texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 03-53

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Hansford County and Sherman County. 154 reports, median depth 500 ft.

154Reports
500 ftMedian depth
270 ftWater at
100 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 03-53

Logged in state well grid 03-53, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftSurface Top Soil Brown Clay 18, Caliche W/Rock Strips 15, Surface Top Soil 12, Caliche Surface Soil Sandy Clay To Med Loose Sand 8, Surface Top Soil Brown Clay W/Sandy Clay Strips 6, Top Soil Caliche & Clay W/Sand Strips 5
25–50 ftSand W/Brown Clay Strips 17, Caliche W/Rock Strips 3, Sand W/Clay Strips 3, Sand W/Minor Clay Strips 3, Clay & Sand 2, Sand W/ Brown Clay 1
50–100 ftFine Fairly Loose Sand W/Brown Clay Strips 6, Sand W/Brown Clay Strips 2, Sandy Fairly Loose Sand W/Brown Clay 2, Fine Fairly Loose Sand 2, Sandy Clay 2, Caliche Clay Sandy Clay 2
100–200 ftFine Sand 4, Sand W/Clay Strips 4, Fine Med And Coarse Sand W/Clay Strips 3, Fine To Med Loose Sand 3, Brown Sandy Clay 2, Brown Sandy Clay W/Fine Sand Strips & Clay Mix 2
200–300 ftRed Clay 9, Fine Fairly Loose Sand 10, Fine Fairly Loose Sand W/Brown Clay Mix 6, Fine & Med Fairly Loose Sand 3, Fine To Med Sand 5, Fine Med To Coarse Fairly Loose Sand 4
300–500 ftRed Clay 33, Fine Med To Coarse Fairly Loose Sand 9, Fine To Med Fairly Loose Sand 8, Brown To Red Clay 5, Med Fine Fairly Loose Sand 6, Med To Coarse Fairly Loose Sand W/Small Gravel 7
500–1000 ftRed Clay 17, Red Clay & Shale 3, Red Sandy Clay & Clay 3, Red Clay And Shale 3, Red Clay W/Rock Strips 2, Tight Red Silty Clay 2

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 03-53, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.655208002010–2026
Hydro Resources Mid Contient Inc243603502014
3T Drilling, Inc.16480202011–2026
LT Drilling Company154808002009–2010
Burkett Drilling145402005–2026
Les Taylor Drilling Company95002003–2009
HOWARD DRILLING COMPANY64251002003–2019
ETTER WATER WELL LLC45202018–2025
Randy Taylor15527002012

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Test Well9259.7%500
Irrigation2717.5%517
Domestic1610.4%480
Stock159.7%480
Rig Supply21.3%520
Industrial21.3%580
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s15520252
2010s93480266
2020s46540300

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 03-53. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
6964762025800Test Well
6595992024798300Irrigation
7185972026640Test Well
7213132026620374Irrigation
7190912026600Test Well
5205112019600Test Well
5204702019600Test Well
5211862019591Irrigation
6424472023583233Irrigation
7185942026580Test 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.

Drilling a well near grid 03-53?

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This grid falls in Hansford County, Sherman County.

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