texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 66-02

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Fayette County. 360 reports, median depth 200 ft.

360Reports
200 ftMedian depth
95 ftWater at
40 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 66-02

Logged in state well grid 66-02, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 61, Shale 37, Top Soil 29, No Recovery 27, White Clay 28, Gravel 22
25–50 ftRock 15, Tan Clay 11, Sand 9, Shale 8, White Clay 7, Clay 6
50–100 ftSand 19, Clay 13, Shale 12, Blue Clay 11, Rock 10, Tan Clay 9
100–200 ftSand 54, Shale 44, Blue Clay 28, Clay 22, Rock 17, Tan Clay 16
200–300 ftSand 45, Shale 23, Blue Clay 16, Clay 12, Rock 8, Tan Clay 8
300–500 ftSand 32, Shale 23, Clay 11, Rock 4, Blue Clay 5, Gray Sand 4
500–1000 ftSand 6, Clay 6, Shale 5, Sand & Clay 1, Gray Clay 2, Hard Clay 1
1000–5000 ftClay 1, Sands 1, Hard Blackish Clay 1, Streaky Gray Sands 1, Hard Darkish Clay With Small Shale Streaks 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 66-02, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vortex Drilling, Inc.64202007–2024
WASHINGTON CO WATER WELL DRILLING29272402004–2026
J&S WATER WELLS215301202003–2025
Richter Well Drilling, Inc.21278552004–2025
Talon Drilling, LP2082006
Maresh Drilling Co., Inc.19280352002–2026
Alamo Environmental dba Vortex Drilling19202024
Neuendorff's Water Well Service, Inc.17280402015–2026
Texas Southern Drilling17265302022–2025
Washington County Water Well Drilling14286402004–2012
Jackson Water Well12200502013–2022
Cobra Water Well Drilling, LLC.11280352014–2024
Diggs Drilling Co Inc9230252009–2016
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.8242019–2023
Jackson Waterwell5200602014–2018
Washington County Water Well5300602003
WB Southern Drilling LLC4242302024–2026
Alamo1 Drilling4202025
Busselman Water Wells, LLC4278402024–2025
Neuendorff's Water Well Svc., Inc.4497402003–2013
Vrana Well Service Inc.44051032005–2012
Wicks Water Well33002017
CHANDLER DRILLING INC2342752021–2024
Zavala Drilling, CO23602023
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP2352022

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic20155.8%275
Environmental Soil Boring9125.3%20
Monitor298.1%25
Industrial133.6%470
Rig Supply102.8%610
Stock71.9%230
Irrigation61.7%420
Fracking Supply10.3%1,210
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s8519586
2010s120240100
2020s155192105

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 66-02. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
18904220091,52040120Test Well
51928320191,430160300Public Supply
60738520221,21080200Fracking Supply
6571462023870135100Rig Supply
53855200371060140Industrial
4276682016680Domestic
27367920116800Irrigation
4970302018670110100Rig Supply
4955872018670100100Rig Supply
6224282022610130Rig 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 66-02?

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This grid falls in Fayette County.

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