Water wells in Menard County, Texas
841 well reports on file. The median well here was taken to 212 ft and struck water at 155 ft — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.
What you will drill through in Menard County
| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | White Lime 185, Topsoil 161, Caliche 116, Dirt 112, White Limestone 105, Top Soil 105 |
| 25–50 ft | Yellow Limestone 30, White Lime 27, Red Clay 27, White Limestone 22, Yellow Lime 18, Yellow Clay 11 |
| 50–100 ft | White Lime 35, Gray Lime 34, Gray Shale 20, Gray Clay 18, Yellow Lime 16, White Limestone 17 |
| 100–200 ft | Gray Lime 72, White Lime 36, Grey Limestone 41, Gray Clay 33, Gray Shale 27, Blue Clay 34 |
| 200–300 ft | Gray Lime 56, Gray Shale 17, Gray Clay 19, White Lime 15, Brown Clay 10, Yellow Lime 11 |
| 300–500 ft | White Lime 15, Gray Lime 15, Gray Shale 11, Gray Sandstone 10, Brown Lime 6, Shale 9 |
| 500–1000 ft | White Lime 9, Lime 7, Shale 6, Gray Sandstone 10, Limestone 2, Gray Lime 7 |
| 1000–5000 ft | Sand 13, Shale 7, Lime 5, Limestone 2, Gray Clay & Shale 1, Clay & Limestone 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 Menard County
What the wells are for
| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 434 | 51.6% | 220 |
| Stock | 270 | 32.1% | 250 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 48 | 5.7% | 10 |
| Irrigation | 29 | 3.4% | 700 |
| Monitor | 28 | 3.3% | 40 |
| Test Well | 24 | 2.9% | 60 |
| Public Supply | 5 | 0.6% | 2,980 |
| Rig Supply | 3 | 0.4% | 220 |
| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 160 | 95 |
| 2000s | 241 | 160 | 165 |
| 2010s | 330 | 200 | 151 |
| 2020s | 269 | 260 | 156 |
The deepest reports on file
| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 660872 | 2024 | 3,335 | 620 | 163 | Stock |
| 657620 | 2023 | 3,211 | 680 | 83 | Stock |
| 667640 | 2024 | 3,115 | 503 | 150 | Stock |
| 665604 | 2024 | 3,115 | 503 | 150 | Stock |
| 656426 | 2023 | 3,090 | 209 | 800 | Public Supply |
| 654521 | 2022 | 2,980 | 540 | 800 | Public Supply |
| 692074 | 2025 | 2,801 | 288 | 100 | Stock |
| 656428 | 2023 | 2,790 | 156 | — | Public Supply |
| 438404 | 2016 | 2,770 | — | — | Irrigation |
| 438630 | 2016 | 2,615 | — | — | 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 Menard County?
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