# Water wells in Wilson County, Texas — how deep, and through what

> 2,710 well reports filed in Wilson County since 2001. Median depth 366 ft, water struck at 110 ft, median yield 41 gpm.

## Water wells in Wilson County, Texas

**2,710** well reports on file. The median well here was taken to **366 ft** and struck water at **110 ft** — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

### What you will drill through in Wilson County

*Logged in Wilson County, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.*

| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | **Sand** 666 , **Clay** 524 , **Top Soil** 526 , **Red Clay** 299 , **Top Sand** 286 , **Sandy Clay** 205 |
| 25–50 ft | **Sand** 287 , **Shale** 147 , **Rock** 77 , **Clay** 55 , **Sandy Clay** 52 , **Blue Shale** 50 |
| 50–100 ft | **Sand** 434 , **Shale** 384 , **Rock** 263 , **Blue Shale** 104 , **Sandy Shale** 81 , **Clay** 81 |
| 100–200 ft | **Sand** 874 , **Shale** 738 , **Rock** 518 , **Sandy Shale** 233 , **Clay** 135 , **Sandy** 64 |
| 200–300 ft | **Sand** 846 , **Shale** 707 , **Rock** 494 , **Sandy Shale** 249 , **Clay** 138 , **Sandy** 56 |
| 300–500 ft | **Sand** 721 , **Shale** 541 , **Rock** 454 , **Sandy Shale** 187 , **Clay** 193 , **Shale (Td)** 88 |
| 500–1000 ft | **Sand** 53 , **Shale** 41 , **Clay** 25 , **Sandy Shale** 17 , **Rock** 11 , **Shale (Td)** 12 |
| 1000–5000 ft | **Sand** 24 , **Shale** 22 , **Sandy Shale** 7 , **Sand/Shale** 4 , **Carrizo Sand** 6 , **Sand/Clay** 2 |

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 Wilson County

*Licensed firms in Wilson County, busiest first.*

| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Deharde Water Well Service](/driller/deharde-water-well-service.md) | 336 | 400 | 60 | 2003–2026 |
| [STEVENS DRILLING & WATER WELL SERVICE](/driller/stevens-drilling-water-well-service.md) | 324 | 384 | 45 | 2015–2026 |
| [HERBOLD BROTHERS](/driller/herbold-brothers.md) | 322 | 340 | 30 | 2002–2015 |
| [HERBOLD DRILLING](/driller/herbold-drilling.md) | 274 | 380 | 25 | 2013–2026 |
| [J B Drilling](/driller/j-b-drilling.md) | 143 | 351 | 60 | 2007–2017 |
| [Thomas Moy and Sons](/driller/thomas-moy-and-sons.md) | 102 | 400 | 60 | 2003–2025 |
| [Moy's Water Well Services](/driller/moy-s-water-well-services.md) | 98 | 360 | 45 | 2017–2024 |
| [TJ & TB Drilling Inc](/driller/tj-tb-drilling-inc.md) | 95 | 365 | 45 | 2013–2022 |
| [Stevens Drilling and Water Well Service](/driller/stevens-drilling-and-water-well-service.md) | 93 | 382 | 30 | 2014–2026 |
| [Vortex Drilling, Inc.](/driller/vortex-drilling-inc.md) | 88 | 25 | — | 2006–2019 |
| [Thomas Moy and Sons Water Well Drilling Inc.](/driller/thomas-moy-and-sons-water-well-drilling-inc.md) | 72 | 380 | 70 | 2005–2026 |
| [M&C WATERWELL DRILLING](/driller/m-c-waterwell-drilling.md) | 56 | 235 | 50 | 2003–2017 |
| [McKinley Drilling](/driller/mckinley-drilling.md) | 36 | 1,050 | 800 | 2005–2026 |
| [Thomas Moy & Sons](/driller/thomas-moy-sons.md) | 32 | 420 | 60 | 2003–2008 |
| [JB Drilling](/driller/jb-drilling.md) | 31 | 340 | 45 | 1981–2013 |
| [Texas Southern Drilling](/driller/texas-southern-drilling.md) | 29 | 330 | 45 | 2022–2026 |
| [Envirotech Drilling Services LLC](/driller/envirotech-drilling-services-llc.md) | 28 | 15 | — | 2020–2026 |
| [TJ&TB Drilling](/driller/tj-tb-drilling.md) | 28 | 340 | 60 | 2014–2015 |
| Moys Water Well | 27 | 375 | 60 | 2024–2026 |
| [Lone Star Drilling & Pump Service](/driller/lone-star-drilling-pump-service.md) | 26 | 350 | 40 | 2004–2011 |
| [B&K Water Well Drilling](/driller/b-k-water-well-drilling.md) | 23 | 360 | 40 | 2013–2026 |
| [Kutscher Drilling](/driller/kutscher-drilling.md) | 22 | 312 | 20 | 2008–2013 |
| HERBOLD BROS. DRILLING | 19 | 310 | 30 | 2002 |
| Mesquite Drilling | 18 | 380 | 50 | 2004–2010 |
| [JANYSEK WATER WELL SERVICE](/driller/janysek-water-well-service.md) | 14 | 400 | 50 | 2021–2026 |

