texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 62-51

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Orange County and Newton County. 105 reports, median depth 378 ft.

105Reports
378 ftMedian depth
36 ftWater at
15 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 62-51

Logged in state well grid 62-51, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 37, Top Soil 28, Brown Sand 22, Brown Clay 16, Gray Clay 8, Sand 7
25–50 ftSand 17, Gray Clay 10, Clay 9, Gray Sand 5, White Sand 4, Blue Shale 2
50–100 ftSand 20, Clay 18, Gray Sand 10, White Sand 10, Gray Clay 7, Grey Sand 1
100–200 ftGray Clay 18, Clay 16, Gray Sand 13, Sand 8, Grey Clay 2, Blue Clay 2
200–300 ftGray Sand 14, Clay 12, Sand 11, Gray Clay 10, Sand And Clay Streaked 3, Blue Clay 3
300–500 ftGray Sand 15, Gray Clay 10, Fine To Medium Sand 14, Clay 10, Sand 8, Very Fine To Medium Sand 9
500–1000 ftBlue Clay 1, Gray Sand 1, Gray Clay 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 62-51, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Paskell Water Well25435202005–2026
W.M. Jones water well22370152005–2025
Jones Water Well Service124552003–2009
paskell waterwell ser.84402015–2018
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC6232018–2019
jones water well5460152014–2018
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.552008
Vortex Drilling, Inc.42014
B & L Water Well Service,Inc.3112852004–2014
Bellenger Water Well Service265402022–2023
Jones Pump & Well Service23501752003–2010
Burleson Services, Inc.2901002006–2009
Dale's Water Wells1152015
bjs water well drilling14502012
Jones Pump Well svc1182011
jones water well ser.14352011
BJ's Water Well Drilling13202005
B & L Water Well Services, Inc.11302006
Guichard Operating Company1751202007
BAISON WATER WELL DRILLING1400122004
WM Jones Water Well11262003

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic7975.2%420
Monitor1110.5%22
Rig Supply76.7%110
Environmental Soil Boring43.8%5
Stock21.9%65
Industrial11.0%160
Irrigation11.0%65
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s3335040
2010s4136036
2020s3140034

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 62-51. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
192938200361046Domestic
668382202451536Domestic
246551200748545Domestic
527472201947036Domestic
50650720184704315Domestic
420263201646545Domestic
171538200546540Domestic
50650820184604215Domestic
188167200646042Domestic
17171720054604020Domestic

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 62-51?

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 Orange County, Newton County.

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