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Texas well grid 67-48

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Lavaca County and DeWitt County. 463 reports, median depth 162 ft.

463Reports
162 ftMedian depth
62 ftWater at
40 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 67-48

Logged in state well grid 67-48, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 254, Surface 121, Sand 93, Top Soil 88, Red Clay 27, Sandstone 25
25–50 ftClay 60, Sandstone 19, Sand 12, Brown Sand-Sandstone 12, Sand-Sandstone 11, Yellow Clay 8
50–100 ftClay 179, Sand 29, Sandstone 27, Brown Sand-Sandstone 19, Brown Sand-Sandstone (F) 16, Clay-Sandstone 14
100–200 ftClay 193, Sand 50, Sand-Sandstone 22, Brown Sand-Sandstone (F) 14, Shale 16, Sandstone 17
200–300 ftClay 90, Sand 14, Sand-Sandstone 14, Shale 11, Sandstone 7, Brown Sand-Sandstone (F) 6
300–500 ftClay 14, Shale 5, Sand 2, Sandstone 2, Sand-Sandstone (F) 2, Sand-Sandstone 2

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 67-48, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
CHANDLER DRILLING INC285178402003–2026
Vortex Drilling, Inc.51252013–2017
Friedel Drilling Company48200402002–2026
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC14202024–2025
Maresh Drilling Co., Inc.7200802009–2026
WB Southern Drilling LLC7202302023–2025
Gainco, Inc.72011
Burleson Services, Inc.6240852004–2010
J & S Water Wells4410802005–2008
Cobra Water Well Drilling, LLC.3210802011–2013
Bootlegg Water Well Service182132026
Bluebonnet Water Wells1225252025
Texas Southern Drilling1145502021
Vrana Well Service Inc.12501252017
Nickel Water Well Service1200122015
Henry Rangnow12401002006
Cady's Water wells183172010
Chandler Drillng, Inc.1198602004
leeper w.w.1220152007
SHEPHERD DRILLING1502004
HERBOLD BROTHERS1285502005

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic32169.3%180
Monitor429.1%30
Rig Supply337.1%244
Environmental Soil Boring306.5%20
Stock265.6%195
Industrial61.3%380
Irrigation51.1%280
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s13716356
2010s21613459
2020s11021082

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 67-48. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
429105201647590180Stock
14958220054308070Industrial
2867062012424130Domestic
554202202042016075Domestic
333562201342014270Domestic
286709201242013370Domestic
2862572012416120Domestic
554344202041514970Domestic
651905202341216080Domestic
12392620054104580Industrial

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 67-48?

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This grid falls in Lavaca County, DeWitt County, Medina County, Wilson County.

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