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 Services4015—2006–2016
Roddy Qualls Environmental Drilling1535—2016–2022
RIOMAR ENVIRONMENTAL DRILLING716—2011–2012
Total Support Services620—2005
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.535—2021
Environmental Logistics Company, LLC430—2023–2024
Texplor425—2005
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC335—2024
Texplor of Dallas, Inc.334—2019
Miller Drilling Co.2327152008–2015
Sunbelt Industrial Services255—2009
Geoprojects International, Inc.228—2002
THE MCAFEE COMPANY1370172024
Savage Excavation130—2024
FAULKNER & SON1605—2021
Bassett Drilling1350142017
Earth Tech1250—2015
Sunbelt Industrial Service15—2014
Johnson Drilling, Inc.1——2013
Powell Drilling Services, Inc.1—5502011
Geothermal Advantage1200—2011
SCI130—2006
dba Universal Drilling Services125—2003

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
5731092021605——Test Well
685571202437014017Domestic
46775220173508014Domestic
4065042015327——Domestic
4057012015250——Closed-Loop Geothermal
2705992011200——Closed-Loop Geothermal
189480200955——Monitor
252693201150——Monitor
5258152019440—Other
622778202240——Test 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?

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This grid falls in Fannin County.

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