Water wells in the Panola County 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 Panola County Groundwater Conservation District before drilling inside it.

Home water wells inside the Panola County Groundwater Conservation District (Panola County, Texas) are typically 150 to 300 feet deep (median 220 ft, 277 wells drilled in the last 10 years). Over the last three full years drillers reported about 29 new home wells a year; the peak was 50 in 2011. Estimated cost of a complete well at the median depth: $8,000 to $19,500.

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

See the wells and layers at an exact point

Under the center of the Panola County GCD

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

Home wells in and around the Panola County 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): 150 to 300 feet
Median depth: 220 feet
Deepest 10% are past: 370 feet
Water level (median): 60 feet; 246 wells
Yield (median): 25 gpm; 226 wells, gallons per minute
Wells used: 277; In the last 10 years
Counties: 1
All years on file: 757; median 220 ft, since 2002
Confidence: Standard (30 or more wells)

When the wells were finished, the water stood a median 60 feet below the surface (246 wells), well above the bottom: the typical well holds about 160 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 29 new home wells a year; the peak was 50 in 2011.

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

Show the data table

Year	Wells
2002	2
2003	38
2004	32
2005	37
2006	39
2007	44
2008	31
2009	17
2010	19
2011	50
2012	35
2013	39
2014	38
2015	26
2016	36
2017	16
2018	32
2019	25
2020	30
2021	33
2022	29
2023	40
2024	20
2025	28
2026	21

Places with the most wells in the district

Place	Median depth (ft)	Middle half (ft)	Wells	Main layer
Carthage	200	136–228	75	—
Gary City	260	220–300	43	—
Beckville	282	203–322	34	—

Counties

Panola County

Depth over time

Home well depth in the district has not changed meaningfully in 20 years: the median was 248 feet in 2003 to 2007 and 220 feet in 2021 to 2025 (a difference under 10% or within the margin of error).

Period	Median depth (ft)	Wells
2001–2005	255	109
2006–2010	230	150
2011–2015	220	188
2016–2020	227	139
2021–2025	220	150
2026	150	21

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Common questions

How deep are wells in the Panola County GCD?

Home water wells inside the Panola County Groundwater Conservation District (Panola County, Texas) are typically 150 to 300 feet deep (median 220 ft, 277 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 Panola County Groundwater Conservation District before drilling inside it.

What a well costs here

At the median depth for the district (220 feet), a complete home well would cost roughly $8,000 to $19,500: $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 (150 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/panola-county-underground-water-conservation-district. License CC BY 4.0. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24126380.