Water wells in Wood County, Texas
1,683 well reports on file. The median well here was taken to 235 ft and struck water at 83 ft — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.
What you will drill through in Wood County
| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | Surface Sand 297, Sand 175, Clay 159, Top Soil 158, Red Clay 140, Surface 123 |
| 25–50 ft | Gray Shale 87, Shale 70, Sand 68, Rock 42, Clay 45, Gray Clay 33 |
| 50–100 ft | Shale 142, Sand 107, Gray Shale 79, Rock 53, Clay 54, Dark Sand 52 |
| 100–200 ft | Shale 247, Sand 169, Gray Shale 78, Dark Sand 70, Rock 49, Clay 58 |
| 200–300 ft | Shale 227, Sand 156, Gray Shale 55, Sandy Shale 48, Clay 38, Rock 33 |
| 300–500 ft | Shale 286, Sand 221, Clay 60, Gray Shale 60, Sandy Shale 63, Gray Clay 51 |
| 500–1000 ft | Shale 199, Sand 90, Gray Clay 35, Rock 30, Clay 32, Light Gray Sand / Drilled Good 39 |
| 1000–5000 ft | Shale 7, Gray Shale 2, Shale W/ Small Sand Strks 2, Sand/Shale 80/20 2, Light Gray Sand W/ Small Sand Strks 80/20 / Drilled Good 1, Light Gray Sand / 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 Wood County
| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Miller Drilling | 465 | 506 | 45 | 2001–2026 |
| A1 Water Wells | 125 | 540 | 70 | 2012–2026 |
| Folmar Drilling Co. | 115 | 484 | 40 | 2003–2026 |
| Bird's Water Well Drilling & Service | 115 | 83 | 40 | 2004–2021 |
| BIRD'S WATER WELL DRILLING AND SERVICE | 74 | 79 | 30 | 2003–2013 |
| Birds Water Well, LLC | 52 | 75 | 40 | 2010–2025 |
| Pinnergy, LTD | 36 | 260 | 70 | 2006–2022 |
| Owens Drilling & Services | 33 | 110 | 32 | 2004–2026 |
| BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC. | 29 | 25 | — | 2007–2013 |
| ETTL Engineers & Consultants Inc. | 24 | 30 | — | 2004–2018 |
| Bird's Water Well | 24 | 100 | 60 | 2006–2011 |
| Fas-Line Services Inc. | 22 | 280 | 70 | 2004–2025 |
| LTW Services, LP | 22 | 400 | 70 | 2007–2024 |
| MagnaCore Drilling & Environmental Services | 22 | 12 | — | 2004–2010 |
| Talon/LPE | 21 | 19 | — | 2020–2022 |
| East Texas Water Well | 19 | 360 | 20 | 2011–2024 |
| Roddy Qualls Environmental Drilling | 19 | 20 | — | 2014–2022 |
| Vortex Drilling, Inc. | 18 | — | — | 2014 |
| Clay Earle Water Wells | 18 | 366 | 60 | 2000–2013 |
| Jordan Water Well | 18 | 100 | 35 | 2002–2004 |
| Ace Water well & Pump Svc. | 17 | 320 | 34 | 2014–2026 |
| ETTL Engineers & Consulants Inc. | 17 | 24 | — | 2019–2022 |
| Jones Environmental, Inc. | 14 | 19 | — | 2021–2022 |
| Jordan Water Well Service | 14 | 140 | 30 | 2001–2003 |
| Deverell Water Wells | 13 | 350 | 20 | 2000–2002 |
What the wells are for
| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 661 | 39.3% | 428 |
| Irrigation | 386 | 22.9% | 135 |
| Monitor | 204 | 12.1% | 25 |
| Stock | 154 | 9.2% | 540 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 88 | 5.2% | 15 |
| Rig Supply | 84 | 5.0% | 300 |
| Public Supply | 37 | 2.2% | 602 |
| Test Well | 36 | 2.1% | 552 |
| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 634 | 194 | 80 |
| 2010s | 653 | 266 | 88 |
| 2020s | 396 | 255 | 80 |
The deepest reports on file
| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 607680 | 2022 | 1,282 | 325 | 36 | Domestic |
| 364723 | 2014 | 1,220 | 141 | 88 | Test Well |
| 373284 | 2014 | 1,202 | 337 | 33 | Test Well |
| 132608 | 2008 | 1,200 | 232 | 45 | Test Well |
| 470108 | 2017 | 1,172 | — | 45 | Monitor |
| 470111 | 2018 | 1,160 | 268 | 680 | Public Supply |
| 162044 | 2008 | 1,111 | 94 | 70 | Domestic |
| 112411 | 2007 | 1,062 | 220 | 37 | Test Well |
| 382758 | 2014 | 1,058 | 246 | 220 | Public Supply |
| 122341 | 2007 | 1,042 | 238 | 716 | 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.
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