Texas well grid 66-43
A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Lavaca County and Colorado County. 102 reports, median depth 200 ft.
102Reports
200 ftMedian depth
62 ftWater at
70 gpmMedian yield
What you will drill through in grid 66-43
| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | Clay 53, Sand 41, Top Soil 24, Surface 12, Surface Soil 9, Yellow Clay 6 |
| 25–50 ft | Clay 31, Sand 14, Gravel 4, Brown Sand-Sandstone 3, Sand, Clay 2, Sandstone 2 |
| 50–100 ft | Clay 41, Sand 21, Sand-Sandstone 6, Clay-Sandstone 5, Sandstone 5, Red Clay 5 |
| 100–200 ft | Clay 47, Sand 37, Shale 8, Rock 8, Ft. Sand 3, Brown Clay 2 |
| 200–300 ft | Sand 13, Clay 12, Shale 2, Coarse Sand 4, Sandstone 2, Rock 2 |
| 300–500 ft | Clay 6, Sand 5, Shale 2, Gravel 2, Sand & Gravel 2, Clay/Sand Streaks 1 |
| 500–1000 ft | Clay 6, Sand 5, Gravel 2, Shale 2, Clay/Sand Streaks 1, Broken Sand 1 |
Who drills here
What the wells are for
| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 49 | 48.0% | 160 |
| Rig Supply | 26 | 25.5% | 220 |
| Stock | 12 | 11.8% | 174 |
| Industrial | 9 | 8.8% | 240 |
| Irrigation | 6 | 5.9% | 915 |
| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41 | 220 | 70 |
| 2010s | 36 | 176 | 62 |
| 2020s | 25 | 161 | 55 |
The deepest reports on file
| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 474585 | 2018 | 955 | — | — | Irrigation |
| 395466 | 2015 | 940 | — | — | Irrigation |
| 570344 | 2021 | 915 | — | — | Irrigation |
| 250248 | 2011 | 810 | 34 | — | Irrigation |
| 259329 | 2011 | 650 | 58 | — | Irrigation |
| 495360 | 2018 | 532 | 97 | — | Irrigation |
| 190847 | 2004 | 402 | 94 | 75 | Rig Supply |
| 211036 | 2005 | 340 | — | — | Industrial |
| 209851 | 2004 | 320 | — | — | Industrial |
| 438744 | 2016 | 285 | 105 | — | Domestic |
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, Colorado County, Wharton County, Jackson County, DeWitt County.