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Texas well grid 10-51

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Bailey County and Lamb County. 166 reports, median depth 225 ft.

166Reports
225 ftMedian depth
113 ftWater at
30 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 10-51

Logged in state well grid 10-51, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 77, Caliche 69, Sandy Clay 45, Sand 31, Topsoil 21, Sand, Sandy Clay 13
25–50 ftSandy Clay 11, Sand 8, Sand, Sandstone 8, Rock 7, Sandstone, Sand 6, Sand, Sandy Clay 6
50–100 ftSand 21, Brown Sandy Clay 10, Sandstone, Sand 10, Sandstone 8, Sandy Clay 7, Light Brown Sand. 7
100–200 ftSandy Clay 27, Clay 20, Sand, Sandy Clay 24, Sand & Gravel 14, Sand 13, Sand, Gravel, Sandy Clay 13
200–300 ftRed Bed 98, Red Clay 12, Sand, Gravel, Sandy Clay 14, Clay 13, Sand & Gravel 11, Sandy Clay, Clay 11
300–500 ftRed Bed And Blue Clay 1, Blue And Sand 1, Red Bed 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 10-51, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Wilson Drilling, Inc.962272002–2021
Vanguard Well Resources, LLC92402023–2026
Jacob P Klassen Drilling Co92222011–2024
White Drilling Company, Inc.91262003–2004
Peterson Drilling & Testing, Inc.82004
JB Drilling62402022
Jack Spears Drilling6220102007–2012
PETER KLASSEN32372016–2025
Peter B Loewen32202017–2024
Gilco Drilling Company32232010–2019
HI PLAINS DRILLING, INC.22152004–2011
T & T Drilling, LTD21202005
Highwater Drillers12302025
Thunder Well Service, LLC12002023
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC1102023
Nickels Water Well, LLC12002022
B & J Irrigation & Drilling co1210302015
Couch Operating, LLC12522017
DRILL PRO WATER WELL DRILLING12492017
DURAN DRILLING12252012
Goertzen Drilling12152011
Wilson Drilling Com12272007

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Irrigation8953.6%227
Domestic3621.7%230
Monitor2213.3%125
Environmental Soil Boring74.2%10
Public Supply74.2%233
Stock53.0%235
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s71220113
2010s67228110
2020s28230148

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 10-51. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
6236662022500Irrigation
3957492015358Domestic
7292912026290Irrigation
4719232018258Stock
3217282013255Irrigation
2970532012255Stock
2208392010255Domestic
4696002017252Irrigation
3541322013252Irrigation
3012622012251Irrigation

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 10-51?

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 Bailey County, Lamb County.

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