How deep are water wells in Gun Barrel City, Texas?
Only 28 home water wells in and around Gun Barrel City, Texas have been reported since 2001, so treat this as a rough guide: the middle half are 60 to 200 feet deep (median 88 ft). Estimated cost of a complete well at the median depth: $4,500 to $12,000.
This page is based on fewer than 30 wells, so it is kept out of search engines until more reports come in. Treat every figure as a rough guide.
Updated every day from Texas Water Development Board driller reports. Last update: November 11, 2026, using the state file of November 10, 2026.
Under Gun Barrel City, Henderson County
The well and the water are the median of 28 real wells. This atlas does not have a state layer model for this area yet.
Digging in…
Home wells in and around Gun Barrel City
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.
Well depth (ft)
- <100
- 100
- 200
- 300
- 400
- 600
- 800+
Dashed line: Gun Barrel City and about 2 miles around it
Green: aquifer mapped by the state
Key figures
- Typical depth (middle half)
- 60 to 200 feet
- Median depth
- 88 feet
- Deepest 10% are past
- 220 feet
- Water level (median)
- 30 feet
- 24 wells
- Yield (median)
- 12 gpm
- 23 wells, gallons per minute
- Wells used
- 28
- Since 2001
- Inside the city limits
- 5
- the rest within 2 miles
- All years on file
- 28
- median 88 ft, since 2003
- Confidence
- Few wells (10 to 29)
When the wells were finished, the water stood a median 30 feet below the surface (24 wells), well above the bottom: the typical well holds about 58 feet of water.
Which formation do wells in Gun Barrel City draw from?
We cannot say yet for Gun Barrel City. 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.
Depth over time
Too few wells per period in and around Gun Barrel City to compare depth over time. Since 2003, 28 home wells have been reported, with a median of 88 feet.
| Period | Median depth (ft) | Wells |
|---|---|---|
| 2001–2005 | under 10 wells | 2 |
| 2006–2010 | under 10 wells | 5 |
| 2011–2015 | 70 | 16 |
| 2016–2020 | under 10 wells | 4 |
| 2021–2025 | under 10 wells | 1 |
What a well costs in Gun Barrel City
At the median depth for Gun Barrel City (88 feet), a complete home well would cost roughly $4,500 to $12,000: $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 (60 to 200 feet) the range runs from $4,000 to $18,500. 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.
Where it sits
- Wells in Henderson County
- Neches and Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation District (groundwater district)
- City · 32.3276, -96.1285
Nearby places
Median depth of home wells in each place.
- Payne Springs 140 ft
- Tool 56 ft
- Enchanted Oaks 60 ft
- Seven Points 60 ft
- Eustace 205 ft
- Log Cabin 200 ft
Common questions
How deep do you have to drill a well in Gun Barrel City, Texas?
Only 28 home water wells in and around Gun Barrel City, Texas have been reported since 2001, so treat this as a rough guide: the middle half are 60 to 200 feet deep (median 88 ft). One in ten goes past 220 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 Gun Barrel City?
At the median depth (88 feet), a complete well would cost roughly $4,500 to $12,000, 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 Gun Barrel City?
When the wells were finished, the water stood a median 30 feet below the surface (24 wells), well above the bottom: the typical well holds about 58 feet of water. The level moves with drought and from one well to the next.
Do I need a permit to drill a well in Gun Barrel City?
Gun Barrel City 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/gun-barrel-city-tx. License CC BY 4.0. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24126380.
Sources
- Submitted Driller's Reports database, Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) (file of November 10, 2026)
- Texas place boundaries, U.S. Census Bureau (2023 cartographic boundary file)
- Ground elevation: Terrain Tiles (Mapzen), Registry of Open Data on AWS
- TWDB well report viewer (each well's official report)