# Water wells in Panola County, Texas — how deep, and through what

> 3,732 well reports filed in Panola County since 2001. Median depth 220 ft, water struck at 54 ft, median yield 60 gpm.

## Water wells in Panola County, Texas

**3,732** well reports on file. The median well here was taken to **220 ft** and struck water at **54 ft** — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

### What you will drill through in Panola County

*Logged in Panola County, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.*

| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | **Clay** 762 , **Shale** 611 , **Sand** 510 , **Red Clay** 288 , **Top Soil** 163 , **Topsoil** 125 |
| 25–50 ft | **Shale** 299 , **Sand** 245 , **Clay** 75 , **Gray Shale** 61 , **Lignite** 51 , **Grey Shale** 48 |
| 50–100 ft | **Sand** 482 , **Shale** 424 , **Clay** 97 , **Grey Clay** 68 , **Shale Sand** 74 , **Lignite** 61 |
| 100–200 ft | **Sand** 835 , **Shale** 616 , **Clay** 146 , **Rock** 113 , **Shale Sand** 126 , **Grey Clay** 94 |
| 200–300 ft | **Sand** 536 , **Shale** 347 , **Clay** 88 , **Rock** 77 , **Lignite** 60 , **Gray Sand** 55 |
| 300–500 ft | **Sand** 229 , **Shale** 143 , **Clay** 48 , **Gray Sand** 24 , **Rock** 18 , **Sand, Shale** 22 |
| 500–1000 ft | **Sand** 4 , **Pure Sand** 4 , **Sand, Shale** 3 , **Shale** 3 , **Clay** 2 , **Grey Clay** 1 |
| 1000–5000 ft | **Sand** 1 , **Sand Shale** 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 Panola County

*Licensed firms in Panola County, busiest first.*

| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Pinnergy, LTD](/driller/pinnergy-ltd.md) | 650 | 240 | 65 | 2006–2026 |
| [Scruggs, Inc.](/driller/scruggs-inc.md) | 493 | 260 | 65 | 1999–2014 |
| [LTW Services, LP](/driller/ltw-services-lp.md) | 377 | 220 | 70 | 2004–2026 |
| [Keithville Well Service](/driller/keithville-well-service.md) | 192 | 200 | 60 | 2003–2008 |
| [Fas-Line Services Inc.](/driller/fas-line-services-inc.md) | 151 | 320 | 65 | 2003–2026 |
| [Mhc x-ploration corp](/driller/mhc-x-ploration-corp.md) | 146 | 92 | 125 | 2007–2023 |
| [Ark-La-Tex Boring, Inc.](/driller/ark-la-tex-boring-inc.md) | 135 | 260 | 60 | 2002–2006 |
| [Mike Hartless Drilling](/driller/mike-hartless-drilling.md) | 82 | 300 | 25 | 2003–2010 |
| [Chris Bell Well Svc](/driller/chris-bell-well-svc.md) | 75 | 150 | 20 | 2005–2022 |
| [WANDA DRILLING & WATER DEV INC](/driller/wanda-drilling-water-dev-inc.md) | 72 | 250 | 30 | 2005–2026 |
| [Panola Drilling](/driller/panola-drilling.md) | 68 | 226 | 35 | 2011–2022 |
| [Pixie Water Wells](/driller/pixie-water-wells.md) | 63 | 180 | 20 | 2011–2025 |
| [Keithville Well Drilling & Service, Inc.](/driller/keithville-well-drilling-service-inc.md) | 58 | 300 | 60 | 2003–2015 |
| [WALKER HILL ENVIRONMENTAL INC](/driller/walker-hill-environmental-inc.md) | 57 | 40 | — | 2004–2026 |
| [Chris Bell Well Service](/driller/chris-bell-well-service.md) | 50 | 210 | 20 | 2003–2013 |
| [HYDROLINE DRILLING LLC](/driller/hydroline-drilling-llc.md) | 42 | 200 | 60 | 2018–2023 |
| [Keithville Water Well Drilling & Serv.](/driller/keithville-water-well-drilling-serv.md) | 40 | 200 | 60 | 2006–2007 |
| [Fuller Water Well Service](/driller/fuller-water-well-service.md) | 39 | 220 | 30 | 2011–2026 |
| [C. Miller Drilling](/driller/c-miller-drilling.md) | 37 | 330 | 45 | 2002–2026 |
| [ETTL Engineers & Consultants Inc.](/driller/ettl-engineers-consultants-inc.md) | 34 | 25 | — | 2002–2016 |
| [Fuller Water Well Drilling](/driller/fuller-water-well-drilling.md) | 34 | 240 | 23 | 2002–2013 |
| [BENNETT DRILLING SERVICE LC](/driller/bennett-drilling-service-lc.md) | 33 | 340 | 60 | 2007–2010 |
| [Sunbelt Industrial Services](/driller/sunbelt-industrial-services.md) | 31 | 16 | — | 2006–2020 |
| [Groundwater Monitoring Inc.](/driller/groundwater-monitoring-inc.md) | 31 | 20 | — | 2004–2008 |
| [Keithville Well Serv.](/driller/keithville-well-serv.md) | 27 | 180 | 55 | 2003–2006 |

