texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 60-40

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in San Jacinto County and Liberty County. 277 reports, median depth 186 ft.

277Reports
186 ftMedian depth
40 ftWater at
30 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 60-40

Logged in state well grid 60-40, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 193, Sand 93, Top Soil 64, Topsoil 38, Red Clay 21, Top 19
25–50 ftSand 106, Clay 55, Sand & Gravel 9, Sand And Clay 3, Sand: Lt Brn, Fg, Moist-Wet 3, Rock 1
50–100 ftClay 139, Sand 106, Sand And Clay 6, Tan Clay 6, Sand And Gravel 5, Gravel 3
100–200 ftSand 166, Clay 122, Rock 10, Sand, Clay 6, Clay, Sand 3, Soft Clay 4
200–300 ftClay 32, Sand 39, Limestone 4, L.S. 2, L. S. 2, Shale 3
300–500 ftSand 24, Clay 14, Shale 3, L. S. 2, Limestone 3, Rock 3
500–1000 ftShale 2, Sand 1, Sand .008 1, Shale Gray Td 1, Rock 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 60-40, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Patrick Drilling68186142002–2014
PATRICK DRILLING/PATRIC CASAREZ28195232015–2025
Coastal Waterwell Services Inc.18165202012–2016
Ballard Water Well Co. LLC14210502006–2026
Coastal Waterwell Service, Inc.1224062003–2019
J & S Water Wells12210702003–2010
Bell's Drilling Service9180302019–2026
GILBERTS WATER WELL DRILLING CO8200252011–2020
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC7202022–2024
City Survey7352015–2017
Griffin Water Well7360502002–2006
GILBERT'S WATER WELL DRILLING5160202021–2023
Ricky Bonds Water Wells5220552013–2021
Chrisley Water Well Drilling52131002004–2012
Geothermal Drilling inc4200202018–2025
B&R Water Well Service, LLC4215402014–2017
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.4162008–2009
Rancher Water Well4200602005–2009
betancourt water well4130152004
west water well31802015–2021
PATRICK DRILLING/PATRICK CASAREZ32292013–2014
GILBERTS WATERWELL DRILLING3230252006–2011
Lowe Water Wells, Inc.3300552003–2005
EASTEX WELL SERVICE2184152023–2024
Coastal Waterwell11901002026

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic23183.4%186
Industrial207.2%230
Monitor145.1%35
Environmental Soil Boring51.8%16
Other20.7%250
Public Supply20.7%635
Rig Supply20.7%100
Stock10.4%220
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s11218738
2010s11119240
2020s5418045

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 60-40. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
5156342019635200Public Supply
167266200862883300Industrial
7158672026530Industrial
2890222012505182100Domestic
269900201150410976Public Supply
1810482006460140Domestic
2661172011458157Domestic
49038200445316620Domestic
337250201144016020Domestic
50991920184259040Domestic

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 60-40?

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This grid falls in San Jacinto County, Liberty County, Grimes County, Montgomery County.

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