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Texas well grid 10-05

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Deaf Smith County and Randall County. 401 reports, median depth 420 ft.

401Reports
420 ftMedian depth
295 ftWater at
125 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 10-05

Logged in state well grid 10-05, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTopsoil 90, Surface Top Soil Brown Clay 50, Surface Top Soil Brown Clay W/Sandy Clay Strips 42, Caliche & Caliche Rock 33, Caliche 31, Caliche W/Rock Strips 31
25–50 ftCaliche W/Rock Strips 34, Sand W/Minor Clay Strips 19, Sandstone 8, Caliche With Rock Strips 8, Sand 7, Caliche W/Hard Rock Strips 7
50–100 ftSand W/Minor Clay Strips 46, Sand & Sandstone 12, Sand 11, Sand With Minor Clay Strips 10, Sand W/Brown Clay Strips 6, Fine Red Sand 6
100–200 ftSand & Sandstone 16, Sandy Clay 10, Sand 10, Fine Loose Sand 9, Sandstone 8, Fine Sand W/Clay Strips 6
200–300 ftFine Fairly Loose Sand 43, Med Fine Fairly Loose Sand 21, Fine Fairly Loose Sand W/Sandstone Strips 19, Fine Fairly Loose Sand W/Little Clay Mix 16, Fine Sand 17, Sand & Sandstone 16
300–500 ftRed Clay 143, Fine Fairly Loose Sand 45, Red Clay + Shale 23, Red And Gray Clay + Shale 22, Brown And Red Clay 15, Red Bed 17
500–1000 ftRed Clay 73, Red And Gray Clay + Shale 20, Red Clay + Shale 21, Red Clay W/Shale 14, Fine Little Tight Sand W/Clay Strips 13, Fine Little Tight Sand 17
1000–5000 ftRed Clay & Shale 1, Fine Tight Sand To Red Clay 1, Red And Gray Clay + Shale 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 10-05, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.1109005002009–2026
CURRIE DRILLING CO.,INC.834001252003–2024
LT Drilling Company684401902007–2010
L T Drilling Company353976002004–2007
ETTER WATER WELL LLC268502017–2026
DRILL PRO WATER WELL DRILLING254042016–2026
Hydro Resources Mid Contient Inc109442012–2013
Hydro Resouces Mid Contient Inc74236502013
W.D. Jones Drilling Co., Inc.68702006
Les Taylor Drilling Company64248502003–2004
PETER KLASSEN53852015–2017
Campbell Drilling33942003–2004
Hydro Resouces Mid Continent Inc28562252013
N. Blake Scott23492012
Hydro Resources-Mied Continent Inc24002011
Peter B Loewen14132026
Howell Drilling Services, LLC1420152026
Vanguard Well Resources, LLC14002023
West Texas Faast Bailing14152021
Burkett Drilling13762019
Johny Loewen12015
Drill Pro Waterwell Drilling13122015
HOWARD & SONS INC13852014
H & F Waterwell Drilling Co.13432013
B & R IRRIGATION13072010

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Irrigation22355.6%408
Test Well15037.4%880
Domestic287.0%405
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s157400280
2010s118410275
2020s126850690

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 10-05. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
38165820141,020Test Well
38164420141,020Test Well
9066720061,020Test Well
67344820241,000Test Well
61118520221,000Test Well
46927020181,000Test Well
46926620181,000Test Well
38470020141,000Irrigation
28186920121,000Test Well
28185920121,000Test 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 10-05?

Depth is only half the quote. What it costs depends on the rock, the casing and the pump. Tell us where and we pass the request to licensed Texas drillers.

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This grid falls in Deaf Smith County, Randall County.

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