texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 05-25

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Gray County and Roberts County. 262 reports, median depth 560 ft.

262Reports
560 ftMedian depth
364 ftWater at
20 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 05-25

Logged in state well grid 05-25, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 27, Caliche 19, Brown Sandy Clay 19, Topsoil 10, Surface Top Soil Brown Clay 9, Gravel 8
25–50 ftRed Brown Sandy Clay 4, Reddish Brown Sandy Clay 3, Clay 2, Brown Clay 2, Sandy Lean Clay, Reddish Tan 2, Caliche, White 2
50–100 ftCaliche, White 4, Red Tan And White Clayey Sand 4, Tan Clayey Sand 4, Tan Sand 4, Hard Cemented Brown Sand 4, Reddish Sandy Clay 3
100–200 ftSand W/Brown Clay Strips 9, Sand 7, Sandy Clay 6, Fine Sand 5, Brown Sandy Clay 5, Sand With Clay Mix And Clay Strips 4
200–300 ftFine To Med Sand W/Clay Strips 17, Sand 14, Sandy Clay 8, Fine Sand 6, Clay 5, Sand & Clay 3
300–500 ftFine Fairly Loose Sand 20, Sand 17, Fine Fairly Loose Sand W/Clay Strips 12, Med Fine Fairly Loose Sand 13, Fine Sand 10, Fine To Med Fine Fairly Loose Sand 11
500–1000 ftRed Clay 37, Fine Fairly Loose Sand 10, Med Fine Fairly Loose Sand W/Clay Strips 6, Fine To Med Fairly Loose Sand 6, Fine Fairly Loose Sand W/Clay Strips 6, Med Fine Fairly Loose Sand 6

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 05-25, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.486606002009–2025
3T Drilling, Inc.38580202010–2026
Les Taylor Drilling Company20480202007–2009
K-Ran Drilling17549122004–2022
Talon/LPE1420—2011–2021
HOWARD DRILLING COMPANY11580502004–2015
Turn Key Drilling10590302003–2006
Talon Drilling, LP920—2004–2007
4-M Water Well Service8420102007–2013
LT Drilling Company8600—2008–2009
Total Support Services8100—2007
dba Universal Drilling Services821—2004
LandTec Engineers, LLC7110—2010
Sunbelt Industrial Services65—2025
ETTER WATER WELL LLC6560—2018–2025
Magic Circle Drilling6515152006–2020
Hydro Resouces Mid Contient Inc66028002012–2013
Boart Longyear3——2010
Lichtie Pump Service2612182025–2026
Burkett Drilling2600—2022–2023
Associated Environmental Ind Corp2430—2020–2021
4-M Drilling2540102017–2020
Equus220—2019
Hydro Resouces Mid Coninent Inc2820—2013
Hydro Resources Mid Contient Inc2560—2012

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic10740.8%542
Test Well5019.1%640
Environmental Soil Boring4617.6%20
Irrigation238.8%630
Monitor155.7%140
Stock103.8%620
Rig Supply62.3%580
Public Supply41.5%709
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s83420360
2010s100580362
2020s79600370

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 05-25. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
3159812013820——Test Well
3159802013820——Test Well
6270912022802369—Irrigation
34191320138003621,000Public Supply
5944262022740——Test Well
5960042022720——Test Well
5059112019720——Test Well
1427522008720——Test Well
785082006720——Test Well
6036792022711362—Irrigation

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 Gray County, Roberts County.

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