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

> 167 well reports filed in Franklin County since 2001. Median depth 203 ft, water struck at 100 ft, median yield 40 gpm.

## Water wells in Franklin County, Texas

**167** well reports on file. The median well here was taken to **203 ft** and struck water at **100 ft** — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

### What you will drill through in Franklin County

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

| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | **Surface** 24 , **Top Soil** 22 , **Clay** 13 , **Shale** 12 , **Red Clay** 11 , **Sand** 9 |
| 25–50 ft | **Gray Shale** 9 , **Shale** 9 , **Sand** 8 , **Gray Clay** 4 , **Rock** 2 , **Shale, Lignite** 2 |
| 50–100 ft | **Shale** 17 , **Sand** 11 , **Wilcox Sand** 8 , **Gray Shale** 7 , **Rock** 6 , **Sand W/ Shale Strks.** 3 |
| 100–200 ft | **Shale** 35 , **Sand** 13 , **Sandy Shale** 11 , **Gray Clay** 6 , **Rock** 9 , **Clay** 5 |
| 200–300 ft | **Shale** 25 , **Sand** 12 , **Gray Clay** 4 , **Sandy Shale** 9 , **Rock** 6 , **Shale, Water Sand** 6 |
| 300–500 ft | **Shale** 29 , **Sand** 18 , **Clay** 5 , **Sandy Shale** 6 , **Gray Clay** 3 , **Rock** 5 |
| 500–1000 ft | **Shale** 7 , **Sand** 3 , **Grey Clay** 1 , **Light Gray Sand / Drilled Good** 2 , **Gray 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 Franklin County

*Licensed firms in Franklin County, busiest first.*

| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [C. Miller Drilling](/driller/c-miller-drilling.md) | 40 | 482 | 34 | 2001–2024 |
| [Folmar Drilling Co.](/driller/folmar-drilling-co.md) | 24 | 404 | 50 | 2003–2026 |
| [A1 Water Wells](/driller/a1-water-wells.md) | 17 | 340 | 40 | 2013–2026 |
| [Universal Drilling Services of Texas, LLC](/driller/universal-drilling-services-of-texas-llc.md) | 16 | 18 | — | 2008–2009 |
| [Cutting Edge Core Drilling, Inc.](/driller/cutting-edge-core-drilling-inc.md) | 14 | 95 | — | 2020 |
| [Sunbelt Industrial Services](/driller/sunbelt-industrial-services.md) | 9 | 25 | — | 2009–2018 |
| [Pinnergy, LTD](/driller/pinnergy-ltd.md) | 7 | 460 | 60 | 2008 |
| [ETTL Engineers & Consultants Inc.](/driller/ettl-engineers-consultants-inc.md) | 6 | 50 | — | 2011 |
| [SCI](/driller/sci.md) | 5 | 24 | — | 2008 |
| [Jones Environmental, Inc.](/driller/jones-environmental-inc.md) | 3 | 15 | — | 2022 |
| [WEST Drilling](/driller/west-drilling.md) | 3 | 15 | — | 2016–2022 |
| Deverell Water Wells | 3 | 340 | 20 | 2001–2002 |
| [Pacific West](/driller/pacific-west.md) | 2 | 15 | — | 2024 |
| Precisiion Probe and Drilling | 2 | 7 | — | 2009 |
| [BENNETT DRILLING SERVICE LC](/driller/bennett-drilling-service-lc.md) | 2 | 500 | 45 | 2007–2008 |
| [Strata Core Drilling Co.](/driller/strata-core-drilling-co.md) | 2 | 43 | — | 2008 |
| [Fas-Line Services Inc.](/driller/fas-line-services-inc.md) | 1 | 200 | 65 | 2025 |
| Folmard Drilling Co. | 1 | 444 | 40 | 2015 |
| [Geothermal Drilling inc](/driller/geothermal-drilling-inc.md) | 1 | — | — | 2013 |
| A-1 Water Wells | 1 | 135 | 150 | 2012 |
| [Johnson Drilling, Inc.](/driller/johnson-drilling-inc.md) | 1 | — | — | 2012 |
| [Parco Oilfield Service, Inc.](/driller/parco-oilfield-service-inc.md) | 1 | — | — | 2011 |
| Clay Earle Water Well Drilling | 1 | 660 | 80 | 2003 |
| [MagnaCore Drilling & Environmental Services](/driller/magnacore-drilling-environmental-services.md) | 1 | 12 | — | 2007 |
| [Groundwater Monitoring Inc.](/driller/groundwater-monitoring-inc.md) | 1 | 35 | — | 2007 |

### What the wells are for

*Purpose, and how deep each went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 50 | 29.9% | 415 |
| Monitor | 39 | 23.4% | 24 |
| Irrigation | 21 | 12.6% | 284 |
| Stock | 15 | 9.0% | 420 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 14 | 8.4% | 16 |
| Other | 12 | 7.2% | 125 |
| Rig Supply | 11 | 6.6% | 460 |
| Industrial | 3 | 1.8% | 404 |

*By decade drilled.*

| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69 | 262 | 113 |
| 2010s | 52 | 304 | 111 |
| 2020s | 46 | 180 | 87 |

### The deepest reports on file

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

| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 503582 | 2018 | 660 | — | — | Domestic |
| 127441 | 2003 | 660 | 220 | 80 | Domestic |
| 525981 | 2019 | 650 | 240 | 25 | Domestic |
| 34374 | 2004 | 642 | 98 | 45 | Domestic |
| 307814 | 2012 | 622 | 158 | 20 | Irrigation |
| 660123 | 2024 | 600 | 170 | 75 | Domestic |
| 365088 | 2014 | 573 | 128 | 54 | Irrigation |
| 72424 | 2005 | 562 | 113 | 43 | Stock |
| 60548 | 2005 | 562 | 194 | 39 | Irrigation |
| 603341 | 2022 | 552 | 170 | 55 | Irrigation |

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 Franklin 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

- [Red River](/county/red-river.md)
- [Willacy](/county/willacy.md)
- [Archer](/county/archer.md)
- [Kent](/county/kent.md)
- [Zapata](/county/zapata.md)
- [Cottle](/county/cottle.md)
- [Rains](/county/rains.md)
- [Foard](/county/foard.md)
- [Hudspeth](/county/hudspeth.md)
- [Terrell](/county/terrell.md)
- [King](/county/king.md)
- [Throckmorton](/county/throckmorton.md)
- [Shackelford](/county/shackelford.md)

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

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