texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 80-12

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Jackson County and Wharton County. 126 reports, median depth 128 ft.

126Reports
128 ftMedian depth
30 ftWater at
70 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 80-12

Logged in state well grid 80-12, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftSurface Soil 43, Clay 24, Sand 17, Topsoil 17, Brown Clay 15, Gray Clay 8
25–50 ftClay 29, Sand 27, Brown Clay 9, R-Y Clay 7, Tan Clay 4, Red Clay 4
50–100 ftClay 41, Sand 40, Coarse Sand 22, Gray Clay 11, Ft. Sand 6, Ft. Clay 6
100–200 ftClay 33, Sand 28, Gray Clay 10, Coarse Sand 12, Fine Gray Sand 6, Blue Clay 7
200–300 ftClay 16, Sand 11, Coarse Sand 9, Gray Clay 4, B-Clay 2, Clay & Sand 3
300–500 ftClay 3, B-Clay 2, Medium Gray Sand 2, Fine Sand + Rock 1, Rock 1, Gray Clay 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 80-12, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Joe Ferguson Water Well Drilling, Inc.361302008–2025
C & S UTESEY WATER WELL SERVICE & DRILLING, L.L.C.22130752003–2019
leeper w.w.10125802011
Everett Carroll Water Well Service10110602003–2007
A C Water Well Service7102602019–2026
CARTER WATER WELL DRILLING6220602014–2015
Critendon Drilling Service, Inc.5128702004–2024
Cady's Water wells51001002012–2017
Joe Ferguson Drilling, Inc.52202005–2006
Leeper Water Well498382008
Everett Carroll Water Well Service & Drilling Co.4300802003
Finch Water Well Service3602005–2007
JOE FERGUSON WATER WELL DRLG. INC.32802006
Friedel Drilling Company11702023
Mikes Drilling and Pump Service1123402022
Meyer water well drilling12401002021
GOOLSBY WW11002013
Joe Ferguson Water Well, Inc11502009
J & S Water Wells12101002007

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic5745.2%116
Stock3225.4%128
Industrial1814.3%126
Rig Supply1411.1%220
Monitor32.4%220
Irrigation21.6%500
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s4615033
2010s6513030
2020s1511731

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 80-12. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
3922442015500422,500Irrigation
272450201149060Industrial
24482520104042881Domestic
438498201634017Rig Supply
316786201233048120Domestic
269461201132554Industrial
29618200332060Industrial
4753320033156080Industrial
5537020053006080Rig Supply
4753220033006085Industrial

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 80-12?

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This grid falls in Jackson County, Wharton County.

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