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
| 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
What the wells are for
| 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 |
| 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
| 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?
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