texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 07-08

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Moore County and Dawson County. 390 reports, median depth 765 ft.

390Reports
765 ftMedian depth
440 ftWater at
500 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 07-08

Logged in state well grid 07-08, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftSurface Top Soil Brown Clay 100, Caliche W/Rock Strips 68, Surface Top Soil Brown Clay W/Sandy Clay Strips 46, Surface 12, Caliche 11, Caliche W/Rock & Clay Strips 8
25–50 ftCaliche W/Rock Strips 35, Sand W/Clay & Gravel Strips 20, Sand W/Gravel & Clay Strips 9, Sand W/Gravel + Minor Clay Strips 9, Sand W/Clay Strips 8, Sand W/Minor Clay Strips 8
50–100 ftSand W/Clay Strips 10, Sand W/Minor Clay Strips 6, Sand W/Brown Clay Strips 5, Sand W/Gravel & Clay Strips 5, Sand W/ Gravel Strips & Clay Strips 4, Sand W/Brown & Gray Clay Strips 4
100–200 ftFine, Med & Coarse Sand W/Gravel Strips & Clay Strips 8, Sand W/Clay Strips 7, Fine To Med Sand With Clay Strips 6, Fine To Med Sand W/Clay Strips 5, Fine Med & Coarse Sand W/Gravel Strips & Clay Strips 5, Sand W/Minor Clay Strips 5
200–300 ftFine To Med Loose Sand 3, Sand 2, Coarse Sand & Gravel 1, Fine Loose Sand W/Gravel & Clay Strips 1, Fine To Med Sand W/Clay Strips 1, Sand With Clay Strips 1
300–500 ftMed Fine Fairly Loose Sand 41, Fine Fairly Loose Sand 31, Med To Coarse Fairly Loose Sand W/Gravel Strips 20, Fine Fairly Loose Sand W/Clay Strips 9, Med To Coarse Fairly Loose Sand W/Gravel 16, Med Size Fairly Loose Sand 15
500–1000 ftFine Little Tight Sand 50, Red Clay 55, Fine Fairly Loose Sand 37, Med Fine Fairly Loose Sand 21, Fine Tight Sand 18, Fine Little Tight Sand W/Clay Strips 17

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 07-08, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.2487805002010–2026
L T Drilling Company307708002005–2007
LT Drilling Company277808002007–2009
Hydro Resouces Mid Contient Inc207628002011–2013
3T Drilling, Inc.18675202011–2025
Hydro Resources Mid Contient Inc187956002012–2014
W.D. Jones Drilling Co., Inc.57508002003–2005
Burkett Drilling4717—2007–2015
Les Taylor Drilling Company4—8002003–2004
wd jones drilling38503102015–2017
Hydro Resouces Mid Continent Inc3700—2013
Turn Key Drilling3670182004–2006
ETTER WATER WELL LLC2745172013–2024
Hydro Resouces Mid Conteint Inc28817002013
ACOSTA DRILLING2120—2004
K-Ran Drilling1210122006

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Test Well25465.1%775
Irrigation11028.2%779
Domestic174.4%675
Public Supply51.3%755
Stock41.0%680
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s73770415
2010s205780440
2020s112745511

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 07-08. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
6002822022945548—Irrigation
5988302022940——Test Well
5567202020940——Irrigation
5521042020940——Irrigation
5514272020940——Irrigation
5987942022920——Test Well
5620352020920——Test Well
5520922020920——Irrigation
5038602019920——Test Well
5038562019920——Test 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.

Drilling a well near grid 07-08?

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This grid falls in Moore County, Dawson County, Randall County.

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