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Water wells in Walker County, Texas

2,056 well reports on file. The median well here was taken to 240 ft and struck water at 83 ft — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

2,056Reports
240 ftMedian depth
83 ftWater at
30 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in Walker County

Logged in Walker County, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 545, Sand 450, Top Soil 287, Top Bit Soil 217, Brown Clay 187, White Clay 187
25–50 ftSand 246, Clay 193, Blue Clay 131, Rock 84, White Clay 79, Gray Clay 73
50–100 ftSand 434, Clay 293, Blue Clay 159, Rock 141, Gray Clay 110, White Clay 71
100–200 ftSand 725, Clay 472, Rock 262, Blue Clay 185, Shale 189, Blue Shale 118
200–300 ftSand 527, Clay 276, Rock 183, Blue Clay 125, Shale 126, Blue Shale 67
300–500 ftSand 412, Clay 169, Rock 126, Blue Clay 80, Shale 86, Meally Clay 38
500–1000 ftSand 84, Clay 31, Shale 22, Blue Clay 19, Rock 21, Sand Streaks 13
1000–5000 ftSand 3, Clay 1, Shale 2, Rock 2, Clay W/ Little Sand 1, Sand W/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 Walker County

Licensed firms in Walker County, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Holly Water Wells302323202003–2026
Ballard Water Well Co. LLC260287402001–2026
Geothermal Drilling inc122262302010–2026
Adams Water Wells117200352010–2026
AAA Water Wells102220302003–2012
Gray's Water Well Service95223352003–2011
Ricky Bonds Water Wells82285402007–2026
McCarty Drilling, LLC51272202019–2026
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.5135—2004–2019
Grays Water Well Svc.48275302010–2019
Gray's Water Well45218302003–2014
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC3922—2017–2023
Gray's Water Well Svc.35292202005–2014
LTW Services, LP33440852012–2017
EASTEX WELL SERVICE32240302022–2026
B&R WATER WELL DRILLING, LLC26270452006–2026
Vortex Drilling, Inc.2530—2007–2016
Rancher Water Well25264302003–2012
Grays Water Well24218302007–2009
AQUA STAR LLC22260352011–2025
Gray's Water Well Svc - Brad Davis22285202012–2015
Weisinger Incorporated21385402012–2026
Bell's Drilling Service20220252021–2026
Weisinger Water Well, Inc.19348602001–2012
J&S Drilling, LLC18295302017–2026

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic1,61078.3%258
Monitor1909.2%34
Environmental Soil Boring552.7%28
Rig Supply462.2%380
Irrigation371.8%274
Public Supply301.5%440
Stock231.1%328
Industrial221.1%360
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s59722380
2010s89624583
2020s56325590

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in Walker County. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
41518120161,600130570Public Supply
30172120121,3004301,005Public Supply
3590220041,12570—Test Well
71539520261,040——Test Well
16212920051,021——Test Well
6926652025930——Test Well
4559972017900190120Irrigation
386736201485027040Public Supply
4620012017829231433Public Supply
62002920228201705Test 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 Walker County?

Depth is only half the quote. What it costs depends on the rock, the casing and the pump. Tell us where and we pass the request to licensed Texas drillers.

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