texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 18-31

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Fannin County. 104 reports, median depth 20 ft.

104Reports
20 ftMedian depth
25 ftWater at
17 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 18-31

Logged in state well grid 18-31, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 14, Gravel 14, Concrete 12, Dark Gray Clay 6, Tan And Gray Clay 6, Sandy Lean Clay, Some Silt, Tan & Lt. Gray 3
25–50 ftBlue Shale 2, Shale 1, Tan Silty Clay, Very Stiff, Low Plasticity, Wet 1, Light Brown Clay, Very Stiff, Low Plasticity, Dry 1, Light Brown Clay, Very Stiff, Low Plasticity, Wet 1, Brown/Tan Silty Clay With Gray Mottles, Some Gravel, Very St 1
50–100 ftGray Rock 1, Tight Sand & Lig 1, Blue & Gray Shale 1
100–200 ftGravel 1, Black Shale 1
200–300 ftSand 2, Black Shale And Sand Streaks 1, Black Shale 1, Sand And Shale 1, Gray 1, Gray Shale 1
300–500 ftShale 1, Dry Sand 1, Black Shale And Rock 1, Bule Shale 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 18-31, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
MagnaCore Drilling & Environmental Services40152006–2016
Roddy Qualls Environmental Drilling15352016–2022
RIOMAR ENVIRONMENTAL DRILLING7162011–2012
Total Support Services6202005
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.5352021
Environmental Logistics Company, LLC4302023–2024
Texplor4252005
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC3352024
Texplor of Dallas, Inc.3342019
Miller Drilling Co.2327152008–2015
Sunbelt Industrial Services2552009
Geoprojects International, Inc.2282002
THE MCAFEE COMPANY1370172024
Savage Excavation1302024
FAULKNER & SON16052021
Bassett Drilling1350142017
Earth Tech12502015
Sunbelt Industrial Service152014
Johnson Drilling, Inc.12013
Powell Drilling Services, Inc.15502011
Geothermal Advantage12002011
SCI1302006
dba Universal Drilling Services1252003

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Monitor4543.3%28
Environmental Soil Boring4038.5%13
Test Well87.7%35
Domestic43.8%350
Other32.9%34
Closed-Loop Geothermal32.9%250
Public Supply11.0%
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s182521
2010s58150
2020s2835140

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 18-31. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
5731092021605Test Well
685571202437014017Domestic
46775220173508014Domestic
4065042015327Domestic
4057012015250Closed-Loop Geothermal
2705992011200Closed-Loop Geothermal
189480200955Monitor
252693201150Monitor
5258152019440Other
622778202240Test 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 18-31?

Depth is only half the quote. What it costs depends on the rock, the casing and the pump. Tell us where and we pass the request to licensed Texas drillers.

We are nobody's agent and have no arrangement with any firm today. What we do with this.

This grid falls in Fannin County.

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