texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 61-08

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Jasper County. 137 reports, median depth 120 ft.

137Reports
120 ftMedian depth
47 ftWater at
20 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 61-08

Logged in state well grid 61-08, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftRed Clay 30, Top Soil 21, Topsoil 18, Clay 14, Red Sand 14, Sand 13
25–50 ftGray Clay 5, White Clay 5, White Sand 5, Red Sand 5, Sand 4, Gray Sand 3
50–100 ftWhite Sand 15, Sand 12, Clay 10, Blue Clay 5, Gray Clay 4, Grey Clay 3
100–200 ftSand 10, Clay 7, White Sand 5, Blue Sand 5, Medium Sand 4, White Clay 3
200–300 ftClay 2, Sand Gray 1, Gray Clay 1, Gray Sand 1
300–500 ftSand 2, Clay 2
500–1000 ftSand 2, Clay 2, Sandy Clay 2, Sand T.D. 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 61-08, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vann Water Wells29118152003–2016
N L BISHOP DRILLING CO19140402011–2025
B.J Water Well Drilling17130202015–2025
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC16302015–2026
BJ's Water Well Drilling8170222006–2014
Dale's Water Wells5147122012–2024
Alpine Field Services5552011–2012
J & S Water Wells4902010
Cascade Drilling3252024
Jones Environmental, Inc.3152023
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.3252023
WEST Drilling3602020
BJ's Water Well31902003
Fas-Line Services Inc.2140702017
bjs water well drilling21902011
Richard H. Allbritton28402,2142003
Van Water Wells2230252003
Bell's Drilling Service11102026
AQUA STAR LLC1105202021
W.M. Jones water well172152018
Graham's Drilling Company11602018
Bandy & Associates, Inc.12014
Mattco Water Well Service1302009
Vann Water Well1210162009
Boart Longyear1722007

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic8763.5%137
Monitor2719.7%45
Environmental Soil Boring64.4%12
Rig Supply42.9%140
Industrial42.9%
Irrigation32.2%135
Test Well21.5%25
Stock21.5%198
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s3214547
2010s5611048
2020s4911042

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 61-08. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
1607902003840652,214Public Supply
1044462003840652,214Public Supply
354266201427514522Domestic
34831620132653016Domestic
40996520152607530Domestic
655388202324012022Domestic
4290820032303910Domestic
3428762013220150Domestic
70445020252106550Domestic
18496520092107216Domestic

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 61-08?

Depth is only half the quote. What it costs depends on the rock, the casing and the pump. Tell us where and we pass the request to licensed Texas drillers.

We are nobody's agent and have no arrangement with any firm today. What we do with this.

This grid falls in Jasper County.

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