texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 80-19

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Calhoun County and Victoria County. 180 reports, median depth 230 ft.

180Reports
230 ftMedian depth
18 ftWater at
75 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 80-19

Logged in state well grid 80-19, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTopsoil 82, Clay 72, Sand 39, Gray Clay 26, Top Soil 20, Tan Clay 18
25–50 ftSand 40, Clay 28, Gray Clay 23, Tan Clay 7, Red Clay 6, Fine Sand 4
50–100 ftSand 73, Clay 49, Gray Clay 14, Brown Clay 6, Grey Clay 5, Sand Brown 5
100–200 ftSand 44, Clay 29, Gray Clay 14, Course Sand 8, Fine Sand 8, Grey Clay 6
200–300 ftSand 41, Course Sand 24, Clay 19, Gray Clay 11, Sandy Clay 5, Coarse Sand 3
300–500 ftSand 3, Shale 1, Grey Clay 1, Blue Clay 1, Blue/Red Shale 1, Strks. Sand/Shale 1
500–1000 ftShale 1, Course Sand 1, Sand 1, Sand Strks/Shale 1, Fine Red Sand 1, Med. Sand 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 80-19, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Cady's Water wells93230752004–2025
Critendon Drilling Service, Inc.18231752002–2024
A C Water Well Service13180402015–2026
Gainco, Inc.52014
Friedel Drilling Company42402002–2021
Joe Ferguson Water Well Drilling, Inc.41802012–2017
Vaughn Water Well Service, Inc.4232302005
Lawson Water Wells4103502003
J4 Water Works, LLC3230252025–2026
Vortex Drilling, Inc.3202014
Lynch Water Well Drilling Inc.32552009
Leeper Water Well Service3221202002
A C Water Well Serv.22152021–2023
CARTER WATER WELL DRILLING22501002006–2013
Rangnow Water Well Service23002002005–2007
Berry Water Well Service2180802008
Everett Carroll Water Well Service2240302005–2006
Joe Ferguson Drilling, Inc.21952003
Goolsby Water Well Service LLC1250802025
WB Southern Drilling LLC13001002023
Nickel Water Well Service1100802021
Meyer water well drilling1802016
CHANDLER DRILLING INC1180702015
SAM BURRISS DRILLING CO, LLC1235102014
leeper w.w.1254752011

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic13876.7%230
Stock168.9%215
Irrigation116.1%120
Monitor63.3%
Environmental Soil Boring31.7%20
Industrial31.7%195
Other10.6%259
Public Supply10.6%232
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s6523020
2010s6823018
2020s4722518

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 80-19. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
191055200975520Stock
277206201253031130Domestic
37978520143351575Stock
2489720033121250Domestic
6077420053042160Domestic
71911720263002237Domestic
663890202430012100Domestic
637473202330021100Domestic
546439202030035Stock
514881201930022Domestic

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 80-19?

Depth is only half the quote. What it costs depends on the rock, the casing and the pump. Tell us where and we pass the request to licensed Texas drillers.

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This grid falls in Calhoun County, Victoria County, Jackson County.

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