texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 02-51

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Dallam County. 166 reports, median depth 510 ft.

166Reports
510 ftMedian depth
387 ftWater at
300 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 02-51

Logged in state well grid 02-51, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 38, Caliche 23, Caliche W/Rock Strips 15, Surface Top Soil Fine Sand 13, Sand 9, Topsoil 9
25–50 ftSand 13, Caliche 6, Fine Sand 6, Sand W/Brown Clay Strips 5, Sand W/Minor Clay Strips 5, Caliche W/Rock Strips 4
50–100 ftSand 8, Fine Sand 3, Sandy Clay 3, Medium Sand 2, Sandy Clay Mixed W/ Caliche 2, Tan Clay 2
100–200 ftSand 10, Fine Sand 5, Gravel 5, Clay 5, Sand & Gravel 3, Find Sand 1
200–300 ftFine Sand 7, Fine To Med Sand W/Clay Strips 7, Sand 6, Sand Gravel 5, Sandy Gravel 4, Sand & Gravel 5
300–500 ftRed Clay 21, Gravel 12, Sand & Gravel 10, Blue Clay 11, Sand 11, Sand Gravel 8
500–1000 ftRed Clay 30, Red Clay & Shale 7, Tight Red Clay 6, Red Clay W/Shale 4, Tight Red Clay W/Hard Shale Strips 4, Red Clay W/Shale Strips 4
1000–5000 ftRed Shale 3, Red Shale W/Clay 3, Fine To Med Fine Little Tight Sand 2, Red & Brown Shale W/Clay 2, Red Clay W/Shale 2, Red Shale To Fine Tight Sand 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 02-51, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.535623002010–2026
LT Drilling Company285208012007–2009
JB Drilling205042020–2022
Fairview Sales & Service13436402020–2023
L T Drilling Company94801252004–2007
DB&E Co LTD75715002006–2024
Rocking K Well Industries55192021–2022
Jacob P Klassen Drilling Co55572015
Burkett Drilling44206002001–2015
Rita Blanca Well Services Inc.4500252010–2012
D B & E44902005–2011
Les Taylor Drilling Company35002003–2004
3T Drilling, Inc.2580202018–2024
DELTA DRILLERS14802025
Landowner Drilled14672023
Vanguard Well Resources, LLC14932022
ETTER WATER WELL LLC1510172015
Akin & Akin Drilling1515152014
Rita Blanca Well Servicews Inc.14653852012
Geoprojects International, Inc.13952011
Water Right Irr.1480102006
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co., Inc.16262003

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Irrigation9054.2%508
Test Well5935.5%540
Domestic127.2%480
Stock42.4%540
Monitor10.6%395
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s49500344
2010s41520391
2020s76512391

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 02-51. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
70894420251,300Test Well
70895620251,240Test Well
71564420261,200395Irrigation
22652620101,200Test Well
19882920091,180Test Well
70895020251,100Test Well
51126820191,020Test Well
70968720251,000Test Well
51126220191,000Test Well
51125520191,000Test 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.

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