Texas well grid 16-40
A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Bowie County and Cass County. 643 reports, median depth 25 ft.
643Reports
25 ftMedian depth
22 ftWater at
30 gpmMedian yield
What you will drill through in grid 16-40
| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | Red Clay 105, Sand 60, Topsoil 54, Red Sand 49, Concrete 36, Gravel 33 |
| 25–50 ft | Red Clay 51, Red Sand 16, Fine Red Sand 11, Water Sand 10, Clay 8, Grayish Tan Sand 8 |
| 50–100 ft | Blue Shale 40, Water Sand 36, Red Sand 32, Gray Shale 8, Red Clay 8, Coarse Sand 6 |
| 100–200 ft | Gray Shale 1, Fine Gray Sand 1, Rock 1, Sandy Shale 1, Clay-Dark Gray 1 |
| 200–300 ft | Fine Gray Sand 1, Blue Shale 1, Rock 1, Gray Shale 1 |
| 300–500 ft | Rock 1, Blue Shale 1, Light Gray Shale 1, Solid Rock 1, Water Sand 1 |
| 500–1000 ft | Rock 2, Sand 1, Fine Sand 1, Light Gray Shale 1, Sand Fine To Med 1, Sandy Shale 1 |
Who drills here
What the wells are for
| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monitor | 446 | 69.4% | 20 |
| Irrigation | 69 | 10.7% | 70 |
| Domestic | 65 | 10.1% | 77 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 47 | 7.3% | 18 |
| Injection | 7 | 1.1% | 15 |
| Test Well | 5 | 0.8% | 40 |
| Industrial | 3 | 0.5% | 54 |
| Closed-Loop Geothermal | 1 | 0.2% | — |
| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 291 | 20 | 25 |
| 2010s | 234 | 25 | 22 |
| 2020s | 118 | 25 | 19 |
The deepest reports on file
| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 320600 | 2013 | 755 | — | — | Irrigation |
| 478214 | 2018 | 715 | 123 | 75 | Irrigation |
| 466973 | 2017 | 708 | 96 | 42 | Domestic |
| 360428 | 2014 | 385 | 75 | 40 | Domestic |
| 219720 | 2006 | 290 | 92 | — | Domestic |
| 201193 | 2009 | 167 | — | 20 | Domestic |
| 13355 | 2002 | 105 | — | — | Monitor |
| 345648 | 2013 | 100 | 45 | 30 | Irrigation |
| 256017 | 2010 | 100 | 35 | 30 | Irrigation |
| 466346 | 2017 | 97 | 63 | 21 | 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, Cass County, Gregg County.