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How deep are water wells in New Fairview, Texas?

Home water wells in and around New Fairview, Texas are typically 180 to 375 feet deep (median 220 ft, 392 wells drilled in the last 10 years). All (100%) draw from the Trinity, which the state maps here as one undivided unit, the Antlers Formation. New wells run about 22% shallower than 20 years ago (median 308 ft in 2003 to 2007, 240 ft in 2021 to 2025). Estimated cost of a complete well at the median depth: $8,000 to $19,500.

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 pointWise County
What is under New Fairview, TexasUnderground column at the center of New Fairview: median well 220 ft, middle half 180 to 375 ft, water at 120 ft, and the layers of the state's model with their thickness.Washita and Fredericksburg: 0 to 146 ftWashita and Frederick…Upper Trinity: 146 to 585 ftUpper Trinitycontinues to 876 ft0100200300400500ftGround level · 893 ft above sea levelMedian well: 220 ftWater standing in the well from 120 ftWater level120 ftMedian well220 ftMiddle half180–375 ft

Under New Fairview, Wise County

Layers at the center of New Fairview from TWDB's Northern Trinity and Woodbine model (quarter mile cells, summarized here to about 1.3 miles), at true depth scale. The well and the water are the median of 392 real wells.

Home wells in and around New Fairview

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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Dashed line: New Fairview and about 2 miles around it

Key figures

Typical depth (middle half)
180 to 375 feet
Median depth
220 feet
Deepest 10% are past
420 feet
Water level (median)
120 feet
171 wells
Yield (median)
15 gpm
214 wells, gallons per minute
Wells used
392
In the last 10 years
Inside the city limits
59
the rest within 2 miles
All years on file
635
median 270 ft, since 2001
Confidence
Standard (30 or more wells)

When the wells were finished, the water stood a median 120 feet below the surface (171 wells).

What is under New Fairview, TexasUnderground column at the center of New Fairview: median well 220 ft, middle half 180 to 375 ft, water at 120 ft, and the layers of the state's model with their thickness.Washita and Fredericksburg: 0 to 146 ftWashita and Frederick…Upper Trinity: 146 to 585 ftUpper Trinitycontinues to 876 ft0100200300400500ftGround level · 893 ft above sea levelMedian well: 220 ftWater standing in the well from 120 ftWater level120 ftMedian well220 ftMiddle half180–375 ft
Layers at the center of New Fairview from TWDB's Northern Trinity and Woodbine model (quarter mile cells, summarized here to about 1.3 miles), at true depth scale. The well and the water are the median of 392 real wells.

Which formation do wells in New Fairview draw from?

All (100%) draw from the Trinity, which the state maps here as one undivided unit, the Antlers Formation.

Layer (state's model)ShareWellsTypical depth (ft)
Upper TrinityPaluxy and Glen Rose99%386180–360
Lower TrinityTwin Mountains and Travis Peak1%4—
Near or below the base of the Trinity1%2—

For 98% of these wells the report says where the water enters (the screen or the open hole), and we use the middle of that interval.

The layers under the center of New Fairview

From the state's model, at 893 feet above sea level. These are the model's depths at that one point, not those of any particular lot.

Depths in feet below ground.
Layer (state's model)Top (ft)Bottom (ft)Thickness (ft)
Washita and Fredericksburglimestone, marl and clay0146146
Upper Trinitysandstone, limestone and marl146585439
Lower Trinitysandstone with shale and limestone585876291

Depth over time

New home wells in and around New Fairview are shallower than 20 years ago: the median went from 308 feet (2003 to 2007) to 240 feet (2021 to 2025), 22% less. That usually happens when new homes go up in a different area or drillers switch layers.

PeriodMedian depth (ft)Wells
2001–200536062
2006–201027591
2011–201536567
2016–2020215226
2021–2025240168
202636021

What a well costs in New Fairview

At the median depth for New Fairview (220 feet), a complete home well would cost roughly $8,000 to $19,500: $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 (180 to 375 feet) the range runs from $7,000 to $29,000. 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.

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Common questions

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

Home water wells in and around New Fairview, Texas are typically 180 to 375 feet deep (median 220 ft, 392 wells drilled in the last 10 years). One in ten goes past 420 feet. The depth a given tract needs depends on where it sits and what layers the driller hits.

What aquifer or formation do wells in New Fairview draw from?

All (100%) draw from the Trinity, which the state maps here as one undivided unit, the Antlers Formation. This is an estimate from the state's regional model, not a survey of the lot.

How much does a water well cost in New Fairview?

At the median depth (220 feet), a complete well would cost roughly $8,000 to $19,500, 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 New Fairview?

When the wells were finished, the water stood a median 120 feet below the surface (171 wells). The level moves with drought and from one well to the next.

Do I need a permit to drill a well in New Fairview?

New Fairview is inside the Upper Trinity 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.

To tell which layer a well draws from, we take the ground elevation at its location, subtract the depth of the interval where water enters (or the bottom of the hole when the report does not give one) and see which layer of the state's model that point falls in.

For 98% of these wells the report says where the water enters (the screen or the open hole), and we use the middle of that interval.

How well it works: In 7,977 wells in the area of the state's Northern Trinity and Woodbine model (North and Central Texas) where the State of Texas recorded the aquifer, our estimate of the formation the well draws from names the same layer of the state's model in about 74% of them, and that layer or the one next to it in at least 95%; among the 3,130 of those wells that the state places in a Trinity layer (Paluxy to Hosston) it is about 56%.

  • The layers come from the Texas Water Development Board's Northern Trinity and Woodbine model, with quarter mile cells, summarized here to about 1.3 miles. It is a regional model, not a survey of any lot: between one model point and the next, the real depth of each layer can differ.
  • In this model every layer is at least 30 feet thick, even where the real rock is thinner or missing. Thin layers and the edges of the model are approximate.
  • Inside the Trinity this atlas does not name single model layers: it groups the Paluxy and Glen Rose (upper Trinity) and groups the Hensell, Pearsall and Hosston (lower Trinity, Twin Mountains and Travis Peak), because the check against the state's codes shows the method cannot separate them reliably.
  • In this area, north and west of Fort Worth, the state maps the Trinity as one undivided unit, the Antlers Formation. The model cuts it into layers by depth; the split between upper and lower Trinity shown here is approximate, and the depth ranges are the solid part.
  • "Near or below the base of the Trinity" means the well reaches the bottom of the model or passes it, often by tens of feet. Older rock that the model does not include may lie there.
  • We never use the model's water levels. The water level on this page is the one each driller measured when the well was finished.

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/new-fairview-tx. License CC BY 4.0. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24126380.

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