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Texas well grid 40-61

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Bell County. 296 reports, median depth 25 ft.

296Reports
25 ftMedian depth
33 ftWater at
12 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 40-61

Logged in state well grid 40-61, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftAsphalt 24, Topsoil, Overlaying Clayey Soil; Varying Amounts Of Slag 14, Overburden 13, Concrete 13, Tan Limestone 11, Concrete Parking Lot 11
25–50 ftGray Limestone 5, Shale 4, Tan Limestone 3, Gravel 3, Limestone 3, Tan & Brown Lime 3
50–100 ftGray Limestone 3, Fractured Tan Limestone 2, Edwards Lime 2, Gray Lime & Shale 2, Tan + Brown Lime 2, Gray Lime 2
100–200 ftGray Lime 10, Grey Lime 3, Gray Limestone 2, Comanche Peak Lime 2, Gray & Tan Limestone 2, Grey Limestone 2
200–300 ftLimestone & Some Clay 1, Grey Lime And Shale 1, Fractured Tan Limestone 1, Gray Limestone 1, Fractured Lime & Sandstone 1, Tan & Brown Lime 1
300–500 ftLimestone & Clay 1, Clay & Some Limestone 1, Limestone & Some Clay 1, Clay 1, Limestone, Sand & Clay 1, Clay, Limestone, Sand 1
500–1000 ftClay 1, Water Sand 3, Limestone & Sand 1, Sand & Clay 1, Clay, Sand & Limestone 1, Sand 2
1000–5000 ftSand 1, Limestone, Sand & Clay 1, Sand & Clay 1, Sand, Limestone, Clay & Rocks 1, Clay 1, Clay & Sand 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 40-61, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vortex Drilling, Inc.46202007–2016
Environmental Logistics Company, LLC2852021–2026
David Cowen2514082003–2024
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC22202019–2026
MagnaCore Drilling & Environmental Services19102004–2012
Geoprojects International, Inc.1852004
Beyond Engineering & Testing, LLC.12602026
Tom Lovelace Water Well Service12200212004–2025
Strata Core Services, LLC11372011–2018
Kleinfelder10252010–2011
W.E.S.T. Drilling9252003–2006
Roddy Qualls Environmental Drilling8152016–2019
Tom Lovelace Water Well Serv.8200122003–2011
Austin Geo-Logic6152013–2024
Total Support Services6182001–2004
Apex Drilling, Inc.5360302005–2010
GM Enterprises4152019
Sunbelt Industrial Services462007–2009
Bee Cave Drilling, Inc.4850802004–2005
Apex Geoscience Inc.42004
Michael Tolle33032015–2023
WEST Drilling3352005–2019
Subterra Environmental Services, LLC.352018
Brien Water Wells3461802012–2017
Alpine Field Services32012

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Environmental Soil Boring11839.9%8
Monitor10033.8%30
Domestic5518.6%185
Irrigation93.0%155
Closed-Loop Geothermal41.4%303
Other41.4%35
Test Well31.0%25
Stock20.7%320
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s892030
2010s1313235
2020s761550

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 40-61. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
69576820241,220Irrigation
3458852013940349200Domestic
6809702024930Domestic
6130812020930Irrigation
43312200491880Domestic
1653502006900392150Domestic
5870822021880Domestic
753382005880150Domestic
2614372010850313Domestic
549682005850150Domestic

Every figure here comes from a report a licensed driller filed on the day the work ended — sometimes decades ago. It describes what was found then, not what a well yields today, and it is not a statement that any well is sound, potable or still in use.

Drilling a well near grid 40-61?

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This grid falls in Bell County.

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