How deep are water wells in Laughlin AFB, Texas?
Only 21 home water wells in and around Laughlin AFB, Texas have been reported since 2001, so treat this as a rough guide: the middle half are 180 to 282 feet deep (median 210 ft). Estimated cost of a complete well at the median depth: $8,000 to $19,000.
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 Laughlin AFB, Val Verde County
The well and the water are the median of 21 real wells. This atlas does not have a state layer model for this area yet.
Digging in…
Home wells in and around Laughlin AFB
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: Laughlin AFB and about 2 miles around it
Green: aquifer mapped by the state
Key figures
- Typical depth (middle half)
- 180 to 282 feet
- Median depth
- 210 feet
- Deepest 10% are past
- 702 feet
- Water level (median)
- 64 feet
- 18 wells
- Yield (median)
- 20 gpm
- 13 wells, gallons per minute
- Wells used
- 21
- Since 2001
- Inside the city limits
- 0
- the rest within 2 miles
- All years on file
- 21
- median 210 ft, since 2003
- Confidence
- Few wells (10 to 29)
When the wells were finished, the water stood a median 64 feet below the surface (18 wells), well above the bottom: the typical well holds about 146 feet of water.
Which formation do wells in Laughlin AFB draw from?
We cannot say yet for Laughlin AFB. 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 Laughlin AFB to compare depth over time. Since 2003, 21 home wells have been reported, with a median of 210 feet.
| Period | Median depth (ft) | Wells |
|---|---|---|
| 2001–2005 | under 10 wells | 4 |
| 2006–2010 | under 10 wells | 6 |
| 2011–2015 | under 10 wells | 3 |
| 2016–2020 | under 10 wells | 1 |
| 2021–2025 | under 10 wells | 6 |
| 2026 | under 10 wells | 1 |
What a well costs in Laughlin AFB
At the median depth for Laughlin AFB (210 feet), a complete home well would cost roughly $8,000 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 (180 to 282 feet) the range runs from $7,000 to $23,500. 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 Val Verde County
- Unincorporated community (Census-designated place) · 29.3568, -100.7828
Nearby places
Median depth of home wells in each place.
- Val Verde Park 200 ft
- Del Rio 200 ft
- Cienegas Terrace 163 ft
- Lake View 420 ft
- Fort Clark Springs 160 ft
- Brackettville 360 ft
Common questions
How deep do you have to drill a well in Laughlin AFB, Texas?
Only 21 home water wells in and around Laughlin AFB, Texas have been reported since 2001, so treat this as a rough guide: the middle half are 180 to 282 feet deep (median 210 ft). One in ten goes past 702 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 Laughlin AFB?
At the median depth (210 feet), a complete well would cost roughly $8,000 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 Laughlin AFB?
When the wells were finished, the water stood a median 64 feet below the surface (18 wells), well above the bottom: the typical well holds about 146 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 Laughlin AFB?
In the state's boundary file (current as of November 2019) no groundwater conservation district covers Laughlin AFB. Districts created or enlarged since then are missing from that file, so confirm with the county or TWDB before drilling. Anywhere in Texas the well must be drilled by a licensed driller, who files the report with the state.
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/laughlin-afb-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)