Texas well grid 60-55
A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Montgomery County and Harris County. 1,477 reports, median depth 200 ft.
1,477Reports
200 ftMedian depth
52 ftWater at
20 gpmMedian yield
What you will drill through in grid 60-55
| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | Clay 1,104, Sand 185, Top Soil 72, Top Soil & Clay 31, Topsoil 26, Sand/Clay 17 |
| 25–50 ft | Sand 578, Clay 129, Sand & Gravel 29, Clay/Sand 22, Sand And Gravel 18, Clay, Sand 11 |
| 50–100 ft | Sand 580, Clay 482, Sand And Gravel 22, Sand & Gravel 21, Gravel 17, Sand And Clay 13 |
| 100–200 ft | Sand 1,136, Clay 947, Sand/Clay 31, Clay/Sand 32, Rock 20, Sand And Gravel 24 |
| 200–300 ft | Sand 255, Clay 193, Rock 26, Sand & Rock 5, Shale 4, Limestone 2 |
| 300–500 ft | Sand 57, Clay 29, Sand,Clay 1, Sand & Rock 3, Shale 2, Sand/Gravel 2 |
| 500–1000 ft | Sand 10, Clay 8, Shale 1, Clay/Sand 2, Sand W/ Rock Streaks 1, Rock 1 |
| 1000–5000 ft | Sand 4, Clay 4, Sand/Clay 2, Clay/Sand 1, Clay & Shale 1, Shale 1 |
Who drills here
What the wells are for
| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 1,236 | 83.7% | 200 |
| Monitor | 77 | 5.2% | 30 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 53 | 3.6% | 28 |
| Public Supply | 32 | 2.2% | 403 |
| Irrigation | 23 | 1.6% | 208 |
| Injection | 22 | 1.5% | 15 |
| Industrial | 13 | 0.9% | 350 |
| Test Well | 7 | 0.5% | 25 |
| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 308 | 225 | 55 |
| 2010s | 838 | 200 | 50 |
| 2020s | 331 | 190 | 53 |
The deepest reports on file
| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64140 | 2005 | 1,570 | 145 | 1,261 | Public Supply |
| 541872 | 2020 | 1,500 | 100 | 1,511 | Public Supply |
| 385510 | 2015 | 1,400 | 183 | 1,507 | Public Supply |
| 197977 | 2009 | 1,400 | 82 | 904 | Public Supply |
| 568887 | 2021 | 900 | 87 | 500 | Public Supply |
| 527287 | 2019 | 820 | 66 | 42 | Rig Supply |
| 254439 | 2005 | 740 | 78 | 990 | Public Supply |
| 335962 | 2012 | 701 | 84 | 1,000 | Public Supply |
| 77557 | 2006 | 562 | 90 | 300 | Public Supply |
| 598226 | 2021 | 530 | — | — | Public 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.
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This grid falls in Montgomery County, Harris County, Waller County, Liberty County, Bastrop County.