texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 17-60

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Hopkins County. 122 reports, median depth 47 ft.

122Reports
47 ftMedian depth
50 ftWater at
25 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 17-60

Logged in state well grid 17-60, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftSurface 20, Shale 11, Clay 10, Concrete 9, Top Soil 8, Sand 8
25–50 ftSand 4, Shale 2, Lignite & Shale 2, Lignite 2, Dark Sand W/ Shale Strks 1, Clay Grey 1
50–100 ftSand 11, Sandy Shale 6, Gray Clay 4, Lignite 2, Sandy Shale W/ Coal 1, Gray Sand 1
100–200 ftShale 10, Sandy Shale 6, Sand 7, Clay 1, Shale W/ Small Sand Strks. 1, Gray Shale W/ Small Lignite & Sand Strks 1
200–300 ftShale 10, Sand 2, Rock 2, Sandy Shale 2, Clay 1, Sand Clay Str. Grey 1
300–500 ftShale 8, Sandy Shale 5, Sand 4, Clay 1, Rock 2, Shale W/ Sand Strks 2
500–1000 ftLight Gray Sand W/ Shale Strks 1, Shale W/ Small Sand Strks 1, Shale 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 17-60, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Folmar Drilling Co.16304252003–2024
MagnaCore Drilling & Environmental Services15182004–2014
WALKER HILL ENVIRONMENTAL INC131062017
C. Miller Drilling8422342002–2024
Mhc x-ploration corp7472018–2020
ESN-South7302007
Geothermal Drilling inc62001–2012
ETTL Engineers and Consultants Inc.5152012
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.4252019–2020
ENVIRONMENTAL DRILLERS4222006
DIXIE DRILLING4202004
WEST Drilling3152020
RIOMAR DRILLING INC3162014
J.L. Myers Company3140252005–2012
Lake Fork Water Well Drilling383182002
East Texas Water Well2380502020–2024
Environmental Logistics Company, LLC2202023
A1 Water Wells2460152017–2023
Strata Core Services, LLC2252014
W.E.S.T. Drilling2252012
MagnaCore Drilling & Encironmental Services2202010
Roddy Qualls Environmental Drilling152023
A-1 Water Wells15303002012
Johnson Drilling, Inc.12011
Jordan Water Well1152002

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Monitor5948.4%26
Domestic2823.0%304
Environmental Soil Boring1310.7%15
Injection64.9%20
Irrigation64.9%202
Stock43.3%344
Closed-Loop Geothermal32.5%
Test Well21.6%582
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s423042
2010s587550
2020s2210450

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 17-60. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
690128202458222334Test Well
2913602012530150300Irrigation
1895512005525102220Public Supply
460214201750011612Stock
33809200348415025Domestic
436029201648014921Domestic
6856802024464Domestic
6838502024464Domestic
334568201346416025Domestic
63279820234601501Domestic

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 17-60?

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This grid falls in Hopkins County.

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