texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 60-28

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Walker County and Montgomery County. 279 reports, median depth 255 ft.

279Reports
255 ftMedian depth
120 ftWater at
30 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 60-28

Logged in state well grid 60-28, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 102, Sand 86, Red Clay 42, Top Soil 40, Topsoil 25, White Clay 23
25–50 ftSand 51, Clay 30, White Clay 19, Yellow Clay 15, Gray Clay 14, Rock 12
50–100 ftSand 84, Clay 56, Brown Clay 16, Gray Clay 15, Rock 14, Tan Clay 12
100–200 ftSand 113, Clay 98, Rock 45, Shale 41, Gray Clay 18, Brown Clay 15
200–300 ftSand 94, Clay 44, Shale 25, Rock 16, Blue Clay 6, Clay, Sand 6
300–500 ftSand 42, Clay 12, Rock 11, Shale 9, Ss 2, Brown Clay 1
500–1000 ftSand 4, Clay 1, Sand With Shale Streaks 1, Mealy Clay 1, Ss 1, Shale 1
1000–5000 ftSand 1, Clay 1, Clay W/ Little Sand 1, Sand W/Clay 1, Rock 1, Clay W/Little Sand 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 60-28, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Ballard Water Well Co. LLC50240402001–2025
AAA Water Wells28260382003–2010
Adams Water Wells23200402011–2024
Geothermal Drilling inc19270302014–2026
Holly Water Wells17322202003–2026
Ricky Bonds Water Wells11308302007–2025
B&R WATER WELL DRILLING, LLC10250452007–2026
Rancher Water Well10153402004–2012
Weisinger Water Well, Inc.10378452004–2011
Gray's Water Well Service6230302003–2008
Rancher Water Well Service6160402001–2003
B&R Water Well Service, LLC5275452014–2019
Gray's Water Well Svc.5240302010–2014
Bussell & Sons LLC45053602022–2025
McCarty Drilling, LLC4300252021–2025
Fugro Consultants42010–2011
Gray's Water Well4223402003–2005
Johnstons Water Well Drilling3420302018–2024
B & L Water Well Service,Inc.32902005–2006
Mathers Environmental Drilling Inc.32004
EASTEX WELL SERVICE2337252023–2025
M&M Water Well, LLC2486522023
AQUA STAR LLC2294352019–2022
Grays Water Well Svc.2420402018–2019
w3 weekend water wells22802017

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic24086.0%250
Irrigation93.2%320
Public Supply93.2%505
Rig Supply82.9%285
Monitor82.9%44
Industrial20.7%350
Other10.4%550
Environmental Soil Boring10.4%20
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s11222094
2010s106275140
2020s61261121

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 60-28. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
41518120161,600130570Public Supply
386736201485027040Public Supply
6755012024800153250Public Supply
65708920235602673Domestic
481336201855027450Irrigation
433554201655028450Other
396167201552721170Domestic
7128012025505267500Public Supply
7098712025505270Public Supply
301748201249528930Irrigation

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 60-28?

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This grid falls in Walker County, Montgomery County, San Jacinto County, Harris County.

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