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Texas well grid 10-55

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Lamb County and Hale County. 358 reports, median depth 328 ft.

358Reports
328 ftMedian depth
260 ftWater at
215 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 10-55

Logged in state well grid 10-55, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 147, Topsoil 124, Caliche 88, Caliche And Clay 85, Sandy Clay 31, Sand 12
25–50 ftSandstone, Sand 24, Sandstone 17, Sand, Sandstone 16, Brown Sandy Clay 13, Sand 10, Sand & Sandstone 7
50–100 ftSand 27, Sandstone 18, Brown Clay, Sandstone 19, Hard Sandstone, Rock 16, Sand & Sandstone 15, Brown Clay 14
100–200 ftBrown Clay 46, Sandy Clay, Sand, Sandstone 43, Sand 31, Clay 23, Sand & Sandstone 24, Fine Sand, Sandstone 23
200–300 ftSand 39, Coarse Sand, Gravel 35, Red Clay 35, Sand & Gravel 31, Sandy Clay, Sand, Sandstone 20, Red Bed 17
300–500 ftRed Bed 94, Red And Blue 47, Red Clay 38, Coarse Sand, Grvl 13, Red 13, Gravel 10

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 10-55, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
HI PLAINS DRILLING, INC.114326—2002–2020
PETER KLASSEN42318—2014–2026
DRILL PRO WATER WELL DRILLING30345—2016–2025
Jack Spears Drilling24285—2008–2013
Drill Pro Waterwell Drilling18345—2013–2015
N. Blake Scott15——2012–2013
H & F Waterwell Drilling Co.14336—2012–2013
Thunder Well Service, LLC113122152011–2023
Wilson Drilling, Inc.11330—2005–2020
Rodgers Well Service10308—2010–2025
4 Way Pump Service, Inc.10337—2002–2014
HOWARD & SONS INC6296—2011–2014
B & R IRRIGATION6320—2007–2012
Jacob P Klassen Drilling Co5294—2012–2014
Drill Pro5346—2014
Baccus Drilling Co.5352—2003–2011
Goyne Drilling5410152004–2007
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.43142752011–2016
Jeter Drilling Co.4366—2012
Davis Pump33208002003–2006
dba Universal Drilling Services3160—2003
Ricky Baccus2349—2008
Conner Drilling2——2006
Carter Drilling Co., Inc1284—2026
Vanguard Well Resources, LLC1365—2023

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Irrigation29181.3%328
Domestic349.5%352
Stock113.1%298
Public Supply72.0%390
Industrial61.7%314
Test Well41.1%302
Monitor30.8%160
Rig Supply10.3%—
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s103327260
2010s186326245
2020s69331303

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 10-55. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
1558832005412——Test Well
1560962007410—14Domestic
7072672025407327—Irrigation
6407392023405——Irrigation
6637152024401——Irrigation
6703262024400——Irrigation
5750282021400——Domestic
311460201340070—Irrigation
3484822013395——Public Supply
3484762013393——Public Supply

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, Hale County.

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