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Texas well grid 04-37

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Lipscomb County and Wheeler County. 137 reports, median depth 420 ft.

137Reports
420 ftMedian depth
204 ftWater at
90 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 04-37

Logged in state well grid 04-37, 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 22, Top Soil 10, Top Soil & Clay W/Sand Strips 10, Top Soil Caliche & Clay W/Sand Strips 8, Clay 5, Brown Clay 5
25–50 ftCaliche Clay 5, Caliche W/Rock & Sand Strips 3, Caliche W/Rock Strips 2, Caliche W/Rock Clay & Sand Strips 2, Sandstone 2, Caliche, Brown Clay W/Sand Strips 1
50–100 ftSand W/Clay Strips 33, Sandstone 6, Caliche W/Rock & Sand Strips 3, Caliche W/Clay Strips 3, Fine To Med Sand W/Clay Strips 3, Caliche Clay 3
100–200 ftSandy Clay 10, Fine To Med Sand W/Clay Strips 8, Sand 7, Clay 6, Fine To Med Fairly Loose Sand W/Clay Strips 5, Sand W/Clay Strips 4
200–300 ftFine To Med Fairly Loose Sand W/Clay Strips 29, Med Fine Fairly Loose Sand W/Clay Strips 10, Fine Med To Coarse Fairly Loose Sand W/Clay Strips 10, Sandy Clay 10, Fine To Med Fairly Loose Sand 8, Fine Med To Coarse Fairly Loose Sand 9
300–500 ftRed Clay 68, Fine To Med Fairly Loose Sand W/Clay Strips 22, Red Sandy Clay & Clay 16, Fine Med To Coarse Fairly Loose Sand W/Clay Strips 8, Med Fine Fairly Loose Sand W/Clay Strips 8, Fine Med To Coarse Fairly Loose Sand 8
500–1000 ftRed Clay 3, Med Fine Fairly Loose Sand W/Clay Strips 1, Red Clay W/Shale Strips 2, Fine Fairly Loose Sand W/Clay Strips 2, Fine Med To Coarse Fairly Loose Sand W/Small Gravel 2, Fine Fairly Loose Sand W/Little Clay Mix & Clay Strips 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 04-37, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.1014202014–2023
HOWARD DRILLING COMPANY16380902004–2026
Les Taylor Drilling Company43506002003–2007
3T Drilling, Inc.34352012–2025
Hydro Resouces Mid Contient Inc34002013
ETTER WATER WELL LLC23982016–2026
HOWARD DRLLING COMPANY24001002011–2012
Henkle Drilling and Supply Co25702007
Roy's Water Well1260102017
Hydr Resources Mid Continent Inc.13622014
Hydro Resources Mid Contient Inc14002012
Rod Ewbank Water Well Drilling, Inc.11402009

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Test Well9166.4%420
Irrigation2014.6%451
Stock139.5%380
Rig Supply85.8%385
Domestic53.6%380
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s11400194
2010s107400185
2020s19460248

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 04-37. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
4515452017840Test Well
4515392017780Test Well
4515412017760Test Well
1267752007570Test Well
5296972019560Test Well
5296952019540Test Well
4512032017540Test Well
5304842019535Irrigation
4553092017521Irrigation
6147882022520Test 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 Lipscomb County, Wheeler County.

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