texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 18-44

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Collin County. 361 reports, median depth 16 ft.

361Reports
16 ftMedian depth
497 ftWater at
25 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 18-44

Logged in state well grid 18-44, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftDark Brown Clay 48, Tan Weathered Limestone 42, Brown Clay 41, Tan Clay 40, Top Soil , Clay , Limestone 25, Black Clay 23
25–50 ftTan Clay 4, Limestone 3, Tan/Grey Weathered 3, Tan Limestone 3, Gray Limestone 3, Austin Chalk 3
50–100 ftGray Limestone Chalk 1, Shale Lime 1, Gray Shale/Lime 1, Grey Shale 1
100–200 ftGray Shale 2, Shale 1
200–300 ftGray Shale 2, Shale 2, Sandy Shale 1, Shale With Lime Streaks 1, Sand W/Lime & Shale 1
300–500 ftShale 2, Sand 2, Gray Shale 2, Shale, Limestone 1, Grey Shale W/Lime Streaks 1, Sandy Grey Shale 1
500–1000 ftSand 10, Gray Shale 4, Shale 5, Gray Shale W Ls Stks 1, Sand Shale Sequence 2, Red Bed 2
1000–5000 ftSand 17, Shale 9, Gray Shale 7, Sandy Shale 5, Lime 4, Sand Shale 2

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 18-44, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Sunbelt Industrial Services80212006–2019
MagnaCore Drilling & Environmental Services5382007–2015
Environmental Logistics Company, LLC3162016–2024
RIOMAR DRILLING INC28122013–2016
Roddy Qualls Environmental Drilling27252016–2022
Strata Core Services, LLC20162012–2017
WEST Drilling17152019–2022
U. S. T. Services12262012
Total Support Services9262012–2014
Strata Core Drilling Co.8552010
Double D Drilling71,300252016–2025
SLA662005–2011
THI WATER WELL41,5502022–2026
Jones Environmental, Inc.4202022–2024
Advanced Drilling Systems, Inc.4162021
Texplor of Dallas, Inc.4352012
Dierks Drilling Co.47052003–2007
MagnaCore Drilling and Environmental Services, Inc.372021
Subterra Environmental Services, LLC.3152019
FCS Construction31,3201752014–2016
Johnson Drilling, Inc.32012–2014
Groundwater Monitoring Inc.3102006
CM2, Inc.382001–2003
Savage Excavation2242025
Barco Well Service, LP21,4081402014–2019

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Environmental Soil Boring15944.0%10
Monitor15542.9%22
Irrigation164.4%1,330
Test Well92.5%15
Stock71.9%1,300
Closed-Loop Geothermal51.4%300
Public Supply41.1%2,490
Industrial20.6%1,760
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s7110280
2010s21118378
2020s7916575

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 18-44. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
63818620232,530846Public Supply
9510920062,490Public Supply
69200520251,760530190Industrial
46023420161,60050085Irrigation
63817420221,550624Public Supply
18311620051,53053021Irrigation
3389820041,500718150Public Supply
27404920111,48037845Irrigation
60568420221,460Irrigation
39665620151,45050010Domestic

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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