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

> 8,674 well reports filed in Fort Bend County since 2001. Median depth 232 ft, water struck at 62 ft, median yield 60 gpm.

## Water wells in Fort Bend County, Texas

**8,674** well reports on file. The median well here was taken to **232 ft** and struck water at **62 ft** — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

### What you will drill through in Fort Bend County

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

| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | **Clay** 2,819 , **Red Clay** 1,643 , **Sand** 1,650 , **Top Soil** 1,554 , **Topsoil** 783 , **Soil** 572 |
| 25–50 ft | **Sand** 1,319 , **Clay** 779 , **Red Clay** 325 , **Gravel** 92 , **Fine Sand** 86 , **Sandy Clay** 86 |
| 50–100 ft | **Sand** 2,289 , **Clay** 1,729 , **Red Clay** 805 , **Clay-Red** 185 , **Gravel** 166 , **Sand & Gravel** 169 |
| 100–200 ft | **Sand** 2,924 , **Clay** 2,202 , **Red Clay** 751 , **Coarse Sand** 231 , **White Shale** 194 , **Clay-Red** 141 |
| 200–300 ft | **Sand** 2,342 , **Clay** 1,353 , **Red Clay** 334 , **Coarse Sand** 144 , **White Shale** 131 , **Clay-Red** 126 |
| 300–500 ft | **Sand** 824 , **Clay** 396 , **Clay-Red** 79 , **Red Clay** 75 , **Sand-Tan-.006-.008** 40 , **Coarse Sand End Of Hole** 46 |
| 500–1000 ft | **Sand** 123 , **Clay** 85 , **Sandy Clay** 15 , **Shale** 15 , **Clay (Gray)** 12 , **Blue Clay** 9 |
| 1000–5000 ft | **Sand** 62 , **Clay** 45 , **Clay (Gray)** 13 , **Sandy Clay** 14 , **Clay (Whitish Gray)** 7 , **Gray Clay** 5 |

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 Fort Bend County

*Licensed firms in Fort Bend County, busiest first.*

| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Ondrey Water Well Service](/driller/ondrey-water-well-service.md) | 908 | 255 | 80 | 2003–2026 |
| [Almeda Water Well Service](/driller/almeda-water-well-service.md) | 582 | 352 | 75 | 2003–2026 |
| [Mesecke Water Well](/driller/mesecke-water-well.md) | 454 | 280 | 18 | 2001–2019 |
| [Geophysical Drilling, Inc.](/driller/geophysical-drilling-inc.md) | 438 | 300 | 75 | 2003–2023 |
| [BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.](/driller/best-drilling-services-inc.md) | 432 | 30 | — | 2003–2026 |
| [1st Choice Water Wells](/driller/1st-choice-water-wells.md) | 417 | 242 | 65 | 2009–2025 |
| [Mahler Water Well Service](/driller/mahler-water-well-service.md) | 378 | 303 | 75 | 2003–2014 |
| [Chaffin Water Well Service](/driller/chaffin-water-well-service.md) | 350 | 260 | 60 | 2002–2026 |
| [G.W.Davis Water Well Co LLC](/driller/g-w-davis-water-well-co-llc.md) | 265 | 242 | 50 | 2012–2026 |
| [Envirotech Drilling Services LLC](/driller/envirotech-drilling-services-llc.md) | 259 | 30 | — | 2012–2026 |
| [Scott Drilling Inc.](/driller/scott-drilling-inc.md) | 199 | 280 | 50 | 2002–2026 |
| [Mathers Environmental Drilling Inc.](/driller/mathers-environmental-drilling-inc.md) | 176 | 30 | — | 2002–2025 |
| [Ricky Bonds Water Wells](/driller/ricky-bonds-water-wells.md) | 175 | 265 | 80 | 2003–2026 |
| [O'Day Drilling Company, Inc.](/driller/o-day-drilling-company-inc.md) | 175 | 356 | 60 | 2002–2026 |
| [MEZA WATER WELL SERVICE](/driller/meza-water-well-service.md) | 151 | 165 | 50 | 2015–2026 |
| [Chaffin Water Wells](/driller/chaffin-water-wells.md) | 123 | 320 | 60 | 2012–2022 |
| [Alpine Field Services](/driller/alpine-field-services.md) | 123 | 24 | — | 2005–2016 |
| [A.C.HUGHES WATER WELL](/driller/a-c-hughes-water-well.md) | 116 | 140 | 9 | 2001–2013 |
| [AQUA STAR LLC](/driller/aqua-star-llc.md) | 89 | 255 | 60 | 2011–2025 |
| [Goolsby Water Well Service LLC](/driller/goolsby-water-well-service-llc.md) | 88 | 300 | 50 | 2015–2026 |
| [Bussell & Sons LLC](/driller/bussell-sons-llc.md) | 85 | 277 | 85 | 2003–2025 |
| [Fugro Geosciences, Inc.](/driller/fugro-geosciences-inc.md) | 84 | 102 | — | 2002–2005 |
| [NORTHWEST WATER WELLS](/driller/northwest-water-wells.md) | 77 | 270 | 60 | 2001–2010 |
| [Texas Southern Drilling](/driller/texas-southern-drilling.md) | 76 | 205 | 50 | 2021–2026 |
| [Burleson Services, Inc.](/driller/burleson-services-inc.md) | 76 | 180 | 100 | 2003–2010 |

### What the wells are for

*Purpose, and how deep each went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 5,695 | 65.7% | 260 |
| Monitor | 1,205 | 13.9% | 30 |
| Irrigation | 401 | 4.6% | 300 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 365 | 4.2% | 15 |
| Public Supply | 273 | 3.1% | 525 |
| Rig Supply | 173 | 2.0% | 180 |
| Other | 149 | 1.7% | 250 |
| Stock | 125 | 1.4% | 165 |

*By decade drilled.*

| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 | 38 | — |
| 1970s | 2 | 1,301 | 213 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1,410 | 163 |
| 1990s | 1 | 59 | — |
| 2000s | 3,224 | 230 | 64 |
| 2010s | 3,359 | 230 | 61 |
| 2020s | 2,086 | 236 | 60 |

### The deepest reports on file

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

| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 495906 | 2016 | 3,100 | 88 | 1,212 | Public Supply |
| 404765 | 2015 | 3,100 | 65 | — | Monitor |
| 51737 | 2005 | 2,130 | 299 | 2,100 | Public Supply |
| 23793 | 2003 | 2,070 | 345 | — | Public Supply |
| 531086 | 2019 | 2,050 | 220 | 2,202 | Public Supply |
| 66889 | 2005 | 2,020 | 256 | 1,200 | Public Supply |
| 97107 | 2006 | 2,000 | 358 | 2,514 | Public Supply |
| 196681 | 2008 | 1,930 | 211 | 1,520 | Public Supply |
| 44658 | 2004 | 1,820 | 264 | 1,500 | Public Supply |
| 93372 | 2005 | 1,800 | 290 | 1,600 | 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 Fort Bend 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

- [Midland](/county/midland.md)
- [Montgomery](/county/montgomery.md)
- [Gaines](/county/gaines.md)
- [Brazoria](/county/brazoria.md)
- [Travis](/county/travis.md)
- [Lubbock](/county/lubbock.md)
- [Ector](/county/ector.md)
- [Wise](/county/wise.md)
- [Randall](/county/randall.md)
- [Nueces](/county/nueces.md)
- [Denton](/county/denton.md)
- [Burnet](/county/burnet.md)
- [Martin](/county/martin.md)

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

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