texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 05-45

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Wheeler County. 106 reports, median depth 158 ft.

106Reports
158 ftMedian depth
61 ftWater at
20 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 05-45

Logged in state well grid 05-45, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 27, Sand 14, Tan Clay 9, Topsoil 7, Surface 5, Sandy Clay 5
25–50 ftSand 11, Sandy Clay 4, Light Brown Fine Sand 3, Light Brown Loose Sand 2, Clay 2, Clay Mix Sand 2
50–100 ftRed Clay 13, Sand 8, Sandy Clay 6, Sand & Gravel 7, Sand And Gravel 3, Tan Clay 3
100–200 ftRed Clay 29, Red Sandy Clay 5, Red Bed 4, Sandy Clay 2, Sand & Gravel 2, Gyp Rock 2
200–300 ftRed Clay 2, Sand 2, Clay 1, Coarse Sand & Rock 1, Red Clay & Tight Sandstone 1, Fine Sand 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 05-45, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
4-M Water Well Service17128172006–2013
Faulks Well Service LLC151604002016–2026
4-M Drilling13140202011–2016
K-Ran Drilling121202013–2024
Magic Circle Drilling111681402015–2021
3T Drilling, Inc.10235202018–2026
Arrow Water Well Inc.7166172004–2025
L T Drilling Company62402006–2007
First priority Irr51753302018–2024
MORROW DRILLING COMPANY31322008–2017
HOWARD DRILLING COMPANY3140302003
Monte Moore Drilling22352005
DAVIS ENVIRONMENTAL DRILLING1152009
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co., Inc.12602008

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Stock3331.1%175
Test Well2826.4%134
Irrigation2523.6%175
Domestic1917.9%132
Environmental Soil Boring10.9%15
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s2116084
2010s5814058
2020s2717571

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 05-45. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
949972006300Test Well
6954242025260260Stock
1574202008260Irrigation
949842006260Test Well
69542220252554120Stock
6734922024240135Stock
949952006240Test Well
71811220262355415Stock
69542620252357120Stock
652842005235Irrigation

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.

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