texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 18-28

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Grayson County and Wood County. 124 reports, median depth 20 ft.

124Reports
20 ftMedian depth
489 ftWater at
13 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 18-28

Logged in state well grid 18-28, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftBrown Clay 15, Clay 13, Grey Shaley Clay 11, Tan Clay 10, Gray Limestone 9, Gray Shale 6
25–50 ftGrey Shale 4, Gray Shale 2, Dk Grey Limestone 2, Grey Limestone 2, Green Shale 1, Shale 1
50–100 ftSand And Shale 1, Shale 1, Sand And Shale Streaks 1, Gr Sh 1
100–200 ftShale And Hard Shale Limestone 1
300–500 ftShale And Sand Streaks 1
500–1000 ftSand 2, Shale 2, Sand And Shale 1, Grey Shale 1, Green Shale /Sandstone 1, Green Shale 1
1000–5000 ftShale Grey 1, Sand Grey 1, Sand, Shale, And Trace Red Bed 1, Sand 1, Shale And Sand Streaks 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 18-28, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Sunbelt Industrial Services28152007–2023
W.E.S.T. Drilling23352001–2013
Environmental Logistics Company, LLC12122024–2025
Groundwater Monitoring Inc.9302004–2006
Apex Geoscience Inc.8142009
Eagle Remediation6302022
Savage Excavation5252025
WEST Drilling5202019–2025
Talon Drilling, LP5252008–2009
BETTS ENVIRONMENTAL RECOVERY, INC.4262024
Roddy Qualls Environmental Drilling3382017
ETTL Engineers & Consultants Inc.3142015
dba Universal Drilling Services3202003
A.L. Moser Drilling, Inc.21,300122009–2015
Universal Drilling Services of Texas, LLC22007
ENERCORP1760132021
Geo Advantage LLC16652016
GEDCO DRILLING & CORING1252012
DAVIS ENVIRONMENTAL DRILLING12005
Powell Drilling Company11,3224202003
CM2, Inc.1132002

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Monitor8366.9%25
Environmental Soil Boring3427.4%14
Other21.6%60
Stock10.8%760
Irrigation10.8%665
Domestic10.8%700
Rig Supply10.8%1,300
Public Supply10.8%1,322
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s5425700
2010s3518250
2020s3515489

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 18-28. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
2337820031,322700420Public Supply
19117220091,30060012Rig Supply
568931202176048913Stock
388324201570025010Domestic
4174372016665465Irrigation
708431202560Other
708429202560Other
3028200160Monitor
6514200250Monitor
3034200148Monitor

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 18-28?

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This grid falls in Grayson County, Wood County.

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