texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 66-11

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Colorado County and Fayette County. 245 reports, median depth 200 ft.

245Reports
200 ftMedian depth
85 ftWater at
20 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 66-11

Logged in state well grid 66-11, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 28, Topsoil 32, Top Soil 29, Red Clay 21, Sand 21, Yellow Clay 19
25–50 ftSand 21, Rock 14, Clay 9, Tan Clay 11, Sand & Rock 6, Sand & Gravel 5
50–100 ftSand 39, Tan Clay 15, Clay 12, Rock 11, Blue Clay 11, White Clay 7
100–200 ftSand 58, Blue Clay 19, Rock 16, Clay 16, Tan Clay 15, Shale 11
200–300 ftSand 23, Rock 14, Shale 12, Mc Shale 10, Clay 10, Blue Clay 8
300–500 ftRock 9, Shale 9, Sand 6, Sand & Rock Streaks 3, Clay 3, Clay & Rock 3
500–1000 ftClay 6, Shale 4, Sand 7, Sandy Shale 3, Rock Streaks 1, White Shale 1
1000–5000 ftShale 1, Sand 1, Sandy 1, Shale W/Scattered Sand 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 66-11, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Neuendorff's Water Well Svc., Inc.48200252003–2014
Neuendorff's Water Well Service, Inc.35220232014–2026
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC19102018–2026
Skutca Water Well18169122001–2014
J&S WATER WELLS126901002008–2024
Busselman Water Wells, LLC9115252023–2026
Maresh Drilling Co., Inc.9240152014–2026
Texas Southern Drilling9225252022–2024
Jackson Water Well7200102013–2024
Cobra Water Well Drilling, LLC.5200212018–2025
Diggs Drilling Co Inc5195202016
Washington County Water Well Drilling516082004–2009
Rangnow Water Well Service4230352007–2009
Stetson Water Well Drilling & Service465122005
WASHINGTON CO WATER WELL DRILLING3270202015–2021
Vrana Well Service Inc.3164202015–2020
Richter Well Drilling, Inc.3420302011–2016
J D Diggs Drilling Co Inc3370502009–2014
Fleck Water Well Drilling3120122008
Vaughn Water Well Service, Inc.3162008
A.W. Flentge Service390152005–2006
Russell Drilling Co., Inc.21,406602019–2021
B&R Water Well Service, LLC290152017
Ball Drilling Company2140162012
Fleck Water Well Drlg265152011

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic17973.1%204
Environmental Soil Boring197.8%10
Stock197.8%160
Irrigation104.1%346
Rig Supply72.9%690
Public Supply52.0%740
Other41.6%400
Industrial20.8%111
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s8017568
2010s9620587
2020s6920091

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 66-11. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
53082320191,406Public Supply
13758820088563950Public Supply
42769820168509080Domestic
676283202483075150Rig Supply
2766202011812102100Domestic
606989202279010150Rig Supply
4020502015780100Irrigation
577729202174015660Public Supply
478193201871516125Domestic
6691012024710155130Rig 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.

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This grid falls in Colorado County, Fayette County, Austin County, Jackson County.

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