Water wells in Freestone County, Texas
2,485 well reports on file. The median well here was taken to 340 ft and struck water at 69 ft — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.
What you will drill through in Freestone County
| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | Clay, Sand 613, Sand 440, Clay 320, Red Clay 171, Gray Clay 161, Sand, Clay 164 |
| 25–50 ft | Shale 168, Shale, Water Sand 139, Shale, Lignite 104, Gray Clay 86, Clay Gray 69, Sand 61 |
| 50–100 ft | Shale 306, Shale, Water Sand 267, Shale, Lignite 203, Gray Clay 111, Lignite 109, Sand 107 |
| 100–200 ft | Shale 636, Shale, Water Sand 546, Shale, Lignite 312, Gray Clay 201, Water Sand, Shale 242, Sand 240 |
| 200–300 ft | Shale 440, Shale, Water Sand 431, Water Sand 264, Water Sand, Shale 232, Sand 198, Gray Clay 116 |
| 300–500 ft | Shale 294, Sand 235, Shale, Water Sand 201, Water Sand 236, Water Sand, Shale 223, Gray Clay 132 |
| 500–1000 ft | Sand 74, Gray Clay 71, Gray Sand 56, Shale 40, Sandy Shale 10, Clay 11 |
| 1000–5000 ft | Shale 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 Freestone County
What the wells are for
| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rig Supply | 1,101 | 44.3% | 340 |
| Domestic | 492 | 19.8% | 440 |
| Industrial | 350 | 14.1% | 340 |
| Monitor | 229 | 9.2% | 25 |
| Stock | 139 | 5.6% | 480 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 64 | 2.6% | 15 |
| Irrigation | 29 | 1.2% | 500 |
| Test Well | 19 | 0.8% | 75 |
| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,481 | 340 | 60 |
| 2010s | 620 | 345 | 85 |
| 2020s | 384 | 340 | 123 |
The deepest reports on file
| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 719325 | 2026 | 3,910 | 160 | — | Domestic |
| 297895 | 2012 | 1,014 | 162 | 150 | Public Supply |
| 367582 | 2014 | 1,000 | 169 | 150 | Public Supply |
| 224547 | 2008 | 1,000 | 229 | 150 | Public Supply |
| 722776 | 2026 | 915 | 145 | — | Test Well |
| 697794 | 2024 | 860 | — | — | Test Well |
| 653135 | 2023 | 800 | 105 | 65 | Stock |
| 651244 | 2023 | 800 | 137 | 40 | Stock |
| 668645 | 2024 | 790 | 145 | 15 | Domestic |
| 242252 | 2008 | 781 | 45 | 20 | 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 Freestone County?
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