texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 60-12

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Walker County. 148 reports, median depth 220 ft.

148Reports
220 ftMedian depth
90 ftWater at
25 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 60-12

Logged in state well grid 60-12, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftSand 43, Clay 33, Top Bit Soil 30, Top Soil 18, Topsoil 15, Rock 11
25–50 ftSand 23, Clay 14, Blue Clay 14, Rock 8, White Clay 7, Blue Shale 7
50–100 ftSand 39, Blue Clay 20, Clay 18, Rock 14, Gray Clay 10, Blue Shale 9
100–200 ftSand 67, Clay 26, Rock 20, Shale 12, Blue Shale 14, Blue Clay 15
200–300 ftSand 39, Clay 19, Rock 18, Shale 7, Blue Clay 7, Blue Shale 7
300–500 ftSand 22, Clay 10, Rock 8, Shale 2, Gray Shale 1, Blue Shale 1
500–1000 ftSand 4, Clay 1, Clay W/Sand Streaks 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 60-12, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Holly Water Wells38170202003–2026
Ballard Water Well Co. LLC19287502001–2025
Gray's Water Well Service10216402003–2009
Geothermal Drilling inc9195152020–2023
Gainco, Inc.9102012
McCarty Drilling, LLC7300202019–2026
Bell's Drilling Service7205202023–2025
Adams Water Wells6150402013–2021
Grays Water Well Svc.6120202012–2019
Gray's Water Well6294252004–2013
J&S Drilling, LLC5255302018–2024
Ricky Bonds Water Wells5275452010–2022
Gray's Water Well Svc.4327302011–2014
EASTEX WELL SERVICE3126252022–2026
B&R WATER WELL DRILLING, LLC2408402026
Gray's Water Well Svc - Brad Davis2330232014
AAA Water Well Service1300402025
Weisinger Incorporated1338202024
AQUA STAR LLC1140202020
Cascade Drilling1322018
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC1362017
GRAYS WATR WELL SERV1355202014
M&M Water Well, LLC1297182014
Grays Water Well Service1251152012
AAA Water Wells1135132008

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic12685.1%241
Environmental Soil Boring96.1%10
Stock42.7%321
Public Supply42.7%236
Monitor21.4%36
Irrigation21.4%200
Closed-Loop Geothermal10.7%220
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s3027395
2010s6920579
2020s4922094

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 60-12. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
486810201862019850Domestic
234950201056619550Stock
35149020135405Domestic
101381200752011650Domestic
483940201850579100Domestic
28711420125006850Domestic
22602120104709070Domestic
2568792011457789Public Supply
73054020264088540Domestic
730362202640811040Domestic

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 60-12?

Depth is only half the quote. What it costs depends on the rock, the casing and the pump. Tell us where and we pass the request to licensed Texas drillers.

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This grid falls in Walker County.

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