texas-water-wells

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

Logged in state well grid 60-49, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 419, Sand 129, Sand, Clay 35, Top Soil 19, Clay, Sand 18, Sandy Clay 18
25–50 ftSand 178, Clay 134, Clay, Sand 60, Sand, Clay 30, Clay/Sand 6, Clay, Sand, Clay 6
50–100 ftSand 285, Clay 235, Clay, Sand 43, Sand, Clay 41, White Clay 13, Sand, Clay, Sand 12
100–200 ftClay 362, Sand 375, Sand, Clay 88, Clay, Sand 69, Shale 21, Rock 12
200–300 ftSand 173, Clay 126, Shale 22, Sand, Clay 22, Clay, Sand 18, Rock 14
300–500 ftSand 74, Clay 29, Rock 11, Hard Clay 3, Clay, Rock, Clay 6, Clay, Rock, Sand 7
500–1000 ftSand 5, Clay 2

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 60-49, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Ricky Bonds Water Wells145250502004–2026
Kenco Water Well Service94231601999–2008
Kenco Water Well Svc74223452009–2023
AQUA STAR LLC38225502011–2026
HURST WATER WELLS33200302002–2025
NORTHWEST WATER WELLS24210502001–2009
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.20202004
Main Stream Environmental19248402016–2026
B&R WATER WELL DRILLING, LLC16210652005–2025
Petry Water Well14241752003–2013
Waller County Water Wells, Inc.14217502001–2007
B&R Water Well Service, LLC11220502014–2020
Bussell & Sons LLC10332502008–2018
Ballard Water Well Co. LLC8350502003–2026
Scott Drilling Inc.8370402004–2024
HURST WATER WELL8220452001–2010
A&I Water Well Services7265252013–2025
MARAL DRILLING6240452015–2021
TIM FRANKS WATER WELL SERVICE5190502023–2025
S&K Drilling Co.5194222002–2011
Johnston's Water Wells, LLC5315442006–2009
Hildebrandt's Water Wells4281402006–2019
Reamer Water Well4370602015–2016
Southern Waterwell3252402018–2025
Texas Southern Drilling3185502022–2024

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic57590.4%225
Irrigation162.5%195
Injection162.5%20
Monitor132.0%23
Stock81.3%305
Other30.5%281
Public Supply20.3%500
Industrial20.3%370
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
1990s824065
2000s25522075
2010s20722575
2020s16622575

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 60-49. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
2771482011800293246Stock
87144200666083430Irrigation
5609352020525230100Domestic
465816201752526765Domestic
465747201752525050Domestic
269847201152527080Domestic
535514202050325845Domestic
156487200850025144Public Supply
693479202549521550Domestic
65135720234909060Domestic

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 60-49?

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

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