texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 60-29

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Walker County and Montgomery County. 441 reports, median depth 238 ft.

441Reports
238 ftMedian depth
87 ftWater at
33 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 60-29

Logged in state well grid 60-29, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 161, Sand 79, Yellow Clay 66, Red Clay 60, Top Soil 63, Topsoil 44
25–50 ftClay 50, Sand 47, Gray Clay 31, Rock 22, Brown Clay 13, Tan Clay 11
50–100 ftSand 85, Clay 91, Gray Clay 40, Rock 32, Brown Sand .006 22, Brown Clay 21
100–200 ftSand 161, Clay 132, Rock 61, Shale 69, Brown Sand .006 41, Brown Clay 21
200–300 ftSand 110, Clay 60, Rock 44, Shale 29, Brown Sand .006 14, Cl 5
300–500 ftSand 70, Clay 27, Rock 20, Shale 19, Meally Clay 6, Gray Sand .006 5
500–1000 ftClay 6, Sand 4, Shale 1, Gray Sand .006 1, Brown Shale 1, Brown Shale/Rock 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 60-29, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Ballard Water Well Co. LLC93260402000–2026
Adams Water Wells49210352010–2026
AAA Water Wells42210252004–2011
Geothermal Drilling inc32320302014–2026
Ricky Bonds Water Wells28265502005–2026
Holly Water Wells22271252003–2023
EASTEX WELL SERVICE17236302022–2026
AQUA STAR LLC12252352014–2025
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC10202021
Rancher Water Well10210302003–2012
Weisinger Incorporated9292502010–2024
Gray's Water Well8290402003–2013
Weisinger Water Well, Inc.8362502002–2011
HURST WATER WELLS7200302019–2023
Adams Water Well6210302010–2013
TIM FRANKS WATER WELL SERVICE5245302016–2025
Johnstons Water Well Drilling5260502016–2021
B&R Water Well Service, LLC5240402014–2020
GILBERTS WATER WELL DRILLING CO5200202008
Mathers Environmental Drilling Inc.5152003–2004
Rancher Water Well Service5210302001–2003
McCarty Drilling, LLC4230302019–2023
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.4602010
Bell's Drilling Service3216252021–2026
Advanced Drilling Systems, Inc.3202022

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic38988.2%240
Monitor225.0%20
Irrigation92.0%250
Public Supply61.4%510
Industrial51.1%260
Other40.9%380
Environmental Soil Boring30.7%60
Rig Supply20.5%375
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s14223084
2010s17224086
2020s12724098

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 60-29. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
6926652025930Test Well
210729200866011480Domestic
113085200762013740Domestic
4525342017590250130Industrial
17263620095813504Domestic
809922004568245150Industrial
4660732017564246200Public Supply
584522202156019025Domestic
628411202352020030Public Supply
6580592023510222112Public Supply

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 Walker County, Montgomery County, San Jacinto County, Harris County, Waller County.

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