texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 61-61

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Jefferson County and Liberty County. 121 reports, median depth 225 ft.

121Reports
225 ftMedian depth
18 ftWater at
25 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 61-61

Logged in state well grid 61-61, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 80, Top Soil 13, Sand 11, Brown Clay 8, Brown Sand 7, Gray Clay 4
25–50 ftSand 18, Clay 9, White Sand 2, Dark Clay 2, Blue Shale 2, Gray Clay 2
50–100 ftSand 46, Clay 22, Gray Clay 5, Blue Shale 4, Blue Clay 3, Gray Sand 3
100–200 ftClay 43, Sand 32, Gray Sand 7, Shale 4, Gray Clay 6, White Sand 5
200–300 ftSand 28, Clay 7, Shale 3, Gray Sand 4, Fine To Medium Sand 4, Gray Clay 2
300–500 ftShale 4, Sand 3, Clay 3, Shell & Blue Clay Mix 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 61-61, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
B & L Water Well Service,Inc.35150852003–2019
west water well152202009–2021
W.M. Jones water well9290152003–2022
Paskell Water Well73102019–2026
West Water Well Service71202004–2008
SYNERGEN DRILLING LLC43402026
kenneth holmes well drilling4280602014–2023
Greak Water Well4244352006–2016
Bellenger Water Well Service3229402010–2025
Dale's Water Wells3240202017–2020
paskell waterwell ser.32502018
Jones Pump & Well Service3230252004–2007
West Water Well Serv.3852003
W. M. Jones Waterwell22302010
Burleson Services, Inc.24601002008–2009
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC112024
jones water well12752020
B.J Water Well Drilling1240222020
kenneth holmes drilling1285202014
B & L Water Well13202007
kenneth holmes1652011
paskell waterwell12007
Alpine Field Services1282010
Jones Pump & Well Svc1260202009
Russell Drilling Co., Inc.1502009

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic6452.9%230
Rig Supply4436.4%160
Stock54.1%120
Industrial32.5%120
Irrigation21.7%260
Environmental Soil Boring10.8%1
Monitor10.8%28
Public Supply10.8%
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s5916015
2010s4023020
2020s2224021

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 61-61. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
203743200846050100Rig Supply
727413202636041Rig Supply
286284200835010Rig Supply
172468200935025100Rig Supply
728820202634038Rig Supply
683704202433832Domestic
612492202233832Domestic
56186220203353565Domestic
484448201833032Domestic
285133200832525Rig 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 61-61?

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 Jefferson County, Liberty County, Hardin County, Orange County, Harris County.

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