texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 05-16

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Hemphill County and Ochiltree County. 105 reports, median depth 236 ft.

105Reports
236 ftMedian depth
83 ftWater at
100 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 05-16

Logged in state well grid 05-16, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 39, Sandy Clay 16, Top Clay 13, Top Soil 12, Clay/Sandy Clay 10, Caliche Clay 9
25–50 ftSandy Clay 10, Clay 8, Sand 9, Clay/Sandy Clay 5, Caliche Clay/Sandy Clay 5, Caliche Clay 5
50–100 ftClay 19, Sand 20, Sandy Clay 18, Sand/Sandy Clay 10, Sandy Clay/Sand 7, Medium Sand 5
100–200 ftSand 34, Red Clay 14, Sand/Clay Streaks 12, Sandy Clay/Sand 11, Clay 11, Sand W/Clay Streaks 8
200–300 ftSand 16, Red 19, Red Clay 15, Red Sandy Clay 5, Sand/Sandy Clay 4, Clay 2
300–500 ftRed 3, Red Clay 2, Red Clay With White Shale Strips 1, Very Fine Fairly Loose Red Sand With Clay Strips 1, Med To Coarse Sand, Red Clay, Sandy Clay, Red Clay & Shale 1, Med To Coarse Sand, Red Clay 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 05-16, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
HOWARD DRILLING COMPANY502601002003–2016
3T Drilling, Inc.122201002010–2014
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.102402025
Roy's Water Well9160202016–2024
AW Pool, Inc823102004
Arrow Water Well Inc.3268202004–2026
ETTER WATER WELL LLC3120152013–2015
B2D Enterprises22361002015–2020
Hydro Resources Mid Contient Inc23802014
Lamberth Drilling22601502010
Gillispie Drilling111532024
Turn Key Drilling1110202005
Rod Ewbank Water Well Drilling, Inc.1402010

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Rig Supply5653.3%260
Stock1211.4%180
Test Well109.5%260
Domestic98.6%120
Monitor87.6%23
Irrigation76.7%180
Industrial32.9%260
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s3924090
2010s4923683
2020s1723582

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 05-16. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
3574072014380Test Well
3574082014360Test Well
2227982010335257Rig Supply
234469201033080100Rig Supply
2671982011320191Stock
220238201032080100Rig Supply
2091712010320185100Rig Supply
1696152009320176100Rig Supply
1381852008320184100Rig Supply
1055162007320240100Rig Supply

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 05-16?

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 Hemphill County, Ochiltree County.

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