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Texas well grid 11-43

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Hale County and Swisher County. 106 reports, median depth 270 ft.

106Reports
270 ftMedian depth
214 ftWater at
15 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 11-43

Logged in state well grid 11-43, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 18, Caliche 11, Top Soil, Caliche 7, Caliche And Clay 7, Topsoil 6, Sandy Clay 4
25–50 ftCap Rock 4, Caprock 4, Sandstone 3, Med. Brn Sand 3, Fine Lt Brn Sand 3, Fine Sandy Clay Sandrock 2
50–100 ftSp: 100% Sand, 7.5 Yr 6/3 Light Brown, Sand, Low Moisture, F 1, Sand, Sandy Clay, Sndstn 3, Sandstone, Fine Sand 2, Med. Brn Sand 3, Sp: 100% Sand, 7.5 Yr 6/4 Light Brown, Sand, Low Moisture, F 1, Sp: 100% Sand, 5 Yr 5/4 Reddish Brown, Sand, Low Moisture, F 1
100–200 ftSandstone 4, Red Bed 3, Brown Clay 3, Hard Sandstone 3, Fine To Med. Brn Sand 3, Reddish Brn Sand 3
200–300 ftRed Bed 18, Sand & Gravel 6, Red Clay 5, Coarse Sand And Gravel 4, Coarse Sand, Grvl 4, Brown Clay 3
300–500 ftRed Bed 5, Blue Clay 2, Sandy Clay 2, Red Clay 2, Red Clay W/Gray Clay Strips 2, Red Bed And Blue Clay 1
500–1000 ftRed Clay & Shale 2, Gray Shale W/Hard Shale Strips & Fine Tight Dirty Sand Strip 1, Gray Shale W/Fine Tight Dirty Sand Strips 1, Fine Tight To Firm Sand W/Red Clay Strip 1, Red Clay To Fine Tight To Firm Sand 1, Med Fine Tight To Firm Gray Sand 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 11-43, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
B & B CONSTRUCTION CO.19270—2002–2006
Rodgers Well Service17295—2011–2025
HI PLAINS DRILLING, INC.17287—2001–2014
Talon/LPE1410—2018–2026
LARRY ROLLINS DRILLING6313—2003–2010
Talon Drilling, LP6170152001–2003
Goyne Drilling5257102006–2009
Drill Pro Waterwell Drilling2259—2014–2015
N. Blake Scott2——2012–2013
B & R IRRIGATION2382—2011
LT Drilling Company2760—2009
Baccus Drilling Co.2303—2004
Fleming Well Service, LTD2——2002–2006
DELTA DRILLERS1340—2026
Howell Drilling Services, LLC1220102026
Jacob P Klassen Drilling Co1370—2014
Scott's Water Works1262102014
Thunder Well Service, LLC1——2013
H & F Waterwell Drilling Co.1315—2013
Zar's Pump Service1301—2012
Rodgers Well Sevice1250—2012
Goyne Drilling & Well Service1—222002
4 Way Pump Service, Inc.1——2005

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Irrigation3835.8%296
Monitor2523.6%170
Domestic1917.9%257
Environmental Soil Boring1716.0%10
Stock32.8%257
Test Well32.8%760
Public Supply10.9%270
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s57270156
2010s38262235
2020s11295177

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 11-43. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
1933382009760——Test Well
1933452009720——Test Well
2586352011382330—Irrigation
3658972014370——Irrigation
3611112014360——Irrigation
7250552026340——Domestic
5710072021335——Irrigation
313217201331570—Irrigation
340482004313208—Irrigation
2655432011305——Irrigation

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 Hale County, Swisher County.

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