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Texas well grid 62-50

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Orange County and Newton County. 582 reports, median depth 145 ft.

582Reports
145 ftMedian depth
22 ftWater at
15 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 62-50

Logged in state well grid 62-50, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 213, Clay 146, Brown Sand 171, Brown Clay 112, Gray Clay 87, Red-Brown Clay 50
25–50 ftSand 51, Gray Clay 49, Clay 37, Gray Sand 27, Brown Sand 17, Grey Clay 12
50–100 ftGray Sand 79, Sand 84, White Sand 85, Clay 47, Gray Clay 40, Blue Clay 6
100–200 ftGray Clay 108, Gray Sand 87, Clay 74, Grey Clay 24, Sand 34, Grey Sand 27
200–300 ftGray Sand 58, Gray Clay 38, Clay 19, Grey Sand 20, Sand 15, Grey Clay 8
300–500 ftGray Sand 64, Gray Clay 54, Grey Clay 21, Grey Sand 21, Blue Clay 30, Fine To Medium Sand 24
500–1000 ftGray Clay 3, Blu Clay With Green Sand Streaks 1, Green Sand With Hard Gravel 1, Blue Clay 1, Green Sand 1, Blue Green Clay 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 62-50, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
W.M. Jones water well120135152003–2025
Jones Water Well Service86395202003–2015
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.6611—2014–2017
Paskell Water Well49298—2019–2026
jones water well33220152012–2023
paskell waterwell ser.28360—2015–2019
B & L Water Well Service,Inc.24125852003–2020
Advanced Drilling Systems, Inc.2211—2014–2018
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC195—2015–2026
Jones Pump & Well Service15210182004–2010
BJ's Water Well Drilling14300122004–2015
APOLLO Environmental Strategies, Inc.1415—2002–2004
Mathers Environmental Drilling Inc.825—2004–2022
Alpine Field Services825—2003–2015
City Survey515—2022
WM Jones Water Well5350—2003–2015
Guichard4120802014–2018
jones water well ser.4340152011–2013
Jones Pump Well svc4400202003–2013
W. M. Jones Waterwell4225—2010
Dale's Water Wells3226102011–2022
B.J Water Well Drilling3210152015–2019
Alliance Maintenance & Services, Inc.315—2013
Bellenger Water Well Service2420402025
Mattco Water Well Service2—282009

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic37263.9%320
Environmental Soil Boring8915.3%11
Monitor5810.0%25
Rig Supply335.7%125
Irrigation254.3%80
Stock30.5%120
Public Supply10.2%900
Industrial10.2%437
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
1990s190040
2000s20838040
2010s26412018
2020s10914015

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 62-50. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
619460199790040699Public Supply
15316520056004560Domestic
30917620125505115Domestic
246594200853045—Domestic
419538201652538—Domestic
246613200851545—Domestic
185266200950532—Domestic
69411200350542—Domestic
6297520035004145Domestic
668379202449541—Domestic

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 Orange County, Newton County, Hardin County.

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