Water wells in the Menard County Underground Water District

Q: What does a groundwater conservation district do?

In Texas, districts are the local authority over groundwater: they can require registration or permits for new wells, set spacing from other wells and property lines, and limit pumping. Each district writes its own rules, so ask the Menard County Underground Water District before drilling inside it.

Home water wells inside the Menard County Underground Water District (Menard County, Texas) are typically 160 to 300 feet deep (median 250 ft, 152 wells drilled in the last 10 years). Over the last three full years drillers reported about 17 new home wells a year; the peak was 26 in 2021. Estimated cost of a complete well at the median depth: $9,000 to $21,500.

Updated every day from Texas Water Development Board driller reports. Last update: November 11, 2026, using the state file of November 10, 2026.

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Under the center of the Menard County UWCD

District boundary from TWDB's file current as of November 2019. Later changes are not shown.

Home wells in and around the Menard County UWCD

Each dot is a home well from a state driller report, colored by depth. Tap one for its details and official report. Tap an empty spot to see what is under that point.

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Well depth (ft)

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Dark line: the district boundary (TWDB, 2019)

Key figures

Typical depth (middle half): 160 to 300 feet
Median depth: 250 feet
Deepest 10% are past: 399 feet
Water level (median): 150 feet; 108 wells
Yield (median): 8 gpm; 98 wells, gallons per minute
Wells used: 152; In the last 10 years
Counties: 1
All years on file: 360; median 220 ft, since 1996
Confidence: Standard (30 or more wells)

When the wells were finished, the water stood a median 150 feet below the surface (108 wells).

District boundary from TWDB's file current as of November 2019. Later changes are not shown.

New home wells per year

Over the last three full years drillers reported about 17 new home wells a year; the peak was 26 in 2021.

Domestic wells with a depth, by the year they were finished. 2026 is still in progress.

Show the data table

Year	Wells
2002	15
2003	17
2004	19
2005	17
2006	10
2007	7
2008	7
2009	13
2010	13
2011	18
2012	15
2013	11
2014	9
2015	13
2016	22
2017	15
2018	12
2019	8
2020	16
2021	26
2022	16
2023	20
2024	16
2025	15
2026	8

Places with the most wells in the district

Place	Median depth (ft)	Middle half (ft)	Wells	Main layer
Menard	100	40–120	27	—

Counties

Menard County

Depth over time

Home well depth in the district has not changed meaningfully in 20 years: the median was 220 feet in 2003 to 2007 and 260 feet in 2021 to 2025 (a difference under 10% or within the margin of error).

Period	Median depth (ft)	Wells
2001–2005	220	69
2006–2010	202	50
2011–2015	200	66
2016–2020	220	73
2021–2025	260	93
2026	under 10 wells	8

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Common questions

How deep are wells in the Menard County UWCD?

Home water wells inside the Menard County Underground Water District (Menard County, Texas) are typically 160 to 300 feet deep (median 250 ft, 152 wells drilled in the last 10 years).

What does a groundwater conservation district do?

In Texas, districts are the local authority over groundwater: they can require registration or permits for new wells, set spacing from other wells and property lines, and limit pumping. Each district writes its own rules, so ask the Menard County Underground Water District before drilling inside it.

What a well costs here

At the median depth for the district (250 feet), a complete home well would cost roughly $9,000 to $21,500: $25 to $60 per foot for drilling, casing and seal, plus $2,500 to $6,500 for the pump, pressure tank, controls and hookup at the well. Across the whole middle half of depths (160 to 300 feet) the range runs from $6,500 to $24,500. This is TerraFunded's estimate from published Texas prices, not a quote, and it leaves out trenching and the line to the house. Get prices from at least two licensed drillers.

How these numbers are made

We count new and replacement domestic (home) wells whose coordinates fall inside the district boundary. We use the last 10 years when there are at least 30 wells; otherwise all since 2001. The median is the middle well and the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile.

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.

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How to cite

TerraFunded (2026). Texas Well Atlas: Underground. From Texas Water Development Board driller reports and groundwater availability models (data as of November 10, 2026). https://terrafunded.com/wells/districts/menard-county-underground-water-district. License CC BY 4.0. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24126380.