texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 61-12

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Tyler County and Polk County. 127 reports, median depth 228 ft.

127Reports
228 ftMedian depth
95 ftWater at
35 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 61-12

Logged in state well grid 61-12, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 42, Red Clay 30, Clay 18, Sand 15, Topsoil 14, Clay Red 12
25–50 ftSand 14, Red Sand 6, White Clay 6, Clay 5, Clay Gray 4, Gray Clay 3
50–100 ftSand 12, Gray Clay 10, Shale 8, White Clay 6, Clay 7, Gray Sand 5
100–200 ftSand 27, Clay 19, Shale 13, White Sand 11, Gray Sand 9, Blue Clay 6
200–300 ftClay 10, Sand 13, Shale 12, White Sand 6, Blue Sand 5, Sand, Shale 5
300–500 ftSand 15, Clay 8, Shale 7, Shale Sand 4, Sand, Shale 5, Water Sand 4
500–1000 ftShale 3, Clay 2, Hard Sand 2, Sand 2, Sand Shale 2, Hard Clay 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 61-12, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
BJ's Water Well Drilling24180152005–2014
Pinnergy, LTD234001002006–2013
Vann Water Wells19198162004–2013
Dale's Water Wells16189122013–2025
J&S WATER WELLS12330802004–2022
bjs water well drilling42002011–2012
Chrisley Water Well Drilling4180252007–2010
B.J Water Well Drilling3180182016–2021
Ballard Water Well Co. LLC3210402015–2020
B & L Water Well Service,Inc.34252005–2007
W.M. Jones water well2370352022–2023
Ark-La-Tex Boring, Inc.24201002005–2006
BENNETT DRILLING SERVICE LC2190602007
Main Stream Environmental1430402025
Bell's Drilling Service11302024
Geothermal Drilling inc118532022
HVJ Associates - Ronald Randall1302014
BJ Water Well Drilling12011
Jones Water Well Service12102008
1st Choice Water Wells1554422009
Graham's Drilling Company1252004
paskell waterwell1252008

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic8365.4%190
Rig Supply3426.8%420
Industrial86.3%310
Monitor10.8%30
Public Supply10.8%554
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s68267100
2010s3819875
2020s21235120

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 61-12. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
6082502022690140100Rig Supply
6074162022670165100Rig Supply
1208292007640140150Rig Supply
1461692008630120120Rig Supply
628714202261018590Rig Supply
1195842007580230150Rig Supply
203281200955420042Public Supply
224231201054045125Rig Supply
184874200950011550Rig Supply
251322201148011550Rig 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 61-12?

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.

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

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