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Texas well grid 18-09

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Grayson County and Cooke County. 116 reports, median depth 260 ft.

116Reports
260 ftMedian depth
100 ftWater at
15 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 18-09

Logged in state well grid 18-09, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 25, Topsoil 24, Yellow Clay 18, Sand 16, Shale 15, Surface 13
25–50 ftSand 14, Gray Shale 12, Gray Clay 5, Sand And Shale 3, Lime 2, Sandy Shale 2
50–100 ftSand 24, Shale 18, Gray Shale 7, Red Clay 5, Gray Clay 5, Rock 4
100–200 ftSand 28, Shale 19, Gray Shale 14, Blue Shale 7, Rock 7, Sand And Shale 5
200–300 ftSand 19, Shale 9, Lime 7, Shale And Sand 3, Gray Shale 6, Rock 3
300–500 ftSand 8, Gray Shale 8, Shale 7, Lime 4, Sand And Shale 3, Limestone 2
500–1000 ftSand 17, Gray Shale 4, Shale 6, Sandy Shale 5, Sand And Shale 4, Sand And Sandy Shale 2

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 18-09, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
A.L. Moser Drilling, Inc.19300102004–2019
Erwin Water Well Drilling11240252015–2018
Axis Drilling10400202013–2024
FAULKNER & SON8290252006–2021
Strittmatter Irrigation62852002005–2011
Bassett Drilling5270152005–2016
lone star water wells42602024
WEST Drilling4202016
Sunbelt Industrial Services4252007
Erwin Drilling33402016–2026
Faulkner and Son3355202007–2014
Westbrook Drilling Company3125162004–2007
Double J Water Wells, LLC21702026
THE MCAFEE COMPANY2345152024–2025
M5 Drilling2160182024
THI WATER WELL28002352014–2024
Texoma Drilling LLC Mike Bowen2240152020–2022
Lone Star Drilling Company2602152021
Double D Drilling2920252015–2018
Affordable Water Wells2280152012
Jimmie D Miller2760152010–2011
A L MOSER DRILLING INC/FRANK BAUMAN2220102003
Triangle J Water Wells12002026
A-5 Services LLC1600152025
Santa Rosa Well Service1180122024

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic9279.3%262
Irrigation1311.2%300
Monitor54.3%20
Environmental Soil Boring32.6%25
Public Supply10.9%
Industrial10.9%40
Closed-Loop Geothermal10.9%
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s30290120
2010s54260100
2020s32260140

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 18-09. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
46308320172,2201507Domestic
9195720061,02545020Domestic
2421072007995200Domestic
486973201892025Domestic
59994200590530010Domestic
3953572015900Domestic
1638572005900Domestic
6603052024880550Domestic
6792072024800554Irrigation
264429201178035010Domestic

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 18-09?

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This grid falls in Grayson County, Cooke County, Fannin County, Denton County.

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