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Texas well grid 66-54

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Wharton County and Jackson County. 521 reports, median depth 143 ft.

521Reports
143 ftMedian depth
51 ftWater at
75 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 66-54

Logged in state well grid 66-54, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 120, Topsoil 103, Sand 90, Red Clay 47, Gray Clay 42, Brown Clay 40
25–50 ftSand 63, Clay 62, Brown Clay 19, Gray Clay 18, Red Clay 16, Med Sand 15
50–100 ftClay 117, Sand 89, Brown Clay 44, Red Clay 26, Coarse Sand 25, Course Brown Sand 21
100–200 ftSand 101, Clay 100, Gray Clay 43, Coarse Sand 42, Course Brown Sand 20, Very Course Brown Sand 23
200–300 ftClay 31, Sand 29, Gray Clay 9, Coarse Sand 10, Course Brown Sand 8, Very Course Brown Sand 8
300–500 ftClay 4, Sand 5, Coarse Sand 2, Medium Sand 1, Course Sand 2, Clay Td 2
500–1000 ftTan Clay 1, Fine Sand 1, Brown Sandy Clay 1, Medium To Fine Sand 1, Coarse To Meduim Sand With Traces Of Gravel 1, Fine Sand With Traces Of Brown Clay 1
1000–5000 ftFine Sand 1, Grey Sandy Clay 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 66-54, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
C & S UTESEY WATER WELL SERVICE & DRILLING, L.L.C.72200852003–2016
Cady's Water wells52160802009–2023
Kight Water Well Service44133802020–2026
dba Universal Drilling Services37562002–2003
Cascade Drilling341242014–2018
Vortex Drilling, Inc.30202011–2016
Joe Ferguson Water Well Drilling, Inc.292002007–2025
Boart Longyear221202005–2013
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC20502022–2024
Johnson Water Well Service10188602003–2007
Cascade Technical Services9402020
1st Choice Water Wells9132502014–2020
MagnaCore Drilling & Environmental Services842002–2003
Goolsby Water Well Service LLC7255502017–2024
Everett Carroll Water Well Service7220802005–2008
RONNIE GOOLSBY WATER WELL6205752003–2014
Joe Ferguson Drilling, Inc.62202003–2006
J4 Water Works, LLC5160352024–2025
RQ Drilling5302018
Finch Water Well5220702001–2011
Lewis Environmental Drilling, Inc.51252004
J&S WATER WELLS45301602006–2023
Crowell Drilling Company, Inc.4361502002–2017
Johnson Water Wells4213502004–2014
RONNIE GOOLSBY WATER WELL SERVICE42181002010–2012

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic25448.8%175
Monitor13926.7%56
Environmental Soil Boring346.5%29
Stock326.1%160
Rig Supply254.8%220
Irrigation214.0%305
Industrial122.3%240
Public Supply30.6%280
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s18915055
2010s21516052
2020s11712350

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 66-54. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
28593520121,34560Irrigation
53434420191,3361550Domestic
71636820261,100Public Supply
6372792023530801,000Irrigation
585875202152540Irrigation
7138182025485512,000Irrigation
360410201348353Irrigation
59140120214369080Domestic
6050702022430523,000Irrigation
116095200441888100Domestic

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 Wharton County, Jackson County, Matagorda County.

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