texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 19-11

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Montague County. 280 reports, median depth 260 ft.

280Reports
260 ftMedian depth
89 ftWater at
16 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 19-11

Logged in state well grid 19-11, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftRed Clay 45, Sand Rock 36, Red Shale 23, Sand 21, Clay 19, Top Soil 17
25–50 ftRed Shale 32, Red Clay 25, Blue Shale 25, Red & Blue Shale 12, Gray Shale 7, Red And Blue Shale 7
50–100 ftSand 36, Blue Shale 29, Red Clay 24, Gray Shale 13, Red Shale 16, Blue Sandy Shale 11
100–200 ftSand 83, Blue Shale 46, Red & Blue Shale 25, Red Shale 24, Red Clay 21, Gray Shale 16
200–300 ftSand 83, Blue Shale 16, Red Shale 14, Sandy Shale 13, Gray Shale 11, Red & Blue Shale 7
300–500 ftSand 37, Red Shale 12, Gray Shale 11, Blue Shale 7, Sandy Shale 7, Red Clay 6
500–1000 ftBlue Shale 2, Sand 2, Green Sandy Shale 1, Brn Clay 1, Blue Shale-Hard-Rock 1, Limestone 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 19-11, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Prater Water Well94260202003–2026
CHESHIER WATER WELLS58284152003–2026
Fuel Tech16202002–2005
JB Water Well Drlg15240152016–2019
White Water Well9305122020–2023
Quality Water Wells82252024–2026
Cheshier Water Well8300152007–2014
Texoma Drilling LLC8280152006–2012
Alpha Omega Water Well6330122009–2025
Total Support Services5202003
M5 Drilling4340102023–2025
MagnaCore Drilling & Environmental Services4142005
Environmental Logistics Company, LLC3152026
B&B Pump34202020–2023
A5 Services, LLC3260102017–2020
Texoma Drilling LLC Mike Bowen328052015
Prater Water Wells3230202004–2005
Talon Drilling, LP32003
Erwin Water Well Drilling2360762018–2026
AFFORDABLE WATER WELL2340302015–2026
Landowner Drilled2430222024–2025
A-5 Services LLC2480502023–2024
North Texas Water Well Llc.2320102021
Donald Cheshier2205152003
Erwin Drilling13402024

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic21978.2%260
Monitor269.3%20
Stock134.6%280
Irrigation113.9%380
Environmental Soil Boring51.8%14
Other20.7%360
Public Supply20.7%690
Test Well10.4%640
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s10620075
2010s94270100
2020s8028095

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 19-11. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
2516652011800184148Industrial
1714882008690254200Public Supply
613497202264016Test Well
375196201461516025Domestic
35091020135891636Domestic
889352003520606Domestic
35090420135101295Domestic
331275201350016516Domestic
3085912012500Domestic
107295200450034025Domestic

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.

Drilling a well near grid 19-11?

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This grid falls in Montague County.

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