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Texas well grid 10-21

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Castro County and Deaf Smith County. 117 reports, median depth 375 ft.

117Reports
375 ftMedian depth
250 ftWater at
220 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 10-21

Logged in state well grid 10-21, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 41, Topsoil 19, Caliche And Clay 14, Surface Top Soil Brown Clay 12, Caliche 11, Surface Top Soil Brown Clay W/Sandy Clay Strips 11
25–50 ftCaliche W/Rock Strips 8, Sandstone 5, Sand, Sandstone 4, Sand W/Brown Clay Strips 3, Sand, Sandy Clay 3, Fine Sand, Sandstone 3
50–100 ftSand W/Minor Clay Strips 12, Fine Sand, Sandstone 9, Sand, Sandstone 4, Sandstone 3, Sandy Clay 3, Sand & Sandstone 3
100–200 ftSandstone 10, Sand 7, Sand, Sandy Clay, Sandstone 6, Sandyclay 4, Sandy Clay 5, Fine Sand, Sandstone 5
200–300 ftFine Sand, Sandstone 8, Sand 11, Fine Fairly Loose Sand 11, Sand, Sandy Clay, Sandstone 7, Gravel And Sand 6, Med Fine Fairly Loose Sand 7
300–500 ftRed Clay 31, Red Bed 23, Redbed 11, Red Clay + Shale 8, Fine Fairly Loose Sand W/Little Clay Mix 8, Red And Blue 6
500–1000 ftRed Clay + Shale 11, Red And Gray Clay + Shale 7, Red Clay 9, Red & Blue Clay + Shale 5, Red Clay & Shale 4, Red Clay W/Shale 1
1000–5000 ftRed Clay W/Shale 1, Gray To Red Clay W/Shale 1, Red Clay W/Hard Shale Strips 1, Red Clay W/Very Hard Shale Strips 1, Red Clay 1, Red Shale 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 10-21, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
HI PLAINS DRILLING, INC.223662006–2014
LT Drilling Company154203902007–2009
Peter B Loewen143402021–2026
L T Drilling Company148802005–2007
DRILL PRO WATER WELL DRILLING103702016–2025
CURRIE DRILLING CO.,INC.10358162004–2023
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.103402011–2021
B & R IRRIGATION43482012
4 Way Pump Service, Inc.43432502005–2012
Wilson Drilling, Inc.23782016
Couch Operating, LLC23232014
Hydro Resouces Mid Contient Inc23592013
Hydro Resources Mid Contient Inc23822012
K-Ran Drilling1324362024
DB&E Co LTD13762023
4-M Drilling1360102018
H & F Waterwell Drilling Co.13782013
Les Taylor Drilling Company12003
Campbell Drilling13701852004

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Irrigation7059.8%365
Test Well3328.2%420
Domestic1311.1%360
Stock10.9%348
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s53401234
2010s32366250
2020s32340279

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 10-21. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
42305920161,100Test Well
5929120051,040Test Well
13436320071,030Test Well
13440420071,026Irrigation
28066120111,020Test Well
13439720071,020Test Well
13438720071,020Test Well
14682420081,000Test Well
14681520081,000Test Well
5930420051,000Test 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 10-21?

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This grid falls in Castro County, Deaf Smith County.

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