Water wells in Palo Pinto County, Texas
1,768 well reports on file. The median well here was taken to 200 ft and struck water at 75 ft — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.
What you will drill through in Palo Pinto County
| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | Top Soil 230, Yellow Clay 188, Clay 176, Topsoil 151, Sandstone 141, Sandy Clay 127 |
| 25–50 ft | Gray Shale 132, Shale 126, Sand 106, Gray Clay 69, Lime 56, Sandstone 48 |
| 50–100 ft | Gray Shale 213, Sand 185, Shale 177, Lime 88, Sandy Shale 61, Gray Clay 42 |
| 100–200 ft | Gray Shale 337, Shale 409, Sand 280, Lime 109, Sandy Shale 75, Hard Sand 66 |
| 200–300 ft | Gray Shale 152, Sand 143, Shale 133, Lime 54, Sandy Shale 29, Hard Sand 26 |
| 300–500 ft | Sand 105, Gray Shale 97, Shale 74, Lime 23, Hard Sand 20, Sandy Shale 17 |
| 500–1000 ft | Shale 16, Gray Shale 11, Sand 8, Conglomerate 6, Lime 3, Sandy Shale 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 Palo Pinto County
What the wells are for
| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 1,166 | 66.0% | 200 |
| Monitor | 208 | 11.8% | 20 |
| Stock | 115 | 6.5% | 200 |
| Irrigation | 115 | 6.5% | 255 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 101 | 5.7% | 15 |
| Test Well | 20 | 1.1% | 30 |
| Rig Supply | 13 | 0.7% | 415 |
| Public Supply | 10 | 0.6% | 200 |
| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 367 | 150 | 80 |
| 2010s | 552 | 200 | 50 |
| 2020s | 849 | 200 | 83 |
The deepest reports on file
| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 670566 | 2024 | 1,000 | — | — | Industrial |
| 644852 | 2023 | 985 | — | — | Industrial |
| 592612 | 2021 | 820 | — | 30 | Domestic |
| 328123 | 2013 | 725 | — | 60 | Industrial |
| 642842 | 2023 | 720 | — | — | Domestic |
| 108097 | 2005 | 715 | 600 | 30 | Domestic |
| 341685 | 2013 | 710 | — | 19 | Industrial |
| 328120 | 2013 | 710 | — | 55 | Industrial |
| 369235 | 2014 | 680 | — | 7 | Domestic |
| 266492 | 2011 | 680 | 570 | 55 | Domestic |
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 Palo Pinto County?
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