### What the wells are for

*Purpose, and how deep each went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 2,097 | 77.4% | 375 |
| Stock | 256 | 9.4% | 343 |
| Irrigation | 116 | 4.3% | 500 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 100 | 3.7% | 17 |
| Monitor | 61 | 2.3% | 29 |
| Public Supply | 27 | 1.0% | 730 |
| Rig Supply | 23 | 0.8% | 452 |
| Industrial | 19 | 0.7% | 460 |

*By decade drilled.*

| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 265 | 120 |
| 2000s | 666 | 350 | 97 |
| 2010s | 1,101 | 370 | 110 |
| 2020s | 942 | 380 | 125 |

### The deepest reports on file

*Deepest reports in Wilson County. Column one is the tracking number.*

| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 509819 | 2019 | 4,174 | 190 | 40 | Domestic |
| 376639 | 2014 | 3,570 | 320 | 800 | Irrigation |
| 361051 | 2013 | 3,510 | 90 | 950 | Fracking Supply |
| 448538 | 2017 | 3,305 | 42 | 1,007 | Public Supply |
| 600968 | 2022 | 3,230 | 44 | 1,308 | Public Supply |
| 574469 | 2021 | 3,140 | 50 | 1,511 | Public Supply |
| 579160 | 2021 | 3,100 | 29 | 1,816 | Public Supply |
| 683129 | 2024 | 3,098 | 360 | 800 | Fracking Supply |
| 238898 | 2010 | 3,025 | 27 | — | Rig Supply |
| 723943 | 2026 | 2,620 | 139 | 400 | 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 Wilson 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.

We are nobody's agent and have no arrangement with any firm today. [What we do with this](/privacy.md).

### Counties with a comparable number of reports

- [Van Zandt](/county/van-zandt.md)
- [Gregg](/county/gregg.md)
- [Cameron](/county/cameron.md)
- [Lamb](/county/lamb.md)
- [Bastrop](/county/bastrop.md)
- [Hood](/county/hood.md)
- [Guadalupe](/county/guadalupe.md)
- [Hutchinson](/county/hutchinson.md)
- [Carson](/county/carson.md)
- [Karnes](/county/karnes.md)
- [Hardin](/county/hardin.md)
- [Orange](/county/orange.md)
- [Bowie](/county/bowie.md)

A sliding window, not a ranking. [Every county](/county.md).

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Página: https://texas-water-wells.pages.dev/county/wilson/
Fonte: Texas Submitted Driller's Report Database — Texas Water Development Board, from reports filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
Recolha: 2026-08-23