Water wells in Lee County, Texas
1,224 well reports on file. The median well here was taken to 410 ft and struck water at 91 ft — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.
What you will drill through in Lee County
| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | Clay 279, Sand 254, Top Soil 135, Red Clay 127, Topsoil 125, Shale 76 |
| 25–50 ft | Shale 90, Sand 57, Gray Clay 44, Clay 46, Gray Shale 33, Rock 28 |
| 50–100 ft | Sand 132, Shale 118, Sandy Shale 77, Rock 57, Gray Clay 51, Clay 57 |
| 100–200 ft | Sand 231, Shale 189, Sandy Shale 177, Rock 128, Gray Clay 63, Clay 81 |
| 200–300 ft | Sand 220, Shale 203, Rock 127, Sandy Shale 151, Clay 81, Gray Clay 47 |
| 300–500 ft | Sand 288, Shale 265, Sandy Shale 177, Rock 125, Clay 108, Streaky Sand 56 |
| 500–1000 ft | Shale 152, Sand 139, Sandy Shale 75, Rock 57, Clay 51, Streaky Sand 33 |
| 1000–5000 ft | Sand 8, Shale 10, Rock 2, Clay 4, Sandy Shale 2, Grey Sand 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 Lee County
What the wells are for
| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 688 | 56.2% | 427 |
| Industrial | 102 | 8.3% | 490 |
| Rig Supply | 87 | 7.1% | 530 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 84 | 6.9% | 15 |
| Stock | 77 | 6.3% | 360 |
| Monitor | 62 | 5.1% | 40 |
| Fracking Supply | 44 | 3.6% | 445 |
| Irrigation | 40 | 3.3% | 405 |
| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 348 | 375 | 88 |
| 2010s | 559 | 430 | 90 |
| 2020s | 317 | 425 | 107 |
The deepest reports on file
| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401898 | 2015 | 2,600 | 148 | 508 | Public Supply |
| 368394 | 2014 | 2,405 | 216 | 2,505 | Public Supply |
| 32139 | 2003 | 2,243 | 163 | 2,000 | Public Supply |
| 364754 | 2014 | 2,125 | 122 | — | Public Supply |
| 650313 | 2023 | 2,100 | 231 | 2,014 | Public Supply |
| 441611 | 2017 | 2,029 | 172 | 800 | Test Well |
| 700668 | 2025 | 1,864 | 353 | — | Public Supply |
| 712845 | 2025 | 1,780 | 272 | 50 | Monitor |
| 163509 | 2008 | 1,620 | 175 | 2,000 | Public Supply |
| 431709 | 2016 | 1,360 | 162 | 30 | 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 Lee County?
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