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Texas well grid 02-40

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Sherman County. 317 reports, median depth 453 ft.

317Reports
453 ftMedian depth
292 ftWater at
350 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 02-40

Logged in state well grid 02-40, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftSurface Top Soil Brown Clay 29, Caliche W/Rock Strips 20, Caliche W/Hard Rock Strips 16, Caliche 13, Top Soil 10, Top Soil Caliche & Clay W/Sand Strips 9
25–50 ftSand W/Minor Clay Strips 8, Sand W/Clay Strips 6, Sand W/Clay & Gravel Strips 5, Sand W/Brown Clay Strips 4, Fine Sand 3, Brown Sandy Clay 3
50–100 ftBrown Sandy Clay + Clay 4, Sand With Minor Clay Strips 2, Brown Sticky Clay 2, Brown Clay W/Sandy Clay Strips 2, Clay W/Sand Strips 2, Sand W/Clay Strips 1
100–200 ftFine To Med Sand W/Clay Strips 14, Fine To Med Fairly Loose Sand With Little Clay Mix 5, Brown Sticky Clay 5, Brown Clay Fine Sand 3, Fine, Med & Coarse Sand W/Gravel Strips 3, Sand W/Gravel Strips 3
200–300 ftFine To Med Fairly Loose Sand 11, Fine To Med Sand 11, Fine To Med Sand W/Clay Strips 8, Med Size Fairly Loose Sand W/Coarse Sand Strips 5, Fine Fairly Loose Sand 5, Fine To Med Sand With Little Clay Mix 5
300–500 ftRed Clay 71, Red Clay & Shale 55, Fine To Med Fairly Loose Sand 31, Red Clay And Shale 26, Fine Tight Sand 15, Fine Med To Coarse Fairly Loose Sand 11
500–1000 ftRed Clay & Shale 2, Red Clay 5, Sand 3, Red Clay W/Hard Shale Strips 2, Firm Red Clay 1, Red Clay + Shale 4
1000–5000 ftRed Clay 3, Sand 3, Caliche Rock Red Clay 1, Red Clay- Little Sand 1, Red Clay-Little Sand 1, Sand-Red Clay 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 02-40, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.1284603252010–2025
Hydro Resources Mid Contient Inc503723502012
Rita Blanca Well Services Inc.264503202013–2026
Water Right Irr.234624002010–2022
LT Drilling Company214604832007–2009
Les Taylor Drilling Company134676002003–2009
ETTER WATER WELL LLC114402502013–2026
L T Drilling Company114986002007
DB&E Co LTD7455—2012–2023
Hydro Resouces Mid Contient Inc74603502012–2013
3T Drilling, Inc.64403002011–2025
JB Drilling51,230—2024
Water Right Irrigation4—8002011
HOWARD DRILLING COMPANY24401002006–2018
Trident Pump1410—2023
Hydro Resouces Mid Continet Inc1480—2014
Burkett Drilling1——2010

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Test Well17856.2%460
Irrigation12439.1%450
Domestic82.5%440
Stock61.9%438
Industrial10.3%440
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s46460271
2010s214445286
2020s57460332

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 02-40. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
68438420241,400——Test Well
68440220241,230324—Test Well
68439720241,230380—Test Well
3859582014860——Test Well
1897252009840——Test Well
3859442014560——Test Well
2513962011541308500Irrigation
2513052011540——Test Well
1371692008540——Test Well
1125612007522300—Irrigation

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.

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This grid falls in Sherman County.

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