How deep are water wells in Cooke County, Texas?
Half of the home water wells drilled in Cooke County in the last 10 years are between 400 and 565 feet deep. The median is 500 feet, based on 639 driller reports filed with the state. Drillers measured the water standing a median 320 feet below the surface (418 wells). That is deeper than the Texas median of 250 feet.
Updated every day from Texas Water Development Board driller reports. Last update: November 10, 2026, using the state file of November 9, 2026. These are depths of real wells drilled nearby, not a promise about any property. Groundwater can change over short distances and with drought. A licensed water well driller can tell you what to expect on a specific tract.
Key figures
- Typical depth (middle half)
- 400 to 565 ft
- Median depth
- 500 feet
- Deepest 10% are past
- 667 feet
- Water level (median)
- 320 feet (418 wells)
- Yield (median)
- 15 gallons per minute (24% pump-tested)
- Wells used
- 639
- Period
- Last 10 years
- Latest report
- October 30, 2026
- Depth rank
- 16 of 245 (1 = deepest)
- Confidence
- Standard
How deep the wells are
Number of home wells by depth, last 10 years (or since 2001 where wells are few).
| Depth (ft) | Wells |
|---|---|
| 50 to 100 | 1 |
| 100 to 150 | 21 |
| 150 to 200 | 19 |
| 200 to 250 | 43 |
| 250 to 300 | 19 |
| 300 to 350 | 23 |
| 350 to 400 | 27 |
| 400 to 450 | 84 |
| 450 to 500 | 57 |
| 500 to 550 | 165 |
| 550 to 600 | 44 |
| 600 to 650 | 62 |
| 650 to 700 | 18 |
| 700 to 750 | 20 |
| 750 to 800 | 7 |
| 800 to 850 | 15 |
| 850 to 900 | 5 |
| 900 to 950 | 7 |
| 950 to 1,000 | 1 |
| 1,000 to 1,250 | 1 |
Median depth by year
Median depth of home wells finished each year. Years with fewer than 10 wells are not shown.
| Year | Median (ft) | Wells |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 530 | 23 |
| 2003 | 472 | 50 |
| 2004 | 468 | 56 |
| 2005 | 480 | 63 |
| 2006 | 525 | 69 |
| 2007 | 500 | 47 |
| 2008 | 500 | 37 |
| 2009 | 503 | 57 |
| 2010 | 516 | 44 |
| 2011 | 524 | 44 |
| 2012 | 472 | 50 |
| 2013 | 530 | 51 |
| 2014 | 460 | 56 |
| 2015 | 500 | 45 |
| 2016 | 570 | 48 |
| 2017 | 460 | 43 |
| 2018 | 506 | 68 |
| 2019 | 500 | 52 |
| 2020 | 520 | 60 |
| 2021 | 480 | 85 |
| 2022 | 520 | 63 |
| 2023 | 460 | 68 |
| 2024 | 500 | 79 |
| 2025 | 500 | 64 |
| 2026 | 500 | 50 |
Are wells in Cooke County getting deeper?
Home well depth in Cooke County has not changed meaningfully: the median was 485 feet in 2003 to 2007 and 500 feet in 2021 to 2025 (a difference under 10% or within the margin of error). The water level has not changed meaningfully (312 feet then, 312 feet now). Read the 20-year study.
Aquifers under the county
The Texas Water Development Board maps the Trinity, a major aquifer, below other rock (subsurface) across 86% of the county and at the surface (outcrop) across 14% of the county; the Woodbine, a minor aquifer, under 20% of the county.
What a well costs in Cooke County
At the median depth for Cooke County (500 feet), a complete home well (drilling, casing, pump, pressure tank and hookup at the well) would cost roughly $15,000 to $36,500, by TerraFunded's estimate from published Texas prices. Trenching and the line to the house are extra. Get quotes from at least two licensed drillers.
Neighboring counties
- Denton County: median 440 ft
- Grayson County: median 340 ft
- Montague County: median 220 ft
- Wise County: median 220 ft
Common questions
How deep do I need to drill a well in Cooke County?
The middle half of home wells drilled there are 400 to 565 feet deep; one in ten goes past 667 feet. The depth a given tract needs depends on where it is and what layers the driller hits.
How much does a water well cost in Cooke County?
At the median depth (500 feet), a complete well would cost roughly $15,000 to $36,500 by TerraFunded's estimate from published Texas driller prices ($25 to $60 per foot plus pump and equipment). The real price comes from a driller's quote.
How much water does a well produce in Cooke County?
Drillers reported a median of 15 gallons per minute (515 wells). Only 24% of those figures come from a pump test; the rest are the driller's estimate, so treat them as a guide.
Are wells in Cooke County getting deeper?
Home well depth in Cooke County has not changed meaningfully: the median was 485 feet in 2003 to 2007 and 500 feet in 2021 to 2025 (a difference under 10% or within the margin of error). The water level has not changed meaningfully (312 feet then, 312 feet now).
How do I see the well report for a property or a neighbor's well?
Every well drilled in Texas since 2001 has a public driller's report. On this page's map, tap a well to open its official report on the state's site, or look it up by location in the TWDB viewer.
How to read these numbers
Figures cover new and replacement domestic (home) wells, from the reports licensed drillers file with the state. Read the full methodology. Download the county table (CSV).
How to cite: TerraFunded Texas Well Atlas, from Texas Water Development Board driller reports (data as of November 9, 2026). https://terrafunded.com/wells
Sources
- Texas Water Development Board, Submitted Driller's Reports database (file of 2026-11-10)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:500,000) (file of 2025-04-10)
- Texas Water Development Board, major aquifers (updated December 2006) (file of 2007-01-03)
- Texas Water Development Board, minor aquifers (updated December 2017) (file of 2017-12-15)
- TWDB well report viewer