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
| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | Concrete 82, Brown Clay 47, Gray Shale 37, Tan Clay 33, Black Clay 32, Brown Silty Clay 25 |
| 25–50 ft | Gray Shale 21, Dark Gray Shale 11, Shale 11, Shale, Unwea., Gray 8, Shale - Gray 7, Shale, Wea., Gray 6 |
| 50–100 ft | Shale 3, Gray Shale 3, Sandstone 2, Shale And Sandstone 2, Light Gray Sandstone 1, Shale - Sandy And Silty, Gray, Wet 1 |
| 100–200 ft | Sandstone - Brown 4, Sand 3, Sandstone 2, Sandstone -Brown 2, Lime 2, Shale W Sand Stks. 1 |
| 200–300 ft | Sand 6, Sand Shale Sequence 2, Shale 2, Brown Shale 1, Gummy Charcoal Shale 1, Gray Shale W/Sand Strks. 1 |
| 300–500 ft | Sand 5, Gray Shale 4, Clay 2, Lime 2, Sandy Shale 1, Black Lignite 1 |
| 500–1000 ft | Sand 3, Gray Clay 1, Rock 1, Gray Shale 5, Sandy Shale 2, Sand And Shale 1 |
| 1000–5000 ft | Rock And Shale 1, Rock 1, Sand 1, Sand And Shale 1, White Shale 1, White Clay 1 |
Who drills here
What the wells are for
| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monitor | 555 | 73.7% | 25 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 151 | 20.1% | 15 |
| Test Well | 17 | 2.3% | 20 |
| Irrigation | 8 | 1.1% | 1,400 |
| Domestic | 5 | 0.7% | 530 |
| Closed-Loop Geothermal | 4 | 0.5% | 300 |
| Injection | 3 | 0.4% | 30 |
| De-watering | 3 | 0.4% | — |
| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 205 | 25 | 23 |
| 2010s | 371 | 25 | 23 |
| 2020s | 177 | 23 | 18 |
The deepest reports on file
| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 157644 | 2008 | 2,190 | 496 | 550 | Irrigation |
| 260373 | 2011 | 1,550 | 710 | 10 | Domestic |
| 227682 | 2010 | 1,513 | 600 | 110 | Irrigation |
| 104664 | 2004 | 1,470 | 630 | 170 | Irrigation |
| 232436 | 2008 | 1,400 | — | 30 | Irrigation |
| 202019 | 2003 | 1,380 | 564 | 200 | Public Supply |
| 462764 | 2017 | 530 | — | 25 | Domestic |
| 246846 | 2010 | 520 | 280 | 30 | Stock |
| 633855 | 2023 | 480 | 320 | 17 | Domestic |
| 312260 | 2012 | 380 | 170 | 22 | Irrigation |
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.