texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 61-18

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Polk County. 235 reports, median depth 200 ft.

235Reports
200 ftMedian depth
80 ftWater at
30 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 61-18

Logged in state well grid 61-18, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 90, Sand 67, Sand Brown 27, Red Clay 25, Clay Red 23, Top Soil 20
25–50 ftClay 42, Sand 36, Tan Clay 13, Sand Brown 12, Clay Yellow 9, Clay Gray 6
50–100 ftClay 67, Sand 42, Tan Clay 14, Rock 6, Sand Brown 8, Clay Gray 8
100–200 ftSand 104, Clay 48, Sand Brown 16, Tan Clay 10, Sand Tan 11, Rock 11
200–300 ftSand 26, Clay 15, Tan Clay 3, Sand Tan 3, Sand Brown 3, Rock 1
300–500 ftSand 6, Clay/Shale 1, Clay 2, Shale Gray/Brown Mix Td 2, Shell & Sand Mix 1, Red Clay 1
500–1000 ftClay 2, Sand 1, Shale 2, Hard Rock 1, Sand Mixed With Shell 1, Fine Sand & Shale 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 61-18, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Bell's Drilling Service73200202018–2026
Chrisley Water Well Drilling49180402003–2015
Ballard Water Well Co. LLC16180402008–2026
Geothermal Drilling inc14210202016–2026
Griffin Water Well11187302002–2007
Dale's Water Wells10180122013–2024
Vanya Water Well92182003–2005
w3 weekend water wells62202017–2018
Coastal Waterwell Services Inc.5170302016–2018
J&S WATER WELLS4630602015–2017
1st Choice Water Wells4243602010–2011
Williams Water Well3180152015–2022
Mathers Environmental Drilling Inc.32006
Holly Water Wells2280402020
HVJ Associates - Ronald Randall2302014
Weisinger Incorporated28001202012
Coastal Water Well Service2225202004–2007
West Water Well Service22002004–2007
EASTEX WELL SERVICE1291352023
R&D Water Wells1283352022
G3 Water Well14052022
kenneth holmes well drilling1150202022
Willoughby Water Wells12502021
Willoughby Wells13002020
B.J Water Well Drilling1140202018

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic21390.6%200
Monitor114.7%176
Rig Supply52.1%338
Public Supply20.9%800
Other10.4%136
Irrigation10.4%155
Fracking Supply10.4%250
Stock10.4%260
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s5920080
2010s8020077
2020s9620088

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 61-18. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
2965242012800180120Public Supply
470824201765014560Rig Supply
422584201663016060Rig Supply
259748201150060Domestic
401054201546012740Domestic
169476200942513560Domestic
6157522022405129Domestic
179850200940220015Domestic
552039202039215215Domestic
135474200837714250Domestic

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 61-18?

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 Polk County.

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