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

Home water wells inside the Rolling Plains Groundwater Conservation District (Haskell, Baylor and Knox counties, Texas) are typically 42 to 66 feet deep (median 53 ft, 129 wells drilled in the last 10 years). Drillers reported 14 new home wells in 2025, less than half the peak of 49 in 2014. Estimated cost of a complete well at the median depth: $4,000 to $9,500.

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 Rolling Plains GCD

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

Home wells in and around the Rolling Plains 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): 42 to 66 feet
Median depth: 53 feet
Deepest 10% are past: 77 feet
Water level (median): 30 feet; 123 wells
Yield (median): 30 gpm; 122 wells, gallons per minute
Wells used: 129; In the last 10 years
Counties: 3
All years on file: 496; median 55 ft, since 2003
Confidence: Standard (30 or more wells)

When the wells were finished, the water stood a median 30 feet below the surface (123 wells).

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

New home wells per year

Drillers reported 14 new home wells in 2025, less than half the peak of 49 in 2014.

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

Show the data table

Year	Wells
2003	35
2004	34
2005	24
2006	27
2007	12
2008	12
2009	18
2010	18
2011	26
2012	39
2013	47
2014	49
2015	24
2016	4
2017	12
2018	15
2019	10
2020	15
2021	7
2022	12
2023	13
2024	10
2025	14
2026	19

Places with the most wells in the district

Place	Median depth (ft)	Middle half (ft)	Wells	Main layer
Munday	52	51–56	83	—
Haskell	41	40–46	62	—
Rule	60	54–71	40	—
Rochester	69	65–77	37	—
Knox City	52	51–60	32	—
Seymour	40	40–51	24	—
O'Brien	60	52–71	20	—
Goree	60	55–60	13	—

Counties

Depth over time

Home well depth in the district has not changed meaningfully in 20 years: the median was 53 feet in 2003 to 2007 and 52 feet in 2021 to 2025 (a difference under 10% or within the margin of error).

Period	Median depth (ft)	Wells
2001–2005	52	93
2006–2010	60	87
2011–2015	56	185
2016–2020	53	56
2021–2025	52	56
2026	60	19

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Common questions

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

What a well costs here

At the median depth for the district (53 feet), a complete home well would cost roughly $4,000 to $9,500: $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 (42 to 66 feet) the range runs from $3,500 to $10,500. 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/rolling-plains-groundwater-conservation-district. License CC BY 4.0. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24126380.