Texas well grid 80-23

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Matagorda County and Brazoria County. 278 reports, median depth 135 ft.

278Reports

135 ftMedian depth

55 ftWater at

70 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 80-23

Logged in state well grid 80-23, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ft	What was logged there
0–25 ft	Clay 49, Red Clay 25, Hand Auger To 5', Dark Gray Firm Clay With Abundant Reddish 12, Auger To 45' No Sampling 11, Reddish Brown Sandy Clay, 30% Sand 10, Grass 9
25–50 ft	Sand 18, Clay 9, Sand Fine 8, Light Gray Firm Clay W. Abundant Reddish Yellow Mottling, St 7, Reddish Yellow Clayey Sand W. Some Light Gray Mottling Nodul 7, Sand Fine Loose Wet 6
50–100 ft	Clay 39, Sand 32, Light Gray Firm Clay W. Some Reddish Yellow Mottling, Strong 12, Reddish Yellow Silty Sand, Very Fine Grained, Flowing Sand 11, Red Clay 7, Sand Fine Loose Wet 6
100–200 ft	Sand 42, Clay 37, Red Clay 7, Fine Sand 6, Sandy Clay 5, Soft Clay 2
200–300 ft	Sand 36, Clay 19, Sandy Clay 7, Red Clay 7, Sand And Gravel 2, Blue Clay 3
300–500 ft	Sand 53, Clay 32, Clay Td 20, Blue Clay 7, Red Clay 6, Sandy Clay 4
500–1000 ft	Sand 13, Clay 5, Shale 3, Clay Td 5, Sand Tan 2, Tan Sand 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 80-23, busiest first.
Firm of record	Wells	Median depth, ft	Median yield, gpm	Years
Advanced Drilling Systems, Inc.	42	70	—	2003–2019
WALKER HILL ENVIRONMENTAL INC	33	62	—	2016–2017
Vortex Drilling, Inc.	30	10	—	2009–2016
Finch Water Well	26	420	75	2001–2025
Walker-Hill Envrionmental	25	—	—	2013
Goolsby Water Well Service LLC	24	350	60	2015–2026
Gainco, Inc.	19	20	—	2011–2012
Finch Water Well Service	10	420	80	2004–2008
Wells Water Well Company	8	400	18	2002–2010
RONNIE GOOLSBY WATER WELL SERVICE	7	380	80	2004–2014
Critendon Drilling Service, Inc.	6	338	50	2003–2005
Felder Water Well & Pump Service, LLC	5	430	100	2017–2024
AQUA WATER WELL CO.	5	325	40	2008–2014
J & S Water Wells	5	370	80	2005–2008
Burleson Services, Inc.	5	240	100	2003–2007
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC	3	20	—	2023
RONNIE GOOLSBY WATER WELL	3	365	70	2011–2014
Joe Ferguson Water Well Drilling, Inc.	3	340	—	2011
Lynch Water Well Drilling Inc.	3	200	—	2007
Kight Water Well Service	2	565	80	2022–2025
Chaffin Water Well Service	2	570	90	2020–2023
C. Miller Drilling	2	802	1,250	2012–2013
O'Day Drilling Company, Inc.	2	656	200	2004–2009
Wellco Drilling & Service Company	2	583	—	2004–2005
INDEPENDENT WATER WELL SERVICE	1	320	75	2020

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
Purpose	Wells	Share	Median depth, ft
Monitor	110	39.6%	67
Domestic	88	31.7%	420
Environmental Soil Boring	45	16.2%	10
Stock	10	3.6%	345
Irrigation	8	2.9%	360
Industrial	8	2.9%	370
Rig Supply	7	2.5%	340
Public Supply	1	0.4%	725

By decade drilled.
Decade	Reports	Median depth, ft	Water at, ft
2000s	83	340	58
2010s	161	70	47
2020s	34	345	58

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 80-23. Column one is the tracking number.
Report	Year	Depth, ft	Water at, ft	Yield, gpm	Purpose
294215	2012	802	75	50	Test Well
322026	2013	725	71	1,250	Public Supply
173624	2009	656	60	200	Irrigation
37612	2004	640	38	10	Domestic
515895	2019	585	65	—	Domestic
167406	2004	583	52	—	Domestic
26023	2003	581	73	50	Domestic
288269	2012	580	75	60	Domestic
5405	2001	580	70	70	Domestic
154699	2005	578	63	—	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 80-23?

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 Matagorda County, Brazoria County.