Water wells in Matagorda County, Texas
3,235 well reports on file. The median well here was taken to 267 ft and struck water at 38 ft — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.
What you will drill through in Matagorda County
| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | Clay 1,273, Sand 381, Red Clay 300, Top Soil 202, Surface Soil 190, Topsoil 141 |
| 25–50 ft | Sand 355, Clay 327, Red Clay 66, Fine Sand 20, Fine Red Sand 17, Brown Clay 14 |
| 50–100 ft | Sand 904, Clay 670, Red Clay 108, Coarse Sand 42, Fine Sand 34, Gray Clay 23 |
| 100–200 ft | Clay 982, Sand 939, Red Clay 112, Clay Td 82, Blue Clay 61, Fine Sand 43 |
| 200–300 ft | Clay 545, Sand 587, Blue Clay 59, Red Clay 48, Coarse Sand 35, Clay Td 26 |
| 300–500 ft | Sand 836, Clay 550, Clay Td 317, Blue Clay 62, Red Clay 51, Coarse Sand 34 |
| 500–1000 ft | Sand 163, Clay 95, Clay Td 98, Shale 10, Sandy Clay 4, Blue Clay 8 |
| 1000–5000 ft | Clay 4, Sand 1, Sand/Gravel 1, Sand Streaks 1, Sand & Clay 1, Hard 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 Matagorda County
What the wells are for
| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 1,516 | 46.9% | 405 |
| Stock | 407 | 12.6% | 150 |
| Monitor | 403 | 12.5% | 25 |
| Irrigation | 275 | 8.5% | 205 |
| Rig Supply | 238 | 7.4% | 185 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 206 | 6.4% | 10 |
| Industrial | 113 | 3.5% | 280 |
| Test Well | 36 | 1.1% | 21 |
| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,075 | 220 | 35 |
| 2010s | 1,371 | 240 | 35 |
| 2020s | 789 | 322 | 50 |
The deepest reports on file
| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 280684 | 2012 | 1,402 | 49 | — | Industrial |
| 693776 | 2025 | 1,300 | 77 | 2,023 | Public Supply |
| 328138 | 2013 | 1,100 | 83 | — | Irrigation |
| 546491 | 2020 | 1,034 | 90 | — | Irrigation |
| 370669 | 2014 | 990 | 127 | — | Irrigation |
| 68157 | 2003 | 932 | 79 | 2,800 | Irrigation |
| 118590 | 2004 | 922 | 90 | 80 | Irrigation |
| 118588 | 2004 | 920 | 102 | 2,500 | Irrigation |
| 37231 | 2004 | 856 | 72 | — | Irrigation |
| 202745 | 2009 | 850 | 63 | — | Irrigation |
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 Matagorda County?
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