Texas well grid 12-39
A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Childress County and Hall County. 315 reports, median depth 38 ft.
315Reports
38 ftMedian depth
24 ftWater at
10 gpmMedian yield
What you will drill through in grid 12-39
| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | Red Clay 39, Top Soil 44, Red Sand 19, Red Sandy Clay 18, Unknown 14, Clay 13 |
| 25–50 ft | Rock 19, Clay 16, Red Clay 11, Shale 11, Sand 8, Grey Clay 3 |
| 50–100 ft | Rock 20, Red Clay 11, Clay 14, Shale 8, Gyp Rock 6, Red Sand 5 |
| 100–200 ft | Rock 25, Clay 12, Shale 9, Red Clay 11, Red Bed 5, Blue Clay 4 |
| 200–300 ft | Shale 3, Rock 2, Clay 1, Gray Clay 1, Lime Rock & Yellow Clay 1, Red Bed 1 |
Who drills here
| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talon Drilling, LP | 87 | 30 | — | 2002–2007 |
| W.E.S.T. Drilling | 29 | 30 | — | 2004–2006 |
| Brent Whitaker | 24 | 120 | 15 | 2011–2026 |
| Peterson Drilling & Testing, Inc. | 20 | 36 | — | 2003–2025 |
| Talon/LPE | 18 | 24 | — | 2014–2021 |
| Rockin S7 | 16 | 140 | 12 | 2025–2026 |
| WP Drilling | 11 | 160 | 10 | 2011–2025 |
| Envirotech Drilling Services LLC | 10 | 15 | — | 2023–2026 |
| Sunbelt Industrial Services | 10 | 30 | — | 2013–2020 |
| B & B CONSTRUCTION CO. | 9 | — | — | 2003–2004 |
| Savage Excavation | 8 | 30 | — | 2024–2026 |
| O'Neal Well Service | 7 | 138 | 5 | 2006–2016 |
| Mahorney Drilling | 7 | 140 | 20 | 2005–2010 |
| L T Drilling Company | 7 | 180 | — | 2005 |
| Les Taylor Drilling Company | 5 | 300 | — | 2003 |
| Total Support Services | 5 | 35 | — | 2003 |
| Peter B Loewen | 4 | 180 | — | 2022–2023 |
| Associated Environmental Ind Corp | 4 | 35 | — | 2018 |
| Harrison & Cooper, Inc. | 3 | 39 | — | 2023 |
| MORROW DRILLING COMPANY | 3 | 38 | 36 | 2007 |
| New Leaf Waterwell Services | 2 | 160 | — | 2021 |
| White Drilling Company, Inc. | 2 | 45 | — | 2024 |
| Associated Environmental Industries, Corp. | 2 | 35 | — | 2019 |
| Alpine Field Services | 2 | 30 | — | 2016 |
| RIOMAR ENVIRONMENTAL DRILLING | 2 | 12 | — | 2010 |
What the wells are for
| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monitor | 175 | 55.6% | 30 |
| Stock | 44 | 14.0% | 140 |
| Domestic | 30 | 9.5% | 140 |
| Injection | 24 | 7.6% | 24 |
| Test Well | 17 | 5.4% | 160 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 17 | 5.4% | 15 |
| Irrigation | 8 | 2.5% | 60 |
| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 162 | 30 | 21 |
| 2010s | 58 | 55 | 50 |
| 2020s | 95 | 44 | 21 |
The deepest reports on file
| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55201 | 2003 | 300 | — | — | Test Well |
| 688907 | 2025 | 270 | — | — | Stock |
| 57588 | 2005 | 267 | — | — | Test Well |
| 676033 | 2024 | 260 | 72 | 15 | Stock |
| 669093 | 2024 | 240 | 210 | 10 | Stock |
| 663711 | 2024 | 240 | 210 | 10 | Stock |
| 619880 | 2022 | 240 | 158 | 3 | Stock |
| 269458 | 2011 | 240 | 105 | 0 | Stock |
| 172904 | 2009 | 240 | 80 | 225 | Irrigation |
| 679677 | 2024 | 230 | — | — | Stock |
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 Childress County, Hall County, Motley County, Dickens County.