Water wells in Mitchell County, Texas
2,011 well reports on file. The median well here was taken to 75 ft and struck water at 60 ft — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.
What you will drill through in Mitchell County
| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | Brw./Red Clay 402, Brown Clay 239, Top Soil 241, Red Clay 184, Caliche 185, Dk.Brw.Stiff Clay 166 |
| 25–50 ft | Red Clay 120, Brown Clay 70, Blue Shale 47, Sandstone 39, Brown Sand 40, Blue Clay 35 |
| 50–100 ft | Red Clay 142, Blue Shale 86, Brown Clay 68, Gray Shale 58, Blue Clay 52, Blue Sand 47 |
| 100–200 ft | Red Clay 317, Red Shale 96, Blue Sand 83, Gray Shale 69, Grey Sand 70, Gravel 63 |
| 200–300 ft | Red Clay 188, Red Shale 69, Gravel 51, Sandstone 23, Gray Shale 24, Gray Rock 24 |
| 300–500 ft | Red Shale 19, Red Clay 19, Gray Sandstone 10, Brown Shale 6, Gravel 5, Blue Sand 4 |
| 500–1000 ft | Red Sandstone 6, Red Clay & Gypsum 7, Red Clay 6, Gray Sand & Sandstone 4, Gray Sandstone 3, Red Bed 2 |
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 Mitchell County
What the wells are for
| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Soil Boring | 710 | 35.3% | 12 |
| Irrigation | 463 | 23.0% | 205 |
| Monitor | 289 | 14.4% | 34 |
| Stock | 233 | 11.6% | 160 |
| Domestic | 191 | 9.5% | 160 |
| Test Well | 44 | 2.2% | 200 |
| Industrial | 30 | 1.5% | 240 |
| Rig Supply | 27 | 1.3% | 460 |
| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 482 | 59 | 34 |
| 2010s | 1,213 | 31 | 65 |
| 2020s | 316 | 180 | 60 |
The deepest reports on file
| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 700612 | 2025 | 1,460 | — | 150 | Injection |
| 305640 | 2012 | 800 | — | — | Injection |
| 316067 | 2013 | 757 | — | — | Rig Supply |
| 316041 | 2013 | 757 | — | — | Rig Supply |
| 317481 | 2013 | 752 | — | — | Rig Supply |
| 317479 | 2013 | 752 | — | — | Rig Supply |
| 317478 | 2013 | 750 | — | — | Rig Supply |
| 316060 | 2013 | 750 | — | — | Rig Supply |
| 493941 | 2018 | 630 | — | 120 | Rig Supply |
| 316275 | 2013 | 625 | 150 | 100 | 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 Mitchell County?
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