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Brown County, Texas: well depth, water level & drilling cost

Name: Brown County, Texas water well statistics
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✓ 814 TDLR SDR records · verified 2026-09-22

155 ftmedian well depth

105 ft–230 fttypical depth range

68 ftmedian static water level

12 gpmmedian yield (672 tests)

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How deep are wells in Brown County, Texas?

The median drilled well depth in Brown County is 155 ft, based on 814 wells with recorded depths in the state TDLR SDR database. Half of all wells fall between 105 ft and 230 ft; 90% are shallower than 320 ft. Wells drilled since 2016 have a median depth of 160 ft.

How much does it cost to drill a well in Brown County?

Applying published per-foot rates to the local median depth of 160 ft: drilling and casing alone typically runs $4,000–$10,400; a complete system including pump, pressure tank, and hookup typically runs $9,600–$16,000. Actual quotes depend on site access, geology, and casing requirements.

What is the static water level in Brown County?

The median static water level is 68 ft below ground surface (middle half of wells: 35 ft–130 ft), from 640 measurements.

How much water do wells in Brown County produce?

The median tested yield is 12 gpm (middle half: 5 gpm–25 gpm), from 672 pump tests. A typical household needs 5–10 gpm.

Drilled depth distribution

0–50 ft 12 50–100 ft 113 100–150 ft 251 150–200 ft 145 200–300 ft 171 300–400 ft 98 400–600 ft 23 600+ ft 1

Who drills wells in Brown County?

Companies by number of water wells completed in this county since 2016, per filed driller reports (SDR).

Driller	Wells since 2016
F&F Drilling	109
SIMMONS WATER WELL SERVICE	68
Michael Gilliam Consultant Services	53
Associated Well Services, Inc.	16
Walden Drilling Inc	15
Robert Caraway Water Well Drlg.	8
Lange Drilling Co	8
Spencer's Water Well Service	8

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Well records by ZIP code in Brown County

Median depth, water level, and yield for each ZIP code with recorded wells.

May (76857) — 234 wells, median 140 ft
Blanket (76432) — 179 wells, median 260 ft
Zephyr (76890) — 166 wells, median 170 ft
Brownwood (76801) — 93 wells, median 140 ft
Bangs (76823) — 59 wells, median 116 ft
Early (76802) — 52 wells, median 140 ft

Method: medians computed from TDLR SDR records (water-supply wells only (domestic, irrigation, stock, public supply, industrial) — monitoring, environmental borings, test holes, injection and geothermal excluded; depths 0–5,000 ft). Cost estimate applies published per-foot ranges (checked 2026-06-11) to the local median depth — full methodology & sources.