texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 06-56

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Gray County and Carson County. 145 reports, median depth 520 ft.

145Reports
520 ftMedian depth
318 ftWater at
25 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 06-56

Logged in state well grid 06-56, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 46, Surface Top Soil Brown Clay 38, Caliche 10, Brown Clay 9, Surface Top Soil Brown Clay W/Sandy Clay Strips 8, Brown And Red Clay 7
25–50 ftCaliche With Rock Strips 14, Caliche 5, Brown And Red Clay 4, Brown Sandy Clay 3, Caliche With Sand Strips 3, Caliche With Clay Strips 3
50–100 ftSand With Clay Strips 24, Brown Clay W/ Fine Sand Strips 4, Fine Sand W/ Clay 4, White Clay W/ Hard Caliche Strips 3, Brown And White Clay 3, Caliche With Rock Strips 3
100–200 ftCoarse Sand W/ Gravel 13, Brown Clay 8, Medium Sand 8, Coarse Sand W/ Large Gravel 7, Fine Sand W/ Clay 5, Fine Sand 5
200–300 ftBrown Clay 10, Brown Sticky Clay 6, Coarse Sand W/ Gravel 4, Fine Sand 3, Medium Sand 3, Brown Clay W/ White Rock And Sand Strips 3
300–500 ftFine Sand W/ Clay 11, Red Clay 25, Brown Clay 18, Fine Fairly Loose Sand With Clay Mix 13, Fine Fairly Loose Sand 11, Med To Coarse Fairly Loose Sand With Gravel Strips 10
500–1000 ftRed Clay 23, Coarse Sand W/ Gravel 5, Coarse Sand And Gravel 5, Fine Sand W/ Clay 2, Medium To Coarse Sand W/ Gravel 4, Med To Coarse Fairly Loose Sand 2

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 06-56, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Lichtie Pump Service355251,0002017–2026
Hydro Resources Mid Contient Inc324401,3002012–2014
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.25560—2010–2018
K-Ran Drilling13445122004–2017
Hydro Resouces Mid Continent Inc7500—2012–2013
L T Drilling Company7560—2007
Les Taylor Drilling Company6—8502004
LT Drilling Company56601,0002008
3T Drilling, Inc.3650802013–2021
Hyrdro Resources Mid Continent Inc2440—2012
Hydro Resources2460—2012
Talon/LPE2310—2011
4-M Water Well Service2—252007–2010
4-M Drilling1400102022
Hydro Resouces Mid Contient Inc1571—2013
Hyrdo Resources Mid Continent Inc1860—2012
Crowell Water Well Service, Inc.1400202005

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Test Well8961.4%520
Irrigation3121.4%580
Domestic1711.7%447
Stock64.1%524
Environmental Soil Boring10.7%50
Monitor10.7%310
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s27540225
2010s94500337
2020s24525343

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 06-56. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
5391582020900——Test Well
53916320208973401,000Irrigation
1426782008880——Test Well
2862642012860——Test Well
2872012012841——Irrigation
29124520127523551,300Irrigation
492430201868033720Domestic
2868972012680——Test Well
1376572008680——Test Well
13765920086603181,000Irrigation

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 Gray County, Carson County, Donley County, Armstrong County, Randall County.

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