texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 10-28

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Parmer County and Castro County. 125 reports, median depth 465 ft.

125Reports
465 ftMedian depth
390 ftWater at
400 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 10-28

Logged in state well grid 10-28, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 88, Caliche 35, Topsoil 22, Clay 21, Sandy Clay 20, Caliche And Clay 17
25–50 ftSand 8, Fine Brown Sand 4, Sand, Sandstone 4, Clay 3, Sand, Sandy Clay, Sandstone 3, Clay & Sand 3
50–100 ftSand 21, Sandy Clay 17, Sandstone 7, Loose Sand 7, Sand, Sandstone 6, Sand, Sandstone, Sandy Clay 3
100–200 ftSand 24, Sandy Clay 12, Sandstone 12, Sand, Sandstone 8, Clay 6, Sand, Sandy Clay, Sandstone 6
200–300 ftSand 24, Sandy Clay 13, Clay 8, Sandstone 6, Fine Fairly Loose Sand 3, Sand And Brown Clay 5
300–500 ftRed Bed 55, Sand 23, Redbed 19, Sand And Gravel 14, Red Clay 10, Coarse Sand 10
500–1000 ftRed Bed 6, Red And Blue Clay + Shale 2, Red Clay 3, Red And Gray Clay + Shale 1, Greenish Blue Clay 2, Red Clay And Shale 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 10-28, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Peter B Loewen224542019–2026
Wilson Drilling, Inc.204752003–2020
HI PLAINS DRILLING, INC.144862006–2020
Jacob P Klassen Drilling Co133922015–2023
4 Way Pump Service, Inc.124656002007–2024
Goertzen Drilling93752007–2008
DRILL PRO WATER WELL DRILLING64942016–2026
Thunder Well Service, LLC54892022–2025
Drill Pro Waterwell Drilling54862014
CURRIE DRILLING CO.,INC.35212012–2022
Hydro Resouces Mid Contient Inc34202013
DB&E Co LTD25202014–2021
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.25004002011
L T Drilling Company21,0002005
R K Drilling15002002025
Peterson Drilling & Testing, Inc.14802021
Couch Operating, LLC14682014
Pearson Drilling12013
B & R IRRIGATION13842012
Parmer County Drilling14753002004
Goyne Drilling14452009

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Irrigation10483.2%463
Domestic1411.2%475
Test Well64.8%500
Stock10.8%520
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s26416240
2010s52468411
2020s47470393

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 10-28. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
6182620051,000Test Well
6181820051,000Test Well
5249262019540Domestic
1551542008527Irrigation
5106852019521460Irrigation
6031452022520470Irrigation
5919862021520Stock
6963972025519Irrigation
4917352018518Domestic
1620542008517Irrigation

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 10-28?

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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