How deep are water wells in Longview, Texas?

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

At the median depth (420 feet), a complete well would cost roughly $13,000 to $31,500, 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 Longview?

When the wells were finished, the water stood a median 200 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 Longview?

In the state's boundary file (current as of November 2019) no groundwater conservation district covers Longview. 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.

Home water wells in and around Longview, Texas are consistently 400 to 440 feet deep (median 420 ft, 74 wells drilled in the last 10 years). Estimated cost of a complete well at the median depth: $13,000 to $31,500.

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 Gregg County

Under Longview, Gregg County

The well and the water are the median of 74 real wells. This atlas does not have a state layer model for this area yet.

Home wells in and around Longview

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: Longview and about 2 miles around it

Key figures

Typical depth (middle half): 400 to 440 feet
Median depth: 420 feet
Deepest 10% are past: 480 feet
Water level (median): 200 feet; 45 wells
Yield (median): 25 gpm; 66 wells, gallons per minute
Wells used: 74; In the last 10 years
Inside the city limits: 9; the rest within 2 miles
All years on file: 286; median 430 ft, since 2001
Confidence: Standard (30 or more wells)

When the wells were finished, the water stood a median 200 feet below the surface (45 wells).

The well and the water are the median of 74 real wells. This atlas does not have a state layer model for this area yet.

Which formation do wells in Longview draw from?

We cannot say yet for Longview. 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 Gregg County

Depth over time

Home well depth in and around Longview has not changed meaningfully in 20 years: the median was 410 feet in 2003 to 2007 and 422 feet in 2021 to 2025 (a difference under 10% or within the margin of error).

Period	Median depth (ft)	Wells
2001–2005	410	56
2006–2010	400	49
2011–2015	448	96
2016–2020	420	34
2021–2025	422	48
2026	under 10 wells	3

What a well costs in Longview

At the median depth for Longview (420 feet), a complete home well would cost roughly $13,000 to $31,500: $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 (400 to 440 feet) the range runs from $12,500 to $33,000. 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

Nearby places

Median depth of home wells in each place.

White Oak 402 ft
Clarksville City 421 ft
Warren City 420 ft
East Mountain 420 ft
Union Grove 423 ft
Kilgore 380 ft

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Common questions

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

Home water wells in and around Longview, Texas are consistently 400 to 440 feet deep (median 420 ft, 74 wells drilled in the last 10 years). One in ten goes past 480 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 Longview?

At the median depth (420 feet), a complete well would cost roughly $13,000 to $31,500, 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 Longview?

When the wells were finished, the water stood a median 200 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 Longview?

In the state's boundary file (current as of November 2019) no groundwater conservation district covers Longview. 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/longview-tx. License CC BY 4.0. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24126380.