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

> 2,501 well reports filed in Gonzales County since 2001. Median depth 345 ft, water struck at 70 ft, median yield 70 gpm.

## Water wells in Gonzales County, Texas

**2,501** well reports on file. The median well here was taken to **345 ft** and struck water at **70 ft** — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

### What you will drill through in Gonzales County

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

| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | **Clay** 414 , **Sand** 371 , **Top Soil** 383 , **Tan Clay** 252 , **Red Clay** 211 , **Sandy Clay** 197 |
| 25–50 ft | **Gray Clay** 168 , **Clay** 107 , **Blue Clay** 100 , **Sand** 100 , **Tan Clay** 44 , **Rock** 39 |
| 50–100 ft | **Sand** 250 , **Clay** 225 , **Gray Clay** 199 , **Blue Clay** 136 , **Rock** 87 , **Shale** 61 |
| 100–200 ft | **Sand** 472 , **Clay** 374 , **Gray Clay** 224 , **Rock** 169 , **Shale** 109 , **Blue Clay** 90 |
| 200–300 ft | **Sand** 406 , **Clay** 351 , **Gray Clay** 168 , **Rock** 110 , **Shale** 93 , **Clay & Rocks** 64 |
| 300–500 ft | **Sand** 410 , **Clay** 349 , **Rock** 147 , **Shale** 95 , **Gray Clay** 119 , **Gray Sand And Layered Rock** 76 |
| 500–1000 ft | **Sand** 86 , **Clay** 94 , **Rock** 30 , **Shale** 27 , **Sandy Clay** 19 , **Gray Clay** 13 |
| 1000–5000 ft | **Sand** 14 , **Clay** 11 , **Gray Shale** 6 , **Sandy Gray Shale** 2 , **Shale** 4 , **Sandy Shale** 4 |

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 Gonzales County

*Licensed firms in Gonzales County, busiest first.*

| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Deharde Water Well Service](/driller/deharde-water-well-service.md) | 374 | 420 | 80 | 2003–2026 |
| [Friedel Drilling Company](/driller/friedel-drilling-company.md) | 324 | 304 | 60 | 2002–2026 |
| [Maresh Drilling Co., Inc.](/driller/maresh-drilling-co-inc.md) | 252 | 340 | 80 | 2001–2026 |
| [CHANDLER DRILLING INC](/driller/chandler-drilling-inc.md) | 175 | 257 | 40 | 2003–2026 |
| [Vortex Drilling, Inc.](/driller/vortex-drilling-inc.md) | 172 | 20 | — | 2006–2025 |
| [Drillink, Inc.](/driller/drillink-inc.md) | 157 | 400 | 80 | 2006–2026 |
| [J&S WATER WELLS](/driller/j-s-water-wells.md) | 99 | 450 | 120 | 2008–2019 |
| [Lone Star Drilling & Pump Service](/driller/lone-star-drilling-pump-service.md) | 74 | 322 | 35 | 2004–2014 |
| [Lone Star Drlg & Pump Serv](/driller/lone-star-drlg-pump-serv.md) | 62 | 338 | 50 | 2003–2022 |
| [Alsay Incorporated](/driller/alsay-incorporated.md) | 42 | 553 | 278 | 2003–2018 |
| [Richter Well Drilling, Inc.](/driller/richter-well-drilling-inc.md) | 41 | 360 | 70 | 2001–2026 |
| [WB Southern Drilling LLC](/driller/wb-southern-drilling-llc.md) | 37 | 365 | 75 | 2023–2026 |
| [J & S Water Wells - Primo Trejo](/driller/j-s-water-wells-primo-trejo.md) | 37 | 670 | 130 | 2010–2012 |
| [J & S Water Wells - Tomas Salinas](/driller/j-s-water-wells-tomas-salinas.md) | 35 | 490 | 130 | 2010–2013 |
| [Hazelett Drilling](/driller/hazelett-drilling.md) | 29 | 400 | 50 | 2014–2026 |
| [Rangnow Water Well Service](/driller/rangnow-water-well-service.md) | 28 | 320 | 60 | 2005–2026 |
| [Motal Well Service](/driller/motal-well-service.md) | 26 | 340 | 30 | 2010–2026 |
| [Evans Drilling](/driller/evans-drilling.md) | 25 | 260 | 50 | 2009–2022 |
| [Texas Southern Drilling](/driller/texas-southern-drilling.md) | 20 | 290 | 30 | 2020–2026 |
| [BULLS EYE SERVICES LLC](/driller/bulls-eye-services-llc.md) | 16 | 920 | 210 | 2018–2025 |
| [Hazlett Drilling](/driller/hazlett-drilling.md) | 16 | 440 | 35 | 2024–2025 |
| [HERBOLD DRILLING](/driller/herbold-drilling.md) | 15 | 380 | 30 | 2015–2026 |
| Lone Star Drilling & Pump Serv. | 15 | 370 | 30 | 2003–2014 |
| [Weisinger Incorporated](/driller/weisinger-incorporated.md) | 13 | 1,327 | 1,896 | 2010–2021 |
| [Leon Davis Water Well](/driller/leon-davis-water-well.md) | 13 | 298 | 60 | 2015–2017 |

### What the wells are for

*Purpose, and how deep each went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 1,235 | 49.4% | 350 |
| Stock | 541 | 21.6% | 360 |
| Rig Supply | 195 | 7.8% | 430 |
| Monitor | 150 | 6.0% | 35 |
| Industrial | 132 | 5.3% | 490 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 120 | 4.8% | 12 |
| Fracking Supply | 46 | 1.8% | 850 |
| Public Supply | 36 | 1.4% | 1,370 |

*By decade drilled.*

| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 555 | 330 | 67 |
| 2010s | 1,233 | 360 | 70 |
| 2020s | 713 | 360 | 80 |

### The deepest reports on file

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

| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 359784 | 2014 | 4,650 | — | — | Fracking Supply |
| 266360 | 2011 | 4,003 | 89 | 900 | Fracking Supply |
| 212204 | 2010 | 4,000 | 0 | 900 | Rig Supply |
| 233061 | 2010 | 3,951 | 0 | 800 | Rig Supply |
| 353683 | 2013 | 3,900 | 0 | 500 | Fracking Supply |
| 237168 | 2010 | 3,565 | 0 | 1,100 | Rig Supply |
| 388588 | 2015 | 3,548 | — | 1,500 | Fracking Supply |
| 248645 | 2011 | 3,533 | — | — | Industrial |
| 353681 | 2013 | 3,430 | 27 | 1,800 | Fracking Supply |
| 353685 | 2013 | 3,046 | 0 | 600 | Fracking 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 Gonzales 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.

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### Counties with a comparable number of reports

- [Orange](/county/orange.md)
- [Bowie](/county/bowie.md)
- [Henderson](/county/henderson.md)
- [Atascosa](/county/atascosa.md)
- [Nacogdoches](/county/nacogdoches.md)
- [Bee](/county/bee.md)
- [Jasper](/county/jasper.md)
- [Hale](/county/hale.md)
- [Freestone](/county/freestone.md)
- [Glasscock](/county/glasscock.md)
- [Cochran](/county/cochran.md)
- [El Paso](/county/el-paso.md)
- [Robertson](/county/robertson.md)

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

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