# Well grid 59-17, Texas — Milam, Travis — how deep, and through what

> 133 well reports in Texas state well grid 59-17, covering Milam, Travis, Grimes. Median depth 447 ft.

## Texas well grid 59-17

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in [Milam County](/county/milam.md) and [Travis County](/county/travis.md). **133** reports, median depth **447 ft**.

### What you will drill through in grid 59-17

*Logged in state well grid 59-17, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.*

| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | **Sand** 39 , **Clay** 35 , **Shale** 10 , **Sandy Clay** 9 , **Top Soil** 8 , **Red Sandy Clay** 6 |
| 25–50 ft | **Shale** 8 , **Clay** 6 , **Coal** 5 , **Sand** 4 , **Sandy Shale** 4 , **Sandy Clay** 4 |
| 50–100 ft | **Sand** 20 , **Shale** 17 , **Rock** 8 , **Sandy Shale** 7 , **Clay** 6 , **Gray Clay** 4 |
| 100–200 ft | **Shale** 26 , **Sand** 24 , **Rock** 15 , **Sandy Shale** 13 , **Clay** 3 , **Gray Sand** 3 |
| 200–300 ft | **Sand** 22 , **Rock** 16 , **Shale** 17 , **Sandy Shale** 8 , **Gray Sandy Clay** 4 , **Gray Sand** 3 |
| 300–500 ft | **Sand** 39 , **Shale** 36 , **Rock** 19 , **Sandy Shale** 19 , **S-Shale** 4 , **Streaky Sand** 4 |
| 500–1000 ft | **Shale** 20 , **Sand** 14 , **Rock** 9 , **Sandy Shale** 8 , **Streaky Sand** 4 , **Gray Sandy Clay** 3 |

### Who drills here

*Licensed firms in state well grid 59-17, busiest first.*

| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Brien Water Wells](/driller/brien-water-wells.md) | 51 | 480 | 25 | 2003–2026 |
| [Williams Water Wells LLC](/driller/williams-water-wells-llc.md) | 16 | 230 | 18 | 2018–2026 |
| [CLEARWATER WELL SERVICE INC](/driller/clearwater-well-service-inc.md) | 10 | 520 | 50 | 2010–2026 |
| [RELIANT DRILLING](/driller/reliant-drilling.md) | 10 | 320 | 40 | 2020–2025 |
| [Siegert Water Wells, Inc](/driller/siegert-water-wells-inc.md) | 9 | 573 | 20 | 2003–2025 |
| Willoughby Water Wells | 7 | 460 | 8 | 2021–2022 |
| [Envirotech Drilling Services LLC](/driller/envirotech-drilling-services-llc.md) | 3 | 20 | — | 2026 |
| [Bluebonnet Water Wells](/driller/bluebonnet-water-wells.md) | 2 | 130 | 60 | 2025 |
| [J&S Drilling, LLC](/driller/j-s-drilling-llc.md) | 2 | 780 | 28 | 2022–2024 |
| [Ballard Water Well Co. LLC](/driller/ballard-water-well-co-llc.md) | 2 | 630 | 15 | 2023 |
| HW Drilling LLC | 2 | 500 | 15 | 2022 |
| [BROWN'S WATER WELL DRILLING, LLC](/driller/brown-s-water-well-drilling-llc.md) | 2 | 380 | 100 | 2003–2017 |
| [Weisinger Incorporated](/driller/weisinger-incorporated.md) | 2 | — | 600 | 2012 |
| [Jones Environmental Drilling, Inc.](/driller/jones-environmental-drilling-inc.md) | 2 | — | — | 2004 |
| [M/W DRILLING COMPANY LLC](/driller/m-w-drilling-company-llc.md) | 1 | 750 | 15 | 2024 |
| [Underground Water Resources, LLC](/driller/underground-water-resources-llc.md) | 1 | 480 | 16 | 2022 |
| Chris Siegert | 1 | 430 | 20 | 2018 |
| [TOM ARNOLD DRILLING](/driller/tom-arnold-drilling.md) | 1 | 215 | 50 | 2014 |
| Clearwater Well Service Inc 21 | 1 | — | 60 | 2014 |
| [Alsay Incorporated](/driller/alsay-incorporated.md) | 1 | 470 | 408 | 2013 |
| [Batten Well Service](/driller/batten-well-service.md) | 1 | 86 | 1 | 2012 |
| [W5 Water Well Service, Inc.](/driller/w5-water-well-service-inc.md) | 1 | 500 | — | 2010 |
| BROWN WATER WELL DRILLING | 1 | 300 | — | 2003 |

### What the wells are for

*Purpose, and how deep each went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 106 | 79.7% | 450 |
| Stock | 14 | 10.5% | 460 |
| Monitor | 5 | 3.8% | 220 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 3 | 2.3% | 20 |
| Public Supply | 3 | 2.3% | 470 |
| Irrigation | 2 | 1.5% | 536 |

*By decade drilled.*

| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26 | 447 | 90 |
| 2010s | 38 | 500 | 136 |
| 2020s | 69 | 430 | 143 |

### The deepest reports on file

*Deepest reports in state well grid 59-17. Column one is the tracking number.*

| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 219858 | 2009 | 900 | 217 | 20 | Domestic |
| 441314 | 2016 | 840 | 210 | 20 | Domestic |
| 598478 | 2022 | 780 | — | — | Domestic |
| 523648 | 2019 | 752 | 197 | 15 | Domestic |
| 673915 | 2024 | 750 | 165 | 15 | Domestic |
| 596027 | 2021 | 750 | 186 | 8 | Domestic |
| 470716 | 2018 | 700 | 235 | 15 | Domestic |
| 35247 | 2003 | 700 | 158 | 35 | Domestic |
| 35229 | 2003 | 700 | 156 | 30 | Domestic |
| 357455 | 2014 | 693 | 145 | 25 | Domestic |

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 59-17?

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This grid falls in [Milam County](/county/milam.md), [Travis County](/county/travis.md), [Grimes County](/county/grimes.md), [Brazos County](/county/brazos.md).

### Grids with a comparable number of reports

- [59-08](/area/59-08.md)
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- [80-01](/area/80-01.md)
- [02-33](/area/02-33.md)
- [03-35](/area/03-35.md)
- [03-46](/area/03-46.md)
- [10-36](/area/10-36.md)
- [66-62](/area/66-62.md)
- [77-43](/area/77-43.md)
- [07-03](/area/07-03.md)
- [24-21](/area/24-21.md)
- [34-52](/area/34-52.md)
- [34-60](/area/34-60.md)

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Página: https://texas-water-wells.pages.dev/area/59-17/
Fonte: Texas Submitted Driller's Report Database — Texas Water Development Board, from reports filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
Recolha: 2026-08-23