Texas well grid 66-46

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Wharton County and Lavaca County. 194 reports, median depth 160 ft.

194Reports

160 ftMedian depth

51 ftWater at

80 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 66-46

Logged in state well grid 66-46, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ft	What was logged there
0–25 ft	Clay 59, Sand 55, Red Clay 44, Surface Soil 35, Topsoil 31, Top Soil 21
25–50 ft	Clay 41, Sand 25, Brown Clay 10, Red Clay 13, Gravel 8, Coarse Sand 6
50–100 ft	Clay 77, Sand 47, Coarse Sand 23, Gray Clay 16, Brown Clay 11, Pea Gravel 14
100–200 ft	Clay 48, Sand 54, Coarse Sand 36, Gray Clay 9, Gravel 11, Red Clay 12
200–300 ft	Sand 9, Clay 7, Gravel 4, Hard 3, Shale 2, Gray Clay 2
300–500 ft	Sand 8, Clay 8, Gravel 1, Rock 2, Sand/Gravel 1, Cly 1
500–1000 ft	Clay 2, Sand 2

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 66-46, busiest first.
Firm of record	Wells	Median depth, ft	Median yield, gpm	Years
Kight Water Well Service	45	143	80	2020–2026
Joe Ferguson Water Well Drilling, Inc.	22	160	—	2007–2022
C & S UTESEY WATER WELL SERVICE & DRILLING, L.L.C.	19	160	100	2004–2017
Cady's Water wells	16	190	100	2010–2025
Crowell Drilling Company, Inc.	8	300	850	2003–2019
Burleson Services, Inc.	8	160	100	2003–2010
Chaffin Water Wells	6	260	—	2014–2017
Goolsby Water Well Service LLC	5	150	50	2015–2020
1st Choice Water Wells	5	120	25	2016–2017
O'Day Drilling Company, Inc.	5	465	2,500	2012–2016
Joe Ferguson Drilling, Inc.	5	180	—	2003–2006
Johnson Water Well Service	5	198	70	2005–2007
RONNIE GOOLSBY WATER WELL	4	140	80	2003–2012
JOE FERGUSON WATER WELL DRLG. INC.	4	200	—	2006–2007
Chaffin Water Well Service	3	140	50	2014–2020
INDEPENDENT WATER WELL SERVICE	3	128	50	2018–2020
Dirba Water Wells	3	130	—	2000–2006
Wells Water Well Company	3	180	10	2005–2008
Neuendorff's Water Well Service, Inc.	2	140	30	2023
Texas Southern Drilling	2	285	93	2021–2022
RONNIE GOOLSBY WATER WELL SERVICE	2	175	100	2012–2013
J & S Water Wells	2	250	80	2004
Busselman Water Wells, LLC	1	205	80	2026
3G Drilling	1	260	500	2023
Ricky Bonds Water Wells	1	175	60	2017

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
Purpose	Wells	Share	Median depth, ft
Domestic	108	55.7%	154
Stock	29	14.9%	130
Irrigation	24	12.4%	315
Rig Supply	22	11.3%	180
Industrial	11	5.7%	200

By decade drilled.
Decade	Reports	Median depth, ft	Water at, ft
2000s	64	170	51
2010s	70	160	52
2020s	60	153	52

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 66-46. Column one is the tracking number.
Report	Year	Depth, ft	Water at, ft	Yield, gpm	Purpose
316448	2013	630	52	2,500	Irrigation
343872	2013	584	40	—	Irrigation
144957	2008	563	46	—	Irrigation
320975	2013	485	43	2,500	Irrigation
424428	2016	465	65	—	Irrigation
468683	2017	462	66	—	Irrigation
227976	2010	450	32	—	Irrigation
409856	2015	440	55	—	Irrigation
343876	2013	434	75	—	Irrigation
301610	2012	410	62	—	Irrigation

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 66-46?

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This grid falls in Wharton County, Lavaca County.