Water wells in Victoria County, Texas
4,971 well reports on file. The median well here was taken to 125 ft and struck water at 49 ft — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.
What you will drill through in Victoria County
| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | Clay 1,564, Top Soil 978, Sand 727, Topsoil 589, Surface 548, Tan Clay 380 |
| 25–50 ft | Sand 658, Clay 603, Gravel 149, Tan Clay 103, Gray Clay 91, Sandstone 92 |
| 50–100 ft | Sand 1,104, Clay 932, Blue Clay 325, Sandstone 175, Red Clay 152, Gray Clay 118 |
| 100–200 ft | Sand 1,022, Clay 795, Red Clay 204, Sandstone 163, Blue Clay 144, Rock 113 |
| 200–300 ft | Sand 182, Clay 130, Red Clay 48, Sandstone 32, Gray Clay 15, Coarse Sand 25 |
| 300–500 ft | Sand 26, Clay 26, Blue Clay 4, Rocky Sand 2, Sand Strks. 4, Sandy Clay 4 |
| 500–1000 ft | Clay 4, Sand 5, Shale 2, Sand/Clay 1, Hard Clay 1, Course Sand 1 |
| 1000–5000 ft | Sand 1, Clay 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 Victoria County
What the wells are for
| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 3,240 | 65.2% | 140 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 573 | 11.5% | 18 |
| Monitor | 500 | 10.1% | 50 |
| Rig Supply | 255 | 5.1% | 200 |
| Stock | 241 | 4.8% | 155 |
| Industrial | 78 | 1.6% | 220 |
| Public Supply | 30 | 0.6% | 245 |
| Irrigation | 29 | 0.6% | 300 |
| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 245 | 28 |
| 2000s | 1,659 | 140 | 46 |
| 2010s | 2,034 | 120 | 50 |
| 2020s | 1,277 | 120 | 51 |
The deepest reports on file
| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 285692 | 2012 | 1,080 | 12 | 3,000 | Irrigation |
| 74199 | 2006 | 900 | 33 | — | Irrigation |
| 191055 | 2009 | 755 | 20 | — | Stock |
| 626271 | 2022 | 610 | 50 | 140 | Irrigation |
| 116936 | 2007 | 605 | 36 | 1,500 | Irrigation |
| 148805 | 2008 | 600 | 36 | 300 | Public Supply |
| 522515 | 2019 | 556 | 60 | — | Industrial |
| 580748 | 2021 | 530 | 70 | 230 | Public Supply |
| 277206 | 2012 | 530 | 31 | 130 | Domestic |
| 1402 | 2001 | 510 | 58 | — | Irrigation |
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 Victoria County?
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