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

> 1,850 well reports filed in Shelby County since 2001. Median depth 300 ft, water struck at 85 ft, median yield 55 gpm.

## Water wells in Shelby County, Texas

**1,850** well reports on file. The median well here was taken to **300 ft** and struck water at **85 ft** — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

### What you will drill through in Shelby County

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

| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | **Clay** 546 , **Shale** 352 , **Sand** 255 , **Red Clay** 117 , **No Recovery** 54 , **Grey Clay** 54 |
| 25–50 ft | **Shale** 115 , **Clay** 85 , **Sand** 74 , **Coal** 33 , **Rock** 33 , **Sandy Shale** 20 |
| 50–100 ft | **Sand** 189 , **Clay** 156 , **Shale** 172 , **Rock** 65 , **Coal** 63 , **Shale/Sand** 33 |
| 100–200 ft | **Sand** 394 , **Clay** 220 , **Shale** 286 , **Rock** 104 , **Coal** 87 , **Shale/Sand** 67 |
| 200–300 ft | **Sand** 437 , **Clay** 174 , **Shale** 211 , **Rock** 75 , **Coal** 54 , **Sandy Shale** 44 |
| 300–500 ft | **Sand** 371 , **Clay** 115 , **Shale** 158 , **Rock** 77 , **Shale/Sand** 33 , **Coal** 26 |
| 500–1000 ft | **Sand** 43 , **Shale** 20 , **Rock** 8 , **Clay** 12 , **Sandy Shale** 6 , **Sand,** 5 |
| 1000–5000 ft | **Sand** 2 , **Gray Clay & Silt** 1 , **Gray Sand & Silt** 1 , **Gray Sand** 1 , **Gray Clay** 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 Shelby County

*Licensed firms in Shelby County, busiest first.*

| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Scruggs, Inc.](/driller/scruggs-inc.md) | 266 | 340 | 65 | 2003–2013 |
| [Pixie Water Wells](/driller/pixie-water-wells.md) | 245 | 335 | 35 | 2006–2025 |
| [Pinnergy, LTD](/driller/pinnergy-ltd.md) | 209 | 350 | 65 | 2006–2026 |
| [WANDA DRILLING & WATER DEV INC](/driller/wanda-drilling-water-dev-inc.md) | 143 | 320 | 40 | 2003–2026 |
| [LTW Services, LP](/driller/ltw-services-lp.md) | 132 | 340 | 70 | 2005–2026 |
| [Envirotech Drilling Services LLC](/driller/envirotech-drilling-services-llc.md) | 73 | 15 | — | 2018–2026 |
| [Jackson Distributors](/driller/jackson-distributors.md) | 47 | 400 | 35 | 2009–2024 |
| [Smithers Water Wells](/driller/smithers-water-wells.md) | 38 | 320 | 30 | 2003–2024 |
| [Chambers Water Well](/driller/chambers-water-well.md) | 36 | 205 | 20 | 2003–2010 |
| [Keithville Well Drilling & Service, Inc.](/driller/keithville-well-drilling-service-inc.md) | 32 | 340 | 60 | 2008–2012 |
| [Fas-Line Services Inc.](/driller/fas-line-services-inc.md) | 30 | 380 | 60 | 2003–2025 |
| [BENNETT DRILLING SERVICE LC](/driller/bennett-drilling-service-lc.md) | 30 | 360 | 60 | 2007–2010 |
| [Hydrex Environmental, Inc.](/driller/hydrex-environmental-inc.md) | 28 | 12 | — | 2001–2017 |
| [Pixie Water Well](/driller/pixie-water-well.md) | 26 | 207 | 18 | 2006–2009 |
| [Universal Drilling Services of Texas, LLC](/driller/universal-drilling-services-of-texas-llc.md) | 20 | — | — | 2007 |
| [Keithville Water Well Drilling & Serv.](/driller/keithville-water-well-drilling-serv.md) | 19 | 340 | 60 | 2006–2007 |
| [Sunbelt Industrial Services](/driller/sunbelt-industrial-services.md) | 16 | 20 | — | 2011–2018 |
| [WEST Drilling](/driller/west-drilling.md) | 15 | 20 | — | 2017–2025 |
| [Russell Drilling Co., Inc.](/driller/russell-drilling-co-inc.md) | 15 | 433 | 40 | 2004–2021 |
| [Wanda Drilling](/driller/wanda-drilling.md) | 15 | 260 | 30 | 2003–2007 |
| [Mike Hartless Drilling](/driller/mike-hartless-drilling.md) | 15 | 270 | 15 | 2003–2010 |
| [LTW Service, LP](/driller/ltw-service-lp.md) | 15 | 340 | 70 | 2005–2008 |
| [Landowner Drilled](/driller/landowner-drilled.md) | 13 | 175 | 10 | 2015–2026 |
| [Strata Core Services, LLC](/driller/strata-core-services-llc.md) | 13 | 46 | — | 2011–2018 |
| Chambers Water Wells | 13 | 180 | 20 | 2007–2009 |

### What the wells are for

*Purpose, and how deep each went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rig Supply | 670 | 36.2% | 360 |
| Domestic | 543 | 29.4% | 255 |
| Monitor | 178 | 9.6% | 20 |
| Stock | 151 | 8.2% | 347 |
| Industrial | 126 | 6.8% | 380 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 120 | 6.5% | 15 |
| Irrigation | 34 | 1.8% | 250 |
| Public Supply | 14 | 0.8% | 585 |

*By decade drilled.*

| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 793 | 316 | 80 |
| 2010s | 715 | 320 | 90 |
| 2020s | 342 | 240 | 90 |

### The deepest reports on file

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

| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 226276 | 2010 | 2,000 | 80 | 70 | Rig Supply |
| 221019 | 2010 | 1,480 | 90 | 65 | Rig Supply |
| 166410 | 2004 | 1,410 | 176 | 200 | Public Supply |
| 478372 | 2018 | 1,346 | 268 | 300 | Public Supply |
| 338078 | 2006 | 978 | 110 | 85 | Test Well |
| 334964 | 2006 | 978 | 110 | 33 | Public Supply |
| 334963 | 2006 | 978 | 110 | 33 | Public Supply |
| 130367 | 2007 | 720 | 147 | 150 | Industrial |
| 198105 | 2009 | 700 | 135 | 65 | Rig Supply |
| 152158 | 2005 | 700 | 92 | 75 | 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 Shelby 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

- [Mitchell](/county/mitchell.md)
- [Castro](/county/castro.md)
- [Lynn](/county/lynn.md)
- [Calhoun](/county/calhoun.md)
- [Chambers](/county/chambers.md)
- [Taylor](/county/taylor.md)
- [Live Oak](/county/live-oak.md)
- [Jackson](/county/jackson.md)
- [Leon](/county/leon.md)
- [San Jacinto](/county/san-jacinto.md)
- [Tyler](/county/tyler.md)
- [Hansford](/county/hansford.md)
- [McLennan](/county/mclennan.md)

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

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Página: https://texas-water-wells.pages.dev/county/shelby/
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