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Online Well Registry
Under construction: Soon, you'll be able to use this section to register your water well on-line.
Download registration forms
Under construction: Once they're available, you'll be able to use this section to access the
district's various well registration forms on-line.
Victoria County Well Logs
Victoria County Water Well Database
Directions for using the Database:
1) Click the link and you'll enter the Texas Water Development Board's database of water well logs for Victoria County.
2) Once in, click on "Water Well Data - TWDB Groundwater Data Base" below the big blank area and you'll get a map of Victoria County.
3) Use the "Zoom in" button on "map tools" to zoom in on the area of the map where your well of interest is.
4) You'll see the state grid numbers displayed. Zoom in on the grid numbers. Now you'll see the registered wells displayed by their state well numbers.
5) Type in a well number at the bottom left under "Search by State Well Number" to get the data on that particular well. You'll get the owner's name, well depth and other info.
6) Click on the blue well number link and you'll get even more info on that well.
Well Logs: What You Need to Know
A well log is a document containing vital information about a well. Contractors must file well logs with
the state upon completion of all new wells. Information typically contained in well logs includes:
- A state well number, unique to the well.
- Owner and location.
- The name of the well driller.
- Other items include water levels, the drilling method used, the depth of the well, the amount and type
of casing used, the size and type of screen used, and the type of pump in the well.
Information used courtesy of the National Ground Water Association. For more information, go to
http://www.ngwa.org/ or http://www.wellowner.org/
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