texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 10-13

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Deaf Smith County and Randall County. 430 reports, median depth 373 ft.

430Reports
373 ftMedian depth
235 ftWater at
120 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 10-13

Logged in state well grid 10-13, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTopsoil 118, Caliche & Caliche Rock 47, Surface Top Soil Brown Clay 41, Top Soil 34, Caliche 31, Caliche W/Rock Strips 28
25–50 ftSand W/Minor Clay Strips 19, Sand 11, Sand & Sandstone 8, Caliche W/Rock Strips 8, Sand/Sandstone 6, Caliche 6
50–100 ftSand & Sandstone 34, Sand 20, Sand W/Minor Clay Strips 10, Sandstone 6, Tan To Pale Sandstone 4, Sand With Minor Clay Strips 5
100–200 ftSand 22, Sand & Sandstone 18, Reddish Brown Sandstone 6, Sandstone 10, Sandy Clay 7, Vf-Fg Silty Sand, Slight Limestone Inclusion, Reddish Brown- 1
200–300 ftFine Fairly Loose Sand 46, Sand 32, Fine Sand 19, Fine Loose Sand 12, Fine Fairly Loose Sand W/Little Clay Mix 11, Fine Sand W/Clay Strips 7
300–500 ftRed Clay 131, Fine Fairly Loose Sand 34, Red Bed 39, Sand 19, Sandy Clay 18, Fine Loose Sand 12
500–1000 ftRed Clay 25, Red Clay & Shale 10, Fine Little Tight Sand 7, Red Clay And Shale 7, Red Clay + Shale 4, Red Clay & Shale W/Sand Strips 4

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 10-13, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
CURRIE DRILLING CO.,INC.94365202004–2025
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.585605002009–2025
Talon Drilling, LP481652002–2008
DRILL PRO WATER WELL DRILLING343802018–2026
L T Drilling Company284803602005–2007
LT Drilling Company264005252007–2010
ETTER WATER WELL LLC203642016–2024
Peterson Drilling & Testing, Inc.141802003–2026
Hydro Resources Mid Contient Inc134002012–2014
Les Taylor Drilling Company105215452003–2004
Peter B Loewen83782023–2026
Talon/LPE81702017–2025
Hydro Resources - Mid Continenet83881902010
Wilson Drilling, Inc.73832013–2020
Hydro Resouces Mid Contient Inc63826002013
Campbell Drilling6340302003–2007
4-M Drilling5340102017–2026
DB&E Co LTD53712014–2021
Sunbelt Industrial Services4202014
B & R IRRIGATION33622011–2012
Howell Drilling Services, LLC23702024–2025
Vanguard Well Resources, LLC23902021–2023
PETER KLASSEN23492022
HOWARD & SONS INC23772010–2014
HI PLAINS DRILLING, INC.24002009–2013

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Irrigation12829.8%390
Domestic11426.5%360
Test Well8920.7%500
Monitor6014.0%170
Public Supply225.1%500
Environmental Soil Boring143.3%20
Stock20.5%349
Extraction10.2%60
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s140360197
2010s160375240
2020s130376252

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 10-13. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
53546220201,000Test Well
28065420111,000Test Well
6178520051,000Test Well
4759892018980Test Well
5126922019960Test Well
4745012018950Test Well
5637632020944500Public Supply
5777272021940Test Well
5126232019940Test Well
4001382015940Test 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 10-13?

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This grid falls in Deaf Smith County, Randall County, Lamb County, Dawson County.

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