texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 66-17

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Fayette County and Lavaca County. 449 reports, median depth 160 ft.

449Reports
160 ftMedian depth
70 ftWater at
40 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 66-17

Logged in state well grid 66-17, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTan Clay 59, Clay 45, Top Soil 48, Brown Sandy Loam 30, Brown Top Soil 26, Tan Sand 21
25–50 ftTan Clay 30, Sand 12, Brown Sand 11, Clay 9, Blue Clay 8, Tan Sand 8
50–100 ftTan Clay 48, Clay 29, Sand 19, Blue Clay 21, Tan Sand 19, Brown Sand 12
100–200 ftClay 26, Tan Clay 25, Sand 24, Gray Sand 19, Tan Sandy Clay 17, Blue Clay 17
200–300 ftSand 14, Blue Clay 11, Clay 10, Shale 6, Fine Gray Sand 5, Tan Clay 5
300–500 ftSand 8, Blue Clay 4, Clay 7, Shale 3, Blue Sandy Clay & Rock 2, Gray Sand 4
500–1000 ftSand 3, Shale 2, Clay 4, Sand/Clay 1, Blue Clay 2, Gray Sand & Layered Rock 1
1000–5000 ftShale 2, Sand 2

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 66-17, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vrana Well Service Inc.132155352003–2026
Maresh Drilling Co., Inc.69200502001–2026
Vortex Drilling, Inc.63102007–2017
Richter Well Drilling, Inc.28300502003–2026
WB Southern Drilling LLC21200302023–2026
Friedel Drilling Company15183502013–2025
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC13202021–2025
Vrana Well Serv. Inc.13149302003–2014
Neuendorff's Water Well Service, Inc.8395202014–2025
CHANDLER DRILLING INC7116252006–2023
Vrana's Well Service Inc.7252010–2012
Texas Southern Drilling6305252023–2026
Neuendorff's Water Well Svc., Inc.6126352005–2012
SCI62010
Busselman Water Wells, LLC4318282026
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.4232019
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP4282019
Jackson Water Well4280272013
J & S Water Wells41,0101602013
dba Universal Drilling Services4202005
Cobra Water Well Drilling, LLC.3145252011–2024
Cascade Drilling3352018
Diggs Drilling Co Inc3175252009–2015
Jimmy's Well Service2395752024–2026
Weisinger Water Well, Inc.21,1254022002

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic31770.6%176
Environmental Soil Boring6915.4%13
Monitor306.7%23
Stock173.8%203
Rig Supply81.8%520
Irrigation30.7%230
Public Supply30.7%1,125
Fracking Supply10.2%
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s15416063
2010s17812771
2020s11720180

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 66-17. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
25785320111,200169400Public Supply
1894020021,125189402Public Supply
32019220131,010Rig Supply
3261102012870Industrial
5766272021700Domestic
633889202362016880Domestic
167185200962017570Domestic
223492200960387100Domestic
4588572017600136Domestic
549896202059015650Domestic

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, Lavaca County, Fort Bend County, Colorado County, Brazoria County.

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