# Well grid 16-38, Texas — Bowie — how deep, and through what

> 573 well reports in Texas state well grid 16-38, covering Bowie. Median depth 27 ft.

## Texas well grid 16-38

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in [Bowie County](/county/bowie.md). **573** reports, median depth **27 ft**.

### What you will drill through in grid 16-38

*Logged in state well grid 16-38, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.*

| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | **No Recovery** 69 , **Reddish Silty Clay** 55 , **Orange Clay** 55 , **Silty Clay To Weathered Shale** 33 , **Silty Clay** 24 , **Clay And Silt Red Tan And Gray Mottled To Orange Tan And Gra** 16 |
| 25–50 ft | **Dark Grey Shale** 13 , **Orange Gray Clay** 8 , **Gray Shale** 7 , **Gray Green Tan Clay** 6 , **Grey To Brown Clay Moist** 4 , **Siltstone-Gray** 4 |
| 50–100 ft | **Gray Shale** 4 , **Shale** 3 , **Water Sand** 3 , **Gray Shale And Lignite** 1 , **Fine Gray Sand** 1 , **Medium Gray Sand W/Shale Lenses** 1 |
| 100–200 ft | **Shale** 1 , **Rock** 1 , **Fine Medium Gray Sand** 1 , **Gray Shale** 1 , **Shale W/ Small Sand Strks** 1 , **Sand** 1 |
| 200–300 ft | **Shale** 1 |
| 500–1000 ft | **Sand / Drilled Good / H. Med.** 1 , **Shale** 1 , **Solid Rock** 1 , **Water Sand** 1 |

### Who drills here

*Licensed firms in state well grid 16-38, busiest first.*

| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [ETTL Engineers & Consultants Inc.](/driller/ettl-engineers-consultants-inc.md) | 112 | 25 | — | 2001–2026 |
| [Sunbelt Industrial Services](/driller/sunbelt-industrial-services.md) | 72 | 37 | — | 2015–2025 |
| [Strata Core Services, LLC](/driller/strata-core-services-llc.md) | 63 | 18 | — | 2011–2012 |
| [MagnaCore Drilling & Environmental Services](/driller/magnacore-drilling-environmental-services.md) | 46 | 10 | — | 2011–2013 |
| [Associated Environmental Ind Corp](/driller/associated-environmental-ind-corp.md) | 44 | 30 | — | 2026 |
| [BETTS ENVIRONMENTAL RECOVERY, INC.](/driller/betts-environmental-recovery-inc.md) | 43 | 30 | — | 2026 |
| [SCI](/driller/sci.md) | 33 | — | — | 2010 |
| [WEST Drilling](/driller/west-drilling.md) | 18 | 40 | — | 2020–2022 |
| [ETTL Engineers and Consultants Inc.](/driller/ettl-engineers-and-consultants-inc.md) | 17 | 20 | — | 2012 |
| ETTL Engineers & Consutlants Inc. | 14 | 23 | — | 2006 |
| [Gainco, Inc.](/driller/gainco-inc.md) | 12 | 25 | — | 2011 |
| [Total Support Services](/driller/total-support-services.md) | 11 | 25 | — | 2010 |
| [Precision Probe and Drilling](/driller/precision-probe-and-drilling.md) | 10 | 30 | — | 2003–2012 |
| [Geoprojects International, Inc.](/driller/geoprojects-international-inc.md) | 10 | 44 | — | 2003–2004 |
| [Cascade Drilling](/driller/cascade-drilling.md) | 7 | 31 | — | 2024 |
| [Dwyer Water Wells](/driller/dwyer-water-wells.md) | 7 | 56 | 20 | 2016–2022 |
| [Jones Environmental, Inc.](/driller/jones-environmental-inc.md) | 7 | 34 | — | 2009–2022 |
| [W.E.S.T. Drilling](/driller/w-e-s-t-drilling.md) | 6 | 25 | — | 2006–2007 |
| [DAVIS ENVIRONMENTAL DRILLING](/driller/davis-environmental-drilling.md) | 6 | 20 | — | 2003–2004 |
| [Lewis Environmental Drilling, Inc.](/driller/lewis-environmental-drilling-inc.md) | 5 | 26 | — | 2002–2010 |
| [Environmental Logistics Company, LLC](/driller/environmental-logistics-company-llc.md) | 4 | 30 | — | 2025 |
| [W.E. Pender & Sons Inc](/driller/w-e-pender-sons-inc.md) | 4 | 46 | 10 | 2011–2019 |
| [Patton Drilling Co.](/driller/patton-drilling-co.md) | 4 | 78 | 50 | 2010–2013 |
| W E Pender | 3 | 66 | 66 | 2016–2017 |
| [Strata Core Drilling Co.](/driller/strata-core-drilling-co.md) | 3 | 40 | — | 2009 |

### What the wells are for

*Purpose, and how deep each went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Soil Boring | 298 | 52.0% | 24 |
| Monitor | 244 | 42.6% | 27 |
| Domestic | 18 | 3.1% | 66 |
| Test Well | 8 | 1.4% | 31 |
| Irrigation | 4 | 0.7% | 260 |
| Stock | 1 | 0.2% | 682 |

*By decade drilled.*

| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 129 | 25 | 19 |
| 2010s | 242 | 18 | 20 |
| 2020s | 202 | 33 | 20 |

### The deepest reports on file

*Deepest reports in state well grid 16-38. Column one is the tracking number.*

| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 295702 | 2012 | 917 | 110 | 110 | Irrigation |
| 437524 | 2016 | 682 | 98 | 90 | Stock |
| 414390 | 2016 | 260 | 30 | 30 | Irrigation |
| 499658 | 2018 | 151 | 47 | 30 | Domestic |
| 524086 | 2019 | 105 | 19 | 71 | Domestic |
| 555192 | 2020 | 91 | 20 | 18 | Domestic |
| 345176 | 2013 | 78 | 40 | 30 | Domestic |
| 33280 | 2003 | 78 | — | — | Environmental Soil Boring |
| 429713 | 2016 | 77 | 0 | 66 | Domestic |
| 256097 | 2010 | 73 | 35 | 50 | 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.

### Drilling a well near grid 16-38?

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This grid falls in [Bowie County](/county/bowie.md).

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- [19-43](/area/19-43.md)
- [19-44](/area/19-44.md)

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Página: https://texas-water-wells.pages.dev/area/16-38/
Fonte: Texas Submitted Driller's Report Database — Texas Water Development Board, from reports filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
Recolha: 2026-08-23