texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 06-46

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Carson County and Hansford County. 212 reports, median depth 620 ft.

212Reports
620 ftMedian depth
396 ftWater at
260 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 06-46

Logged in state well grid 06-46, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 51, Surface Top Soil Brown Clay W/Sandy Clay Strips 39, Brown And Red Clay 16, Surface Top Soil Brown Clay 11, Asphalt 10, Dark Brown Clay 10
25–50 ftSand/Sandstone 3, Sand W/Clay Strips 3, Clay & Sand 2, Caliche W/Sand & Clay Strips 2, Caliche W/Rock Strips 2, Caliche W/Clay Strips 1
50–100 ftSand W/Clay Strips 17, Sand W/Clay & Gravel Strips 12, Fine Sand W/ Clay 6, Sand /Sandstone 6, Fine To Medium Sand W/ Caliche 4, Sand W/Minor Clay Strips 4
100–200 ftMedium Sand 13, Sand W/Clay Strips 12, Fine Sand W/ Clay 8, Fine Sand 6, Medium To Coarse Sand 4, Fine To Med Sand W/Clay Strips 4
200–300 ftBrown Sticky Clay 15, Fine Sand W/ Clay 10, Coarse Sand W/ Gravel 9, Brown Clay W/ Fine Sand Strips 8, Brown Clay 6, Fine Sand W/ Clay Strips 6
300–500 ftFine Fairly Loose Sand 29, Fine Sand 22, Med To Coarse Fairly Loose Sand W/Gravel 16, Medium To Coarse Sand 17, Med Fine Fairly Loose Sand 12, Fine Sand W/ Clay 12
500–1000 ftRed Clay 64, Fine Sand 12, Fine Fairly Loose Sand W/Clay Mix 7, Fine Fairly Loose Sand 10, Fine Sand W/ Clay 12, Medium To Coarse Sand 12

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 06-46, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.1056149002011–2024
Lichtie Pump Service516308002017–2026
Talon Drilling, LP152004
Total Support Services10852004
Hydro Resouces Mid Contient Inc87442013
L T Drilling Company66602006–2007
LT Drilling Company57802007–2009
Hydro Resources Mid Contient Inc47612012–2014
Magic Circle Drilling36402018–2023
CHARLES HORNER MAGIC CIRCLE DRILLING15202015
Hydro Resouces Mid Continent Inc18002013
Advanced Drilling1570182009
U. S. Departmen of Energy12009
HOWARD DRILLING COMPANY11002004

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Test Well11755.2%620
Irrigation5927.8%625
Environmental Soil Boring2612.3%85
Domestic62.8%660
Stock20.9%602
Public Supply10.5%720
Industrial10.5%
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s39570380
2010s118603392
2020s55660417

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 06-46. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
4644062017920Test Well
4694862018900Irrigation
1303922007860Test Well
1304042007828336Irrigation
6217932022825Test Well
62182020228121,000Irrigation
6217922022800Test Well
6217912022800Test Well
5426462020800Test Well
3126002013800Test 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 Carson County, Hansford County.

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