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

Home water wells inside the Pineywoods Groundwater Conservation District (Nacogdoches and Angelina counties, Texas) vary a lot in depth: the middle half are 158 to 425 feet deep (median 260 ft, 570 wells drilled in the last 10 years), so look at the wells closest to the tract. Over the last three full years drillers reported about 62 new home wells a year; the peak was 95 in 2011. Estimated cost of a complete well at the median depth: $9,000 to $22,000.

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 Pineywoods GCD

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

Home wells in and around the Pineywoods 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): 158 to 425 feet
Median depth: 260 feet
Deepest 10% are past: 580 feet
Water level (median): 80 feet; 517 wells
Yield (median): 12 gpm; 515 wells, gallons per minute
Wells used: 570; In the last 10 years
Counties: 2
All years on file: 1,297; median 245 ft, since 1995
Confidence: Standard (30 or more wells)

When the wells were finished, the water stood a median 80 feet below the surface (517 wells), well above the bottom: the typical well holds about 180 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 62 new home wells a year; the peak was 95 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	10
2003	51
2004	46
2005	31
2006	40
2007	40
2008	37
2009	41
2010	43
2011	95
2012	70
2013	63
2014	57
2015	45
2016	58
2017	44
2018	36
2019	50
2020	55
2021	69
2022	84
2023	73
2024	48
2025	65
2026	43

Places with the most wells in the district

Place	Median depth (ft)	Middle half (ft)	Wells	Main layer
Zavalla	115	85–162	59	—
Nacogdoches	360	248–565	39	—
Hudson	239	211–318	34	—
Lufkin	245	186–335	31	—
Cushing	502	309–555	26	—
Appleby	402	192–560	24	—
Huntington	180	112–312	18	—
Redfield	550	480–670	17	—
Garrison	365	318–392	16	—
Diboll	245	225–273	11	—
Burke	260	246–276	10	—
Chireno	295	221–359	10	—

Counties

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 280 feet in 2021 to 2025 (a difference under 10% or within the margin of error).

Period	Median depth (ft)	Wells
2001–2005	245	138
2006–2010	250	201
2011–2015	230	330
2016–2020	225	243
2021–2025	280	339
2026	353	43

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Common questions

How deep are wells in the Pineywoods 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 Pineywoods Groundwater Conservation District before drilling inside it.

What a well costs here

At the median depth for the district (260 feet), a complete home well would cost roughly $9,000 to $22,000: $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 (158 to 425 feet) the range runs from $6,500 to $32,000. 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/pineywoods-groundwater-conservation-district. License CC BY 4.0. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24126380.