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 Drilling17420—2020–2023
Fairview Sales & Service164223002021
Rita Blanca Groundwater & Well Services103203502003–2004
Burkett Drilling96008002004–2019
Jacob P Klassen Drilling Co7450—2013–2016
Hydro Resources Mid Contient Inc75402502010–2013
Rita Blanca Well73252952002
Rocking K Well Industries6420—2021–2022
Hydro Resouces Mid Contient Inc64405002013
D B & E6—2252003–2010
HENRY NEUFELD5650—2016
LT Drilling Company4560—2008–2010
Rita Blanca Well Services Inc.4—6002007–2008
3T Drilling, Inc.247582022–2023
Jack Spears Drilling2450—2016
Water Right Irrigation2308—2004
Les Taylor Drilling Company2—502008
Landowner Drilled1460—2016
DB & E1——2014
Akin & Akin Drilling15401002009
Hydro Resources-Mied Continent Inc1580—2011
Rita Blanca Groundwater & Well14084502005
Rita Blanca Well Service1—5002005

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
64635320231,130——Test Well
63505720221,030——Test Well
6463542023820——Irrigation
2930102012780——Test Well
2289302010760——Test Well
4321962016735——Stock
2930092012720——Test Well
2977422012700——Test Well
2977342012700——Test Well
3707212014660——Test 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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