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Texas well grid 80-28

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Calhoun County and Jackson County. 104 reports, median depth 308 ft.

104Reports
308 ftMedian depth
28 ftWater at
110 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 80-28

Logged in state well grid 80-28, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 59, Sand 32, Topsoil 18, Red Clay 10, No Recovery 4, Grass; Dark Gray/Black Clay, Low-Moderate Plasticity, Firm. 4
25–50 ftSand 24, Clay 7, Red Clay 5, Clay, Small Sand Breaks 1, Sandy - Tan Clay 1, Ft. Sand 1
50–100 ftClay 15, Sand 9, Red Clay 7, Sandstone 1, Shell Clay 1, Sand Fine 1
100–200 ftSand 26, Clay 22, Fine Sand 5, Red Clay 5, Sand .006 2, Ft. Sand 1
200–300 ftSand 20, Clay 17, Sandy Clay 2, Shell 3, Red Clay 3, Sand Fine 2
300–500 ftSand 13, Clay 17, Red Clay 7, Course Sand 4, Sand Course 2, Sand Corse 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 80-28, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Sunbelt Industrial Services26202011
Vortex Drilling, Inc.18202007–2012
Cady's Water wells16400602013–2026
CHAFFIN WATER WELL123271102009–2010
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC5202022–2024
Chaffin Water Well Service53201302011
CARTER WATER WELL DRILLING53401002003–2008
Corp Drilling and Water Well Services43301202025
Lynch Water Well Drilling Inc.33523152004
A C Water Well Service23402023
Felder Water Well & Pump Service, LLC23421502020–2021
Friedel Drilling Company13432023
A C Water Well Serv.1762021
Burleson Services, Inc.13201002007
Joe Ferguson Water Well Drilling, Inc.13082009
Everett Carroll Water Well Service1130202007
Jones Environmental Drilling, Inc.12003

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Monitor4240.4%20
Stock2726.0%330
Domestic1110.6%330
Irrigation87.7%320
Environmental Soil Boring87.7%20
Rig Supply43.8%320
Industrial21.9%350
Other11.0%400
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s3631022
2010s472528
2020s2133018

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 80-28. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
341458201346028Stock
341457201346028Stock
341456201346028Stock
341453201341528Stock
341455201341028Stock
341454201341028Stock
6273222022400Other
342982201340028Stock
204894200938031110Stock
373992004352Test Well

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 80-28?

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, Jackson County.

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