texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 03-38

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Hansford County. 162 reports, median depth 520 ft.

162Reports
520 ftMedian depth
356 ftWater at
30 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 03-38

Logged in state well grid 03-38, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftSurface Top Soil Brown Clay W/Sandy Clay Strips 33, Caliche W/Rock Strips 30, Surface Top Soil Brown Clay 27, Caliche W/Rock & Sand Strips 8, Caliche W/Rock & Clay Strips 8, Caliche W/Sand & Clay Strips 5
25–50 ftSand W/Clay Strips 16, Caliche W/Rock Strips 13, Sand W/Brown Clay Strips 9, Sand W/Minor Clay Strips 8, Sandy Clay 2, Fine To Med Sand W/Clay Strips 2
50–100 ftSand W/Clay Strips 22, Sand W/Brown Clay Strips 7, Sand W/Brown & Red Clay Strips 2, Brown Sandy Clay With Sand Strips 2, Sandy Clay W/Caliche Strips 1, Caliche And Clay 1
100–200 ftBrown Sticky Clay 7, Sand W/Clay Strips 5, Sand W/Minor Clay Strips 4, Brown Clay W/Sand Strips 3, Fine Med And Coarse Sand W/Clay Strips 3, Sand 2
200–300 ftSand W/Clay Strips 6, Fine To Med Sand W/Clay Strips 5, Fine To Med Fairly Loose Sand W/Clay Strips 3, Brown Sandy Clay & Clay 3, Fine, Med & Coarse Sand W/Clay Strips 2, Fine, Med & Coarse Sand W/Gravel Strips 2
300–500 ftMed To Coarse Fairly Loose Sand 24, Red Clay 27, Med To Coarse Fairly Loose Sand W/Gravel 21, Med To Coarse Fairly Loose Sand W/Small Gravel 12, Fine Med To Coarse Fairly Loose Sand 14, Med To Coarse Fairly Loose Sand W/Gravel Strips 19
500–1000 ftRed Clay 22, Red Sandy Clay & Clay 7, Red Clay & Shale 5, Red Clay W/Hard White Rock Strips 4, Hard Cemented Sand To Red Sandy Clay & Clay 4, Red Clay W/Rock Strips 4

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 03-38, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.1275262011–2025
Hydro Resources Mid Contient Inc145602012–2014
3T Drilling, Inc.5460202013–2026
LT Drilling Company45402009
HOWARD DRILLING COMPANY3430502005–2025
Burkett Drilling35102012–2020
Les Taylor Drilling Company3202008–2010
Hydro Resouces Mid Contient Inc25002013
Hydro Resouces Mid Conteint Inc15202013

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Test Well11772.2%520
Irrigation3219.8%530
Stock95.6%430
Domestic31.9%510
Industrial10.6%520
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s7540270
2010s104520320
2020s51520370

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 03-38. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
6298802023697Test Well
6298112023687Test Well
6308662023684370Irrigation
2746382011680Test Well
2746332011661Irrigation
6560182023660Test Well
6596032024642406Irrigation
6036512022600Test Well
4108662015600Test Well
4108632015600Test 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 Hansford County.

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