texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 66-51

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Jackson County and Lavaca County. 125 reports, median depth 244 ft.

125Reports
244 ftMedian depth
80 ftWater at
75 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 66-51

Logged in state well grid 66-51, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 55, Sand 43, Surface Soil 34, Surface 22, Topsoil 21, Gray Clay 14
25–50 ftSand 44, Clay 38, Gray Clay 12, Tan Clay 4, Medium Brown Sand 3, Brown Clay 3
50–100 ftClay 59, Sand 47, Rock 10, Gray Clay 8, Medium Brown Sand 6, White Rock 5
100–200 ftClay 72, Sand 55, Rock 15, Coarse Sand 18, Gray Clay 7, Sandstone 8
200–300 ftClay 35, Sand 33, Coarse Sand 13, Brown Clay 7, Medium Brown Sand 5, Gray Clay 5
300–500 ftSand 3, Coarse Sand 3, Clay 3, Red Clay 3, Fine Sand 1, Medium Gray Sand 2
500–1000 ftClay 2, Sand 1, Shale 1, Fine Sand 1, White Clay 1, Sand & Clay 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 66-51, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Joe Ferguson Water Well Drilling, Inc.302402004–2024
Everett Carroll Water Well Service19260602003–2007
C & S UTESEY WATER WELL SERVICE & DRILLING, L.L.C.15250832003–2025
CHANDLER DRILLING INC15242752006–2026
Cady's Water wells82308002007–2014
Friedel Drilling Company62221002011–2026
Burleson Services, Inc.52601002005–2010
Joe Ferguson Drilling, Inc.52402004–2006
Neuendorff's Water Well Service, Inc.3130802022–2025
INDEPENDENT WATER WELL SERVICE2257252018–2019
CARTER WATER WELL DRILLING2120302015
RONNIE GOOLSBY WATER WELL2285802010
J4 Water Works, LLC1300352025
Texas Southern Drilling1265302022
Kight Water Well Service1270252022
3G Drilling16801,8002020
Weisinger Incorporated19002011
Rangnow Water Well Service12101002008
Berry Water Well Service1280602009
Evans Drilling11601202008
T&B Water Well1151802005
JOE FERGUSON WATER WELL DRLG. INC.12602006
Everett Carroll Water Well Service & Drilling Co.1240602003
C & S UTESEY WATER WELL SERVICE1260202002

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic5040.0%240
Rig Supply3528.0%255
Stock2721.6%240
Industrial86.4%240
Irrigation54.0%580
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s5025080
2010s4424070
2020s3124690

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 66-51. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
242912201190010Irrigation
55441720206801101,800Irrigation
33027320135801021,000Irrigation
3197722013400701,200Irrigation
6035512022380Stock
319773201338070800Irrigation
244642201037081141Domestic
211733200936999Domestic
19201420053608090Rig Supply
4014962015355Stock

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 66-51?

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This grid falls in Jackson County, Lavaca County, Wharton County.

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