texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 60-30

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in San Jacinto County and Walker County. 209 reports, median depth 235 ft.

209Reports
235 ftMedian depth
73 ftWater at
30 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 60-30

Logged in state well grid 60-30, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 94, Sand 50, Top Soil 28, Topsoil 26, Red Clay 19, Yellow Clay 12
25–50 ftClay 35, Sand 27, Rock 5, Gray Clay 5, Tan Clay, Rock Strks 4, Brown Clay 4
50–100 ftClay 56, Sand 44, Rock 22, Gray Clay 14, Shale 7, Brown Sand .006 6
100–200 ftSand 60, Clay 52, Rock 27, Gray Clay 11, Shale 12, Clay W/Sand Streaks 6
200–300 ftSand 52, Clay 37, Rock 18, Shale 14, Gray Clay 3, Meally Clay 3
300–500 ftSand 44, Clay 24, Rock 9, Shale 14, Meally Clay 3, Clay, Sand 3
500–1000 ftSand 6, Clay 2, Shale 2, Hard Sand 1, Clay & Rock 1, Clay & Shale 1
1000–5000 ftShale 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 60-30, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Ballard Water Well Co. LLC53220402001–2026
AAA Water Wells12160272006–2010
Rancher Water Well10250252003–2011
Adams Water Wells9150352011–2026
GILBERTS WATER WELL DRILLING CO9180202007–2016
Ricky Bonds Water Wells8385502009–2021
J&S WATER WELLS89001002003–2018
Geothermal Drilling inc7260232017–2026
Busselman Water Wells, LLC6242402026
Bell's Drilling Service6192202019–2026
PATRICK DRILLING/PATRIC CASAREZ62152019–2023
Holly Water Wells6388182010–2021
B & L Water Well Service,Inc.63522005–2013
EASTEX WELL SERVICE5218252022–2023
Weisinger Water Well, Inc.5341402003–2008
B&R Water Well Service, LLC4290402013–2018
Advanced Drilling Systems, Inc.42009
Coastal Water Well Service3335122004–2011
Gray's Water Well Service3194602005–2010
Rancher Water Well Service3110102001–2002
Weisinger Incorporated2454452015–2024
Scott Drilling Inc.23352020–2022
Patrick Drilling23302008–2012
Coastal Waterwell Service, Inc.2396122004–2009
Gilbert;s Waterwell Drilling Co.290202004

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic17583.7%223
Monitor83.8%30
Rig Supply73.3%438
Public Supply41.9%1,010
Irrigation41.9%420
Stock41.9%340
Industrial41.9%490
Closed-Loop Geothermal10.5%300
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s8522080
2010s7226070
2020s5223070

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 60-30. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
50443120181,027173225Public Supply
44868120171,010118250Public Supply
4559972017900190120Irrigation
4041592015600216125Public Supply
49234200458760Domestic
27058120115619418Domestic
7007952025556220300Public Supply
3033262012512140Rig Supply
2509402005492121Rig Supply
26438200349019040Industrial

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

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