Water wells in Sutton County, Texas
787 well reports on file. The median well here was taken to 355 ft and struck water at 263 ft — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.
What you will drill through in Sutton County
| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | White Limestone 210, Top Soil 137, Limestone 131, Caliche 115, Black Dirt 97, White Lime 53 |
| 25–50 ft | White Limestone 40, Limestone 18, Yellow Limestone 16, Tan Limestone 12, Gray Limestone 11, Yellow Clay 10 |
| 50–100 ft | White Limestone 44, Tan Limestone 28, Sand 16, Yellow Limestone 15, Yellow Lime 14, Limestone 12 |
| 100–200 ft | White Limestone 79, Tan Limestone 36, Grey Limestone 30, White Lime 29, Gray Limestone 28, No Returns 26 |
| 200–300 ft | White Limestone 65, Grey Limestone 64, Gray Limestone 52, Tan Limestone 32, Gray Lime 29, No Returns 25 |
| 300–500 ft | Grey Limestone 38, White Limestone 40, Gray Limestone 31, No Returns 20, Gray Shale 17, Gray Lime 15 |
| 500–1000 ft | Hit Water 1, Water 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 Sutton County
What the wells are for
| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 441 | 56.0% | 350 |
| Stock | 245 | 31.1% | 380 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 69 | 8.8% | 10 |
| Monitor | 12 | 1.5% | 45 |
| Test Well | 7 | 0.9% | 430 |
| Other | 4 | 0.5% | 405 |
| Irrigation | 3 | 0.4% | 280 |
| Public Supply | 2 | 0.3% | 420 |
| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 289 | 340 | 255 |
| 2010s | 304 | 360 | 270 |
| 2020s | 194 | 360 | 280 |
The deepest reports on file
| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 374115 | 2014 | 650 | 285 | 10 | Stock |
| 28473 | 2003 | 640 | 365 | 14 | Domestic |
| 579159 | 2021 | 610 | 458 | 15 | Stock |
| 705368 | 2025 | 540 | 215 | 5 | Stock |
| 515099 | 2019 | 520 | — | — | Stock |
| 513690 | 2019 | 520 | — | — | Stock |
| 6695 | 2002 | 520 | 392 | 2 | Domestic |
| 720446 | 2026 | 515 | 391 | 7 | Stock |
| 108240 | 2006 | 505 | 340 | — | Domestic |
| 654814 | 2023 | 500 | — | — | Test Well |
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 Sutton County?
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