texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 18-23

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Fannin County and Grayson County. 127 reports, median depth 65 ft.

127Reports
65 ftMedian depth
30 ftWater at
14 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 18-23

Logged in state well grid 18-23, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftRed Clay 58, Sand 45, Clay 21, Sand & Gravel 18, Red Sand 11, Top Soil 10
25–50 ftBlue Shale 25, Shale 12, Sand & Gravel 8, Blu Shale 7, Sand 6, Red Clay 5
50–100 ftBlue Shale 22, Shale 17, Sand 5, Shale Td 5, Gravel 3, Blu Shale 3
100–200 ftShale 3, Sandy Shale 2, Sand 3, Blue Shale 3, Sand And Shale 2, Black Shale 1
200–300 ftBlack Shale And Small Sand Streaks 1, Black Shale 1, Shale 1, Gray Clay Shale 1, Sand 1, Blu & Gray Shale 1
300–500 ftBlack Shale 1, Sand 1, Black Shale And Sand Streaks 1, Black Shale And Sand 1, Hard Gray Shale 1, Sand And Rock 1
500–1000 ftSand 3, Rock 2, Shale W/ Sand & Rock Strks 1, Shale 1, Lt Gray 1, Gry Cl 1
1000–5000 ftSand 2, Shale W/ Sand Strks 2, Rock 1, Shale W/ Sand Strks 50/50 1, Sand W/ Shale Strks60/40 1, Shale Hard 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 18-23, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Miller Drilling Co.5661152008–2017
Bassett Drilling4560122016–2026
FAULKNER & SON8100202017–2024
Double J Water Wells, LLC3902025–2026
C. Miller Drilling31,0652018–2023
A.L. Moser Drilling, Inc.38682019
Wades water well24852022
W E Pender2782018
Axis Drilling150142019
Faulkner and Son110122013
Mfiller Drilling Co.151152013
J.L. Myers Company11,1352392009
Donald R Miller DLN:2104 A1160152008

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic11288.2%62
Stock53.9%66
Test Well32.4%700
Irrigation32.4%80
Public Supply21.6%1,135
Other21.6%78
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s56130
2010s796630
2020s436530

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 18-23. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
30287520121,13540063Irrigation
19601520091,135300239Public Supply
64468920231,115Test Well
48795520181,065385Public Supply
273752201178720Stock
6802222024700Test Well
209462201052520020Domestic
638787202348710020Domestic
4279602016350606Domestic
5997052021245Test Well

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 18-23?

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This grid falls in Fannin County, Grayson County.

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