Water wells in Liberty County, Texas
3,306 well reports on file. The median well here was taken to 215 ft and struck water at 50 ft — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.
What you will drill through in Liberty County
| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | Clay 2,176, Sand 778, Top Soil 160, Topsoil 133, Brown Clay 70, Top 65 |
| 25–50 ft | Sand 556, Clay 546, Sand & Gravel 23, Clay, Sand 17, Gravel 14, Fine Sand 15 |
| 50–100 ft | Sand 971, Clay 926, Sand And Gravel 28, Sand And Clay 19, Gravel 20, Blue Clay 20 |
| 100–200 ft | Sand 1,488, Clay 1,303, Rock 31, Clay, Sand 36, Sand, Clay 32, Limestone 21 |
| 200–300 ft | Sand 1,075, Clay 681, Rock 38, Limestone 19, Fine Sand 21, L. S. 14 |
| 300–500 ft | Sand 428, Clay 189, Shale 8, Rock 10, Fine To Medium Sand 9, Sand. 9 |
| 500–1000 ft | Sand 29, Clay 24, Shale 3, Sand/Clay 4, Sand & Gravel 3, Sand W/Clay Strks. 1 |
| 1000–5000 ft | Clay 8, Sand 7, Sand/Clay 2, Clay/Sand 1, Tan Sand 1, Gray Clay, 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 Liberty County
What the wells are for
| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 2,122 | 64.2% | 254 |
| Monitor | 424 | 12.8% | 25 |
| Rig Supply | 299 | 9.0% | 175 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 164 | 5.0% | 12 |
| Public Supply | 91 | 2.8% | 420 |
| Irrigation | 54 | 1.6% | 140 |
| Stock | 50 | 1.5% | 120 |
| Industrial | 49 | 1.5% | 305 |
| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,265 | 200 | 41 |
| 2010s | 1,159 | 229 | 51 |
| 2020s | 882 | 210 | 56 |
The deepest reports on file
| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 347050 | 2013 | 2,000 | 120 | 2,514 | Public Supply |
| 520144 | 2019 | 1,804 | 144 | 1,007 | Public Supply |
| 344795 | 2013 | 1,700 | 116 | 2,000 | Public Supply |
| 112361 | 2006 | 1,602 | 74 | 31 | Test Well |
| 551624 | 2020 | 1,575 | 130 | 901 | Public Supply |
| 349442 | 2013 | 1,500 | 107 | 2,000 | Public Supply |
| 720615 | 2026 | 1,450 | 130 | 2,023 | Public Supply |
| 675719 | 2024 | 1,400 | 88 | 1,816 | Public Supply |
| 652111 | 2023 | 1,125 | 103 | 2,014 | Public Supply |
| 376098 | 2014 | 1,003 | 50 | 2,505 | Industrial |
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 Liberty County?
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