texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 11-57

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Hale County and Randall County. 177 reports, median depth 328 ft.

177Reports
328 ftMedian depth
240 ftWater at
120 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 11-57

Logged in state well grid 11-57, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTopsoil 72, Top Soil 67, Caliche 44, Caliche And Clay 33, Sandy Clay 24, Sand, Sandy Clay, Sandstone 15
25–50 ftSandstone 12, Brown Clay 9, Brown Sandy Clay 6, Sand & Sandstone 4, Sand 3, Sand - Sandstone 3
50–100 ftSand, Sandy Clay, Sandstone 10, Sand & Sandstone 9, Fine Sand, Sandstone 8, Sand 7, Sandstone 7, Brown Clay 6
100–200 ftSand 23, Brown Clay 13, Sand, Sandy Clay, Sandstone 11, Clay 11, Sandstone 12, Brown Sandy Clay 9
200–300 ftSand & Gravel 22, Sand 23, Sand And Gravel 12, Sandy Clay 11, Coarse Sand 10, Red Bed 12
300–500 ftRed Bed 48, Red Clay 28, Red And Blue Clay 17, Red And Blue 15, Blue Clay 10, Sand, Sandy Clay, Sandstone 5
500–1000 ftRed Clay & Shale 3, Red Clay 3, Red Clay And Shale 1, Gray To Red Clay 2, Gray To Red Clay W/Little Sand Mix 2, Fine Fairly Tight Sand W/Clay Strips 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 11-57, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
HI PLAINS DRILLING, INC.503252001–2020
DRILL PRO WATER WELL DRILLING263442016–2025
Jack Spears Drilling183092008–2014
Drill Pro Waterwell Drilling153202014–2015
Thunder Well Service, LLC123352011–2025
PETER KLASSEN93642016–2026
H & F Waterwell Drilling Co.83402012–2013
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.63161202014–2016
Rodgers Well Service43342010–2024
Baccus Drilling Co.44002004–2005
Vanguard Well Resources, LLC34082020–2024
Hydro Resources Mid Contintent Inc.39002014
4 Way Pump Service, Inc.32006–2013
JB Drilling23502024–2026
B & R IRRIGATION23092011–2012
Fleming Well Service, LTD23382003–2006
Wieler's Well Solutions13322024
Carter Drilling Co., Inc14012022
Drill Pro13062014
Wilson Drilling, Inc.13472014
Jeter Drilling Co.13122012
N. Blake Scott12013
LARRY ROLLINS DRILLING12010
Les Taylor Drilling Company19002004
CURRIE DRILLING CO.,INC.14402004

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Irrigation15386.4%327
Domestic137.3%340
Test Well74.0%900
Stock42.3%353
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s42324260
2010s97324240
2020s38350270

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 11-57. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
3706492014940Test Well
3706562014900Test Well
3706532014900Test Well
1848002004900Test Well
331142004440Domestic
6815552024432Irrigation
5825632021432Irrigation
6003782021430Irrigation
5901042021430Irrigation
1573812005430Irrigation

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, Randall County.

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