texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 66-09

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Fayette County. 220 reports, median depth 240 ft.

220Reports
240 ftMedian depth
94 ftWater at
45 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 66-09

Logged in state well grid 66-09, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTan Clay 34, Clay 27, Top Soil 27, Black Clay 27, White Clay 22, Black Gumbo 16
25–50 ftTan Clay 12, White Clay 11, Blue Clay 8, Sand 5, Clay 5, Sand & Rock 4
50–100 ftTan Clay 20, White Clay 13, Sand 11, Blue Clay 10, Clay 8, Gray Clay 7
100–200 ftBlue Clay 20, Sand 23, Tan Clay 17, Clay 14, Shale 12, Gray Sand 6
200–300 ftBlue Clay 12, Sand 13, Shale 9, Rock 7, Gray Clay 4, Clay 6
300–500 ftShale 6, Sand 7, Gray Clay 4, Gray Sand 4, Clay 4, Gray Sand & Layered Rock 5
500–1000 ftSand 5, Hard Shale 3, Shale 4, Clay 2, Sand & Rocks 2, Sandy Shale 2
1000–5000 ftShale 2, Sand 1, Hard Shale 1, Sand & Rocks 1, Hard Shale & Rocks 1, Shale Brown 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 66-09, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Richter Well Drilling, Inc.42304652003–2026
Maresh Drilling Co., Inc.31260602004–2024
Vrana Well Service Inc.29216352003–2022
Neuendorff's Water Well Service, Inc.12200352019–2026
J&S WATER WELLS121,0601202005–2018
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC10202025
Friedel Drilling Company8183452013–2024
Diggs Drilling Co Inc8220352003–2016
Neuendorff's Water Well Svc., Inc.8163302004–2012
Cobra Water Well Drilling, LLC.6240182023–2024
Texas Southern Drilling5346402024–2026
CHANDLER DRILLING INC4300402022–2026
J & S Water Wells - John Richardson41202010–2011
WB Southern Drilling LLC3410402023–2026
Busselman Water Wells, LLC3180202024
Washington Cnty Water Well Drilling3269152014
J & S Water Wells - Primo Trejo31202011
Vrana Well Serv. Inc.3240552003–2004
Bluebonnet Water Wells2245352025–2026
Washington County Water Well Drilling2382402005–2010
Washington County Water Well22311002003
Zavala Drilling, CO14202022
Jackson Water Well1300452020
Wicks Water Well12102018
J D Diggs Drlg Co Inc180152010

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic17479.1%244
Industrial167.3%590
Stock146.4%260
Environmental Soil Boring104.5%20
Irrigation41.8%1,055
Rig Supply20.9%1,070
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s5824085
2010s8226598
2020s8024096

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 66-09. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
49733320181,070170120Rig Supply
46243220171,060120250Irrigation
46103020171,055120225Irrigation
4322132016700Domestic
267384201170017480Stock
189723200965116340Domestic
374612201462011580Domestic
727139202661214430Domestic
60204320226109545Domestic
326716201159015080Industrial

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 Fayette County.

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