texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 05-31

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Wheeler County and Hemphill County. 114 reports, median depth 285 ft.

114Reports
285 ftMedian depth
75 ftWater at
100 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 05-31

Logged in state well grid 05-31, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftSandy Clay 33, Clay 28, Sand 20, Clay/Sandy Clay 13, Sand/Sandy Clay 12, Surface 12
25–50 ftSandy Clay 16, Sand 14, Clay 8, Sandy Clay/Sand 4, Caliche Clay 4, Caliche 4
50–100 ftSand 23, Sandy Clay 21, Clay 22, Sand/Clay Streaks 9, Sandy Clay/Sand 7, Sand/Sandy Clay 6
100–200 ftSand 35, Clay 28, Sandy Clay 22, Sandy Clay/Sand 11, Sand/Sandy Clay 11, Clay/Sandy Clay 10
200–300 ftSand 32, Clay 14, Sandy Clay 10, Sand/Clay Streaks 9, Red 7, Sandy Clay/Sand 6
300–500 ftSand 8, Red 9, Red Clay 7, Clay 5, Med Sand 5, Sand/Clay Streaks 4
500–1000 ftFine To Med Sand W/White Rock Strips To Red Shale 1, Med Size Fairly Loose Sand To Hard Whtie Rock & Red Clay 1, Tight Red Shale 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 05-31, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
HOWARD DRILLING COMPANY683201002004–2013
3T Drilling, Inc.18260752010–2013
Lamberth Drilling72001002010
Arrow Water Well Inc.6147172004–2024
Talon Drilling, LP4282005
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.35352019
Rod Ewbank Water Well Drlg. Inc.33202752005–2008
Rod Ewbank Water Well Drilling, Inc.24403002008–2010
First priority Irr14602019
Les Taylor Drilling Company12008
ROD EWBANK WATER WELL DRILG. iNC.13302502005

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Rig Supply8574.6%320
Monitor1311.4%140
Domestic54.4%305
Industrial43.5%400
Stock32.6%147
Irrigation21.8%535
Test Well10.9%540
Fracking Supply10.9%440
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s5232078
2010s6125575
2020s114774

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 05-31. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
5167822019540Test Well
5167862019535Irrigation
2720072011500180Rig Supply
5167462019494Irrigation
2720052011480162Rig Supply
5149422019460Rig Supply
2317082010460106100Rig Supply
1083642007460170100Rig Supply
2641442011440123Fracking Supply
2370282010440147100Rig 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.

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This grid falls in Wheeler County, Hemphill County.

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