Water wells in the Mid-East Texas Groundwater Conservation 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 Mid-East Texas Groundwater Conservation District before drilling inside it.

Home water wells inside the Mid-East Texas Groundwater Conservation District (Leon, Freestone and Madison counties, Texas) are typically 304 to 510 feet deep (median 400 ft, 987 wells drilled in the last 10 years). Over the last three full years drillers reported about 109 new home wells a year; the peak was 142 in 2022. Estimated cost of a complete well at the median depth: $12,500 to $30,500.

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 Mid-East Texas GCD

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

Home wells in and around the Mid-East Texas GCD

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): 304 to 510 feet
Median depth: 400 feet
Deepest 10% are past: 600 feet
Water level (median): 98 feet; 924 wells
Yield (median): 25 gpm; 927 wells, gallons per minute
Wells used: 987; In the last 10 years
Counties: 3
All years on file: 2,007; median 399 ft, since 2001
Confidence: Standard (30 or more wells)

When the wells were finished, the water stood a median 98 feet below the surface (924 wells), well above the bottom: the typical well holds about 302 feet of water.

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 109 new home wells a year; the peak was 142 in 2022.

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

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Year	Wells
2002	6
2003	61
2004	53
2005	64
2006	73
2007	55
2008	76
2009	76
2010	54
2011	70
2012	100
2013	106
2014	89
2015	75
2016	70
2017	65
2018	65
2019	74
2020	111
2021	110
2022	142
2023	124
2024	102
2025	101
2026	84

Places with the most wells in the district

Place	Median depth (ft)	Middle half (ft)	Wells	Main layer
Hilltop Lakes	350	115–480	77	—
Fairfield	518	456–547	50	—
Teague	440	400–468	43	—
Normangee	506	347–620	38	—
Centerville	375	330–460	35	—
Midway	360	276–382	31	—
Madisonville	404	298–448	30	—
Kirvin	170	132–260	26	—
Buffalo	706	675–785	24	—
Jewett	525	363–762	18	—
Oakwood	480	315–690	17	—
Leona	358	270–379	10	—

Counties

Depth over time

Home well depth in the district has not changed meaningfully in 20 years: the median was 384 feet in 2003 to 2007 and 420 feet in 2021 to 2025 (a difference under 10% or within the margin of error).

Period	Median depth (ft)	Wells
2001–2005	371	185
2006–2010	397	334
2011–2015	390	440
2016–2020	394	385
2021–2025	420	579
2026	384	84

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Common questions

How deep are wells in the Mid-East Texas GCD?

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 Mid-East Texas Groundwater Conservation District before drilling inside it.

What a well costs here

At the median depth for the district (400 feet), a complete home well would cost roughly $12,500 to $30,500: $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 (304 to 510 feet) the range runs from $10,000 to $37,000. 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/mid-east-texas-groundwater-conservation-district. License CC BY 4.0. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24126380.