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Texas well grid 18-43

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Collin County. 110 reports, median depth 907 ft.

110Reports
907 ftMedian depth
480 ftWater at
25 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 18-43

Logged in state well grid 18-43, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftYellow Clay 29, Topsoil 25, Black Topsoil 21, Top Soil 18, Gray Shale 12, Shale 9
25–50 ftGray Shale 7, Austin Chalk 7, Brown Shale/ Gray Shale 2, Sand 1, Shale 1, Gray Tan Limestone Chalk 1
50–100 ftGray Shale 21, Gray Shale With Lime Stringers 2, Gray Sandstone, Gray Clay 1, Gray Clay 2, Gray And Brown Shale 1, Dark Green Clay, Sandstone, Silty Sand 1
100–200 ftGray Shale 19, Black Clay 1, Rock And Black Clay 1, Shale 2, Dark Green Shale, Clay 1, Gray Sandy Shale, Gray Clay 1
200–300 ftGray Shale 5, Sand 2, Gray Clay And Shale, White Shale, Sandstone, Sand 1, White Clay, Chalk, Sandy Shale, Gray Shale, Sand 1, Light Gray Clay And Shale, Gray Shale, Sand 1, Gray Clay, Gray Shale, Silt Stone, Sand 1
300–500 ftSand 4, Rock 2, Tan Watersand 2, Gray Shale & Sand 1, Gray Clay, Gray Shale, Tanm-Bnrown Quartz 1, Gray Clay, Gray Shale 1
500–1000 ftSand 69, Gray Shale 35, Shale 30, Sand Shale Sequence 9, Red Shale 10, Sand And Shale 4
1000–5000 ftShale 8, Sand 8, Sand And Shale 3, Gray Shale 4, Gray Clay & Shale 1, Broken Sand 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 18-43, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Earth Tech32920252004–2015
Double D Drilling17910232011–2026
Dierks Drilling Co.1060102001–2012
A.L. Moser Drilling, Inc.91,000122003–2016
THI WATER WELL41,275—2022–2025
Environmental Logistics Company, LLC422—2022–2025
Barco Well Service, LP39402042016–2024
Ground to Sprinkler3500252006–2007
Erwin Water Well Drilling21,000352010–2026
M5 Drilling2650312025
Roddy Qualls Environmental Drilling215—2018
SCI240—2008
DALE CHEPULIS21,015202004
Dale Chepulis/Lonestar Underground Inc.2670252003
DFW Well Services LLC11,170172025
Desert Eagle Drilling1914402025
Action Water Wells Trust11,137—2025
Hydro Resources11,500—2024
Axis Drilling11,040—2025
Holly Water Wells12,4503802020
Priceless Water Wells1100—2016
Andrus Drilling Company1—202011
Strittmatter Irrigation11,185212012
J.L. Myers Company12,7303002003
DD Drilling Inc.1780222008

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Irrigation5953.6%900
Domestic2421.8%1,000
Stock1110.0%980
Monitor54.5%16
Public Supply43.6%1,538
Environmental Soil Boring43.6%22
Other10.9%914
Industrial10.9%650
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s58900450
2010s28900550
2020s24988600

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 18-43. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
20201620032,730568300Irrigation
55484220202,450789380Public Supply
71533420251,820967—Irrigation
4551720041,538500350Public Supply
70067720241,500644—Public Supply
71635020251,275675—Public Supply
12158520071,205570150Irrigation
29509920121,185—21Domestic
72950020251,170—17Domestic
44858220171,140—25Domestic

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.

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This grid falls in Collin County.

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