texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 66-26

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Lavaca County and Colorado County. 250 reports, median depth 182 ft.

250Reports
182 ftMedian depth
80 ftWater at
40 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 66-26

Logged in state well grid 66-26, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 77, Top Soil 46, Surface 38, Tan Clay 22, Sand 21, Sandstone 15
25–50 ftClay 28, Sandstone 11, Sand 12, Tan Clay 12, Brown Sand 8, Brown Sand-Sandstone 6
50–100 ftClay 58, Sand 20, Brown Sand 11, Tan Clay 11, Rock 7, Sandstone 9
100–200 ftClay 68, Sand 34, Tan Clay 14, Rock 10, Brown Sand-Sandstone (F) 8, Tan Sand And Layered Rock 6
200–300 ftClay 20, Sand 14, Brown Sand 4, Tan Clay 4, Rock 4, Sandrock 2
300–500 ftClay 4, Sand & Rock 1, Clay & Rock 1, Sand 1, Sand Coarse 1, Gray Sand W/ Shale 1
500–1000 ftSand & Rock 1, Clay & Rock 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 66-26, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
CHANDLER DRILLING INC66172352003–2026
Vrana Well Service Inc.53153302004–2024
Friedel Drilling Company35215602003–2025
Maresh Drilling Co., Inc.14190402002–2025
Neuendorff's Water Well Service, Inc.9205452016–2025
Texas Southern Drilling7245252022–2025
Neuendorff's Water Well Svc., Inc.7178202004–2013
Busselman Water Wells, LLC6185652025–2026
WB Southern Drilling LLC6188752023–2024
Vrana Well Serv. Inc.6206252004–2013
Cobra Water Well Drilling, LLC.4250902011–2023
Skutca Water Well4146302007–2014
Vrana's Well Service Inc.4702010–2011
Burleson Services, Inc.4220802007–2010
J & S Water Wells42501002004–2009
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.4602007
Rangnow Water Well Service3215302007–2008
Everett Carroll Water Well Service & Drilling Co.2130352003
Meyer water well drilling13432021
Ondrey Water Well Service13202014
Lone Star Drilling & Pump Service1203252014
B & L Water Well Service,Inc.1852014
Ball Drilling Company1230502012
Berry Water Well Service1310152010
Richter Well Drilling, Inc.1210702005

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic20582.0%180
Stock249.6%203
Rig Supply124.8%262
Industrial41.6%250
Monitor41.6%60
Other10.4%205
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s8916469
2010s9418080
2020s6720091

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 66-26. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
176534200957095140Industrial
369059201445014010Domestic
337311201340115720Domestic
1272002007393Domestic
6491652021343Domestic
715696202634212280Stock
13585120073422530Domestic
39903520153238015Domestic
4441012017320Rig Supply
4333702016320Domestic

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 66-26?

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This grid falls in Lavaca County, Colorado County, Calhoun County, Fort Bend County, Callahan County.

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