Water wells in Kaufman County, Texas
1,259 well reports on file. The median well here was taken to 25 ft and struck water at 25 ft — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.
What you will drill through in Kaufman County
| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | Top Soil 149, Brown Clay 135, Tan Clay 124, Black Clay 74, Gray Clay 63, Yellow Clay 62 |
| 25–50 ft | Shale 94, Gray Shale 38, Sand 33, Rock 30, Gray Fine Sand 27, Gravel 19 |
| 50–100 ft | Sand 56, Shale 48, Rock 28, Sand Streaks 17, Gravel 18, Gray Shale 11 |
| 100–200 ft | Sand 14, Gray Shale 10, Sand Gray 3, Shale 6, Rock W/Sand Streaks 6, Rock 5 |
| 200–300 ft | Sand 5, Rock 4, Sandy Clay And Shale 1, Mostly Shale Mixed With Sand 1, Sandy Shale 1, Shale 1 |
| 300–500 ft | Sand 3, Sand W/ Shale Strks 80/20 1, Sand W/ Shale Strks 60/40 1, Sandy Shale 1, Sand Gray, Rock 520 1, Water Sand, Shale 1 |
| 500–1000 ft | Shale 2, Sandy Shale 1, Sand 2, Clay Gray 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 Kaufman County
What the wells are for
| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monitor | 449 | 35.7% | 25 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 398 | 31.6% | 15 |
| Domestic | 163 | 12.9% | 100 |
| Irrigation | 121 | 9.6% | 57 |
| Injection | 82 | 6.5% | 45 |
| Stock | 14 | 1.1% | 135 |
| Test Well | 13 | 1.0% | 15 |
| Closed-Loop Geothermal | 9 | 0.7% | 300 |
| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 444 | 25 | 25 |
| 2010s | 382 | 32 | 30 |
| 2020s | 433 | 30 | 22 |
The deepest reports on file
| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 595516 | 2022 | 684 | 100 | 75 | Domestic |
| 513573 | 2019 | 630 | 150 | 75 | Domestic |
| 182516 | 2000 | 540 | 80 | 60 | Domestic |
| 714652 | 2026 | 522 | 105 | 25 | Domestic |
| 505882 | 2019 | 429 | — | — | Stock |
| 284783 | 2012 | 420 | — | — | Domestic |
| 439116 | 2016 | 400 | — | — | Domestic |
| 120660 | 2007 | 390 | — | — | Domestic |
| 505883 | 2019 | 389 | — | — | Stock |
| 340274 | 2013 | 339 | 90 | 22 | Domestic |
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 Kaufman County?
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