texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 80-04

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Jackson County and Wharton County. 158 reports, median depth 130 ft.

158Reports
130 ftMedian depth
24 ftWater at
80 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 80-04

Logged in state well grid 80-04, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftSurface Soil 55, Clay 28, Sand 24, Topsoil 19, Gray Clay 14, Brown Clay 9
25–50 ftSand 39, Clay 33, Brown Clay 9, Gray Clay 8, Medium Brown Sand 6, Sand, Gray 4
50–100 ftClay 59, Sand 55, Gray Clay 9, Coarse Sand 14, Brown Clay 9, Very Course Brown Sand 9
100–200 ftClay 48, Sand 34, Coarse Sand 34, Gray Clay 7, Brown Clay 4, Course Brown Sand 4
200–300 ftClay 7, Sand 5, Coarse Sand 5, Sand & Clay Mix 1, Brown Sand-Sandstone (F) 1, Brown Sand-Sandstone 1
300–500 ftSand 1, Shale 1, Clay Td 1, Clay 1, Clay/Shale 1
500–1000 ftClay 1, Sand 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 80-04, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Joe Ferguson Water Well Drilling, Inc.521702006–2024
C & S UTESEY WATER WELL SERVICE & DRILLING, L.L.C.221301002003–2024
leeper w.w.11402009–2010
Texplor of Dallas, Inc.10602021
CHANDLER DRILLING INC61421002016–2024
Kight Water Well Service51232025–2026
Nickel Water Well Service5130402018–2024
J& S Water Wells - John Richardson51102013
Joe Ferguson Drilling, Inc.51352003–2005
Cobra Water Well Drilling, LLC.4187502016
Berry Water Well Service41001002008–2010
WB Southern Drilling LLC31201002023–2025
J&S WATER WELLS32501052007–2021
Cady's Water wells3951002014–2021
A C Water Well Serv.3167402015–2021
Everett Carroll Water Well Service3160802005–2007
Evans Drilling2180752013
JOE FERGUSON WATER WELL DRLG. INC.21502006
Neuendorff's Water Well Service, Inc.1150802025
Roddy Qualls Environmental Drilling1502022
Leon Davis Water Well1185452017
Hazelett Drilling12501002014
GOOLSBY WW13101002013
J & S Water Wells - Tomas Salinas1802013
Crowell Drilling Company, Inc.16172,8002010

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic7648.1%130
Stock3220.3%139
Rig Supply1710.8%180
Monitor117.0%40
Other106.3%60
Irrigation85.1%617
Public Supply31.9%250
Industrial10.6%260
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s5013025
2010s6316832
2020s4511520

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 80-04. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
2332752010617482,800Irrigation
4396120033206470Domestic
342015201331047100Rig Supply
5668902020260Stock
430752201626036Industrial
382625201425032100Rig Supply
3119252013250Rig Supply
24406620072502253Public Supply
582026202124539Rig Supply
5820282021240Rig Supply

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 Jackson County, Wharton County, Matagorda County.

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