texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 62-18

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Newton County and Jasper County. 179 reports, median depth 148 ft.

179Reports
148 ftMedian depth
27 ftWater at
15 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 62-18

Logged in state well grid 62-18, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 45, Red Clay 44, Topsoil 40, Clay 30, Sand 21, Top 19
25–50 ftSand 15, Clay 12, White Sand 10, White Clay 7, Yellow Sand 6, Red Sand 4
50–100 ftWhite Sand 31, Sand 21, Clay 17, Gray Clay 14, Medium Sand 8, Fine Sand 6
100–200 ftMedium Sand 14, White Sand 12, Sand 9, Clay 8, Fine Sand 6, Grey Clay 5
200–300 ftMedium Sand 2, Mediun White Sand 1, Layers Sand & Clay 1, Clay 1, Tan Sand With Clay Strips 1, White Sand & Gravel 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 62-18, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vann Water Wells48128102004–2017
Dale's Water Wells27120122011–2022
N L BISHOP DRILLING CO19160302011–2024
B.J Water Well Drilling16110152015–2026
BJ's Water Well Drilling15140152004–2015
Paskell Water Well13190602012–2026
Bellenger Water Well Service8175302010–2022
W.M. Jones water well6160152006–2022
Jones Water Well Service31702009–2010
kenneth holmes well drilling2180252016–2022
paskell waterwell ser.21902011–2018
w3 weekend water wells22202016–2017
B & L Water Well Service,Inc.22002006–2008
Dale's Water Well's2252011
paskell waterwell2202009–2010
Bishop Water Well11902025
Payne Drilling1130152023
Patriot Well Services12002023
Bell's Drilling Service12201002018
jones water well12102016
B.J.'s Water Well1302014
Jones Pump & Well Service1210152010
bjs water well drilling1702011
Mattco Home Services1272009
WM Jones Water Well11502003

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic17698.3%147
Rig Supply21.1%200
Irrigation10.6%220
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s3215723
2010s8512728
2020s6216025

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 62-18. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
455529201724455Domestic
64820520202406020Domestic
536484202024025Domestic
49798120182213140Domestic
487299201822028100Irrigation
465956201722027Domestic
46457020172204520Domestic
29203420122155410Domestic
266353201121526100Domestic
57790420212101520Domestic

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 62-18?

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.

We are nobody's agent and have no arrangement with any firm today. What we do with this.

This grid falls in Newton County, Jasper County.

Grids with a comparable number of reports