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Texas well grid 18-59

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Collin County and Dallas County. 951 reports, median depth 15 ft.

951Reports
15 ftMedian depth
18 ftWater at
21 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 18-59

Logged in state well grid 18-59, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftConcrete 214, Tan Limestone 100, Gray Limestone 92, Tan Weathered Limestone 91, Brown Silty Clay 58, Brown Clay 51
25–50 ftGray Shale 4, Limestone 3, Grey Shale 2, Shale 1, Gray Shale And Lime 1, Rock 1
50–100 ftGray Shale And Lime 1, Shale And Lime Streaks 1, Sand And Shale Streaks 1, Gray Shale 1, Gray Shale Lime Streaks 1
100–200 ftGray Shale 2, Rock/Gray Shale 1
200–300 ftGray Shale 2, Lime With Shale Streaks 1, Gray Shale/Rock 1
300–500 ftGray Shale 4, Gray Shale With Lime Streaks 1, Gray Shale/Lime 1, Lime 1, Sandy Gray Shale 1, Shale 1
500–1000 ftSand 6, Gray Shale 8, Gray/Brown Shale 2, Black Shale With Lime Streaks 1, Chalky Gray Shale With Few Lime Streaks 1, Gray Brown Shale 1
1000–5000 ftSand 9, Gray Shale 7, Sandy Shale 4, Shale 3, Sandy Gray Shale 3, Sand/Gray Shale 3

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 18-59, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
MagnaCore Drilling & Environmental Services1158—2002–2016
Sunbelt Industrial Services8615—2007–2025
DIXIE DRILLING6312—2002–2005
Groundwater Monitoring Inc.6118—2004–2008
Environmental Logistics Company, LLC5611—2016–2026
W.E.S.T. Drilling5520—2001–2015
Roddy Qualls Environmental Drilling5423—2016–2022
Total Support Services5120—2001–2012
WEST Drilling4715—2015–2025
Strata Core Services, LLC3420—2011–2018
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC3215—2016–2021
Vortex Drilling, Inc.3217—2013
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP217—2019–2020
Texplor of Dallas, Inc.2116—2006–2019
SCI1820—2004–2013
Savage Excavation1520—2024–2025
Earth Tech15250452004–2020
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.1513—2005–2008
Cascade Technical Services1315—2017
Wel-Mat Drilling LLP1120—2013–2015
RIOMAR DRILLING INC1020—2014–2016
Michael Tolle9400—2018–2026
Eagle Remediation910—2020–2023
qualls drilling819—2013–2014
RQ Drilling715—2018

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Monitor46148.5%20
Environmental Soil Boring39942.0%10
Closed-Loop Geothermal232.4%300
Other212.2%15
Irrigation141.5%1,250
Injection131.4%15
Domestic90.9%1,450
Stock70.7%1,300
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s33115430
2010s4451518
2020s17518400

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 18-59. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
10061720062,350567145Stock
39511320152,200——Stock
33412420131,72050010Irrigation
66866920241,56040010Domestic
54385020201,5401,20017Irrigation
41308920151,53750010Other
70956320251,51640010Domestic
71655920261,500380—Domestic
55872520201,50070917Domestic
42229120161,50051022Irrigation

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, Dallas County.

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