Water wells in Nacogdoches County, Texas
2,526 well reports on file. The median well here was taken to 340 ft and struck water at 140 ft — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.
What you will drill through in Nacogdoches County
| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | Clay 519, Red Clay 372, Sand 278, Shale 275, Grey Clay 104, Sandy Clay 80 |
| 25–50 ft | Shale 115, Sand 69, Grey Clay 49, Green Rock 28, Clay 26, Sandy Shale 22 |
| 50–100 ft | Shale 174, Sand 136, Grey Clay 75, Clay 50, Sandy Shale 35, Green Rock 35 |
| 100–200 ft | Shale 298, Sand 257, Grey Clay 131, Clay 69, Sandy Shale 67, Grey Sand 60 |
| 200–300 ft | Sand 352, Shale 241, Grey Clay 78, Sandy Shale 61, Rock 36, Clay 51 |
| 300–500 ft | Sand 436, Shale 233, Sandy Shale 103, Coarse Grey Sand 69, Clay 57, Grey Clay 44 |
| 500–1000 ft | Sand 129, Shale 86, Sandy Shale 29, Sand/Shale 16, Rock 16, Clay 20 |
| 1000–5000 ft | Hard Rock 1, Gray Shale And Some Sand 1, Gray Shale 1, Sand & Clay 1, Gray Sand 1, Gray Clay & Fine 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 Nacogdoches County
What the wells are for
| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rig Supply | 1,012 | 40.1% | 380 |
| Domestic | 599 | 23.7% | 362 |
| Monitor | 281 | 11.1% | 20 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 271 | 10.7% | 12 |
| Stock | 124 | 4.9% | 465 |
| Irrigation | 77 | 3.0% | 463 |
| Industrial | 75 | 3.0% | 425 |
| Fracking Supply | 29 | 1.1% | 440 |
| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 294 | 180 |
| 2000s | 1,197 | 360 | 120 |
| 2010s | 886 | 280 | 153 |
| 2020s | 440 | 344 | 173 |
The deepest reports on file
| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 429102 | 2016 | 2,354 | 175 | 7 | Domestic |
| 227101 | 2010 | 1,220 | — | — | Test Well |
| 227286 | 2010 | 1,200 | — | — | Test Well |
| 72316 | 2005 | 1,092 | — | — | Test Well |
| 697386 | 2024 | 1,068 | 219 | 190 | Public Supply |
| 627437 | 2022 | 1,040 | — | — | Test Well |
| 628728 | 2022 | 980 | — | 45 | Stock |
| 141793 | 2008 | 913 | 300 | 240 | Public Supply |
| 582385 | 2021 | 880 | 161 | 180 | Public Supply |
| 516069 | 2019 | 880 | — | — | Stock |
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 Nacogdoches County?
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