texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 04-34

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Ochiltree County. 123 reports, median depth 400 ft.

123Reports
400 ftMedian depth
268 ftWater at
50 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 04-34

Logged in state well grid 04-34, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 20, Top Soil 18, Caliche Clay 15, Tan Clay 11, Surface Top Soil Brown Clay 9, Topsoil 7
25–50 ftCaliche With Rock Strips 5, Sandy Clay 4, Caliche Clay 3, Light Brown Silty Clay/Clay 2, Caliche Clay/Rock Streaks 2, Caliche/Sandy Clay 2
50–100 ftSandy Clay 11, Caliche Clay/Sandy Clay 10, Caliche/Sandy Clay 6, Caliche Clay 6, Caliche Clay/Rock 4, Caliche Clay/Clay 3
100–200 ftSandy Clay 17, Sand 14, Caliche Clay 10, Clay 11, Caliche Clay/Sandy Clay 9, Fine Sand 7
200–300 ftClay 24, Sand 23, Sandy Clay 16, Fine Sand 14, Clay/Sandy Clay 10, Sand/Sandy Clay 6
300–500 ftRed Clay 44, Sand 19, Sandy Clay 17, Red 11, Red Sandy Clay 7, Sand/Sandy Clay 7
500–1000 ftRed Sandy Clay + Clay 3, Fine To Med Coarse Sand & Fine Gravel 2, Red Clay W/Occ. Sandy Streaks 2, Fine To Med Sand W/A Trace Of Coarse Sand & Dirty Strip 2, Red Clay 2, Red Clay And Shale 2

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 04-34, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
HOWARD DRILLING COMPANY40380802003–2026
3T Drilling, Inc.23400202010–2025
Peterson Drilling & Testing, Inc.184102006–2020
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.135002022–2026
Hydro Resources Mid Contient Inc85002012
Talon/LPE44002016
L T Drilling Company45662005
ETTER WATER WELL LLC2420152015–2025
Burkett Drilling24102018–2024
Les Taylor Drilling Company2410302007–2009
HWARD DRILLING COMPANY132052014
Hydro Resouces Mid Contient Inc15202013
HOWARD DRLLING COMPANY14201002013
K-Ran Drilling1350122009
WEST TEXAS WATER WELL SERVICE1463702009
DAVIS ENVIRONMENTAL DRILLING1152009
LES TAYLOR DRILLINGP1390172007

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic5242.3%380
Test Well2419.5%520
Monitor1310.6%407
Rig Supply118.9%380
Environmental Soil Boring108.1%15
Stock43.3%380
Irrigation32.4%566
Industrial32.4%380
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s48380250
2010s39400268
2020s36410284

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 04-34. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
7176522026720Test Well
7176772026640Test Well
576722005620Test Well
7203532026619254Irrigation
7176452026600Test Well
3072002012600Test Well
7176752026580Test Well
576812005566250Irrigation
7176442026560Test Well
576742005560Test 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 04-34?

Depth is only half the quote. What it costs depends on the rock, the casing and the pump. Tell us where and we pass the request to licensed Texas drillers.

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This grid falls in Ochiltree County.

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