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Texas well grid 66-64

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Matagorda County and Wharton County. 149 reports, median depth 115 ft.

149Reports
115 ftMedian depth
25 ftWater at
100 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 66-64

Logged in state well grid 66-64, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 28, Silty Clay, Drk. Brown 23, Sand 22, Silty Clay, Reddish Brown 18, Topsoil 17, Clay, Reddish Brown 16
25–50 ftClay 15, Sand 9, Red Clay 6, Brown Clay 4, Steaky Sand & Clay 1, Loose Hard Grey Clay 1
50–100 ftSand 28, Clay 18, Red Clay 6, Brown Clay 3, Clay Red 3, Medium-Course Brown Sand 3
100–200 ftClay 18, Sand 12, Red Clay 8, Sand & Clay 2, Brown Clay 3, Gray Clay 1
200–300 ftSand 17, Clay 12, Red Clay 2, Sand & Pea Gravel 1, Sand & Pea Gravel .010 1, Sand Grey .01-Peagravel 1
300–500 ftSand 11, Clay 10, Sand .008 2, Sand & Pea Gravel .010 1, Sand & Rocks 1, Red Clay 1
500–1000 ftSand 5, Clay 6, Sandy Clay 2, Shale 1, Sand .010 1, Sand & Clay 1
1000–5000 ftClay 1, Sand & Clay 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 66-64, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.47202010–2016
Vortex Drilling, Inc.222011
Chaffin Water Well Service10170702020–2025
Felder Water Well & Pump Service, LLC101363002015–2020
CHAFFIN WATER WELL101351102009–2010
Cady's Water wells7951002010–2017
Joe Ferguson Drilling, Inc.61402004–2006
C & S UTESEY WATER WELL SERVICE & DRILLING, L.L.C.51501072008–2015
Finch Water Well41253002012–2025
Goolsby Water Well Service LLC32501002019–2024
Joe Ferguson Water Well Drilling, Inc.31402009–2014
Kight Water Well Service21201752024
Chaffin Water Wells21202015
J&S WATER WELLS2990702008–2014
Burleson Services, Inc.2380902004–2006
O'Day Drilling Company, Inc.29222,5002004
3G Drilling11407002023
Critendon Drilling Service, Inc.1862018
1st Choice Water Wells1324602015
Weisinger Incorporated11,1002013
Finch Water Well Service11202012
B & L Water Well Service,Inc.11602011
Chaffin Water Well Svc.1320602008
Weisinger Water Well, Inc.18502009
CHANDLER DRILLING INC11402008

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Irrigation2919.5%135
Monitor2617.4%20
Stock2416.1%140
Test Well2214.8%21
Environmental Soil Boring2114.1%17
Domestic149.4%150
Rig Supply64.0%260
Industrial64.0%140
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s2514015
2010s1062122
2020s1815033

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 66-64. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
32813820131,10083Irrigation
3706692014990127Irrigation
11859020049229080Irrigation
11858820049201022,500Irrigation
202745200985063Irrigation
70706420256807055Rig Supply
7125742025540Irrigation
23552620104806740Domestic
430593201644181200Irrigation
422534201644173200Domestic

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 66-64?

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This grid falls in Matagorda County, Wharton County.

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