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Texas well grid 60-42

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Grimes County and Montgomery County. 506 reports, median depth 255 ft.

506Reports
255 ftMedian depth
100 ftWater at
35 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 60-42

Logged in state well grid 60-42, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 315, Sand 103, Top Soil 24, Sand, Clay 22, Sand/Clay 16, Topsoil 12
25–50 ftSand 134, Clay 97, Clay, Sand 22, Rock 15, Sand, Clay 10, Rock, Clay 6
50–100 ftClay 184, Sand 136, Rock 27, Sand, Clay 21, Clay, Sand 16, Clay, Rock 8
100–200 ftClay 267, Sand 245, Rock 42, Sand, Clay 28, Clay, Sand 21, Clay, Rock, Clay 17
200–300 ftSand 199, Clay 123, Rock 34, Shale 19, Clay, Sand 23, Sand, Clay 13
300–500 ftSand 107, Clay 45, Shale 13, Clay, Sand 6, Sand & Rock 5, Sand, Clay 3
500–1000 ftSand 11, Clay 5, Sand/Clay 3, Shale 2, Clay/Sand 2, Rock 1
1000–5000 ftClay 4, Sand 3, Sand/Clay 1, Clay/Sand 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 60-42, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Ricky Bonds Water Wells86255502004–2026
B&R WATER WELL DRILLING, LLC54220452004–2026
HURST WATER WELLS44200302003–2026
AQUA STAR LLC37264302011–2026
S&K Drilling Co.33332232002–2012
NORTHWEST WATER WELLS24260402001–2010
Ballard Water Well Co. LLC21220302007–2026
TIM FRANKS WATER WELL SERVICE21270302004–2025
B&R Water Well Service, LLC20280452012–2020
Scott Drilling Inc.17255302008–2022
Bussell & Sons LLC17308302005–2022
A&I Water Well Services14343302013–2025
Weisinger Incorporated124481002014–2026
Weisinger Water Well, Inc.9472752001–2011
Main Stream Environmental8250402017–2026
HURST WATER WELL8300452007–2012
LONE STAR WELL & SEPTIC6290502014–2016
B&R Waterwell4200302003–2015
Johnston's Water Wells, LLC43902002009–2014
Terracon4172012
ONE STOP SEPTICS & WATER WELLS3225202025–2026
EASTEX WELL SERVICE3268402024–2025
J&S WATER WELLS34901202008–2020
B&R Water Well3305602007–2013
dba Universal Drilling Services3302003–2005

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic40079.1%265
Irrigation7715.2%210
Public Supply91.8%910
Monitor51.0%10
Test Well51.0%25
Environmental Soil Boring30.6%30
Industrial20.4%460
Other10.2%280
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s149260100
2010s167270104
2020s190245100

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 60-42. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
48156920181,4002931,511Public Supply
51356320191,330275605Public Supply
71767620261,200314953Public Supply
37867220141,1623042,010Irrigation
6643612024910277176Public Supply
2920200185076700Public Supply
5942952022787283400Public Supply
83492002644Domestic
6014972022634283560Public Supply
25950200354015775Domestic

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 60-42?

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This grid falls in Grimes County, Montgomery County, Waller County, Liberty County, Gillespie County.

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