Texas well grid 60-49
A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Waller County and Grimes County. 636 reports, median depth 225 ft.
636Reports
225 ftMedian depth
75 ftWater at
50 gpmMedian yield
What you will drill through in grid 60-49
| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | Clay 419, Sand 129, Sand, Clay 35, Top Soil 19, Clay, Sand 18, Sandy Clay 18 |
| 25–50 ft | Sand 178, Clay 134, Clay, Sand 60, Sand, Clay 30, Clay/Sand 6, Clay, Sand, Clay 6 |
| 50–100 ft | Sand 285, Clay 235, Clay, Sand 43, Sand, Clay 41, White Clay 13, Sand, Clay, Sand 12 |
| 100–200 ft | Clay 362, Sand 375, Sand, Clay 88, Clay, Sand 69, Shale 21, Rock 12 |
| 200–300 ft | Sand 173, Clay 126, Shale 22, Sand, Clay 22, Clay, Sand 18, Rock 14 |
| 300–500 ft | Sand 74, Clay 29, Rock 11, Hard Clay 3, Clay, Rock, Clay 6, Clay, Rock, Sand 7 |
| 500–1000 ft | Sand 5, Clay 2 |
Who drills here
What the wells are for
| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 575 | 90.4% | 225 |
| Irrigation | 16 | 2.5% | 195 |
| Injection | 16 | 2.5% | 20 |
| Monitor | 13 | 2.0% | 23 |
| Stock | 8 | 1.3% | 305 |
| Other | 3 | 0.5% | 281 |
| Public Supply | 2 | 0.3% | 500 |
| Industrial | 2 | 0.3% | 370 |
| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8 | 240 | 65 |
| 2000s | 255 | 220 | 75 |
| 2010s | 207 | 225 | 75 |
| 2020s | 166 | 225 | 75 |
The deepest reports on file
| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 277148 | 2011 | 800 | 293 | 246 | Stock |
| 87144 | 2006 | 660 | 83 | 430 | Irrigation |
| 560935 | 2020 | 525 | 230 | 100 | Domestic |
| 465816 | 2017 | 525 | 267 | 65 | Domestic |
| 465747 | 2017 | 525 | 250 | 50 | Domestic |
| 269847 | 2011 | 525 | 270 | 80 | Domestic |
| 535514 | 2020 | 503 | 258 | 45 | Domestic |
| 156487 | 2008 | 500 | 251 | 44 | Public Supply |
| 693479 | 2025 | 495 | 215 | 50 | Domestic |
| 651357 | 2023 | 490 | 90 | 60 | Domestic |
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 Waller County, Grimes County, Harris County, Montgomery County, Liberty County.