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Texas well grid 66-33

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Lavaca County and DeWitt County. 462 reports, median depth 170 ft.

462Reports
170 ftMedian depth
71 ftWater at
45 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 66-33

Logged in state well grid 66-33, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 170, Surface 82, Top Soil 80, Sand 54, Sandstone 19, Tan Clay 18
25–50 ftClay 60, Sand 28, Brown Sand-Sandstone 12, Clay-Sandstone 12, Sandstone 10, Tan Clay 8
50–100 ftClay 113, Sand 41, Sandstone 20, Tan Clay 16, Sandy Clay 10, Brown Sand-Sandstone 12
100–200 ftClay 142, Sand 57, Sandstone 29, Shale 27, Tan Clay 16, Rock 16
200–300 ftClay 46, Sand 24, Shale 9, Brown Sand-Sandstone (F) 6, Rock 6, Sand, Clay 3
300–500 ftClay 9, Sand 4, Rock 2, Brown Sand-Sandstone (F) 2, Hard Clay 1, Sandstone 1
500–1000 ftClay 3, Sand 2, Sand-Sandstone 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 66-33, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
CHANDLER DRILLING INC151182402003–2026
Friedel Drilling Company100178452002–2025
Vortex Drilling, Inc.43102009–2024
Maresh Drilling Co., Inc.23190502004–2025
Vrana Well Service Inc.23140302005–2023
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.23202020–2022
Burleson Services, Inc.15240902004–2010
Texas Southern Drilling8305502021–2026
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC8302023–2025
WB Southern Drilling LLC6185652024–2026
Busselman Water Wells, LLC6245602023–2026
Cobra Water Well Drilling, LLC.6300852012–2015
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP4282021
Mathers Environmental Drilling Inc.4252010
RONNIE GOOLSBY WATER WELL SERVICE4752006–2007
Goolsby Water Well Service LLC3205352020–2022
Joe Ferguson Water Well Drilling, Inc.32202014–2017
J&S WATER WELLS27003802024
Truax Water Well Services, LLC2150402022–2023
Vrana's Well Service Inc.21002011
Wel-Mat Drilling LLP22009–2010
C & S UTESEY WATER WELL SERVICE & DRILLING, L.L.C.2662008
leeper w.w.2197152006–2007
Cady's Water wells1250602019
Gearen Drilling13002017

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic29664.1%174
Rig Supply5812.6%280
Environmental Soil Boring439.3%10
Monitor357.6%30
Stock183.9%170
Other40.9%30
Public Supply30.6%
Test Well20.4%20
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s12816568
2010s20217268
2020s13217080

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 66-33. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
68611020247009380Fracking Supply
686106202461080300Rig Supply
26324420115649960Domestic
64388520235509160Domestic
478286201838053Rig Supply
466840201736498Stock
56063920203608690Rig Supply
163964200536011070Rig Supply
8514820043607090Industrial
365396201435885Domestic

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 Lavaca County, DeWitt County.

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