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
| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | Sand 84, Clay 54, Top Soil 40, Red Clay 33, Top Sand 32, Shale 20 |
| 25–50 ft | Sand 34, Shale 13, Brown Sand 9, Rock 6, White Clay 4, Clay 5 |
| 50–100 ft | Shale 34, Sand 28, Rock 19, Sandy Shale 12, Clay 7, Sandy 4 |
| 100–200 ft | Shale 58, Sand 53, Rock 39, Sandy Shale 24, Clay 13, Sandy 9 |
| 200–300 ft | Sand 59, Shale 48, Rock 25, Sandy Shale 11, Sandy 7, Sandy Clay 6 |
| 300–500 ft | Sand 45, Shale 31, Rock 24, Clay 10, Sandy Shale 6, Sandy 4 |
| 500–1000 ft | Sand 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 ft | Sandy Clay And Shale T.D. 1, Clay (Gray) W/ Shale 1 |
Who drills here
What the wells are for
| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 206 | 72.3% | 360 |
| Stock | 28 | 9.8% | 320 |
| Monitor | 20 | 7.0% | 25 |
| Irrigation | 12 | 4.2% | 450 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 11 | 3.9% | 10 |
| Public Supply | 5 | 1.8% | 1,058 |
| Industrial | 2 | 0.7% | 390 |
| Rig Supply | 1 | 0.4% | — |
| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91 | 340 | 116 |
| 2010s | 101 | 345 | 100 |
| 2020s | 93 | 352 | 120 |
The deepest reports on file
| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14588 | 2002 | 1,260 | 105 | 1,000 | Public Supply |
| 631420 | 2023 | 1,058 | — | — | Public Supply |
| 612620 | 2022 | 705 | 144 | 400 | Irrigation |
| 730386 | 2007 | 642 | 67 | 2,025 | Public Supply |
| 412071 | 2015 | 620 | 190 | — | Domestic |
| 291522 | 2012 | 600 | 170 | — | Domestic |
| 570974 | 2021 | 580 | 131 | 30 | Domestic |
| 715238 | 2026 | 570 | 50 | — | Irrigation |
| 679384 | 2024 | 520 | 149 | 80 | Domestic |
| 384260 | 2014 | 520 | 143 | — | Domestic |
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 Wilson County.