texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 80-16

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Matagorda County. 119 reports, median depth 107 ft.

119Reports
107 ftMedian depth
27 ftWater at
100 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 80-16

Logged in state well grid 80-16, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 41, Silty Clay, Drk. Gray 19, Top Soil 14, Sand 13, Clay, Red-Brown 12, Surface Soil 13
25–50 ftClay 25, Sand 14, Clay, Red 7, Silty Clay, Lt. Gray 6, Silty Clay, Red & Brown 3, Clay, Red-Brown 4
50–100 ftClay 30, Sand 22, Coarse Sand 6, Red Clay 2, Clay, Brown 2, Clay S/S 2
100–200 ftSand 25, Clay 24, Clay Td 4, Sand .008 4, Red Clay 4, Coarse Sand 3
200–300 ftClay 14, Sand 10, Rock 1, Clay And Small Amount Of Sand 1, Clay And Sandstone Mix 1, Clay Grey 1
300–500 ftSand 25, Clay 18, Clay Td 3, Red Clay 3, Clay Grey 1, Mix Of Clay , Sandstone And Shells 1
500–1000 ftSand 5, Clay 3, Sand .008-.010-.012 3, Clay Td 3, Sand Good Course .012 1, Clay Sandy 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 80-16, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.35352005–2025
Felder Water Well & Pump Service, LLC141502002012–2021
Goolsby Water Well Service LLC12465502014–2025
Finch Water Well73801002010–2025
RONNIE GOOLSBY WATER WELL73251002002–2014
Joe Ferguson Water Well Drilling, Inc.61102009–2014
Alamo1 Drilling5152025
AQUA WATER WELL CO.5135502008–2013
Finch Water Well Service41002005–2008
Mathers Environmental Drilling Inc.3402002–2004
Chaffin Water Wells27601002018–2019
RONNIE GOOLSBY WATER WELL SERVICE24851202012
Burleson Services, Inc.22201002004–2009
Joe Ferguson Drilling, Inc.22002003–2005
Lynch Water Well Drilling Inc.22002007
J4 Water Works, LLC15004502024
Brazoria Water Well1325802023
Felder Water Well1403602013
J & S Water Wells - Tomas Salinas1802010
Ellis Drilling and Service Co.11133002012
O'Day Drilling Company, Inc.14852202012
J & S Water Wells12101002005
Cole Water Well1170252007
Joe Ferguson Water Well Drillin, Inc.11042009
JOE FERGUSON WATER WELL DRLG. INC.11502006

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Monitor4033.6%35
Domestic1916.0%375
Stock1916.0%135
Irrigation1512.6%141
Industrial97.6%465
Rig Supply75.9%210
Environmental Soil Boring54.2%15
Other21.7%420
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s3910725
2010s5411020
2020s2613572

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 80-16. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
521782201976073100Test Well
302186201268855350Public Supply
575216202165076300Industrial
575215202165076300Industrial
575211202165076300Industrial
14545220085855760Domestic
42964220165607350Domestic
41722220165457160Domestic
402906201552097450Irrigation
398381201552070400Irrigation

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 80-16?

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This grid falls in Matagorda County.

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