How deep are water wells in Eustace, Texas?

Q: How much does a water well cost in Eustace?

At the median depth (205 feet), a complete well would cost roughly $7,500 to $19,000, by TerraFunded's estimate from published Texas driller prices. The real price comes from a licensed driller's quote.

Q: How deep is the water in Eustace?

When the wells were finished, the water stood a median 95 feet below the surface (45 wells). The level moves with drought and from one well to the next.

Q: Do I need a permit to drill a well in Eustace?

Eustace is inside the Neches and Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation District. Groundwater conservation districts in Texas can require registering or permitting a new well, keeping set distances from property lines and other wells, and paying fees. Rules differ from district to district: ask the district before drilling.

Home water wells in and around Eustace, Texas are typically 185 to 260 feet deep (median 205 ft, 60 wells drilled in the last 10 years). Estimated cost of a complete well at the median depth: $7,500 to $19,000.

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 Henderson County

Under Eustace, Henderson County

The well and the water are the median of 60 real wells. This atlas does not have a state layer model for this area yet.

Home wells in and around Eustace

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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Dashed line: Eustace and about 2 miles around it

Key figures

Typical depth (middle half): 185 to 260 feet
Median depth: 205 feet
Deepest 10% are past: 360 feet
Water level (median): 95 feet; 45 wells
Yield (median): 18 gpm; 53 wells, gallons per minute
Wells used: 60; In the last 10 years
Inside the city limits: 3; the rest within 2 miles
All years on file: 113; median 220 ft, since 1997
Confidence: Standard (30 or more wells)

When the wells were finished, the water stood a median 95 feet below the surface (45 wells).

The well and the water are the median of 60 real wells. This atlas does not have a state layer model for this area yet.

Which formation do wells in Eustace draw from?

We cannot say yet for Eustace. This atlas assigns layers with the TWDB layered models processed so far (the Northern Trinity and Woodbine model, the Hill Country Trinity model, the northern Gulf Coast Aquifer model and the High Plains Aquifer System model), and none covers this area with enough wells. The depth, water level and yield on this page do come from the real wells here.

See the aquifers mapped under Henderson County

Depth over time

There are not enough wells in both 2003 to 2007 and 2021 to 2025 (at least 30 in each) to say with confidence whether wells in and around Eustace are getting deeper. For reference, the median was 250 feet in 2001 to 2005 (13 wells) and 200 feet in 2021 to 2025 (30 wells).

Period	Median depth (ft)	Wells
2001–2005	250	13
2006–2010	260	17
2011–2015	220	19
2016–2020	205	29
2021–2025	200	30
2026	under 10 wells	4

What a well costs in Eustace

At the median depth for Eustace (205 feet), a complete home well would cost roughly $7,500 to $19,000: $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 (185 to 260 feet) the range runs from $7,000 to $22,000. 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.

Where it sits

Wells in Henderson County
Neches and Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation District (groundwater district)
City · 32.3075, -96.0138

Nearby places

Median depth of home wells in each place.

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Common questions

How deep do you have to drill a well in Eustace, Texas?

Home water wells in and around Eustace, Texas are typically 185 to 260 feet deep (median 205 ft, 60 wells drilled in the last 10 years). One in ten goes past 360 feet. The depth a given tract needs depends on where it sits and what layers the driller hits.

How much does a water well cost in Eustace?

At the median depth (205 feet), a complete well would cost roughly $7,500 to $19,000, by TerraFunded's estimate from published Texas driller prices. The real price comes from a licensed driller's quote.

How deep is the water in Eustace?

When the wells were finished, the water stood a median 95 feet below the surface (45 wells). The level moves with drought and from one well to the next.

Do I need a permit to drill a well in Eustace?

Eustace is inside the Neches and Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation District. Groundwater conservation districts in Texas can require registering or permitting a new well, keeping set distances from property lines and other wells, and paying fees. Rules differ from district to district: ask the district before drilling.

How these numbers are made

We count new and replacement domestic (home) wells whose coordinates fall inside the place boundary or within 2 miles of it. 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.

Read the full methodology · Download the data (CSV, CC BY 4.0)

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/places/eustace-tx. License CC BY 4.0. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24126380.