Texas well grid 60-17
A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Grimes County and Walker County. 194 reports, median depth 290 ft.
194Reports
290 ftMedian depth
68 ftWater at
40 gpmMedian yield
What you will drill through in grid 60-17
| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | Clay 95, Sand 45, Top Soil 38, Topsoil 20, Rock 14, Brown Clay 9 |
| 25–50 ft | Sand 30, Clay 21, Blue Clay 8, Hard Shale 4, Blue Shale 6, Shale 5 |
| 50–100 ft | Sand 50, Clay 49, Rock 11, Shale 9, Lignite 11, Blue Clay 7 |
| 100–200 ft | Sand 104, Clay 72, Rock 31, Shale 12, Blue Clay 7, Lignite 8 |
| 200–300 ft | Sand 88, Clay 46, Rock 20, Shale 7, Sandy Shale 6, Sandy Clay 6 |
| 300–500 ft | Sand 40, Clay 13, Rock 8, Hard Shale 3, Shale 3, Gray Sand 4 |
| 500–1000 ft | Sand 5, Shale 3, Gray Sand 3, Gray Clay 4, Clay 2, Gray Sandy Clay 2 |
Who drills here
What the wells are for
| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 172 | 88.7% | 275 |
| Stock | 11 | 5.7% | 565 |
| Industrial | 5 | 2.6% | 470 |
| Rig Supply | 5 | 2.6% | 195 |
| Closed-Loop Geothermal | 1 | 0.5% | 300 |
| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30 | 318 | 69 |
| 2010s | 107 | 290 | 65 |
| 2020s | 57 | 225 | 70 |
The deepest reports on file
| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 422473 | 2015 | 690 | 200 | 20 | Domestic |
| 301900 | 2012 | 680 | — | 50 | Domestic |
| 301861 | 2012 | 620 | 210 | 50 | Rig Supply |
| 344479 | 2013 | 595 | 160 | 30 | Domestic |
| 662166 | 2024 | 590 | 114 | 30 | Stock |
| 207271 | 2008 | 586 | — | — | Domestic |
| 632686 | 2023 | 580 | 88 | 50 | Stock |
| 632678 | 2022 | 580 | 86 | 50 | Stock |
| 481838 | 2018 | 565 | — | 100 | Stock |
| 438947 | 2016 | 565 | 140 | 90 | Stock |
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 Grimes County, Walker County.