texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 80-26

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Calhoun County and Victoria County. 218 reports, median depth 45 ft.

218Reports
45 ftMedian depth
20 ftWater at
75 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 80-26

Logged in state well grid 80-26, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftNo Recovery 43, Clay 34, Topsoil 20, Fat Clay, Black 20, Sand 17, Clay; Moist, Soft, Dark Gray. 20
25–50 ftNo Recovery 28, Sandy Clay, Lt. Gray 14, Silty Sand, Lt. Gray 12, Sand 15, Silty Clay, Lt. Gray 10, Sand, Lt. Gray 13
50–100 ftClayey Sand, Light Gray 9, Clayey Sand, Greenish Gray 15, Sand 11, Silty Sand, Light Greenish Gray 6, Fat Clay, Greenish Gray 9, No Recovery 9
100–200 ftFat Clay, Greenish Gray 14, Clayey Sand, Greenish Gray 12, Silty Sand, Greenish Gray 9, Sand 5, Poorly Graded Sand, Light Brownish Gray 6, Sandy Fat Clay, Greenish Gray 6
200–300 ftSand 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 80-26, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.66452007–2012
Vortex Drilling, Inc.37152015
Cascade Drilling30832023–2024
ConeTec261022023–2024
Fugro Consultants13242013–2024
Cady's Water wells1297752004–2021
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC6622020–2022
ESN-South5392009
A C Water Well Service4165502019–2024
Critendon Drilling Service, Inc.3120602018–2024
CARTER WATER WELL DRILLING3160752007–2018
Gainco, Inc.32012
Tolunay-Wong Engineers,Inc2352018
Joe Ferguson Water Well Drilling, Inc.22002015–2017
Corp Drilling and Water Well Services1981502025
CHANDLER DRILLING INC11901002025
A C Water Well Serv.1842019
Rangnow Water Well Service1120602005
Lawson Water Wells1165502003
C & S UTESEY WATER WELL SERVICE1392002

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Monitor13863.3%52
Environmental Soil Boring4319.7%15
Domestic219.6%103
Test Well73.2%13
Rig Supply52.3%195
Stock41.8%98
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s724415
2010s662520
2020s809520

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 80-26. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
51985320192802850Domestic
499468201820220100Domestic
694645202320026Monitor
4628212017200Rig Supply
4030012015200Rig Supply
48936920181954760Rig Supply
705901202519030100Rig Supply
695969202419027Monitor
696052202318926Monitor
694651202318926Monitor

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 80-26?

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.

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