Water wells in Stephens County, Texas
283 well reports on file. The median well here was taken to 100 ft and struck water at 45 ft — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.
What you will drill through in Stephens County
| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | Clay 51, Topsoil 41, Sand 24, Top Soil 29, Brown Clay 22, Yellow Clay 20 |
| 25–50 ft | Sand 24, Shale 23, Gray Shale 13, Sand And Gravel 11, Rock 6, Grey Shale 8 |
| 50–100 ft | Shale 28, Gray Shale 19, Sand 21, Sandstone 19, Grey Shale 7, Lime 8 |
| 100–200 ft | Shale 31, Sand 19, Gray Shale 13, Grey Shale 14, Sandstone 10, Lime 7 |
| 200–300 ft | Shale 7, Gray Shale 4, Shale And Rock 3, Grey Sandstone 2, Sand Stone 2, Sandstone 2 |
| 300–500 ft | Shale 2, Shail 2, Sandy Shail 1, Water Yilding Sand 1, Sand 1, Honey Comb Rock And 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 Stephens County
What the wells are for
| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 83 | 29.3% | 180 |
| Monitor | 65 | 23.0% | 24 |
| Irrigation | 46 | 16.3% | 120 |
| Stock | 45 | 15.9% | 140 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 28 | 9.9% | 8 |
| Test Well | 6 | 2.1% | 180 |
| Closed-Loop Geothermal | 4 | 1.4% | 250 |
| Rig Supply | 3 | 1.1% | 200 |
| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78 | 125 | 50 |
| 2010s | 120 | 100 | 40 |
| 2020s | 85 | 120 | 45 |
The deepest reports on file
| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 511349 | 2019 | 380 | — | — | Domestic |
| 259089 | 2011 | 380 | 190 | 15 | Irrigation |
| 389087 | 2015 | 375 | 55 | 3 | Stock |
| 512044 | 2019 | 360 | — | 2 | Domestic |
| 73727 | 2003 | 340 | — | — | Domestic |
| 566250 | 2020 | 320 | — | — | Domestic |
| 73726 | 2003 | 320 | — | — | Domestic |
| 684781 | 2024 | 310 | — | — | Domestic |
| 314736 | 2013 | 300 | — | — | Domestic |
| 599149 | 2022 | 270 | 131 | 40 | 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 Stephens County?
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