texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 80-20

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Calhoun County and Jackson County. 510 reports, median depth 24 ft.

510Reports
24 ftMedian depth
13 ftWater at
60 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 80-20

Logged in state well grid 80-20, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftSilty Clay 18, Silty Clay, Reddish Brown 22, Fat Clay 21, No Recovery 27, -Cl- Silty Clay: Reddish Brown, Very Stiff, With Gray Mottli 16, -Concrete- Concrete 19
25–50 ftSilty Sandy Clay,Reddish Brw.,Moist 13, Silty Clay 7, Grey Clay 9, Fat Clay 8, Sand 7, Sandy Clay 5
50–100 ftSand 11, Fat Clay 5, Brown Clay 5, Reddish Brown Clay 5, Grey Sandy Clay 5, Red Clay 4
100–200 ftSand 9, Clay 7, Gray Clay 4, Grey Sandy Clay 3, Grey Sand 2, Grey Clay 3
200–300 ftSand 4, Clay 5, Coarse Sand 4, Gray Clay 2, Sand And Gravel 1, Clay& Shell 1
300–500 ftSand 4, Clay 2, Course Sand 2, Clay Td 1, Blue Clay 1, Coarse Sand 1
500–1000 ftClay 1, Sand 1, Sand Fine 1
1000–5000 ftSand With Very Little Clay 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 80-20, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vortex Drilling, Inc.177222008–2018
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP106152019–2022
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC77252023–2024
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.64222004–2025
Cascade Drilling24852025
Lewis Environmental Drilling, Inc.18472013
Gainco, Inc.15202014
WALKER HILL ENVIRONMENTAL INC132012
Joe Ferguson Water Well Drilling, Inc.43052012–2016
Cady's Water wells3345502007–2008
Cady Water Wells2120302006
Finch Water Well1510602019
Critendon Drilling Service, Inc.12221502018
Felder Water Well & Pump Service, LLC16121502012
Evans Drilling11,4001602011
Burleson Services, Inc.14001002004
Joe Ferguson Drilling, Inc.14502005
J.C. Thompson Water Well Serv.1270602003

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Monitor24748.4%25
Environmental Soil Boring22744.5%20
Other203.9%25
Domestic71.4%315
Rig Supply71.4%305
Irrigation10.2%612
Stock10.2%450
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s822528
2010s2082412
2020s2202213

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 80-20. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
24900320111,40012160Rig Supply
308927201261258150Irrigation
52660520195106560Domestic
1495232005450Stock
7023642025445Monitor
179425200440060100Rig Supply
14754420083502850Domestic
148370200834528Domestic
3724562014320Rig Supply
11409420073153035Domestic

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 80-20?

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.

We are nobody's agent and have no arrangement with any firm today. What we do with this.

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

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