How deep are water wells in Tehuacana, Texas?
Only 12 home water wells in and around Tehuacana, Texas have been reported since 2001, so treat this as a rough guide: the middle half are 165 to 443 feet deep (median 332 ft). Estimated cost of a complete well at the median depth: $11,000 to $26,500.
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 Tehuacana, Limestone County
Layers at the center of Tehuacana 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 12 real wells.
Digging in…
Home wells in and around Tehuacana
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)
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Dashed line: Tehuacana and about 2 miles around it
Green: aquifer mapped by the state
Key figures
- Typical depth (middle half)
- 165 to 443 feet
- Median depth
- 332 feet
- Deepest 10% are past
- 458 feet
- Wells used
- 12
- Since 2001
- Inside the city limits
- 1
- the rest within 2 miles
- All years on file
- 12
- median 332 ft, since 2004
- Confidence
- Few wells (10 to 29)
Which formation do wells in Tehuacana draw from?
We cannot say yet for Tehuacana. 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 Tehuacana to compare depth over time. Since 2004, 12 home wells have been reported, with a median of 332 feet.
| Period | Median depth (ft) | Wells |
|---|---|---|
| 2001–2005 | under 10 wells | 2 |
| 2006–2010 | under 10 wells | 2 |
| 2011–2015 | under 10 wells | 1 |
| 2016–2020 | under 10 wells | 1 |
| 2021–2025 | under 10 wells | 5 |
| 2026 | under 10 wells | 1 |
What a well costs in Tehuacana
At the median depth for Tehuacana (332 feet), a complete home well would cost roughly $11,000 to $26,500: $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 (165 to 443 feet) the range runs from $6,500 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
- Wells in Limestone County
- Town · 31.7412, -96.5435
Common questions
How deep do you have to drill a well in Tehuacana, Texas?
Only 12 home water wells in and around Tehuacana, Texas have been reported since 2001, so treat this as a rough guide: the middle half are 165 to 443 feet deep (median 332 ft). One in ten goes past 458 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 Tehuacana?
At the median depth (332 feet), a complete well would cost roughly $11,000 to $26,500, by TerraFunded's estimate from published Texas driller prices. The real price comes from a licensed driller's quote.
Do I need a permit to drill a well in Tehuacana?
In the state's boundary file (current as of November 2019) no groundwater conservation district covers Tehuacana. 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/tehuacana-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)
