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Texas well grid 10-47

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Lamb County and Castro County. 237 reports, median depth 344 ft.

237Reports
344 ftMedian depth
267 ftWater at
18 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 10-47

Logged in state well grid 10-47, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 97, Topsoil 82, Caliche And Clay 62, Caliche 59, Sandy Clay 23, Sand-Clay 16
25–50 ftSandstone 20, Sand, Sandstone 12, Fine Sand, Sandstone 10, Sandstone, Sand 9, Sand & Sandstone 6, Sand 5
50–100 ftBrown Clay, Sandstone 16, Sand 14, Fine Sand, Sandstone 12, Hard Sandstone, Rock 9, Sandstone 8, Sandy Clay, Sand, Sandstone 7
100–200 ftSandy Clay, Sand, Sandstone 26, Sandstone 20, Fine Sand, Sandstone 22, Sandstone, Sand 20, Sand 17, Brown Clay, Sandstone 16
200–300 ftSand 41, Coarse Sand, Grvl 20, Coarse Sand, Gravel 13, Coarse Sand, Gravel, Clay, Sandstone 7, Sand And Gravel 9, Sand & Gravel 11
300–500 ftRed Bed 101, Red And Blue 38, Red Clay 25, Red And Blue Clay 17, Sand & Gravel 15, Coarse Sand, Grvl 16
500–1000 ftRed And Blue 2, Blue And Sand Tight 1, Blue And Tight Sndstone 1, Blue And Hard Sndstn, Rock 1, Red And Blue, Sndstn Strks, Snd Strks 1, Hard Sandrock 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 10-47, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
HI PLAINS DRILLING, INC.733422001–2018
DRILL PRO WATER WELL DRILLING273442015–2024
Drill Pro Waterwell Drilling183452014–2015
Rodgers Well Service15340182010–2025
PETER KLASSEN133442014–2025
N. Blake Scott132013
Thunder Well Service, LLC93932015–2022
B & R IRRIGATION83442008–2012
Jeter Drilling Co.73382011–2012
Peter B Loewen63482021–2024
Ricky Baccus63562006–2013
4 Way Pump Service, Inc.63372002–2013
Wilson Drilling, Inc.53422005–2018
Baccus Drilling Co.53672003–2017
Jacob P Klassen Drilling Co53182013–2014
Goyne Drilling4345182007–2008
HOWARD & SONS INC33472014
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.36402011
Vanguard Well Resources, LLC23482018
SANDY LAND DRILLING23452011
Jack Spears Drilling23342011
VANGUARD WATER WELLS13152017
H & F Waterwell Drilling Co.13302012
Coy V. Goyne/Goyne Drilling1317242006
Les Taylor Drilling Company12004

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Irrigation20084.4%344
Domestic198.0%345
Stock145.9%335
Test Well41.7%1,000
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s38342260
2010s154344280
2020s45345275

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 10-47. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
38718220151,000Test Well
38717820151,000Test Well
2712122011680Test Well
2712072011640Test Well
438202004435Irrigation
3611742014434360Irrigation
6225332022428Irrigation
5073542019428Irrigation
6256252022419Irrigation
6433682023418Irrigation

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.

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This grid falls in Lamb County, Castro County.

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