Three ways Texas landowners put groundwater data to work.
You inherited the family ranch. Now you're subdividing it.
You inherited your grandfather's ranch and you're splitting it into lots for buyers. Every buyer wants to know: will I get a well that gives me at least 5 gpm and can provide water for at least 8 hours? Type the address into Texas Well Water Map to see the success rate and average well depth nearby, so you have real answers ready.
Your well has performed for 20 years. Now it's slowing down.
Your well pumped 20 gallons a minute for 20 years, and now it's dropping. Open Texas Well Water Map to see what depth nearby wells are pulling from. If neighbors are getting good GPMs from deeper zones, that may be your fix. If all of your neighbors are pulling from the same depth, then going to a different layer may be a better call.
You're expanding the ranch. The next well is the question.
You're developing more of your land and you need another water source. Start with Texas Well Water Map: type the address and check the drilling success rate for the area. If the rate is high - say 90% - hire a driller with confidence; if it's low - say 50% - book a Well Water Finders on-site survey, where our 90% accuracy rate dramatically reduces your dry-hole risk.
Know what the area has on record. Pinpoint what's on the acres that matter.
Whether you're drilling your first well, expanding water for cattle, or planning a new project across the ranch - start with what nearby wells show, and schedule an on-site survey when you're ready to drill.
Forty acres outside Junction. One new well. A budget you can stand behind.
You bought 40 acres outside Junction last year and you're ready to put in a well. Before you call a driller, you type the property address into Texas Well Water Map.
The 5-mile area around your property shows an 80% drilling success rate, with 20 of the last 25 nearby wells coming in successful. Residential wells average 320 feet to a successful depth; industrial wells average 720 feet. That's enough to size your budget — drilling, casing, pump, and a buffer for the deeper end of the depth range.
You schedule a Well Water Finders on-site survey to take the next step. Tell us where you're thinking of drilling and we'll survey those acres — depth, location, and aquifer activity, mapped to landmarks and coordinates your driller can use.
The map informs the budget. The survey informs the drill site.
Plan a new well
See depth, success rate, and where nearby wells came in before you call a driller. Walk into the conversation with a real number for budgeting - not a guess.
Expand water access
Adding stock tanks, irrigation, or a second well? The map shows you where nearby drilling projects have done well and where they've struggled - helpful for staging your investment across the ranch.
Evaluate before buying
Looking at a property? Type the address. See what the data has on record before you make an offer or sign a contract.
From the patterns the area shows, to the acres that matter most.
The map shows you patterns - what nearby wells have found, what depths to expect, what success rates look like. A Well Water Finders on-site survey takes the next step: a physical visit to the acres you want to survey, using our patented groundwater detection equipment.
You tell us where you're thinking of drilling, or where you want water - near the house, the barn, a stock tank, or a planned irrigation site. We survey those acres and deliver a report with depth, location, and aquifer activity, mapped to landmarks (gates, ponds, trees) and exact coordinates for your driller.
For ranches working at scale, we often grid across the property - surveying 10-to-20-acre spaced sites to give you a snapshot of the water table underneath. From there, you can hone in on the segments that look most promising.
Our surveys are 90%+ accurate at detecting groundwater and measuring depth in the acres we cover. What surveys can't guarantee is the drilled well itself - drilling outcomes depend on geology, technique, equipment, and conditions beyond the survey. The survey gives you the best data available before the drill arrives.
Surveys are $1,000 per acre, with a 2-acre minimum and a 25% deposit at booking. Available in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Arkansas.
FAQs
No. The map and Address Search work on their own subscriptions, from Free (county-level) to Paid at $14.99/month (5-mile resolution) to Premium at $29.99/month (half-mile resolution and individual well records). Most landowners start with the map and book a survey when they need direct measurement at a specific site.
The location and measured depth of groundwater on the acres we surveyed, mapped to landmarks like gates, ponds, and trees, with exact coordinates for your driller. Reports also show when no viable groundwater is detected - saving you the cost of drilling a dry hole.
Our surveys find groundwater with 90%+ accuracy on the acres we cover based on wells drilled after our surveys. What we can't guarantee is the well itself - drilling outcomes depend on factors beyond the survey, including local geology, drilling technique, and pumping equipment. The survey gives you the best data available to make a drilling decision.
On-site surveys are available in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Arkansas. The Texas Well Water Map covers all 254 Texas counties.
Start online. Or start on-site.
Open the map to see what your area has on record. Or schedule a survey for direct measurement at the site you choose.
