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Texas well grid 18-51

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Collin County. 376 reports, median depth 20 ft.

376Reports
20 ftMedian depth
483 ftWater at
22 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 18-51

Logged in state well grid 18-51, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftConcrete 31, Tan Clay 30, Clay 29, Brown Clay 27, Gray Limestone 23, Topsoil 23
25–50 ftGray Shale 10, Tan Clay 6, Gray Limestone 2, Shale 2, Limestone & Gray Shale 1, Light Gray/ Cream Chalk 1
50–100 ftGray Shale 3, Clay Shale 1, Gray Clay 1, Gray Shale W/ Sand Strks 1, Gray Shale/Lime 1, Shale 1
100–200 ftGray Shale 3, Clay And Limestone 1, Gray Clay 1, Gray Clay And Limestone 1, Grey Shale And Lime 1, Clay/Lime 1
200–300 ftGray Shale 21, Shale 5, Black Soil 5, Gray Clay 1, Gray Clay And Sand 1, Eagleford Shale 1
300–500 ftGray Shale 4, Shale 1, Blue Clay 1, Clay 1, Soft Shale 1, Sandy Shale 1
500–1000 ftSand 27, Shale 14, Gray Shale 12, Sandy Gray Shale 6, Gray Shale/Sand 9, Red Clay 4
1000–5000 ftSand 29, Shale 21, Gray Shale 12, Limestone 6, Sand And Shale 4, Sand W/ Shale Strks 2

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 18-51, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
MagnaCore Drilling & Environmental Services7810—2003–2016
Total Support Services3612—2002–2007
Earth Tech24975272005–2020
WEST Drilling1719—2016–2020
Vortex Drilling, Inc.1610—2007–2016
Groundwater Monitoring Inc.1620—2004–2007
Texplor of Dallas, Inc.1415—2006–2010
SCI1322—2004–2009
Environmental Logistics Company, LLC1220—2017–2024
Roddy Qualls Environmental Drilling1218—2015–2016
Ground to Sprinkler12980202006–2007
Johnson Drilling, Inc.11500—2003–2022
Strata Core Services, LLC1114—2011–2016
Sunbelt Industrial Services1017—2009–2023
A.L. Moser Drilling, Inc.91,200202004–2008
Double D Drilling71,175242012–2021
Barco Well Service, LP71,120502016–2021
qualls drilling725—2014
Excel Geothermal AC and Heat LLC5300—2026
THI WATER WELL52,0001852014–2025
W.E.S.T. Drilling425—2004–2012
Reed Engineering Group, Ltd.432—2004–2012
RIOMAR ENVIRONMENTAL DRILLING47—2012
PSI412—2006
Michael Tolle3300—2011–2020

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Monitor13636.2%20
Environmental Soil Boring13435.6%9
Irrigation4612.2%1,130
Closed-Loop Geothermal318.2%300
Stock164.3%1,160
Domestic51.3%1,120
Public Supply41.1%1,944
Injection30.8%—
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s21215476
2010s12520541
2020s39300578

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 18-51. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
2512820033,2005051,160Irrigation
25273020083,105600403Public Supply
71522220252,260—200Irrigation
57750020212,000877185Irrigation
51654920192,000——Stock
71277720241,944——Public Supply
26733220111,936800150Stock
66204020241,900769—Irrigation
49737020181,900——Irrigation
54975920201,858770420Public Supply

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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