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Texas well grid 04-44

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Ochiltree County and Lipscomb County. 106 reports, median depth 400 ft.

106Reports
400 ftMedian depth
160 ftWater at
100 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 04-44

Logged in state well grid 04-44, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 19, Caliche Clay 13, Surface Top Soil Brown Clay W/Sandy Clay Strips 12, Clay 11, Surface Top Soil Brown Clay 9, Caliche 9
25–50 ftTan, Sand, Very Fine 5, Caliche W/Clay Strips 4, Gray Clay 4, Caliche Clay/Sandy Clay 3, Light Brown Coarse Sand 4, Sand W/Brown Clay Strips 3
50–100 ftSand W/Brown Clay Strips 25, Sand 9, Sandy Clay 8, Caliche 6, Clay 6, Caliche W/Rock Strips 5
100–200 ftClay 16, Sand 12, Sandy Clay 11, Fine Fairly Loose Sand W/Clay Strips 5, Sand/Clay Streaks 7, Clay/Sandy Clay 6
200–300 ftSand 22, Clay 17, Brown Sandy Clay & Clay 9, Sandy Clay 6, Brown Clay 5, Med To Coarse Fairly Loose Sand 6
300–500 ftRed Clay 33, Sand 14, Red Sandy Clay & Clay 12, Brown Sandy Clay & Clay 8, Sandy Clay 6, Clay 6
500–1000 ftRed Clay 2, Brown And Red Clay 1, Brown To Red Sandy Clay & Clay 1, Tight Red & Brown Clay 1, Med To Coarse Fairly Loose Sand W/Gravel To Red Clay 1, Fine Fairly Loose Sand To Brown Sandy Clay & Red Clay 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 04-44, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.484801,8072017–2025
HOWARD DRILLING COMPANY343601002004–2020
Talon Drilling, LP15752004–2006
Strata Core Services, LLC4202015
3T Drilling, Inc.2420202020–2025
Lamberth Drilling12701002010
HOWARD DRILLING COAMPANY11002009
Henkle Drilling and Supply Co16102007

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Test Well3936.8%480
Rig Supply2523.6%380
Monitor1917.9%74
Irrigation109.4%491
Domestic76.6%420
Stock65.7%340
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s38335140
2010s27384155
2020s41480265

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 04-44. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
1267822007610Test Well
4693042017580Test Well
5738772021560Test Well
5751662021547250Irrigation
6854492024540Test Well
6913042025530265Irrigation
6896342025520Test Well
6854592024520Test Well
6598712024500Test Well
6598242024500255Irrigation

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, Lipscomb County.

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