Texas well grid 80-08

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Matagorda County and Wharton County. 135 reports, median depth 187 ft.

135Reports

187 ftMedian depth

30 ftWater at

80 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 80-08

Logged in state well grid 80-08, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ft	What was logged there
0–25 ft	Clay 43, Sand 24, Surface Soil 19, Red Clay 15, Yellow Clay 9, Top Soil 7
25–50 ft	Sand 22, Clay 16, Red Clay 5, Rock 2, Fat Clay Brown 2, White Clay 1
50–100 ft	Sand 42, Clay 39, Coarse Sand 7, Red Clay 6, Clay Td 4, Clay Tan 2
100–200 ft	Sand 37, Clay 30, Fine Sand 4, Blue Clay 5, Red Clay 3, Coarse Sand 4
200–300 ft	Clay 9, Sand 5, Blue Clay 2, Coarse Sand 2, Gray Clay 1, Streaky 1
300–500 ft	Sand 23, Clay 13, Clay Td 8, Sand Tan .008 2, Sand Tan Fine 2, Shale Grey Hard 2
500–1000 ft	Clay 5, Sand Tan 2, Sand 2, Clay Td 1, Sandy Clay Streaks 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 80-08, busiest first.
Firm of record	Wells	Median depth, ft	Median yield, gpm	Years
Joe Ferguson Water Well Drilling, Inc.	14	100	—	2008–2014
Finch Water Well	13	415	60	2003–2025
Burleson Services, Inc.	10	155	90	2005–2010
Vortex Drilling, Inc.	9	—	—	2010–2011
Felder Water Well & Pump Service, LLC	8	399	100	2015–2022
RONNIE GOOLSBY WATER WELL	8	380	100	2009–2015
RONNIE GOOLSBY WATER WELL SERVICE	7	380	60	2004–2014
Chaffin Water Well Service	7	120	375	2011–2014
AQUA WATER WELL CO.	7	130	90	2007–2013
Finch Water Well Service	6	—	60	2005–2008
INDEPENDENT WATER WELL SERVICE	4	187	65	2018–2026
Advanced Drilling Systems, Inc.	4	—	—	2007
CHANDLER DRILLING INC	3	147	80	2003–2024
Goolsby Water Well Service LLC	3	205	50	2019–2024
Chaffin Water Wells	3	520	50	2013–2018
Felder Water Well & Pump Services, LLC.	3	200	100	2014
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.	3	34	—	2007–2011
Critendon Drilling Service, Inc.	2	320	150	2015–2018
O'Day Drilling Company, Inc.	2	750	3,000	2013–2016
GOOLSBY WW	2	385	80	2013
Rock Engineering	2	80	—	2012
Joe Ferguson Drilling, Inc.	2	220	—	2005
Everett Carroll Water Well Service	2	360	80	2004–2005
Wells Water Well Company	2	395	30	2003
Cady's Water wells	1	198	—	2022

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
Purpose	Wells	Share	Median depth, ft
Domestic	42	31.1%	340
Stock	30	22.2%	120
Rig Supply	20	14.8%	205
Monitor	19	14.1%	68
Irrigation	16	11.9%	200
Industrial	5	3.7%	305
Public Supply	2	1.5%	554
Environmental Soil Boring	1	0.7%	200

By decade drilled.
Decade	Reports	Median depth, ft	Water at, ft
2000s	49	188	30
2010s	71	185	30
2020s	15	187	27

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 80-08. Column one is the tracking number.
Report	Year	Depth, ft	Water at, ft	Yield, gpm	Purpose
352816	2013	770	100	500	Irrigation
352820	2014	755	100	1,100	Irrigation
341786	2013	750	95	3,000	Irrigation
400174	2015	554	81	150	Public Supply
400164	2015	554	81	120	Public Supply
398276	2015	540	80	60	Domestic
712975	2025	525	85	60	Domestic
483978	2018	520	103	45	Domestic
449636	2017	440	79	75	Domestic
526628	2019	430	65	—	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.

Drilling a well near grid 80-08?

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This grid falls in Matagorda County, Wharton County.