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Texas well grid 02-47

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Dallam County and Sherman County. 223 reports, median depth 537 ft.

223Reports
537 ftMedian depth
328 ftWater at
400 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 02-47

Logged in state well grid 02-47, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftSurface Top Soil Brown Clay 26, Caliche W/Rock Strips 25, Surface Top Soil Brown Clay W/Sandy Clay Strips 12, Surface Top Soil Brown Sandy Clay 12, Caliche W/Hard Rock Strips 12, Top Soil, Caliche & Brown Clay W/Sand Strips 8
25–50 ftSand W/Brown Clay Strips 9, Sand W/Minor Clay Strips 8, Caliche W/Rock Strips 5, Sand W/Clay Strips 4, Caliche W/Sand Strips 3, Fine Fairly Loose Sand With Brown Clays Strips 3
50–100 ftSand W/Brown & White Clay Strips 2, Sand W/Brown Clay Strips 2, Rock 1, Sandy Clay 2, Caliche, Sandy Clay W/Fine To Med Sand Strips 1, Sand W/Minor Clay Strips 2
100–200 ftSand 4, Sand W/Clay Strips 4, Brown Clay 4, Fine Sand 3, Coarse Sand 3, Fine To Med Sand W/Clay Strips 3
200–300 ftFine To Med Sand W/Clay Strips 12, Fine To Med Loose Sand With Soft Brown Clay Strips 3, Fine, Med & Coarse Sand W/Clay Strips 5, Sand 4, Fine To Med Loose Sand 3, Brown Clay 4
300–500 ftRed Clay 31, Fine Fairly Loose Sand 20, Med Fine Fairly Loose Sand 15, Fine Little Tight Sand 10, Fine To Med Fairly Loose Sand 10, Fine Fairly Loose Sand W/Little Clay Mix 7
500–1000 ftRed Clay & Shale 21, Red Clay 20, Tight Red Clay & Shale 5, Fine Little Tight Sand 7, Firm Red Clay 9, Red Clay And Shale 4

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 02-47, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.1005405502011–2026
LT Drilling Company325608702006–2010
Les Taylor Drilling Company215038002003–2010
Hydro Resources Mid Contient Inc155056502012–2014
3T Drilling, Inc.14460202013–2024
Hydro Resouces Mid Contient Inc94802013
Water Right Irr.6425202018–2023
L T Drilling Company65787002006–2007
Burkett Drilling35802011–2026
HOWARD DRILLING COMPANY3440752017
ETTER WATER WELL LLC35402016–2017
D B & E34262004–2007
JB Drilling25092021
Rocking K Well Industries25502021
Turn Key Drilling2430202004
WEST TEXAS WATER WELL SERVICE15452025
DB&E Co LTD14402020

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Test Well14464.6%540
Irrigation6026.9%551
Domestic83.6%440
Stock62.7%425
Industrial41.8%440
Monitor10.4%540
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s62560301
2010s65540323
2020s96520342

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 02-47. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
3972362015800Test Well
3972312015740Test Well
1961122009700Test Well
2913152012681320750Irrigation
3623312014640Test Well
2140042010640Test Well
3967662015620Test Well
1192162007620Test Well
3624342014602345650Irrigation
1383392008601302Irrigation

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 Dallam County, Sherman County.

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