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Texas well grid 61-16

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Jasper County. 126 reports, median depth 210 ft.

126Reports
210 ftMedian depth
30 ftWater at
40 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 61-16

Logged in state well grid 61-16, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftRed Clay 36, Clay 21, Sand 21, Top Soil 21, Topsoil 21, White Sand 11
25–50 ftClay 9, White Sand 8, White Clay 6, Shale 6, Shale, Sand 4, Gravel 4
50–100 ftSand 24, White Sand 13, Shale 9, Clay 7, Shale, Sand 5, White Clay 3
100–200 ftSand 20, Clay 13, Shale 12, Shale, Sand 7, White Sand 7, Shale Sand 3
200–300 ftSand 21, Shale 9, Shale, Sand 5, Clay 6, Sand, Shale 4, White Sand 4
300–500 ftSand 5, Sand, Shale 5, Shale 5, Clay 4, Sand Shale 4, Shale, Sand 2

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 61-16, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vann Water Wells34125102003–2018
Pinnergy, LTD253601202006–2026
J&S WATER WELLS223101402011–2024
B.J Water Well Drilling9120202017–2026
Dale's Water Wells8150122012–2025
N L BISHOP DRILLING CO8230302015–2023
BJ's Water Well Drilling6902005–2013
Van Water Wells3250152003–2006
paskell waterwell2752009–2013
Fas-Line Services Inc.180702016
J&S Water Wells- David Northup13302002014
Scruggs, Inc.11401302013
bjs water well drilling12011
Vann Water Well140162009
Jones Pump $ Well Serv.1210182006

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic7559.5%126
Rig Supply4535.7%310
Industrial43.2%350
Fracking Supply10.8%140
Irrigation10.8%
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s4421032
2010s5717030
2020s2523030

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 61-16. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
91478200652090130Rig Supply
17493520094807050Rig Supply
111498200746045130Rig Supply
407929201544013060Domestic
113572200744070120Rig Supply
113571200743065130Rig Supply
28031320124031107Domestic
1338402008400140150Rig Supply
13318320074000150Rig Supply
118350200740050100Rig 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 61-16?

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 Jasper County.

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