texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 60-60

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Harris County and Montgomery County. 1,067 reports, median depth 245 ft.

1,067Reports
245 ftMedian depth
138 ftWater at
40 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 60-60

Logged in state well grid 60-60, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 411, Sand 151, Concrete 53, Top Soil 47, No Recovery 21, Clay/Sand 30
25–50 ftSand 175, Clay 156, Sand, Clay 30, Clay, Sand 26, Tan Clay 19, No Recovery 7
50–100 ftSand 248, Clay 234, Rock 26, Clay, Sand 24, Sand, Clay 22, Sand & Gravel 18
100–200 ftClay 406, Sand 394, Rock 134, Sand, Clay 26, Clay, Sand 18, Sand, Rock, Sand 16
200–300 ftSand 389, Clay 232, Rock 100, Sand, Rock, Sand 21, Sand, Clay 22, Clay, Sand 19
300–500 ftSand 124, Clay 50, Rock 10, Clay (Gray) 4, Sand, Rock, Sand 7, Sand, Rock 6
500–1000 ftSand 19, Clay (Gray) 9, Clay 9, Gray Clay 4, Sand And Clay 1, Clay (Whitish Gray) 3
1000–5000 ftSand 14, Clay 8, Clay (Gray) 5, Clay (Bluish Gray) 4, Sandy Clay 5, Clay (Whitish Gray) 3

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 60-60, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Hildebrandt's Water Wells138240402003–2021
Bussell & Sons LLC86293402003–2025
Ricky Bonds Water Wells75285502003–2026
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC72252013–2026
Scott Drilling Inc.66270402001–2026
NORTHWEST WATER WELLS53295452001–2010
Advanced Drilling Systems, Inc.44352002–2023
Vortex Drilling, Inc.44252012–2016
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.41302004–2023
Alpine Field Services41262003–2016
AQUA STAR LLC33265502011–2026
Ballard Water Well Co. LLC25270402001–2024
B&R WATER WELL DRILLING, LLC23310452004–2025
Alsay Incorporated201,9001,2002003–2025
Hildebrandt Water Wells19213402021–2025
Mathers Environmental Drilling Inc.18252003–2023
Sunbelt Industrial Services17442014
Robinson Water Well15305502005–2025
Environmental Logistics Company, LLC14282017
Master Monitoring Services, Inc.14182006
B&R Water Well Service, LLC12330502013–2019
Johnston's Water Wells, LLC11320352006–2013
Almeda Water Well Service93401252003–2021
HURST WATER WELLS9230302002–2018
qualls drilling92014

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic55351.8%275
Monitor22721.3%30
Environmental Soil Boring979.1%25
Public Supply615.7%440
Irrigation373.5%320
Other292.7%270
Industrial272.5%235
Injection141.3%28
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s440265140
2010s410236135
2020s217200135

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 60-60. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
3664920042,2802041,500Public Supply
11723320072,12010550Domestic
1995320032,0981502,000Public Supply
2378420032,0701911,500Public Supply
1995120032,0051581,500Public Supply
3269220041,9702741,404Public Supply
1710420031,9704131,200Public Supply
1710020031,9704131,200Public Supply
21085820091,9213091,511Public Supply
70209920251,9003701,500Public 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 60-60?

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

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