Texas well grid 16-38
A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Bowie County. 573 reports, median depth 27 ft.
573Reports
27 ftMedian depth
20 ftWater at
20 gpmMedian yield
What you will drill through in grid 16-38
| 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
What the wells are for
| 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 |
| 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
| 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.
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This grid falls in Bowie County.