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Texas well grid 80-07

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Matagorda County and Jackson County. 219 reports, median depth 212 ft.

219Reports
212 ftMedian depth
45 ftWater at
60 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 80-07

Logged in state well grid 80-07, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 86, Sand 31, Surface Soil 30, Top Soil 25, Topsoil 24, Red Clay 21
25–50 ftSand 55, Clay 25, Red Clay 10, Fine Sand 6, Brown Clay 5, Sand .006 3
50–100 ftClay 88, Sand 74, Fine Sand 10, Red Clay 9, Medium Brown Sand 8, Gray Clay 8
100–200 ftClay 77, Sand 56, Red Clay 13, Coarse Sand 13, Fine Sand 10, Blue Clay 10
200–300 ftSand 38, Clay 33, Coarse Sand 8, Gray Clay 5, Red Clay 4, Fine Sand 5
300–500 ftSand 38, Clay 31, Clay Td 20, Shale 1, Gray Clay 3, Blue Clay 3
500–1000 ftSand 5, Shale 1, Clay 4, Clay Td 2, Clay W/Sand Streaks 1, Shale/Sand Streaks 1
1000–5000 ftClay 1, Sand/Gravel 1, Sand Streaks 1, Hard 1, Heavy Shale/Slight Sand Streaks 1, Sand/Shale 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 80-07, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Goolsby Water Well Service LLC25320502015–2026
Finch Water Well20370602010–2025
Joe Ferguson Water Well Drilling, Inc.182122007–2018
Kight Water Well Service14260802021–2026
Wells Water Well Company12340202003–2011
C & S UTESEY WATER WELL SERVICE & DRILLING, L.L.C.11150832003–2016
RONNIE GOOLSBY WATER WELL SERVICE11405602005–2013
O'Day Drilling Company, Inc.9271902006–2020
AQUA WATER WELL CO.9180502007–2014
Joe Ferguson Drilling, Inc.81202003–2005
Felder Water Well & Pump Service, LLC63763502011–2021
Burleson Services, Inc.62001002006–2009
Finch Water Well Service6802006–2009
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC5352015–2024
Alsay Incorporated5252021–2022
Cady's Water wells5110802011–2020
Ellis Drilling and Service Co.5165402005–2009
RONNIE GOOLSBY WATER WELL43451002007–2014
INDEPENDENT WATER WELL SERVICE3325752019–2026
J&S WATER WELLS35702002007–2020
aqua water wells33451602011
Critendon Drilling Service, Inc.2407752003–2024
Chaffin Water Well Service2500442022–2023
1st Choice Water Wells2115752016
GOOLSBY WW2405602013

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic11552.5%325
Stock3817.4%130
Irrigation2812.8%267
Monitor2210.0%29
Rig Supply125.5%200
Industrial31.4%1,402
Public Supply10.5%584
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s7117030
2010s8330065
2020s6517847

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 80-07. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
28068420121,40249Industrial
4348720046206020Domestic
552767202058575Domestic
368038201458487200Public Supply
561172202057090200Irrigation
30910420125657450Domestic
57207120215207260Domestic
42055020165057850Domestic
612744202250069Irrigation
561143202050090200Irrigation

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 80-07?

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This grid falls in Matagorda County, Jackson County.

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