texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 61-47

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Hardin County and Jasper County. 413 reports, median depth 280 ft.

413Reports
280 ftMedian depth
42 ftWater at
30 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 61-47

Logged in state well grid 61-47, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftRed Clay 132, Clay 48, Top Soil 32, White Clay 27, Small Sand 26, No Recovery 19
25–50 ftGray Clay 32, Hard Shale 23, Clay 19, Red Sand 16, White Sand 13, Shale 13
50–100 ftWhite Sand 74, Sand 27, Blue Shale 18, Gray Clay 18, Clay 16, Big Sand 9
100–200 ftWhite Sand 51, Sand 30, Gray Clay 27, Big Sand 24, Gray Sand 12, Clay 11
200–300 ftClay 15, Gray Clay 15, White Sand 13, Blue Shale 9, Sand 9, Gray Sand 7
300–500 ftBlue Shale 91, White Sand 73, Big White Sand 31, Gray Clay 16, Gray Sand 14, Sand 13
500–1000 ftSand 1, Clay 1, White Sand 5, Gray Clay 4, Big White Sand 2, Hard Clay 1
1000–5000 ftSand & Clay Mixed 1, Hard Shale 1, Clay 1, Gravel Mixed With Lignite 1, Sand & Hard Shale 1, Rock & Shale 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 61-47, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Bellenger Water Well Service88440302006–2026
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC51242015–2026
Bellenger Water Well35463402003–2006
Dale's Water Wells26240152011–2022
kenneth holmes well drilling25365302016–2026
Paskell Water Well164552019–2025
Mathers Environmental Drilling Inc.16122003–2019
paskell waterwell ser.16458752011–2018
Jones Water Well Service134302003–2009
Cactus Field Services11322007–2008
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.9202008–2022
Vortex Drilling, Inc.9202014
APOLLO Environmental Strategies, Inc.9182001–2007
W.M. Jones water well6410152003–2025
jones water well6460152017–2020
paskell waterwell63002007–2013
PSI6202006
B & L Water Well Service,Inc.51752003–2006
Alpine Field Services4252016
kenneth holmes drilling4340152013
kenneth holmes3320102012
BJ's Water Well Drilling34452005–2012
Advanced Drilling System, Inc.32008
CM2, Inc.3202002–2003
DIXIE DRILLING3252002

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic24058.1%444
Monitor10926.4%22
Irrigation235.6%130
Environmental Soil Boring215.1%12
Rig Supply122.9%205
Public Supply41.0%1,650
Industrial20.5%308
Other10.2%180
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s14438547
2010s16728040
2020s10225240

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 61-47. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
17670520041,65090Public Supply
495590201864052Domestic
19624520065806030Domestic
193339200458079Domestic
193337200457569Domestic
180052200957045Domestic
30740020125505820Domestic
19624720065484550Domestic
52494220195403515Domestic
68484920245334620Domestic

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.

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This grid falls in Hardin County, Jasper County.

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