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Texas well grid 60-63

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Harris County and Montgomery County. 1,031 reports, median depth 120 ft.

1,031Reports
120 ftMedian depth
20 ftWater at
25 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 60-63

Logged in state well grid 60-63, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 590, Sand 446, No Recovery 28, Concrete 52, Sandy Clay, Gray 27, Sandy Clay, Lt. Gray 23
25–50 ftClay 369, Sand 141, No Recovery 9, Clay, Reddish Brown 7, Tan Clay W/ Sand 7, Fat Clay (Ch) 5
50–100 ftSand 512, Clay 137, Poorly Graded Sand With Silt (Sp-Sm) 7, Silty Sand (Sm) 5, Sand & Gravel 7, Fat Clay (Ch) 5
100–200 ftClay 210, Sand 177, Rock 5, Sand, Clay 4, Shale 5, Clay Mix 3
200–300 ftSand 118, Clay 84, Clay/Sand 2, As Sand 1, Sand .010 1, Sand/Rock/Clay 1
300–500 ftSand 37, Clay 34, Rock 4, Sand/Clay 2, Clay/Sand 1, Sand/Clay/Sand 1
500–1000 ftSand 2, Clay 1, Sand/Clay 1, Clay/Sand 1, Sand And Clay Strks 1, Clay (Red) 1
1000–5000 ftSand And Clay 1, Clay (Gray And Green) 1, Fine Brown Sand And Clay Gray Green Blue 1, Gray Clay 1, Sand And Clay Strks Gray Geen Blue 1, Clay (Sandy) Green Blue Gray White 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 60-63, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
R&D Water Wells376120402002–2025
B & L Water Wells127100252001–2002
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.102252004–2023
Alpine Field Services56252008–2014
Advanced Drilling Systems, Inc.52352005–2017
Lowe Water Wells, Inc.49260652003–2011
Coastal Waterwell Service, Inc.3125072004–2019
Coastal Waterwell Services Inc.26240202013–2018
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC25202014–2025
Coastal Water Well Service18235102003–2012
Mathers Environmental Drilling Inc.16202002–2021
Bussell & Sons LLC13202752004–2025
R&D WaterWells9140502002–2005
Coastal Testing Laboratories8402025
Soltek LLC7262016–2023
R & D Water Well7120252003
Gainco, Inc.6152021
Wel-Mat Drilling LLP62014
Soiltech Services Inc.5302025
Geothermal Drilling inc5240502012–2025
Ricky Bonds Water Wells5235452008–2022
Payne Water Well4254652019–2024
Ballard Water Well Co. LLC41651002004–2017
Universal Drilling Services of Texas, LLC42007
Bell's Drilling Service3230302020–2022

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic39238.0%160
Irrigation31030.1%120
Monitor21220.6%25
Environmental Soil Boring605.8%11
Other272.6%40
Industrial80.8%230
Injection70.7%20
Closed-Loop Geothermal50.5%300
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s67412020
2010s24712050
2020s1104055

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 60-63. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
13199020071,6082261,757Public Supply
51043120191,2001572,014Public Supply
150437200851715150Domestic
116651200745017430Domestic
126218200343510755Domestic
23824820074309575Industrial
1822972008410805Domestic
7154122026405117100Domestic
335754201040510520Domestic
23861520084058840Domestic

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 60-63?

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

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