### What the wells are for

*Purpose, and how deep each went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rig Supply | 1,895 | 50.8% | 240 |
| Domestic | 761 | 20.4% | 225 |
| Monitor | 437 | 11.7% | 30 |
| Industrial | 221 | 5.9% | 220 |
| Fracking Supply | 155 | 4.2% | 240 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 95 | 2.5% | 14 |
| Stock | 70 | 1.9% | 210 |
| Irrigation | 40 | 1.1% | 257 |

*By decade drilled.*

| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 90 | 7 |
| 2000s | 1,968 | 240 | 50 |
| 2010s | 1,219 | 200 | 55 |
| 2020s | 544 | 180 | 60 |

### The deepest reports on file

*Deepest reports in Panola County. Column one is the tracking number.*

| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 643430 | 2023 | 1,180 | 52 | — | Fracking Supply |
| 170438 | 2009 | 925 | 900 | — | Test Well |
| 723896 | 2026 | 800 | — | — | Fracking Supply |
| 594019 | 2021 | 640 | — | — | Rig Supply |
| 227275 | 2007 | 600 | — | — | Rig Supply |
| 75698 | 2006 | 592 | 180 | 75 | Rig Supply |
| 75802 | 2005 | 582 | 200 | 75 | Rig Supply |
| 397655 | 2015 | 580 | 189 | 60 | Fracking Supply |
| 161559 | 2008 | 580 | 100 | 80 | Rig Supply |
| 105217 | 2003 | 580 | 210 | 50 | Rig 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 Panola County?

Depth is only half the quote. What it costs depends on the rock, the casing and the pump. Tell us where and we pass the request to licensed Texas drillers.

We are nobody's agent and have no arrangement with any firm today. [What we do with this](/privacy.md).

### Counties with a comparable number of reports

- [Waller](/county/waller.md)
- [Fayette](/county/fayette.md)
- [Colorado](/county/colorado.md)
- [Potter](/county/potter.md)
- [Dallam](/county/dallam.md)
- [Wharton](/county/wharton.md)
- [Kendall](/county/kendall.md)
- [Yoakum](/county/yoakum.md)
- [Austin](/county/austin.md)
- [Webb](/county/webb.md)
- [Sherman](/county/sherman.md)
- [Rusk](/county/rusk.md)
- [Johnson](/county/johnson.md)

A sliding window, not a ranking. [Every county](/county.md).

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Página: https://texas-water-wells.pages.dev/county/panola/
Fonte: Texas Submitted Driller's Report Database — Texas Water Development Board, from reports filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
Recolha: 2026-08-23