Water wells in Hood County, Texas
2,738 well reports on file. The median well here was taken to 325 ft and struck water at 250 ft — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.
What you will drill through in Hood County
| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | Clay 646, Topsoil 447, Lime 415, Sand 384, Shale 237, Red Clay 192 |
| 25–50 ft | Shale 291, Lime 205, Sand 62, Clay 61, Red Clay 41, Limestone 36 |
| 50–100 ft | Lime 245, Shale 174, Sand 142, Red Clay 58, Clay 57, Grey Shale 55 |
| 100–200 ft | Sand 227, Shale 259, Red Clay 163, Lime 162, Clay 80, Grey Shale 74 |
| 200–300 ft | Sand 300, Shale 200, Red Clay 148, Lime 136, Clay 114, Clay Red 63 |
| 300–500 ft | Red Clay 401, Sand 302, Clay Red 284, Red Bed 118, Clay 86, Red Shale 64 |
| 500–1000 ft | Red Clay 40, Sand 18, Yellow Clay 27, Red Bed 12, Yellow 16, Yellow Clay And Shale 14 |
| 1000–5000 ft | Yellow Clay & Lime 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 Hood County
What the wells are for
| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 2,003 | 73.2% | 360 |
| Monitor | 226 | 8.3% | 20 |
| Irrigation | 92 | 3.4% | 325 |
| Rig Supply | 91 | 3.3% | 420 |
| Public Supply | 88 | 3.2% | 420 |
| Stock | 81 | 3.0% | 300 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 69 | 2.5% | 10 |
| Industrial | 45 | 1.6% | 440 |
| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 400 | 310 |
| 2000s | 992 | 338 | 250 |
| 2010s | 851 | 300 | 260 |
| 2020s | 894 | 320 | 250 |
The deepest reports on file
| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85563 | 2006 | 1,120 | — | — | Rig Supply |
| 60009 | 2005 | 910 | 700 | 112 | Public Supply |
| 74046 | 2005 | 900 | 650 | 90 | Rig Supply |
| 682638 | 2024 | 890 | 675 | — | Industrial |
| 161421 | 2008 | 880 | 760 | 85 | Irrigation |
| 60635 | 2005 | 840 | — | 150 | Rig Supply |
| 139201 | 2008 | 835 | — | 130 | Public Supply |
| 163663 | 2008 | 831 | 620 | 60 | Irrigation |
| 679180 | 2024 | 830 | 625 | 140 | Public Supply |
| 194297 | 2009 | 827 | 580 | 130 | 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 Hood County?
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