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Texas well grid 06-49

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Potter County and Randall County. 570 reports, median depth 265 ft.

570Reports
265 ftMedian depth
195 ftWater at
16 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 06-49

Logged in state well grid 06-49, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 156, Caliche 155, Topsoil 101, Brown Sandy Clay 80, Caliche & Caliche Rock 21, Reddish Brown Sandy Clay 20
25–50 ftClay 13, Sand 9, Light Brown Sandy Clay 8, Brown Sandy Clay 8, Caprock 8, Sand & Sandstone 7
50–100 ftCaprock 31, Light Brown Sand With S/S 28, Red Clay 18, Brown And Light Brown Sand And S/S 15, Sand & Sandstone 13, White Sand 6
100–200 ftRed Clay 38, Yellow Clay 14, Sand 7, Blue Clay 6, Green Clay 6, Red & Yellow Clay 6
200–300 ftRed Clay 104, Coarse Sand With S/S And Small Gravel 16, Red Bed 11, Red & Green Clay 10, Red And Green Clay 10, Limestone 5
300–500 ftRed Clay 49, Red Clay & Shale 6, Yellow Shale 5, Red & Blue Clay 4, Yellow Clay 4, Yellow Clay And Shale 3
500–1000 ftRed Clay W/A Fine To Fine Sand Strip 1, Red Clay 1, Red And Brown Shale 1, Clay, Fine Sand, Red Clay 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 06-49, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
K-Ran Drilling161285152003–2026
CURRIE DRILLING CO.,INC.85300202002–2026
Talon Drilling, LP6620—2002–2009
Peterson Drilling & Testing, Inc.55105—2003–2026
Talon/LPE472452012–2025
dba Universal Drilling Services3022—2004
ETTER WATER WELL LLC15363122014–2024
4-M Drilling14340102017–2025
Burkett Drilling9420—2016–2023
Turn Key Drilling9390182003–2005
Trident Pump7280122022–2026
4-M Water Well Service7260202010–2013
DB&E Co LTD5300—2022–2024
Magic Circle Drilling5290172006–2017
Aark Drilling5300102004–2005
Advanced Drilling5250172008
White Drilling Company, Inc.5110—2003–2004
Reed Engineering Group, Ltd.370—2018
WEST Drilling320—2018
Les Taylor Drilling Company3340—2007–2008
Howell Drilling Services, LLC2280152025–2026
PETER KLASSEN2314—2022
DRILL PRO WATER WELL DRILLING2241—2021–2022
LT Drilling Company2520—2008–2009
MORROW DRILLING COMPANY2380152005

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic32056.1%285
Environmental Soil Boring12722.3%20
Monitor7713.5%110
Irrigation173.0%300
Test Well132.3%310
Public Supply101.8%315
Other40.7%24
Industrial10.2%32
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s239150178
2010s190275190
2020s141280215

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 06-49. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
6221920052,331299—Domestic
33476520061,12823217Domestic
753922005550—22Domestic
4248192016540——Test Well
3900942014540——Test Well
1329872008520——Test Well
5380092020500——Domestic
4676062017480280—Domestic
4574432017471240—Domestic
6419312023463316—Domestic

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, Randall County.

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