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Texas well grid 10-29

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Castro County. 131 reports, median depth 436 ft.

131Reports
436 ftMedian depth
384 ftWater at
265 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 10-29

Logged in state well grid 10-29, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 62, Caliche 40, Topsoil 31, Clay 23, Caliche And Clay 17, Sandy Clay 14
25–50 ftSand 15, Sand With Minor Clay Strips 8, Sandstone And Clay 7, Sandstone 4, Sandy Clay 3, Clay 3
50–100 ftSandy Clay 23, Sand 17, Sandstone 5, Clay 4, Sandstone And Clay 3, Sand And Brown Clay Mix 2
100–200 ftSand 22, Sandy Clay 12, Sandstone 7, Brown Sandy Clay 6, Sand And Sandstone 5, Sand, Sandstone 4
200–300 ftSand 18, Sandstone And Clay 11, Clay 10, Sandstone 9, Sand And Sandstone And Brown Clay 7, Sand And Sandstone 6
300–500 ftRed Bed 51, Sand 26, Redbed 29, Red Clay 23, Fine Fairly Loose Sand 8, Gravel And Sand 18
500–1000 ftRed Clay W/Gray Shale Strips 1, Redbed 1, D Clay To Tight Gray Sandy Shale 1, Tight Gray Sandy Shale To Red Clay 1, Red Clay W/Gray Clay Strips 1, Red Clay W/Tight Gray Shale Strips 1
1000–5000 ftFine Tight Sand W/Hard Red Shale Strips 1, Fine Little Tight Gray Sand W/Hard Rock Strips 1, Fine Tight Gray Sand To Tight Red Shale 1, Tight Red Shale W/Hard Shale Strips 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 10-29, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Peter B Loewen354432019–2026
Jacob P Klassen Drilling Co194222015–2021
DRILL PRO WATER WELL DRILLING134322016–2024
Hydro Resources Mid Contient Inc114642012
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.104602011–2020
HI PLAINS DRILLING, INC.94172004–2020
PETER KLASSEN44042014–2025
Wilson Drilling, Inc.44552007–2018
L T Drilling Company44602007
Thunder Well Service, LLC34222019–2024
Drill Pro Waterwell Drilling34402014–2015
B & R IRRIGATION33862008
Couch Operating, LLC24602014–2015
Ricky Baccus24952013
Turn Key Drilling24102004
LARRY ROLLINS DRILLING24302003–2008
B & J Irrigation & Drilling co13932016
Hydro Resources Mid Content Inc.15002014
Pearson Drilling12013
HOWARD & SONS INC12012
Les Taylor Drilling Company14342652004

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Irrigation10076.3%432
Test Well2015.3%460
Domestic107.6%427
Stock10.8%398
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s16430285
2010s53439365
2020s62436393

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 10-29. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
54877120201,100Test Well
7045332025520440Irrigation
7045342025509435Irrigation
3820802014500Test Well
3444112013495Irrigation
7101982025494395Irrigation
7046562025489390Irrigation
7104472025488395Irrigation
5479962020480Test Well
2970362012480Test 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 10-29?

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 Castro County.

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