texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 59-57

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Fayette County and Lee County. 127 reports, median depth 320 ft.

127Reports
320 ftMedian depth
85 ftWater at
60 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 59-57

Logged in state well grid 59-57, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 17, Tan Clay 17, Gravel 14, Shale 14, Top Soil 12, Sand 11
25–50 ftGray Clay 9, Sand 8, Gray Shale 5, Clay 4, Lignite 3, Sand Rock 2
50–100 ftSand 11, Gray Clay 9, Shale 8, Clay 5, Gray Sandy Shale 4, Sandy Shale 3
100–200 ftSand 16, Clay 11, Gray Clay 10, Rock 7, Shale 6, Fine Sharp Gray Sand 5
200–300 ftSand 27, Gray Clay 9, Shale 12, Clay 11, Fine Sharp Gray Sand 7, Sandy Shale 7
300–500 ftSand 14, Clay 12, Rock 5, Shale 5, Sandy Shale 4, Gray Shale 3
500–1000 ftClay 3, Rock 1, Fine Tan Sand 1, Sand 1, Gray Shale / Shells / Black Sand 1, Shells 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 59-57, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Richter Well Drilling, Inc.36377602002–2024
Austin Geo-Logic182012
J&S WATER WELLS154701202003–2023
Vortex Drilling, Inc.1382011
WASHINGTON CO WATER WELL DRILLING6275402016–2021
Jackson Water Well6360602013–2021
Neuendorff's Water Well Service, Inc.5265452023–2026
WB Southern Drilling LLC5220802023–2025
Washington County Water Well Drilling4245302004–2005
Jimmy's Well Service34402011–2020
Wicks Water Well2120202017
Alsay Incorporated26103502007–2013
Siegert Water Wells, Inc2342452009–2012
sotex water well serv1280302024
Texas Southern Drilling1265502024
Cobra Water Well Drilling, LLC.1720602018
J & S Water Wells - Tomas Salinas11302010
J & S Water Wells - Primo Trejo1902011
Maresh Drilling Co., Inc.1400802012
FLECK WATER WELL DRIG.1540352012
Neuendorff's Water Well Svc., Inc.1602011
west water well13002009
Kenco Water Well Svc192009

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic5341.7%280
Stock1814.2%335
Monitor1814.2%
Environmental Soil Boring1310.2%8
Industrial86.3%510
Rig Supply86.3%450
Irrigation86.3%450
Fracking Supply10.8%570
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s2834290
2010s7035080
2020s2928088

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 59-57. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
373702201487014050Rig Supply
526569201972758Stock
496788201872020060Rig Supply
3014472012705106Stock
35252320136104790Domestic
6570672023590140130Industrial
6205622022570120140Fracking Supply
28550620125407235Irrigation
591528202151050100Rig Supply
43932200351050150Industrial

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 59-57?

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This grid falls in Fayette County, Lee County, Liberty County.

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