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Texas well grid 03-49

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Sherman County. 241 reports, median depth 460 ft.

241Reports
460 ftMedian depth
280 ftWater at
350 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 03-49

Logged in state well grid 03-49, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftCaliche W/Rock Strips 19, Surface Sand Clay And Caliche 16, Surface Top Soil Brown Clay 12, Surface Top Soil Brown Clay W/Sandy Clay Strips 7, Surface Sand, Clay And Caliche 7, Surface Top Soil Brown Sandy Clay 6
25–50 ftSand W/Brown Clay Strips 14, Sand W/Minor Clay Strips 5, Caliche W/Rock Strips 3, Sand W/Clay Mix + Sandy Clay Strips 3, Sand W/Caliche & Clay Strips 2, Fine Loose Sand With Soft Brown Clay Strips 2
50–100 ftSand W/Brown Clay Strips 3, Fine To Med Sand With Clay Stirps 3, Sand W/Brown & White Clay Strips 2, Sandy Clay W/Coarse Sand 1, Brown Sandy Clay W/Coarse Sand Strips 1, Brown Sandy Clay W/Med Sand Strips 1
100–200 ftFine To Med Sand W/Clay Strips 12, Sand W/Clay Strips 7, Fine Sand 5, Fine To Med Sand W/Gravel Strips & Clay Strips 4, Brown Sandy Clay W/Fine Sand Strips 3, Fine To Med Fine Sand With Clay Stirps 3
200–300 ftFine To Med Loose Sand 10, Fine Sand W/Clay Strips 7, Fine To Med Sand W/Clay Strips 8, Sand W/Clay Strips 8, Fine Sand 6, Fine To Med Fairly Loose Sand 7
300–500 ftRed Clay 49, Med Fine Fairly Loose Sand 18, Firm Red Clay 18, Fine To Med Fairly Loose Sand 11, Fine To Med Fairly Loose Sand W/Clay Strips 11, Fairly Loose Fine To Med Sand 10
500–1000 ftRed Clay 10, Red Clay W/Rock Strips 4, Firm Red Clay 3, Firm Red Clay W/Occ Shale Sandstone And Alibates Stringers 2, Coarse Little Tight Sand With Gravel 1, Red Clay And Shale 2

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 03-49, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.854604402011–2026
Burkett Drilling724808002003–2026
Hydro Resources Mid Contient Inc214203502012–2014
Hydro Resouces Mid Contient Inc154523502013
3T Drilling, Inc.124403202016–2025
L T Drilling Company124707002006–2007
ETTER WATER WELL LLC84602019–2020
LT Drilling Company74202008–2010
Hydro Resouces Mid Continent Inc44402013
DB&E Co LTD15472024
JB Drilling13302022
DB & E12013
Hydo-Resources Mid-Continent14817502011
HOWARD DRILLING COMPANY14401002007

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Test Well14660.6%460
Irrigation8033.2%460
Domestic93.7%460
Stock41.7%420
Other10.4%460
Rig Supply10.4%440
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s21470250
2010s131450275
2020s89460296

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 03-49. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
2483432011880Test Well
4002512015620255Domestic
3185552013600Test Well
3490282013592281Irrigation
6380072023589372Irrigation
6334562023580Test Well
6605432024560Test Well
4180352016560Test Well
6649842024547Irrigation
7082602025540Test 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 Sherman County.

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