250 | 35 | 2023–2026 |
| [Jackson Water Well](/driller/jackson-water-well.md) | 59 | 300 | 50 | 2013–2024 |
| [Diggs Drilling Co Inc](/driller/diggs-drilling-co-inc.md) | 59 | 220 | 25 | 2003–2016 |
| [Envirotech Drilling Services LLC](/driller/envirotech-drilling-services-llc.md) | 50 | 20 | — | 2014–2026 |
| [Jackson Waterwell](/driller/jackson-waterwell.md) | 38 | 300 | 60 | 2014–2019 |
| [A.W. Flentge Service](/driller/a-w-flentge-service.md) | 37 | 220 | 20 | 2003–2020 |
| [Jimmy's Well Service](/driller/jimmy-s-well-service.md) | 35 | 220 | 30 | 2004–2026 |
| [Busselman Water Wells, LLC](/driller/busselman-water-wells-llc.md) | 33 | 269 | 35 | 2024–2026 |
| [CHANDLER DRILLING INC](/driller/chandler-drilling-inc.md) | 31 | 204 | 35 | 2004–2026 |
| [Vrana Well Serv. Inc.](/driller/vrana-well-serv-inc.md) | 29 | 168 | 30 | 2003–2014 |
| [BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.](/driller/best-drilling-services-inc.md) | 28 | 25 | — | 2004–2023 |
| [Washington County Water Well](/driller/washington-county-water-well.md) | 27 | 288 | 50 | 2003–2004 |

### What the wells are for

*Purpose, and how deep each went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 2,892 | 72.8% | 260 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 302 | 7.6% | 15 |
| Stock | 218 | 5.5% | 335 |
| Monitor | 188 | 4.7% | 30 |
| Rig Supply | 125 | 3.1% | 530 |
| Industrial | 117 | 2.9% | 470 |
| Irrigation | 68 | 1.7% | 460 |
| Fracking Supply | 30 | 0.8% | 800 |

*By decade drilled.*

| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,150 | 244 | 80 |
| 2010s | 1,586 | 250 | 90 |
| 2020s | 1,238 | 262 | 98 |

### The deepest reports on file

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

| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 584078 | 2021 | 4,646 | 190 | 30 | Stock |
| 590818 | 2021 | 4,220 | 230 | 200 | Fracking Supply |
| 414802 | 2015 | 2,270 | — | 60 | Test Well |
| 413727 | 2016 | 2,180 | — | 2,000 | Public Supply |
| 321453 | 2013 | 2,005 | 50 | 1,200 | Public Supply |
| 189042 | 2009 | 1,520 | 40 | 120 | Test Well |
| 519283 | 2019 | 1,430 | 160 | 300 | Public Supply |
| 530823 | 2019 | 1,406 | — | — | Public Supply |
| 607385 | 2022 | 1,210 | 80 | 200 | Fracking Supply |
| 257853 | 2011 | 1,200 | 169 | 400 | Public Supply |

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 Fayette 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.

We are nobody's agent and have no arrangement with any firm today. [What we do with this](/privacy.md).

### Counties with a comparable number of reports

- [Harrison](/county/harrison.md)
- [DeWitt](/county/dewitt.md)
- [Hidalgo](/county/hidalgo.md)
- [Jefferson](/county/jefferson.md)
- [Llano](/county/llano.md)
- [Smith](/county/smith.md)
- [Waller](/county/waller.md)
- [Colorado](/county/colorado.md)
- [Potter](/county/potter.md)
- [Dallam](/county/dallam.md)
- [Wharton](/county/wharton.md)
- [Kendall](/county/kendall.md)
- [Panola](/county/panola.md)

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

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