texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 07-16

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Moore County. 207 reports, median depth 598 ft.

207Reports
598 ftMedian depth
370 ftWater at
20 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 07-16

Logged in state well grid 07-16, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftCaliche 41, Topsoil 40, Surface Top Soil Brown Clay W/Sandy Clay Strips 23, Sand & Sandstone 13, Surface Top Soil Brown Clay 7, White Sandstone 6
25–50 ftSand & Sandstone 18, Caliche W/Rock Strips 4, Caliche W/ Rock Strips 3, Caliche 3, Caliche W/Rock & Clay Strips 2, Sand W/Clay Strips 2
50–100 ftSand 14, Caliche W/Rock Strips 11, Caliche 7, Sand With Clay Strips 5, Brown And White Sandstone And Fine Sand 4, Caliche W/ Rock Strips 3
100–200 ftSand 22, Sand & Clay 9, Fine To Med Sand W/Clay Strips 5, Fine Sand 3, Sand W/Clay Strips 3, Medium Sand 2
200–300 ftSand & Clay Stringers 29, Sand & Clay 23, Fine To Med Sand W/Clay Strips 12, White And Brown Fine To Medium Sand 4, Med To Coarse Sand 3, Green And Brown Gravel Clay Mix 3
300–500 ftRed Clay 55, Med Fine Fairly Loose Sand 15, Med Fine Fairly Loose Sand W/Clay Strips 9, Med To Coarse Fairly Loose Sand 9, Fine To Med Fairly Loose Sand 6, Med Size Fairly Loose Sand 3
500–1000 ftRed Clay 28, Fine Little Tight Sand 21, Red Clay & Shale 8, Red Clay W/Shale 6, Fine Fairly Loose Sand 6, Brown And Red Clay 5

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 07-16, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.778015002009–2026
Vanguard Well Resources, LLC293852021
3T Drilling, Inc.23500202010–2026
ETTER WATER WELL LLC13470182015–2026
Burkett Drilling11560102004–2025
DB&E Co LTD104002021–2025
LT Drilling Company107422008–2009
Hydro Resources Mid Contient Inc79007002012–2013
Peterson Drilling & Testing, Inc.65832006–2019
Howell Drilling Services, LLC43802024
Hydro Resouces Mid Contient Inc48006002013
4-M Drilling3400102024–2026
Les Taylor Drilling Company3172007–2009
K-Ran Drilling27102011–2016
L T Drilling Company26702006
wd jones driliing15143502013
wd jones drilling14903002013
W.D. Jones Drilling Co., Inc.17602006

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic8340.1%395
Test Well8038.6%800
Irrigation2210.6%723
Stock125.8%520
Environmental Soil Boring52.4%
Public Supply31.4%860
Monitor10.5%583
Injection10.5%514
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s25740358
2010s63760455
2020s119465360

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 07-16. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
4880222018940Test Well
4880132018940Test Well
4879962018940Test Well
2905762012940Test Well
2905642012920Test Well
2720512011920Test Well
2909352012903Irrigation
7289582026900Test Well
7289262026900Test Well
4880032018900Test 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 Moore County.

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