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Texas well grid 06-42

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Potter County and Sherman County. 475 reports, median depth 270 ft.

475Reports
270 ftMedian depth
140 ftWater at
12 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 06-42

Logged in state well grid 06-42, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 173, Caliche 109, Topsoil 77, Brown Sandy Clay 53, Sand 22, Brown Loose Sand 19
25–50 ftBrown Sandy Clay 29, Sand 20, Clay 17, Brown Clay 10, Sandy Clay 7, Brown Loose Sand 8
50–100 ftBrown Clay 16, Clay 13, Yellow Clay 14, Brown Sticky Clay 14, Sandy Clay 11, Brown Sandy Clay 13
100–200 ftRed Clay 73, Gray Clay 31, Sandy Clay 11, Brown Sandy Clay 14, Limestone 6, Red Clay And Shale 8
200–300 ftRed Clay 136, Limestone 46, Red Clay And Shale 20, Red Clay & Shale 16, Red Clay Shale 13, Red Clay With Shale 10
300–500 ftLimestone 55, Red Clay 44, Red Clay & Shale 13, Red Clay Shale 12, Red Clay With Shale 9, Red Clay And Shale 6
500–1000 ftRed & Brown Clay & Shale 1, Red Clay With Shale 1, Red Clay, W/Shale 1, Red & Brown Shale 1, Red & Brown Shale W/Hard Gyp Rock Strips 1, Hard Gyp Rock To Red Clay & Shale 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 06-42, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
K-Ran Drilling170285122002–2026
CURRIE DRILLING CO.,INC.53280202002–2026
Peterson Drilling & Testing, Inc.3972—2002–2007
Magic Circle Drilling36220102003–2017
ETTER WATER WELL LLC26284—2014–2024
4-M Drilling23313102016–2025
Talon Drilling, LP218—2003–2009
Turn Key Drilling18290102003–2006
Aark Drilling13240122003–2007
DB&E Co LTD10300102019–2024
Advanced Drilling9210142008–2010
3T Drilling, Inc.7300122011–2024
Howell Drilling Services, LLC6335102024–2026
4-M Water Well Service5280202007–2013
Peterson Drilling and Testing, Inc.4——2007
Trident Pump3210182022
Lichtie Pump Service3250182017–2019
Boart Longyear3——2012
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.3259—2010
Les Taylor Drilling Company3295202007–2009
DRILL PRO WATER WELL DRILLING2309—2025
W.D. Jones Drilling Co., Inc.2305—2004
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC125—2017
K-Ran Drilling(Jorge)1330—2010
4M Water Well Service LLC1340—2013

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic39382.7%275
Environmental Soil Boring377.8%8
Monitor326.7%75
Stock40.8%300
Test Well30.6%560
De-watering20.4%305
Irrigation20.4%—
Rig Supply10.2%300
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s215264130
2010s152272140
2020s108278150

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 06-42. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
2196902010700——Test Well
784752006560——Test Well
472923201852529511Domestic
379114201451522213Domestic
3292462013450——Domestic
4372432016400150—Domestic
315139201340014820Domestic
3129692013400255—Domestic
3129682013400——Domestic
258796201039718728Domestic

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 Potter County, Sherman County, Randall County.

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