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Texas well grid 10-27

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Parmer County and Castro County. 158 reports, median depth 472 ft.

158Reports
472 ftMedian depth
388 ftWater at
125 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 10-27

Logged in state well grid 10-27, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 77, Caliche 48, Sandy Clay 28, Topsoil 26, Clay 18, Caliche And Clay 12
25–50 ftSand W/Minor Clay Strips 8, Sand 5, Sandy Clay 3, Sandstone 3, Fine Sand 3, Sand, Sandstone 3
50–100 ftSand 15, Loose Sand 15, Sand, Sandstone 8, Sand & Sandstone 7, Sandstone 6, Sandy Clay 6
100–200 ftSand 16, Sandy Clay 12, Sandstone 13, Sand, Sandstone 13, Loose Sand 8, Fine Sand 6
200–300 ftSand 11, Sandy Clay 11, Sand, Sandstone 7, Clay 5, Loose Sand 5, Sand & Sandstone 4
300–500 ftRed Bed 43, Red Clay 38, Redbed 23, Sand And Gravel 16, Sand 16, Clay 13
500–1000 ftRed Clay 5, Red Bed 5, Red And Blue Clay + Shale 1, Redbed 2, Red Clay And Shale 1, Blue Shale W/Red Shale Strips 1
1000–5000 ftRed And Blue Shale W/Hard Shale + Fine Dirty Sand Strips 1, Red And Blue Shale W/Hard Shale Strips 1, Red And Blue Clay + Shale W/Hard Shale Strips 1, Red And Blue Clay 1, Red Clay And Shale 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 10-27, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.315002012014–2026
Wilson Drilling, Inc.274652003–2021
CURRIE DRILLING CO.,INC.254881252007–2024
Peter B Loewen204582022–2025
4 Way Pump Service, Inc.194652502002–2023
Thunder Well Service, LLC74602022–2024
Landowner Drilled65172023
Goertzen Drilling63932008–2011
HI PLAINS DRILLING, INC.44452009–2013
Vanguard Well Resources, LLC34402020–2023
DRILL PRO WATER WELL DRILLING24852024–2026
Jack Spears Drilling24452012
R K Drilling14752026
Wieler's Well Solutions144052023
PETER KLASSEN14502020
Ricky Baccus13982005
BRUCE CURRIE1852012
L T Drilling Company11,2002005

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Irrigation9962.7%467
Test Well2717.1%500
Domestic2415.2%455
Public Supply53.2%470
Stock31.9%450
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s24450360
2010s68498398
2020s66473400

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 10-27. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
6365720051,200Test Well
7303092026520Test Well
7303052026520Test Well
6433342023519479Irrigation
6394192023517Irrigation
6394152023517Irrigation
6394082023517Irrigation
5223772019515Domestic
3844472014515Domestic
4289012016511450Irrigation

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 10-27?

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.

We are nobody's agent and have no arrangement with any firm today. What we do with this.

This grid falls in Parmer County, Castro County.

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