texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 61-55

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Hardin County and Jefferson County. 343 reports, median depth 140 ft.

343Reports
140 ftMedian depth
39 ftWater at
22 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 61-55

Logged in state well grid 61-55, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 63, Clay 44, Red-Brown Clay 28, Brown Clay 27, Brown Sand 27, Sand 25
25–50 ftGray Clay 25, Clay 16, Sand 12, White Sand 10, No Recovery 6, Tan Clay 5
50–100 ftWhite Sand 36, Sand 20, Gray Clay 13, Clay 12, Gray Sand 6, Blue Shale 5
100–200 ftGray Clay 47, Gray Sand 37, Sand 36, Clay 23, White Sand 17, Grey Clay 11
200–300 ftGray Clay 31, Sand 24, White Sand 26, Gray Sand 24, Clay 20, Grey Clay 6
300–500 ftGray Sand 38, Gray Clay 37, Sand 18, Clay 16, Blue Clay 18, Grey Sand 8
500–1000 ftGray Clay 14, Gray Sand 12, Sand 5, Clay 4, Sand & Rocks 2, Grey Clay 2

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 61-55, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
APOLLO Environmental Strategies, Inc.65202001–2008
Jones Water Well Service47445352003–2013
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC23282019–2023
B & L Water Well Service,Inc.16300802003–2013
jones water well15440152015–2022
Roddy Qualls Environmental Drilling14352014
dba Universal Drilling Services14202002–2005
W.M. Jones water well13315152003–2026
jones water well ser.11460152009–2013
Bellenger Water Well Service10345502011–2026
kenneth holmes well drilling10320302012–2025
Mathers Environmental Drilling Inc.9532006–2022
Alpine Field Services9252015–2017
Dale's Water Wells7400152011–2025
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.7302015–2016
Advanced Drilling Systems, Inc.72009–2011
Soltek LLC4802017
paskell waterwell4390402004–2010
APOLLO Environmental42002
Paskell Water Well34452020–2024
paskell waterwell ser.34192016–2017
JONES WATER WLL3530202014
Jones Pump & Well Service380302005–2010
R&D Water Wells2210202016–2020
B.J Water Well Drilling2690552015–2016

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic13840.2%407
Monitor13539.4%22
Rig Supply247.0%250
Environmental Soil Boring195.5%30
Irrigation164.7%140
Other82.3%40
Public Supply20.6%875
Stock10.3%400
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s17813640
2010s1127035
2020s5322035

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 61-55. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
244048200887576Public Supply
43792820166905455Domestic
246571200769055Domestic
32340220136806035Domestic
234358201068055Domestic
217474201068062Domestic
186405200667057Domestic
177868200667059Domestic
157315200867055Domestic
45448520176604815Domestic

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 61-55?

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This grid falls in Hardin County, Jefferson County, Orange County.

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