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Texas well grid 66-20

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Colorado County. 381 reports, median depth 165 ft.

381Reports
165 ftMedian depth
62 ftWater at
45 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 66-20

Logged in state well grid 66-20, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTopsoil 66, Top Soil 60, Sand 45, Sand & Gravel 43, Red Clay 42, Top-Soil 33
25–50 ftSand 40, Red Clay 21, White Clay 20, Gravel 20, Sand & Gravel 20, Tan Clay 16
50–100 ftSand 84, Rock 33, Tan Clay 28, White Clay 23, Clay 21, Red Clay 18
100–200 ftSand 97, Rock 66, Tan Clay 41, Clay 31, Sand & Rock 33, White Clay 22
200–300 ftSand 47, Rock 31, Clay 14, Tan Clay 9, White Clay 8, Sand & Rock 8
300–500 ftClay 7, Sand 4, Shale 3, Gray Clay 2, Sand & Rocks 2, Hard Blue Shale 1
500–1000 ftHard Shale 1, Shale 2, Rock & Sand Streaks 1, Hard Rock & Lignite 1, Shale & Rock 1, Coarse Gray Sand With Some Shale Streaks 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 66-20, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Neuendorff's Water Well Svc., Inc.98165402003–2014
Neuendorff's Water Well Service, Inc.84165502004–2026
Skutca Water Well46190402001–2022
Texas Southern Drilling24165352020–2026
Vortex Drilling, Inc.21202006–2019
J&S WATER WELLS113501352007–2023
Busselman Water Wells, LLC9225452024–2026
Joe Ferguson Water Well Drilling, Inc.93202008–2011
Cobra Water Well Drilling, LLC.8170502011–2024
Mathers Environmental Drilling Inc.7302004–2005
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC6302019–2023
Jones Environmental, Inc.6402007
B&R Water Well Service, LLC4126352013–2017
Bluebonnet Water Wells33301502025–2026
MARAL DRILLING3240302019–2023
Pacific West Environmental and Infrastructure3402024
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.3352024
WALKER HILL ENVIRONMENTAL INC3802015
A.W. Flentge Service3150452005–2011
J & S Drilling, LLC2275502015
HEFLIN WATER WORKS2115602010
Burleson Services, Inc.22201002006–2007
Vrana Well Service Inc.2253152007
Austin County Water Well23001002006
dba Universal Drilling Services2402005

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic25767.5%169
Monitor379.7%35
Stock225.8%170
Rig Supply143.7%320
Industrial123.1%158
Environmental Soil Boring112.9%15
Public Supply92.4%350
Irrigation92.4%260
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s12116558
2010s14016066
2020s12016563

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 66-20. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
16527820082,09878Domestic
19194020071,03051413Public Supply
448247201775050100Rig Supply
327108201252586150Public Supply
318311201252566465Public Supply
72645720264017165Domestic
2368022010380Rig Supply
2173642010380Rig Supply
64516220233504870Domestic
64296320233504575Domestic

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 66-20?

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This grid falls in Colorado County.

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