Water wells in Leon County, Texas
1,832 well reports on file. The median well here was taken to 375 ft and struck water at 85 ft — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.
What you will drill through in Leon County
| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | Sand 466, Clay 267, Shale 132, Top Bit Soil 101, Red Clay 97, Brown Clay 95 |
| 25–50 ft | Sand 139, Blue Clay 76, Clay 82, Shale 73, Gray Clay 61, Sand Gray 32 |
| 50–100 ft | Sand 224, Clay 136, Shale 113, Blue Clay 89, Rock 61, Gray Clay 53 |
| 100–200 ft | Sand 452, Clay 214, Shale 238, Blue Clay 105, Rock 93, Gray Clay 87 |
| 200–300 ft | Sand 404, Shale 223, Clay 187, Rock 95, Blue Clay 85, Sandy Shale 74 |
| 300–500 ft | Sand 510, Clay 204, Shale 233, Rock 110, Blue Clay 74, Gray Clay 85 |
| 500–1000 ft | Sand 243, Clay 98, Gray Sand 77, Gray Clay 85, Shale 100, Rock 71 |
| 1000–5000 ft | Sand 9, Shale 6, Clay 4, Fine Sand 3, Rock 3, Gray 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 Leon County
What the wells are for
| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 746 | 40.7% | 440 |
| Rig Supply | 406 | 22.2% | 340 |
| Stock | 282 | 15.4% | 566 |
| Monitor | 130 | 7.1% | 23 |
| Irrigation | 76 | 4.1% | 200 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 55 | 3.0% | 15 |
| Industrial | 53 | 2.9% | 360 |
| Fracking Supply | 24 | 1.3% | 340 |
| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 526 | 380 | 75 |
| 2010s | 844 | 340 | 80 |
| 2020s | 462 | 440 | 100 |
The deepest reports on file
| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 487078 | 2018 | 2,505 | 219 | 350 | Public Supply |
| 568917 | 2021 | 2,350 | 315 | 359 | Public Supply |
| 319255 | 2013 | 2,068 | 233 | 300 | Public Supply |
| 520153 | 2019 | 2,000 | 190 | 608 | Public Supply |
| 80981 | 2004 | 1,810 | 335 | 556 | Public Supply |
| 375705 | 2014 | 1,807 | 220 | 400 | Public Supply |
| 167921 | 2003 | 1,695 | 158 | 800 | Industrial |
| 168397 | 2004 | 1,580 | 185 | 1,200 | Industrial |
| 185822 | 2009 | 1,471 | 254 | 300 | Public Supply |
| 80984 | 2004 | 1,240 | 197 | 305 | Public Supply |
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 Leon County?
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