texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 02-49

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Dallam County and Sherman County. 222 reports, median depth 440 ft.

222Reports
440 ftMedian depth
234 ftWater at
270 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 02-49

Logged in state well grid 02-49, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 35, Sand 17, Caliche 16, Topsoil 15, Surface Top Soil Fine Sand 13, Fine Sand 9
25–50 ftSand 8, Sand W/Minor Clay Strips 5, Fine Sand Brown Clay 4, Caliche 3, Sand/Caliche 3, Brown Clay 3
50–100 ftFine Sand Brown Clay 13, Sandy Clay 9, Sand 7, Brown Clay 6, Caliche 4, Brown Clay Fine Sand 4
100–200 ftSand 18, Brown Clay 12, Brown Clay Fine Sand 9, Fine Sand Brown Clay 8, Fine Sand 6, Sand/Gravel 5
200–300 ftSand 18, Brown Clay Fine Sand 10, Fine Sand 11, Brown Clay 7, Sandy Clay 7, Fine Fairly Loose Sand W/Clay Mix 6
300–500 ftBlue Clay 36, Yellow Clay 7, Sand 11, Red Clay 9, Hard Gray Clay & Shale 3, Fine Sand 8
500–1000 ftRed Clay 13, Firm Red Clay 6, Red Clay & Shale 7, Red Clay And Shale 7, Firm Red And White Clay 4, Red Bed 4

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 02-49, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.704802502010–2026
DB&E Co LTD314163202008–2021
JB Drilling174202020–2023
Fairview Sales & Service164223002021
Rita Blanca Groundwater & Well Services103203502003–2004
Burkett Drilling96008002004–2019
Jacob P Klassen Drilling Co74502013–2016
Hydro Resources Mid Contient Inc75402502010–2013
Rita Blanca Well73252952002
Rocking K Well Industries64202021–2022
Hydro Resouces Mid Contient Inc64405002013
D B & E62252003–2010
HENRY NEUFELD56502016
LT Drilling Company45602008–2010
Rita Blanca Well Services Inc.46002007–2008
3T Drilling, Inc.247582022–2023
Jack Spears Drilling24502016
Water Right Irrigation23082004
Les Taylor Drilling Company2502008
Landowner Drilled14602016
DB & E12014
Akin & Akin Drilling15401002009
Hydro Resources-Mied Continent Inc15802011
Rita Blanca Groundwater & Well14084502005
Rita Blanca Well Service15002005

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Irrigation11250.5%421
Test Well8739.2%460
Domestic135.9%580
Stock94.1%650
Injection10.5%422
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s43320190
2010s110460250
2020s69445280

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 02-49. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
64635320231,130Test Well
63505720221,030Test Well
6463542023820Irrigation
2930102012780Test Well
2289302010760Test Well
4321962016735Stock
2930092012720Test Well
2977422012700Test Well
2977342012700Test Well
3707212014660Test 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.

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This grid falls in Dallam County, Sherman County.

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