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Texas well grid 02-61

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Hartley County and Dallam County. 379 reports, median depth 560 ft.

379Reports
560 ftMedian depth
411 ftWater at
120 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 02-61

Logged in state well grid 02-61, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 52, Caliche 45, Caliche W/Rock Strips 31, Surface Top Soil Brown Sandy Clay 24, Surface Top Soil Brown Clay 8, Surface Top Soil Brown Clay W/Sandy Clay Strips 7
25–50 ftCaliche W/Rock Strips 11, Sand W/Brown Clay Strips 10, Sand 10, Sand W/Clay Strips 10, Fine Sand 5, Fine To Med Loose Sand 5
50–100 ftSand 9, Fine Med & Coarse Sand W/Gravel Strips & Clay Strips 7, Fine Sand 5, Sand W/Minor Clay Strips 5, Fine, Med & Coarse Sand W/Gravel Strips & Clay Strips 4, Fine To Med Sand W/Clay Strips 3
100–200 ftBrown Clay 12, Fine Sand 11, Fine To Med Loose Sand 10, Sand 9, Sand W/Gravel Strips & Clay Strips 7, Fine, Med & Coarse Sand W/Clay Strips 7
200–300 ftFine Sand 14, Sand 10, Gravel 6, Sand Gravel 6, Fine To Med Sand W/Clay Strips 7, Clay 4
300–500 ftFine Sand 20, Fine To Med Loose Sand 19, Fine To Med Sand 18, Gravel 19, Sand 17, Med To Coarse Fairly Loose Sand W/Gravel Strips 18
500–1000 ftRed Clay 100, Red Clay W/Shale 26, Red Clay W/Hard Shale Strips 20, Red Clay W/Shale Strips 16, Fine Little Tight Sand W/Clay Strips 11, Red Clay & Shale 7
1000–5000 ftRed Clay 4, Fine Tight Brownish Sand To Red Shale 2, Sandstone Brown And Red Clay , Extra Fine Sand 1, Extra Fine Sand With Red Clay Sringers 1, Red Clay And Shale W/Occ. Extra Fine Sand Strip 1, Red And Brown Clay And Shale 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 02-61, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.1466006002009–2026
JB Drilling246202020–2024
DB&E Co LTD235709502005–2023
L T Drilling Company226007002004–2007
3T Drilling, Inc.21540202010–2026
ETTER WATER WELL LLC17560502013–2026
K-Ran Drilling16530122006–2019
Les Taylor Drilling Company165558002003–2007
D B & E166402002–2007
Burkett Drilling1455082003–2026
Hydro Resources Mid Contient Inc145606502012–2014
LT Drilling Company145456002007–2009
Fairview Sales & Service12523552020–2026
Hydro Resouces Mid Contient Inc85605002013
Rita Blanca Well Services Inc.45053502002–2012
Jacob P Klassen Drilling Co35002015–2016
WEST TEXAS WATER WELL SERVICE25742025
LES TAYLOR DRILLLING CO28002003
Rocking K Well Industries15102021
Hydro Resouces Mid Continent Inc15662013
Randy Taylor19942013
HOWARD DRILLING COMPANY15801002009
Turn Key Drilling1600302005

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Test Well15741.4%600
Irrigation13836.4%560
Domestic7820.6%536
Stock10.3%494
Public Supply10.3%573
Monitor10.3%565
Industrial10.3%535
Closed-Loop Geothermal10.3%255
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s92560394
2010s133560420
2020s154580434

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 02-61. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
66937920241,100Test Well
65043720231,100Irrigation
56263420201,080Test Well
56580920211,077463Irrigation
55278220201,046Irrigation
63154220231,040Test Well
63153920231,040Irrigation
56263220201,040Test Well
54218120201,040Test Well
51766720191,040Test 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 Hartley County, Dallam County.

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