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Texas well grid 11-48

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Briscoe County and Floyd County. 112 reports, median depth 108 ft.

112Reports
108 ftMedian depth
51 ftWater at
75 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 11-48

Logged in state well grid 11-48, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 51, Red Clay 27, Sandy Clay 23, Topsoil 23, Brown Clay 17, Sand Gravel 10
25–50 ftRed Clay 18, Sand Gravel 10, Sandy Clay 9, Sand And Gravel 9, Sand & Gravel 8, Sand 3
50–100 ftRed Clay 25, Sand Gravel 10, Sand & Gravel 12, Brown Clay 7, Sand, Gravel 10, Red Bed 8
100–200 ftRed Clay 7, Red & Blue Clay 4, Red Bed 3, Red & Blue 3, Redclay 3, Red Sandy Clay 5', Gyp & Red Sandy Clay 15' 1
200–300 ftRed Clay 5', Gyp & Pink Shsale10', Red Clay 5' 1, Red Clay 10', Gyp 5', Red Clay 5' 1, Red Sandy Clay 1, Sandy Clay 10',Red Clay 10' 1, Gyp 5', Fine Red Sand 10', Red Clay 5' 1
300–500 ftRed Clay 10', Gyp 10' 1, Gyp 5', Red Clay 15' 1, Gyp & Pink Shale 15', Red Clay 5' 1, Gyp & Fine Sand 1, Red Clay 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 11-48, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
First priority Irr31105102015–2026
Helms Drilling181081502003–2013
Jameson Pump & Drilling Service161181002016–2019
Monte Moore Drilling14802009–2010
Cottontail Drilling6110902013–2018
3T Drilling, Inc.41151262024–2026
Sunshine Pump482102008–2010
Cottontail Drilling & Pump3120752011–2012
PETER KLASSEN21162026
Landowner Drilled270252026
Fleming Well Service, LTD21112009–2024
Brent Whitaker22102502014–2018
MORROW DRILLING COMPANY21002007–2008
Rodgers Well Service11372020

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Irrigation6457.1%105
Stock1917.0%112
Domestic1311.6%102
Test Well119.8%114
Public Supply32.7%115
Other21.8%116
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s2010850
2010s5211051
2020s4011033

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 11-48. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
7260302026400Test Well
48455220182100250Irrigation
324633201017065200Irrigation
243072200917065200Domestic
243071200917065200Domestic
433513201615583140Irrigation
30081920121555975Irrigation
6464802023150515Stock
324637201015070150Irrigation
4925892018140412Stock

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 11-48?

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This grid falls in Briscoe County, Floyd County, Motley County, Swisher County.

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