texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 03-55

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Hansford County and Ochiltree County. 222 reports, median depth 620 ft.

222Reports
620 ftMedian depth
372 ftWater at
100 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 03-55

Logged in state well grid 03-55, 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 37, Surface Top Soil Brown Clay 16, Clay 12, Top Soil 11, Surface Top Soil Brown Clay With Sandy Clay Strips 8, Caliche W/Rock Strips 7
25–50 ftCaliche W/Rock Strips 15, Sand W/Brown Clay Strips 8, Caliche 6, Caliche W/Rock & Sand Strips 5, Sand W/ Minor Clay Strips 4, Caliche W/ Rock & Sand Strips 3
50–100 ftSand W/Brown Clay Strips 17, Sand W/Minor Clay Strips 17, Caliche W/Rock Strips 14, Sand W/ Brown Clay Strips 8, Sandy Clay 7, Caliche W/Rock & Sand Strips 6
100–200 ftFine To Med Sand W/Clay Strips 12, Sand 11, Sand W/Clay Strips 7, Fine To Med Loose Sand 6, Fine To Med Sand With Clay Strips 6, Sandy Clay 6
200–300 ftSand 10, Clay 5, Sandy Clay 3, Sand/Clay Streaks 2, Sand W/Minor Clay Strips 2, Clay/Sandy Clay 2
300–500 ftFine Fairly Loose Sand 29, Med Fine Fairly Loose Sand 27, Fine To Med Fairly Loose Sand 26, Med To Coarse Fairly Loose Sand 14, Fine Fairly Loose Sand W/Little Clay Mix 11, Sand 9
500–1000 ftRed Clay 63, Fine Fairly Loose Sand 27, Med Fine Fairly Loose Sand 16, Red Sandy Clay & Clay 18, Fine Fairly Loose Sand W/Clay Strips 8, Red Sandy Clay 11

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 03-55, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.1266597502010–2026
HOWARD DRILLING COMPANY17580902003–2019
LT Drilling Company165202008–2009
Hydro Resources Mid Contient Inc156801,0002012–2014
Hydro Resouces Mid Contient Inc136801,1002013
L T Drilling Company126002005–2007
Peterson Drilling & Testing, Inc.6182020
3T Drilling, Inc.4561202020–2025
ETTER WATER WELL LLC35702018–2025
Hydro Resouces Mid Conteint Inc35602013
Les Taylor Drilling Company32004–2008
Burkett Drilling22011–2012
Hydro Resouces Mid Continent Inc17642013
Turn Key Drilling1550202006

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Test Well14264.0%620
Irrigation4721.2%662
Rig Supply104.5%580
Domestic83.6%570
Monitor62.7%18
Stock41.8%600
Industrial31.4%505
Public Supply20.9%679
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s43550357
2010s109663363
2020s70620388

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 03-55. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
6181142022890Test Well
2496102010890390750Irrigation
3136522013880Test Well
6045112022860Test Well
4343402016840Test Well
3396262013840Test Well
6539612023820Test Well
6539552023800Test Well
5282062019800Test Well
7153242026780Test 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, Ochiltree County, Sherman County.

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