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
| 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
What the wells are for
| 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 |
| 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
| 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?
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