texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 05-26

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Gray County and Roberts County. 109 reports, median depth 565 ft.

109Reports
565 ftMedian depth
364 ftWater at
150 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 05-26

Logged in state well grid 05-26, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftSurface Top Soil Brown Clay 13, Surface Top Soil Brown Clay W/Sandy Clay Strips 6, Brown Clay 6, Top Soil & Clay W/Sand Strips 5, Red Sandy Clay 5, Surface 4
25–50 ftBrown Clay W/Sandy Clay Strips 2, Sand Clay & Clay Strips (Brown) 1, Clay 1, Brown Clay W/Sandy Clay Strips Caliche Sand W/Brown Clay Str 1, Brown/Gray Clay & Sand 1, Brown Clay & Sandy Clay 1
50–100 ftSand W/Brown Clay Strips 7, Sand & Clay 2, Sand With Clay Mix And Clay Strips 2, Brown Clay, Limerock 2, Coarse Sand W/Brown Sandy Clay Stirps 1, Caliche W/Rock Strips 1
100–200 ftSand W/Brown Clay Strips 3, Sand W/Clay & Cemented Sand Strips 2, Sand W/Clay Strips 2, Brown Clayw Ith Sandy Clay Strips 2, Caliche Clay 1, White Rock Strip W/Med To Fine Sand W/Brown Sandy Clay Strip 1
200–300 ftSand W/Clay Strips 9, Fine To Med Sand W/Clay Strips 7, Sand 1, Sand W/ Clay Strips 2, Fine Sand W/Clay Strips 2, Brown Sandy Clay 2
300–500 ftFine Fairly Loose Sand 19, Med Fine Fairly Loose Sand 18, Fine Fairly Loose Sand W/Little Clay Mix 8, Fine To Med Fine Fairly Loose Sand 12, Fine To Med Fairly Loose Sand 12, Fairly Loose Fine Sand With Little Clay 6
500–1000 ftRed Clay 25, Fine Fairly Loose Sand W/Little Clay Mix 3, Fine Fairly Loose Sand W/Clay Mix 3, Red Clay And Shale 5, Red Bed 5, Fine To Med Fairly Loose Sand W/Coarse Sand Strips 4

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 05-26, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.515809002010–2026
Hydro Resources Mid Contient Inc145918002012
3T Drilling, Inc.9570202010–2024
Sunbelt Industrial Services5502014
Les Taylor Drilling Company55204752004–2008
Turn Key Drilling4530202003–2006
K-Ran Drilling3585272009–2017
Henkle Drilling and Supply Co36452007
L T Drilling Company36018002006
ETTER WATER WELL LLC25552021
Hydro Resouces Mid Contient Inc25176002013
Hydro Resouces Mid Continent Inc25202013
LT Drilling Company25808002009
Burkett Drilling22006
4-M Drilling1102011
HOWARD DRILLING COMPANY15651502003

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Test Well5449.5%580
Irrigation2825.7%565
Domestic1311.9%555
Stock76.4%565
Environmental Soil Boring54.6%50
Industrial21.8%590
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s21560365
2010s50585360
2020s38558367

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 05-26. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
5167602019900Test Well
5167632019860Test Well
5167732019840Irrigation
426488201568035120Stock
6624132024670373Irrigation
6624152024662370Irrigation
7007042025660Test Well
6596652024660Test Well
6596622024660Test Well
2265812010660Test 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 Gray County, Roberts County.

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