texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 67-16

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Fayette County and Lavaca County. 115 reports, median depth 280 ft.

115Reports
280 ftMedian depth
83 ftWater at
70 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 67-16

Logged in state well grid 67-16, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTan Clay 40, Tan Sandy Clay 17, Tan Sand 15, Black Loamy Clay 13, Brown Clay 11, White Clay 11
25–50 ftGray Clay 18, Blue Clay 6, Tan Clay 5, Gray Sand 3, Sand 2, Light Brown Clay/Sand & Iron 2
50–100 ftGray Clay 22, Blue Clay 11, Tan Clay 7, Gray Sand 5, Gray Sandy Clay 5, Gray Sand And Layered Rock 4
100–200 ftGray Clay 32, Blue Clay 19, Sand 10, Gray Sand 10, Gray Sandy Clay 9, Gray Sand And Layered Rock 7
200–300 ftGray Clay 17, Gray Sandy Clay 12, Gray Sand And Layered Rock 9, Gray Sand & Layered Rock 7, Gray Sand 4, Rock 4
300–500 ftGray Clay 12, Gray Sandy Clay 11, Gray Sand And Layered Rock 10, Sand 5, Gray Clay And Layered Rock 3, Gray Sand 3
500–1000 ftGray Sand And Layered Rock 3, Gray Clay 3, Fine - Medium Gray Sand W/Shells 1, Sandy Gray Clay 1, Gray Sandy Clay And Layered Rock 2, Sandy Shale & Lignite 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 67-16, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Maresh Drilling Co., Inc.48280702001–2026
Richter Well Drilling, Inc.28285652002–2025
J&S WATER WELLS75901002007–2015
Vrana Well Service Inc.5261302003–2021
Friedel Drilling Company5260802005–2013
Jimmy's Well Service4220502020–2024
Neuendorff's Water Well Service, Inc.3338602021–2024
J & S Water Wells - Primo Trejo35101202003–2011
Zavala Drilling, CO16202026
Jackson Water Well1430802020
Texas Southern Drilling1175402020
HERBOLD DRILLING1270182018
Neuendorff's Water Well Svc., Inc.1265602010
Fleck Water Well Drlg & Serv1350352009
Vrana Well Serv. Inc.1414302009

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic8876.5%265
Stock108.7%398
Rig Supply65.2%470
Industrial65.2%590
Irrigation43.5%600
Fracking Supply10.9%
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s5128078
2010s3726586
2020s27338100

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 67-16. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
234491201065012660Domestic
716503202662040Irrigation
6660200262070100Domestic
409641201560023220Irrigation
659673202459011265Stock
563178202059095Stock
325547201259016090Industrial
634307202353510075Stock
60370200351080120Industrial
61339220225007850Domestic

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 67-16?

Depth is only half the quote. What it costs depends on the rock, the casing and the pump. Tell us where and we pass the request to licensed Texas drillers.

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This grid falls in Fayette County, Lavaca County.

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