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
| 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
What the wells are for
| 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 |
| 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
| 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?
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