texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 04-42

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Ochiltree County. 180 reports, median depth 540 ft.

180Reports
540 ftMedian depth
296 ftWater at
85 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 04-42

Logged in state well grid 04-42, 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 19, Clay 14, Top Soil 13, Caliche Clay 8, Surface Top Soil Brown Clay 7, Top Soil & Clay W/Sand Strips 6
25–50 ftSandy Clay 2, Caliche 2, Caliche Clay/Sandy Clay 2, Caliche Clay/Clay 2, Caliche W/ Hard Rock Strips 1, Sand 1
50–100 ftSand W/Clay Strips 11, Caliche W/Rock Strips 9, Sand W/ Brown Clay Strips 5, Caliche Clay/Sandy Clay 4, Caliche W/ Rock Strips 4, Caliche 4
100–200 ftClay 13, Sandy Clay 11, Sand 8, Caliche Clay 5, Sandy Clay/Sand 5, Sand W/Clay Strips 4
200–300 ftClay 9, Sand 9, Sandy Clay 7, Sand/Clay Streaks 6, Fine Sand 6, Brown Sandy Clay & Clay 4
300–500 ftFine To Med Fairly Loose Sand W/Clay Strips 17, Red Clay 23, Med To Coarse Fairly Loose Sand 16, Fine To Med Fairly Loose Sand 16, Sand 15, Red Sandy Clay & Clay 9
500–1000 ftRed Clay 29, Red Silty Clay 4, Brown To Red Clay 4, Red Sandy Clay 6, Brown And Red Clay 7, Med To Coarse Fairly Loose Sand 3
1000–5000 ftRed Clay 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 04-42, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.686007752010–2026
HOWARD DRILLING COMPANY24440882003–2024
Talon/LPE15202013–2017
DAVIS ENVIRONMENTAL DRILLING122002
3T Drilling, Inc.11470202012–2021
Les Taylor Drilling Company11435172003–2009
Water Right Irr.75913002011–2012
LT Drilling Company75402008–2009
ETTER WATER WELL LLC6490252014–2015
Hydro Resources Mid Continet Inc55602012
Hydro Resource Mid Continent INC.36402014
Water Right Irrigation26401,0002011
LES TAYLOR DRILLINGP2450172007
Legendary Drilling & Pump Service14202025
DB&E Co LTD14582015
Hydro Resources Mid Contient Inc17602014
HOWARD DRLLING COMPANY15301202014
K-Ran Drilling1495182013
Burkett Drilling12007

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Test Well8647.8%580
Environmental Soil Boring2715.0%20
Domestic2413.3%440
Irrigation168.9%602
Rig Supply84.4%475
Industrial73.9%420
Stock52.8%460
Public Supply31.7%599
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s52450296
2010s89520290
2020s39600350

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 04-42. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
5993252022760Test Well
4550922017760Test Well
3677762014760Test Well
4550932017740Test Well
33252420047373601,200Irrigation
4551012017733Irrigation
7306502026720Test Well
5602962020720Test Well
7306372026700Test Well
5029862019700Test 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 Ochiltree County.

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