texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 02-60

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Dallam County and Hartley County. 286 reports, median depth 520 ft.

286Reports
520 ftMedian depth
380 ftWater at
50 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 02-60

Logged in state well grid 02-60, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftBrown Silty Sand 18, Brown Sandy Silty Clay 18, Light Tan Silty Clay 18, Sandy Clay Brown 14, Caliche 10, Surface Top Soil Fine Sand W/Sandy Clay Strips 9
25–50 ftCaliche W/Rock Strips 12, Sand W/Clay Strips 6, Sand/Caliche 6, Sandy Caliche White/Tan 6, Sand W/Brown Clay Strips 4, 7.5 Yr 8/3 Pink, Poorly Graded Sand. With 5 Yr 5/4 Reddish B 1
50–100 ftBrown Clay 8, Sandy Clay Brown 9, Sand Tan 8, Fine Sand 6, Brown Clay Fine Sand 4, Sand W/Minor Clay Strips 5
100–200 ftBrown Clay 21, Brown Clay Fine Sand 9, Sand W/Clay Strips 11, Sand/Gravel 6, Fine Sand 5, Light Brown Sand 5
200–300 ftBrown Clay 10, Fine Sand 6, Fine Sand Brown Clay 4, Sandy Clay-Brown 4, Sandy Clay Brown 4, Light Brown Sand 4
300–500 ftBrown Clay 12, Med To Coarse Fairly Loose Sand W/Gravel Strips 14, Fine To Med Fairly Loose Sand 11, Fine Sand 11, Med To Coarse Fairly Loose Sand 9, Red Clay 8
500–1000 ftRed Clay 24, Red Clay & Shale 12, Red Clay W/Shale 6, Hard Gravel To Red Clay 5, Firm Red Clay 5, Red Clay And Shale 4
1000–5000 ftTight Red Shale To Brown Sticky Clay 1, Tight Red And Brown Sahle W/Sticky Clay Strips 1, Sticky Red Clay To Little Tight Red Shale W/Silt Sand 1, Red Silt Sand W/Red Clay Mix 1, Red Silt Sand W/Clay Mix To Red And Brown Clay To Fine Sand 1, Fine Little Tight Brownish Sand W/Clay Mix To Gray And Red S 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 02-60, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.725605002009–2024
DB&E Co LTD375405502007–2024
Talon/LPE32202011–2025
Peterson Drilling & Testing, Inc.2782003–2022
Harrison & Cooper, Inc.2143052006–2014
Burkett Drilling12590102004–2023
Talon Drilling, LP113952003–2006
Hydro Resources Mid Contient Inc105803502012–2014
3T Drilling, Inc.9575202010–2026
ETTER WATER WELL LLC5590152014–2019
Rita Blanca Well Services Inc.5465172004–2011
L T Drilling Company55507002004–2006
D B & E48102006–2010
LT Drilling Company45802009
T & T Drilling, LTD41262007
HI PLAINS DRILLING, INC.3902010
Les Taylor Drilling Company3172004–2008
Vanguard Well Resources, LLC25902025
Rocking K Well Industries25722023
DB & E22013–2014
Hydro Resouces Mid Contient Inc25844502013
Turn Key Drilling2450252004–2005
T&T Drilling21282006
4-M Drilling1455102026
Harrison and Cooper, Inc.15032025

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Irrigation6121.3%552
Environmental Soil Boring6021.0%12
Test Well6021.0%560
Domestic5117.8%563
Monitor4114.3%405
Public Supply93.1%577
Stock20.7%570
Industrial20.7%550
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s78126350
2010s142540390
2020s66540424

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 02-60. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
54040420201,240Test Well
20546120091,240Test Well
4797252018920Test Well
5929452021860Test Well
6256562022833430495Public Supply
6141312022815Monitor
4840312018718Irrigation
6305522023620Test Well
6304832023620Test Well
6304822023620Test 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, Hartley County, Potter County, Hansford County.

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