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Texas well grid 68-55

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Wilson County. 285 reports, median depth 345 ft.

285Reports
345 ftMedian depth
110 ftWater at
60 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 68-55

Logged in state well grid 68-55, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftSand 84, Clay 54, Top Soil 40, Red Clay 33, Top Sand 32, Shale 20
25–50 ftSand 34, Shale 13, Brown Sand 9, Rock 6, White Clay 4, Clay 5
50–100 ftShale 34, Sand 28, Rock 19, Sandy Shale 12, Clay 7, Sandy 4
100–200 ftShale 58, Sand 53, Rock 39, Sandy Shale 24, Clay 13, Sandy 9
200–300 ftSand 59, Shale 48, Rock 25, Sandy Shale 11, Sandy 7, Sandy Clay 6
300–500 ftSand 45, Shale 31, Rock 24, Clay 10, Sandy Shale 6, Sandy 4
500–1000 ftSand 2, Sandy Shale 2, Clay (Gray) W/ Shale 1, Shale, Broken Sand And Rock 1, Sand (Td) 1, Sand W/ Shale Streaks (Td) 1
1000–5000 ftSandy Clay And Shale T.D. 1, Clay (Gray) W/ Shale 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 68-55, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
STEVENS DRILLING & WATER WELL SERVICE31352652016–2026
J B Drilling22353602008–2015
Moy's Water Well Services20360502017–2023
TJ & TB Drilling Inc20330502013–2022
Vortex Drilling, Inc.20202006–2012
Deharde Water Well Service193801002003–2023
HERBOLD BROTHERS18360302003–2014
Thomas Moy and Sons17400602003–2018
HERBOLD DRILLING16340352016–2025
TJ&TB Drilling10270602014–2015
M&C WATERWELL DRILLING7300702004–2009
Thomas Moy and Sons Water Well Drilling Inc.64201002008–2023
Thomas Moy & Sons6400602003–2006
B&K Water Well Drilling4360402016–2022
Thomas Moy and Son's36422,0252003–2007
Moy's Water Well Drilling & Services of Texas3500802019–2026
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC3502025
Stevens Drilling and Water Well Service33361202023–2025
Texas Southern Drilling33252022–2023
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP3252023
Underground Water Resources, LLC3410202020–2021
Thomas Moy & Sons Water Well Drilling3380602005–2007
JB Drilling3342602003–2007
Alamo1 Drilling2302026
Moys Water Well2381602025

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic20672.3%360
Stock289.8%320
Monitor207.0%25
Irrigation124.2%450
Environmental Soil Boring113.9%10
Public Supply51.8%1,058
Industrial20.7%390
Rig Supply10.4%
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s91340116
2010s101345100
2020s93352120

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 68-55. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
1458820021,2601051,000Public Supply
63142020231,058Public Supply
6126202022705144400Irrigation
7303862007642672,025Public Supply
4120712015620190Domestic
2915222012600170Domestic
570974202158013130Domestic
715238202657050Irrigation
679384202452014980Domestic
3842602014520143Domestic

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 68-55?

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This grid falls in Wilson County.

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