Water wells in Jones County, Texas
1,204 well reports on file. The median well here was taken to 56 ft and struck water at 25 ft — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.
What you will drill through in Jones County
| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | Red Clay 279, Top Soil 240, Sand 123, Sandy Clay 117, Brown Clay 104, Clay 78 |
| 25–50 ft | Red Clay 95, Red Shale 75, Blue Shale 60, Red Bed 54, Red Bed Clay 30, Clay 28 |
| 50–100 ft | Red Bed Clay 103, Blue Shale 65, Red Clay 65, Red Shale 59, Red Bed 36, Red Bed & Blue Shale 21 |
| 100–200 ft | Red Clay 2, Red Shale 2, Red Bed & Blue Shale 2, Clay 1, Blue Shale 1, Red Shale/Blue Streaks 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 Jones County
What the wells are for
| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stock | 351 | 29.2% | 75 |
| Irrigation | 306 | 25.4% | 66 |
| Monitor | 255 | 21.2% | 35 |
| Domestic | 164 | 13.6% | 78 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 80 | 6.6% | 15 |
| Industrial | 17 | 1.4% | 100 |
| Test Well | 13 | 1.1% | 95 |
| Other | 8 | 0.7% | 37 |
| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 330 | 40 | 24 |
| 2010s | 507 | 50 | 26 |
| 2020s | 367 | 72 | 22 |
The deepest reports on file
| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 296468 | 2011 | 260 | 220 | 8 | Stock |
| 384068 | 2014 | 250 | — | — | Industrial |
| 384067 | 2014 | 250 | — | — | Industrial |
| 441206 | 2016 | 240 | 20 | 3 | Closed-Loop Geothermal |
| 441205 | 2016 | 240 | 20 | 3 | Closed-Loop Geothermal |
| 441204 | 2016 | 240 | 20 | 3 | Closed-Loop Geothermal |
| 441203 | 2016 | 240 | 20 | 3 | Closed-Loop Geothermal |
| 441201 | 2016 | 240 | 20 | 3 | Closed-Loop Geothermal |
| 441199 | 2016 | 240 | 20 | 3 | Closed-Loop Geothermal |
| 334199 | 2012 | 175 | 24 | 5 | Stock |
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 Jones County?
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