Water wells in Taylor County, Texas
1,883 well reports on file. The median well here was taken to 30 ft and struck water at 22 ft — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.
What you will drill through in Taylor County
| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | Top Soil 287, Sandy Clay 203, Red Clay 150, Sand 116, Brown Clay 118, Topsoil 119 |
| 25–50 ft | Red Clay 61, Sand & Gravel 49, Red Bed 48, Red & Blue Shale 34, Red Bed Shale 33, Sand And Gravel 28 |
| 50–100 ft | Red Clay 80, Red Shale 16, Red Bed Shale 16, Blue Lime 15, Red & Blue Shale 12, Blue Clay 8 |
| 100–200 ft | Red Clay 38, Brown Sand 29, Sand 9, Red Shale 7, Pink Clay 10, Yellow Sandstone 8 |
| 200–300 ft | Red Clay 35, Pink Clay 13, Brown Sand 11, Grey Sand 8, Brown Sandstone 6, Red Shale 4 |
| 300–500 ft | Red Clay 4, Brown Sand 2, Limestone 1, Red Bed & Limestone Ledges 1, Sand 1 |
| 500–1000 ft | Sandy Shale 1, Sand 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 Taylor County
What the wells are for
| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monitor | 687 | 36.5% | 22 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 270 | 14.3% | 15 |
| Injection | 225 | 11.9% | — |
| Irrigation | 218 | 11.6% | 49 |
| Domestic | 211 | 11.2% | 100 |
| Stock | 173 | 9.2% | 100 |
| Test Well | 49 | 2.6% | 20 |
| Closed-Loop Geothermal | 25 | 1.3% | 200 |
| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 870 | 30 | 20 |
| 2010s | 579 | 40 | 25 |
| 2020s | 434 | 30 | 20 |
The deepest reports on file
| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 206690 | 2008 | 620 | 188 | 40 | Domestic |
| 412250 | 2015 | 450 | — | — | Closed-Loop Geothermal |
| 73220 | 2003 | 340 | 180 | 30 | Domestic |
| 575221 | 2021 | 320 | 220 | 10 | Stock |
| 182902 | 2004 | 320 | 240 | 20 | Domestic |
| 275189 | 2011 | 315 | 120 | 3 | Stock |
| 683630 | 2024 | 310 | 250 | 3 | Stock |
| 333042 | 2005 | 310 | 220 | 10 | Domestic |
| 629863 | 2023 | 300 | 90 | 15 | Domestic |
| 559978 | 2020 | 300 | 80 | 10 | Stock |
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 Taylor County?
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