texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 61-09

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Polk County and Jasper County. 128 reports, median depth 215 ft.

128Reports
215 ftMedian depth
64 ftWater at
50 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 61-09

Logged in state well grid 61-09, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 38, Sand 18, Sand Brown 12, Red Clay 10, Clay Red 9, Top Soil 8
25–50 ftSand 12, Clay 11, Tan Clay 5, Clayey Sand, Gray 2, White Clay 3, Clay Yellow 3
50–100 ftSand 22, Clay 19, White Clay 9, Sand Brown 6, Tan Clay 6, Clay, Gray 5
100–200 ftSand 39, Clay 21, Tan Clay 5, Shale Gray 5, White Clay 5, Blue Clay 5
200–300 ftSand 21, Clay 11, Shale Gray Td 7, Sand Gray 4, Blue Clay 3, Shale Gray 4
300–500 ftSand 5, Clay 2, Meally Clay 1, Shale Gray Td 4, Sa 1, Mlly Cl 1
500–1000 ftSand 2, Rock 2, Shale 1, Clay With Sand Streaks 1, Sand Streaks 1, Sand S/P 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 61-09, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Chrisley Water Well Drilling22259752004–2015
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.21452007–2019
Geothermal Drilling inc16265202015–2026
Bell's Drilling Service15155202018–2026
J & S Water Wells83101202003–2012
Ballard Water Well Co. LLC6220402009–2025
Griffin Water Well6215502002–2006
Mathers Environmental Drilling Inc.3582015–2018
Holly Water Wells34122192003–2017
1st Choice Water Wells3188802009–2011
Ark-La-Tex Boring, Inc.3220652003–2004
EASTEX WELL SERVICE2235652023–2025
Willoughby Water Wells23202021–2022
B.J Water Well Drilling2290182015–2018
Dale's Water Wells2260122014–2016
Ricky Bonds Water Wells2365852012–2016
Alpine Field Services2202015
Pinnergy, LTD2220752009
McCarty Drilling, LLC12002020
J & S Water Wells - Primo Trejo11402010
Chrisley Water Well1130202013
west water well12702009
Griffin Pump & Tank1254602006
Vanya Water Well11732003
Guichard Operating Company180702002

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic7558.6%240
Monitor2418.8%50
Industrial1310.2%270
Stock53.9%275
Rig Supply32.3%183
Irrigation32.3%188
Public Supply32.3%412
Test Well21.6%20
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s5018338
2010s4423074
2020s3423688

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 61-09. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
2073982006736114150Public Supply
196949200954712475Domestic
393602201553216420Domestic
63968120235002053Domestic
3959852015500Domestic
714888202649511435Domestic
16694220044803080Industrial
18688420094606030Domestic
6071712022440Domestic
230290201042318715Domestic

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 61-09?

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This grid falls in Polk County, Jasper County, Newton County.

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