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Texas well grid 59-22

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Brazos County. 545 reports, median depth 30 ft.

545Reports
30 ftMedian depth
64 ftWater at
35 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 59-22

Logged in state well grid 59-22, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 51, Concrete 45, Sand 23, Silty Clay 19, Shale 21, N/A 20
25–50 ftShale 12, Sand 11, Sandy Shale 7, Sand, Drk. Gray 5, Tan Sandy Clay, Hard 3, Lignite, Drk. Brown/Black 3
50–100 ftShale 17, Sand 16, Clay 10, Sandy Shale 10, Rock 5, Streaky Sand 4
100–200 ftShale 32, Sand 32, Clay 24, Sandy Shale 18, Rock 6, Streaky Sand 7
200–300 ftSand 35, Shale 33, Sandy Shale 22, Clay 15, Streaky Sand 12, Rock 9
300–500 ftShale 29, Sand 32, Clay 12, Sandy Shale 12, Rock 8, Grey Clay 5
500–1000 ftSand 12, Shale 10, Clay 6, Sandy Shale 3, Shale & Rock 1, Rock & Shale 1
1000–5000 ftSand 3, Hard Sand 2, Hard Clay 2, Hard Clay And Rocks 1, Shale 2, Clay 3

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 59-22, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vortex Drilling, Inc.119222006–2023
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.52252004–2026
Mathers Environmental Drilling Inc.31302012–2025
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC29202019–2026
MagnaCore Drilling & Environmental Services26202008–2013
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP19302019–2021
Batten Well Service18295202003–2020
Brien Water Wells17440252004–2026
Gainco, Inc.15152021
Siegert Water Wells, Inc15370252003–2020
LTW Services, LP14420802013–2015
S&K Drilling Co.13507352002–2013
Geoprojects International, Inc.13282005–2010
Sunbelt Industrial Services11152006–2012
dba Universal Drilling Services11252003–2005
Advanced Drilling Systems, Inc.10252005–2024
Alamo Environmental dba Vortex Drilling962024
Alpine Field Services9202006–2008
J&S WATER WELLS81,1006502003–2024
Vironex Inc.82010
Master Monitoring Services, Inc.8172005–2007
Jones Environmental, Inc.6352007
M&M Water Well, LLC5542192013–2024
Chris Siegert5330202016–2022
Wel-Mat Drilling LLP5302016–2017

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Monitor26248.1%30
Environmental Soil Boring14025.7%15
Domestic8114.9%355
Fracking Supply142.6%560
Irrigation101.8%507
Other91.7%9
Rig Supply71.3%400
Test Well61.1%20
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s1303578
2010s2403551
2020s1752062

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 59-22. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
17592520041,736121900Irrigation
6684520031,546207934Irrigation
71585620261,39013075Test Well
46765620171,210173650Fracking Supply
69013220241,100145747Irrigation
46765820171,027175650Fracking Supply
376388201473080130Rig Supply
369702201472314690Fracking Supply
954712006690120Domestic
3265912013680Domestic

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.

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This grid falls in Brazos County.

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