Water wells in Wharton County, Texas
3,823 well reports on file. The median well here was taken to 200 ft and struck water at 48 ft — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.
What you will drill through in Wharton County
| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | Clay 1,409, Sand 922, Top Soil 809, Red Clay 665, Topsoil 647, Surface Soil 273 |
| 25–50 ft | Sand 691, Clay 607, Red Clay 211, Brown Clay 105, Sandy Clay 68, Gravel 62 |
| 50–100 ft | Clay 1,105, Sand 1,138, Red Clay 279, Brown Clay 152, Coarse Sand 154, Gray Clay 137 |
| 100–200 ft | Sand 1,397, Clay 1,123, Coarse Sand 242, Gray Clay 167, Red Clay 201, Rock 131 |
| 200–300 ft | Sand 639, Clay 478, Coarse Sand 74, Gray Clay 46, Rock 53, Red Clay 53 |
| 300–500 ft | Sand 242, Clay 227, Clay Td 36, Gravel 18, Shale 21, Red Clay 18 |
| 500–1000 ft | Clay 88, Sand 72, Shale 11, Sand & Clay 11, Sand .010 3, Rock 5 |
| 1000–5000 ft | Sand 1, Clay 2, White Clay 2, Fine Sand 1, Grey Sandy Clay 1, Clay/Shale 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 Wharton County
What the wells are for
| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 2,281 | 59.7% | 200 |
| Stock | 352 | 9.2% | 156 |
| Rig Supply | 342 | 8.9% | 200 |
| Irrigation | 316 | 8.3% | 361 |
| Monitor | 249 | 6.5% | 50 |
| Industrial | 170 | 4.4% | 220 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 46 | 1.2% | 30 |
| Other | 27 | 0.7% | 242 |
| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,146 | 190 | 45 |
| 2010s | 1,574 | 200 | 49 |
| 2020s | 1,103 | 195 | 50 |
The deepest reports on file
| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 561999 | 2020 | 2,185 | 160 | 50 | Domestic |
| 606401 | 2022 | 1,655 | 77 | 1,623 | Public Supply |
| 285935 | 2012 | 1,345 | 60 | — | Irrigation |
| 534344 | 2019 | 1,336 | 15 | 50 | Domestic |
| 193266 | 2007 | 1,295 | 72 | 1,507 | Industrial |
| 131348 | 2007 | 1,295 | 68 | 1,022 | Industrial |
| 161380 | 2008 | 1,250 | — | — | Rig Supply |
| 210852 | 2007 | 1,182 | 65 | 1,507 | Industrial |
| 126033 | 2007 | 1,182 | 65 | 1,507 | Industrial |
| 716368 | 2026 | 1,100 | — | — | 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 Wharton County?
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