texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 04-49

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Ochiltree County. 103 reports, median depth 700 ft.

103Reports
700 ftMedian depth
395 ftWater at
90 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 04-49

Logged in state well grid 04-49, 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 12, Clay 10, Top Soil 10, Surface Top Soil Brown Clay 9, Surface 6, Caliche 3
25–50 ftSandy Clay 3, Caliche 2, Caliche & Sand 1, Clay 1, Sand & Clay 1, Caliche Clay & Sand 1
50–100 ftCaliche W/Rock Strips 13, Caliche 8, Caliche With Rock Strips 5, Caliche Clay/Rock 3, Sandy Clay 3, Sand W/Minor Clay Strips 3
100–200 ftSandy Clay 11, Sand W/Clay Strips 8, Sand 6, Sand/Clay Streaks 4, Fine To Med Sand With Clay Strips 3, Clay 3
200–300 ftSand 11, Clay 10, Sandy Clay 5, Fine Sand 3, Sand/Clay Streaks 3, Caliche Clay 2
300–500 ftMed To Coarse Fairly Loose Sand 11, Sand 12, Fine To Med Fairly Loose Sand 7, Fine Sand 5, Med Fine Fairly Loose Sand 5, Med Size Fairly Loose Sand 6
500–1000 ftRed Clay 18, Med To Coarse Fairly Loose Sand 12, Fine To Med Fairly Loose Sand 7, Med Size Fairly Loose Sand W/Coarse Sand Strips 6, Med Fine Fairly Loose Sand 4, Med Size Fairly Loose Sand 6

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 04-49, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.237402010–2024
HOWARD DRILLING COMPANY22540902004–2018
Les Taylor Drilling Company16797172004–2009
LT Drilling Company107001,2002008–2010
L T Drilling Company107202006–2007
Hydro Resources Mid Contient Inc87601,2002012–2013
3T Drilling, Inc.5480202019–2025
Hydro Resouces Mid Continent Inc27602013
Water Right Irr.21,0002012
Burkett Drilling18602024
ETTER WATER WELL LLC16702016
Hydro Resouces Mid Contient Inc17512013
HOWARD DRILLING COMPAMY16001002011
W.D. Jones Drilling Co., Inc.16802006

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Test Well4644.7%740
Irrigation2423.3%742
Rig Supply1312.6%560
Domestic98.7%480
Stock87.8%455
Industrial21.9%420
Public Supply11.0%671
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s53680384
2010s40740399
2020s10771449

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 04-49. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
6665882024860Test Well
3510962013860Test Well
3511452013857Irrigation
6690982024836470Irrigation
908242006800Test Well
1708272004797Irrigation
1071772007791440Irrigation
6670722024780463Stock
6262482022780Test Well
2357422010780448Irrigation

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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