Water wells in Upshur County, Texas
1,335 well reports on file. The median well here was taken to 420 ft and struck water at 178 ft — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.
What you will drill through in Upshur County
| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | Top Soil 206, Clay 160, Red Clay 117, Sand 98, Surface Sand 65, Shale 60 |
| 25–50 ft | Gray Shale 90, Shale 73, Sand 47, Rock 29, Clay 25, Tan Sand 15 |
| 50–100 ft | Shale 142, Sand 123, Rock 69, Gray Shale 65, Dark Sand 43, Gray Clay 26 |
| 100–200 ft | Shale 238, Sand 166, Rock 125, Gray Shale 77, Dark Sand 66, Clay 44 |
| 200–300 ft | Shale 193, Sand 121, Rock 79, Gray Shale 49, Clay 44, Dark Sand 42 |
| 300–500 ft | Shale 324, Sand 243, Rock 102, Gray Shale 58, Sand W/ Shale Strks. 52, Clay 58 |
| 500–1000 ft | Shale 206, Sand 90, Rock 38, Clay 31, Sand W/ Shale Strks. 28, Gray Clay 18 |
| 1000–5000 ft | Shale 6, Sand 1, Light Gray Sand / Drilled Good 1, Shale Grey 1, Light Gray Sand W/ Small Sand Strks 1, Light Gray Sand /Drilled Good & Pure 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 Upshur County
What the wells are for
| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 586 | 43.9% | 480 |
| Rig Supply | 185 | 13.9% | 360 |
| Monitor | 146 | 10.9% | 25 |
| Stock | 116 | 8.7% | 542 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 97 | 7.3% | 16 |
| Irrigation | 89 | 6.7% | 370 |
| Industrial | 37 | 2.8% | 460 |
| Test Well | 25 | 1.9% | 747 |
| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 618 | 380 | 150 |
| 2010s | 390 | 452 | 195 |
| 2020s | 327 | 420 | 199 |
The deepest reports on file
| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 309232 | 2012 | 1,300 | 438 | 23 | Test Well |
| 225820 | 2010 | 1,197 | 246 | 49 | Domestic |
| 445382 | 2017 | 1,182 | 369 | 40 | Test Well |
| 340754 | 2013 | 1,179 | 255 | 45 | Irrigation |
| 428445 | 2016 | 1,143 | 395 | 29 | Test Well |
| 464977 | 2017 | 1,135 | 374 | 244 | Public Supply |
| 714871 | 2025 | 1,102 | 333 | 45 | Domestic |
| 590586 | 2021 | 1,100 | 65 | — | Test Well |
| 325212 | 2013 | 1,022 | 308 | 35 | Test Well |
| 352514 | 2014 | 1,020 | 308 | 467 | Public 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 Upshur County?
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