Water wells in Houston County, Texas
1,055 well reports on file. The median well here was taken to 300 ft and struck water at 81 ft — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.
What you will drill through in Houston County
| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | Sand 200, Clay 210, Brown Clay 99, Top Bit Soil 93, Red Clay 82, Shale 60 |
| 25–50 ft | Sand 84, Blue Clay 69, Clay 41, Shale 39, Gray Shale 34, Rock 17 |
| 50–100 ft | Sand 130, Blue Clay 73, Shale 64, Rock 55, Clay 56, Gray Shale 26 |
| 100–200 ft | Sand 249, Blue Clay 88, Clay 121, Rock 108, Shale 86, Gray Shale 44 |
| 200–300 ft | Sand 247, Clay 107, Blue Clay 64, Rock 74, Shale 88, Sandy Shale 42 |
| 300–500 ft | Sand 243, Clay 93, Rock 74, Shale 87, Blue Clay 39, Sandy Shale 36 |
| 500–1000 ft | Sand 68, Clay 33, Shale 29, Rock 10, Blue Clay 7, Hard Rock 5 |
| 1000–5000 ft | Clay 3, Sand 2, Shale 2, Clay With Rock Streaks 2, Hard Blue Clay 2, Blue Clay With Sand Streaks 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 Houston County
| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holly Water Wells | 137 | 361 | 20 | 2003–2026 |
| LONG DRILLING COMPANY | 114 | 340 | 20 | 2011–2026 |
| Pinnergy, LTD | 71 | 340 | 65 | 2006–2025 |
| BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC. | 61 | 29 | — | 2005–2023 |
| English Drilling Inc. | 47 | 297 | 15 | 2003–2026 |
| LTW Services, LP | 40 | 410 | 90 | 2005–2015 |
| Triple B Production Drilling Inc. | 27 | 390 | 55 | 2023–2025 |
| Fas-Line Services Inc. | 27 | 320 | 80 | 2008–2025 |
| Smithers Water Wells | 23 | 310 | 15 | 2003–2026 |
| Geothermal Drilling inc | 22 | 380 | 20 | 2003–2026 |
| WANDA DRILLING & WATER DEV INC | 22 | 340 | 40 | 2010–2026 |
| D-K Drilling | 22 | 101 | 12 | 2004–2014 |
| Ballard Water Well Co. LLC | 18 | 340 | 30 | 2010–2026 |
| Scruggs, Inc. | 18 | 380 | 75 | 2004–2013 |
| M&M Water Well, LLC | 17 | 350 | 18 | 2016–2026 |
| Jacksaon Distributers | 16 | 600 | 65 | 2015–2016 |
| ETTL Engineers & Consultants Inc. | 14 | 29 | — | 2014–2016 |
| FASLINE SERVICES | 13 | 290 | 60 | 2011–2012 |
| Envirotech Drilling Services LLC | 12 | 25 | — | 2023–2025 |
| Gray's Water Well Svc. | 12 | 240 | 25 | 2010–2014 |
| J&S Drilling, LLC | 11 | 345 | 30 | 2018–2025 |
| Russell Drilling Co., Inc. | 11 | 675 | 80 | 2006–2018 |
| Weisinger Incorporated | 10 | 413 | 25 | 2021–2024 |
| Gray's Water Well Svc - Brad Davis | 10 | 300 | 13 | 2012–2015 |
| Ark-La-Tex Boring, Inc. | 10 | 280 | 70 | 2003–2006 |
What the wells are for
| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 526 | 49.9% | 340 |
| Rig Supply | 183 | 17.3% | 340 |
| Monitor | 141 | 13.4% | 30 |
| Stock | 62 | 5.9% | 460 |
| Irrigation | 44 | 4.2% | 198 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 40 | 3.8% | 18 |
| Industrial | 15 | 1.4% | 460 |
| Public Supply | 14 | 1.3% | 752 |
| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 340 | 61 |
| 2000s | 282 | 260 | 58 |
| 2010s | 486 | 300 | 85 |
| 2020s | 286 | 337 | 97 |
The deepest reports on file
| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 242318 | 2008 | 1,400 | 40 | — | Irrigation |
| 207205 | 2007 | 1,400 | — | — | Test Well |
| 606427 | 2021 | 1,114 | 279 | 1,205 | Public Supply |
| 640633 | 2023 | 987 | 264 | 13 | Domestic |
| 201471 | 2006 | 945 | 70 | 80 | Industrial |
| 373307 | 2014 | 930 | 365 | 32 | Stock |
| 606462 | 2022 | 914 | 270 | 1,205 | Public Supply |
| 65366 | 2005 | 907 | 155 | 178 | Public Supply |
| 386021 | 2014 | 880 | 120 | 200 | Fracking Supply |
| 385143 | 2014 | 880 | 120 | 200 | 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.
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