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Texas well grid 18-57

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Denton County and Dallas County. 753 reports, median depth 25 ft.

753Reports
25 ftMedian depth
22 ftWater at
40 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 18-57

Logged in state well grid 18-57, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftConcrete 82, Brown Clay 47, Gray Shale 37, Tan Clay 33, Black Clay 32, Brown Silty Clay 25
25–50 ftGray Shale 21, Dark Gray Shale 11, Shale 11, Shale, Unwea., Gray 8, Shale - Gray 7, Shale, Wea., Gray 6
50–100 ftShale 3, Gray Shale 3, Sandstone 2, Shale And Sandstone 2, Light Gray Sandstone 1, Shale - Sandy And Silty, Gray, Wet 1
100–200 ftSandstone - Brown 4, Sand 3, Sandstone 2, Sandstone -Brown 2, Lime 2, Shale W Sand Stks. 1
200–300 ftSand 6, Sand Shale Sequence 2, Shale 2, Brown Shale 1, Gummy Charcoal Shale 1, Gray Shale W/Sand Strks. 1
300–500 ftSand 5, Gray Shale 4, Clay 2, Lime 2, Sandy Shale 1, Black Lignite 1
500–1000 ftSand 3, Gray Clay 1, Rock 1, Gray Shale 5, Sandy Shale 2, Sand And Shale 1
1000–5000 ftRock And Shale 1, Rock 1, Sand 1, Sand And Shale 1, White Shale 1, White Clay 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 18-57, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Sunbelt Industrial Services104252007–2021
WEST Drilling79202015–2023
Roddy Qualls Environmental Drilling74202014–2023
Environmental Logistics Company, LLC56182017–2025
Strata Core Drilling Co.45292009–2011
MagnaCore Drilling & Environmental Services35232006–2016
Strata Core Services, LLC32292011–2018
W.E.S.T. Drilling30252002–2015
SCI19252005–2011
Total Support Services18202002–2009
Groundwater Monitoring Inc.16302005–2007
SLA15242005–2010
LandTec Engineers, LLC14352010–2016
Savage Excavation11282025–2026
CM2, Inc.11252002–2005
Pacific West Environmental and Infrastructure10332024–2026
H/ET10272015–2026
RQ Drilling10252014–2018
Associated Environmental Industries, Corp.10302003–2007
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.9302005–2009
Wel-Mat Drilling LLP8302002–2009
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC7152024–2026
GM Enterprises7402023–2024
Eagle Remediation6252020–2022
Apex Geoscience Inc.6482008

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Monitor55573.7%25
Environmental Soil Boring15120.1%15
Test Well172.3%20
Irrigation81.1%1,400
Domestic50.7%530
Closed-Loop Geothermal40.5%300
Injection30.4%30
De-watering30.4%
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s2052523
2010s3712523
2020s1772318

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 18-57. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
15764420082,190496550Irrigation
26037320111,55071010Domestic
22768220101,513600110Irrigation
10466420041,470630170Irrigation
23243620081,40030Irrigation
20201920031,380564200Public Supply
462764201753025Domestic
246846201052028030Stock
633855202348032017Domestic
312260201238017022Irrigation

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 Denton County, Dallas County, Collin County.

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