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

> 1,846 well reports filed in Jackson County since 2001. Median depth 180 ft, water struck at 42 ft, median yield 75 gpm.

## Water wells in Jackson County, Texas

**1,846** well reports on file. The median well here was taken to **180 ft** and struck water at **42 ft** — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

### What you will drill through in Jackson County

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

| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | **Surface Soil** 559 , **Clay** 505 , **Sand** 411 , **Topsoil** 330 , **Gray Clay** 233 , **Top Soil** 149 |
| 25–50 ft | **Sand** 462 , **Clay** 400 , **Gray Clay** 117 , **Brown Clay** 85 , **Medium Brown Sand** 54 , **Course Brown Sand** 38 |
| 50–100 ft | **Clay** 714 , **Sand** 628 , **Gray Clay** 153 , **Brown Clay** 108 , **Coarse Sand** 130 , **Medium Brown Sand** 67 |
| 100–200 ft | **Clay** 639 , **Sand** 578 , **Gray Clay** 175 , **Coarse Sand** 291 , **Blue Clay** 69 , **Medium Brown Sand** 51 |
| 200–300 ft | **Clay** 186 , **Sand** 189 , **Gray Clay** 81 , **Coarse Sand** 105 , **Sandstone** 24 , **Medium Brown Sand** 23 |
| 300–500 ft | **Sand** 77 , **Clay** 73 , **Red Clay** 16 , **Gray Clay** 13 , **Coarse Sand** 12 , **Medium Gray Sand** 8 |
| 500–1000 ft | **Sand** 14 , **Clay** 16 , **Shale** 4 , **Fine Sand** 3 , **Red Clay** 1 , **Rock** 1 |
| 1000–5000 ft | **Sand With Very Little Clay** 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 Jackson County

*Licensed firms in Jackson County, busiest first.*

| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Joe Ferguson Water Well Drilling, Inc.](/driller/joe-ferguson-water-well-drilling-inc.md) | 491 | 180 | 100 | 2004–2025 |
| [C & S UTESEY WATER WELL SERVICE & DRILLING, L.L.C.](/driller/c-s-utesey-water-well-service-drilling-l-l-c.md) | 310 | 200 | 85 | 2002–2026 |
| [Everett Carroll Water Well Service](/driller/everett-carroll-water-well-service.md) | 108 | 220 | 60 | 2003–2008 |
| [Cady's Water wells](/driller/cady-s-water-wells.md) | 103 | 185 | 100 | 2007–2023 |
| [A C Water Well Service](/driller/a-c-water-well-service.md) | 74 | 135 | 40 | 2015–2026 |
| [Joe Ferguson Drilling, Inc.](/driller/joe-ferguson-drilling-inc.md) | 65 | 180 | — | 2003–2006 |
| [CHANDLER DRILLING INC](/driller/chandler-drilling-inc.md) | 56 | 144 | 70 | 2004–2026 |
| [Vortex Drilling, Inc.](/driller/vortex-drilling-inc.md) | 37 | 20 | — | 2006–2018 |
| [Berry Water Well Service](/driller/berry-water-well-service.md) | 34 | 150 | 60 | 2008–2010 |
| [A C Water Well Serv.](/driller/a-c-water-well-serv.md) | 31 | 150 | 30 | 2013–2023 |
| [leeper w.w.](/driller/leeper-w-w.md) | 30 | 125 | 60 | 2006–2013 |
| [Critendon Drilling Service, Inc.](/driller/critendon-drilling-service-inc.md) | 29 | 170 | 75 | 2002–2024 |
| [Vortex Drilling Partners, LP](/driller/vortex-drilling-partners-lp.md) | 29 | 30 | — | 2019–2022 |
| [Friedel Drilling Company](/driller/friedel-drilling-company.md) | 24 | 190 | 70 | 2004–2026 |
| [Burleson Services, Inc.](/driller/burleson-services-inc.md) | 24 | 220 | 95 | 2003–2010 |
| [J&S WATER WELLS](/driller/j-s-water-wells.md) | 22 | 330 | 100 | 2004–2021 |
| [Kight Water Well Service](/driller/kight-water-well-service.md) | 21 | 153 | 70 | 2021–2026 |
| [BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.](/driller/best-drilling-services-inc.md) | 21 | 12 | — | 2005–2020 |
| [JOE FERGUSON WATER WELL DRLG. INC.](/driller/joe-ferguson-water-well-drlg-inc.md) | 19 | 150 | — | 2006 |
| [Goolsby Water Well Service LLC](/driller/goolsby-water-well-service-llc.md) | 18 | 325 | 60 | 2015–2026 |
| [Finch Water Well](/driller/finch-water-well.md) | 18 | 390 | 100 | 2003–2024 |
| [Gainco, Inc.](/driller/gainco-inc.md) | 18 | 35 | — | 2019–2022 |
| [WB Southern Drilling LLC](/driller/wb-southern-drilling-llc.md) | 15 | 162 | 100 | 2023–2026 |
| [Nickel Water Well Service](/driller/nickel-water-well-service.md) | 13 | 130 | 40 | 2015–2024 |
| [Finch Water Well Service](/driller/finch-water-well-service.md) | 13 | 120 | 150 | 2005–2008 |

### What the wells are for

*Purpose, and how deep each went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 946 | 51.2% | 160 |
| Stock | 339 | 18.4% | 185 |
| Rig Supply | 211 | 11.4% | 222 |
| Irrigation | 94 | 5.1% | 395 |
| Monitor | 90 | 4.9% | 35 |
| Industrial | 76 | 4.1% | 240 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 58 | 3.1% | 20 |
| Public Supply | 14 | 0.8% | 310 |

*By decade drilled.*

| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 673 | 180 | 45 |
| 2010s | 714 | 182 | 42 |
| 2020s | 459 | 160 | 37 |

### The deepest reports on file

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

| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 719626 | 2026 | 1,430 | — | — | Test Well |
| 249003 | 2011 | 1,400 | 12 | 160 | Rig Supply |
| 516784 | 2019 | 991 | 73 | 2,500 | Irrigation |
| 392537 | 2015 | 910 | 72 | 3,000 | Irrigation |
| 427988 | 2007 | 909 | — | — | Irrigation |
| 242912 | 2011 | 900 | 10 | — | Irrigation |
| 434406 | 2016 | 820 | 91 | — | Irrigation |
| 371882 | 2014 | 810 | 93 | — | Irrigation |
| 479253 | 2018 | 750 | 60 | 3,000 | Irrigation |
| 471906 | 2018 | 750 | 40 | 3,000 | 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 Jackson 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

- [Castro](/county/castro.md)
- [Lynn](/county/lynn.md)
- [Calhoun](/county/calhoun.md)
- [Chambers](/county/chambers.md)
- [Taylor](/county/taylor.md)
- [Live Oak](/county/live-oak.md)
- [Shelby](/county/shelby.md)
- [Leon](/county/leon.md)
- [San Jacinto](/county/san-jacinto.md)
- [Tyler](/county/tyler.md)
- [Hansford](/county/hansford.md)
- [McLennan](/county/mclennan.md)
- [Palo Pinto](/county/palo-pinto.md)

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

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