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Texas well grid 60-45

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Montgomery County. 612 reports, median depth 120 ft.

612Reports
120 ftMedian depth
43 ftWater at
40 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 60-45

Logged in state well grid 60-45, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 186, Sand 87, Concrete 41, Top Soil 34, Topsoil 24, Asphalt 19
25–50 ftSand 78, Clay 63, Clay, Sand 9, Sand And Gravel 4, Tan Clay 4, Red Clay 4
50–100 ftSand 124, Clay 109, Gravel 8, Rock 6, Red Clay 6, Sand & Gravel 4
100–200 ftSand 187, Clay 146, Rock 11, Shale 9, Cl 4, Sand, Clay 6
200–300 ftClay 41, Sand 44, Rock 12, Clay, Rock 4, Cl 2, Shale 4
300–500 ftSand 33, Clay 24, Rock 10, Cl 3, Shale 4, Clay, Rock 2
500–1000 ftSand 21, Clay 16, Shale 3, Sand/Clay 3, Clay/Sand 4, Sand/Shale 1
1000–5000 ftSand 11, Clay 12, Clay (Dark Gray) 1, Shale 2, Sand/Shale 3, Sand/Clay 4

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 60-45, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.85302004–2025
Mathers Environmental Drilling Inc.47322003–2020
Ballard Water Well Co. LLC43180502002–2025
Weisinger Water Well, Inc.37192252001–2013
Weisinger Incorporated31221502011–2026
Alpine Field Services3182004–2014
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC29252014–2025
Advanced Drilling Systems, Inc.20352006–2017
Ricky Bonds Water Wells18225402004–2026
B&R Water Well Service, LLC11190552013–2019
GILBERTS WATER WELL DRILLING CO11180172009–2019
Roddy Qualls Environmental Drilling10152015–2018
Yellow Jacket Drilling10862017
Vortex Drilling, Inc.92009–2013
TWF Drilling, LLC92003
AQUA STAR LLC8190502011–2026
Soltek LLC8172016
RIOMAR DRILLING INC8352015
Rancher Water Well8190252003–2009
Hydrogeologic/Environmetnal Testing8412008
Jones Environmental, Inc.8272007
B&R WATER WELL DRILLING, LLC7160802010–2023
Coastal Waterwell Services Inc.7210152004–2017
B & R Water Well Drilling7220302003–2006
Johnstons Water Well Drilling66202522019–2026

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Monitor24139.4%35
Domestic20333.2%190
Environmental Soil Boring7812.7%12
Public Supply254.1%667
Irrigation182.9%185
Industrial172.8%210
Test Well162.6%34
Other101.6%178
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
1960s11,40153
1970s11,3007
2000s23410341
2010s2918645
2020s8517050

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 60-45. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
31824320133,2443941,500Public Supply
31049520133,000852,514Public Supply
44461320171,525Other
53663620191,5003741,511Public Supply
13512320081,5002941,572Public Supply
41964120161,440Other
62296019661,401531,200Public Supply
51354720191,3913621,816Public Supply
22320720101,3503402,023Public Supply
9562120061,330273807Public 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.

Drilling a well near grid 60-45?

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This grid falls in Montgomery County.

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