texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 18-18

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Grayson County. 107 reports, median depth 260 ft.

107Reports
260 ftMedian depth
140 ftWater at
20 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 18-18

Logged in state well grid 18-18, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 26, Topsoil 22, Surface 16, Yellow Clay 14, Shale 11, Brown Stiff Clay 5
25–50 ftShale 11, Shale, W/Sand, Dk Grey, Hard 4, Black Shale 5, Sandstone, Light Grey, Hard 3, Shale, Dk Grey, Hard 2, Shale, W/Sand, Dk Gray, Hard 2
50–100 ftSand 5, Shale, Dk Grey, Hard 3, Shale 2, W/Sand Greenish Grey, Fine Grained W/Siltstone 1, Shale, W/Sand - Greenish Grey, W/Siltstone Layers 1, Shale, Dk Gray, Hard 1
100–200 ftSand 17, Shale 9, Black Shale 6, Sand And Shale 3, Shale, Dk Grey, Hard 4, Dry Sand 3
200–300 ftSand 32, Shale 18, Sand And Shale 7, Shale And Sand 4, Black Shale 4, Gray Shale 5
300–500 ftShale 23, Sand 23, Sand And Shale 8, Lime 3, Shale And Sand 3, Grey Clay 2
500–1000 ftSand 3, Shale 2, Gray Shale 1, Sand And Shale 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 18-18, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
A.L. Moser Drilling, Inc.24400202005–2018
Prospector Drilling and Tool Co., Inc.24412004
H/ET16642022–2023
FAULKNER & SON15320202015–2025
Roddy Qualls Environmental Drilling6252019
Double J Water Wells, LLC23852025–2026
M5 Drilling2480182024–2026
THE MCAFEE COMPANY2360172021
Bassett Drilling2470202015–2020
Erwin Water Well Drilling24202018
Faulkner and Son2300302003–2005
Geothermal Drilling inc22001
Davis Water Well, LLC14001752025
Double D Drilling1340172021
Central Texas Water Well13602021
Faulkner and Son water well13202502014
Strittmatter Irrigation14052009
Groundwater Monitoring Inc.12008
A L MOSER DRILLING INC/FRANK BAUMAN1340102003
TIM HALL INC12004

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic4239.3%340
Monitor4138.3%45
Test Well65.6%25
Rig Supply65.6%560
Irrigation54.7%380
Injection21.9%
Industrial10.9%370
Other10.9%400
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s43108150
2010s31340120
2020s33242120

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 18-18. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
276802201159010030Rig Supply
266415201158525075Rig Supply
398484201558030010Domestic
350992201356010020Rig Supply
113160200751015010Domestic
30870620125006090Rig Supply
292453201250018070Rig Supply
715499202648016017Domestic
405870201547021020Domestic
4852682018420Domestic

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 18-18?

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This grid falls in Grayson County.

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