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Texas well grid 19-48

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Denton County. 168 reports, median depth 646 ft.

168Reports
646 ftMedian depth
450 ftWater at
15 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 19-48

Logged in state well grid 19-48, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftYellow Clay 17, Top Soil 14, Topsoil 12, Sand 11, Gray Shale 9, Brown Clay 10
25–50 ftGray Shale 13, Blue Shale 7, Sand 5, Rotten Shale 3, Shale 2, Gray Clay 2
50–100 ftSand 10, Gray Shale 10, Tan Limestone 5, Blue Shale 5, Lime 3, Sandy Shale 3
100–200 ftBlue Shale 10, Gray Shale 8, Rock 5, Sand 6, Lime 3, Gray Shale And Clay 1
200–300 ftGray Shale 5, Lime 4, Rock 3, Brown Shale 3, Blue Shale 2, Sandy Shale 2
300–500 ftSand 19, Lime 9, Gray Shale 9, Sandy Shale 9, Sand & Blue Shale 5, Rock 3
500–1000 ftSand 39, Sandy Shale 16, Shale 9, Gray Shale 11, Grayshale 3, Shale And Sand Grey 2
1000–5000 ftSand 2, Sand With Shale Streaks 2, Sandy Shale And Lime Streaks 1, Sand Rock 1, Sand Shale Streaks 1, Red Clay 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 19-48, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Double D Drilling10700172014–2024
Texoma Drilling LLC10690152005–2014
Action Water Wells, Inc9902102014–2021
Roddy Qualls Environmental Drilling8352017–2020
Strittmatter Irrigation8715342003–2016
B&B Pump7670102004–2026
Erwin Water Well Drilling6700302013–2026
M5 Drilling6500152021–2026
Action Water Wells Trust6913102021–2025
Winfield McAtee672019
Earth Tech6700252004–2014
Miles Drill Co.6720102006–2012
Sunbelt Industrial Services6242008–2012
Barco Well Service, LP5620172017–2025
Triangle J Water Wells56602023
Miles Drilling Co.5202005–2010
Jimmy D. Miller5480152003–2007
THI WATER WELL4710152018–2024
AFFORDABLE WATER WELL4200202013–2020
Strata Core Drilling Co.4252009
Johnson Drilling, Inc.4905402004–2009
Erwin Drilling37202019–2025
Jimmie D Miller3646152009–2011
Associated Well Services, Inc.2820602015–2025
Walden Drilling Inc2480122024

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic9958.9%680
Monitor2615.5%25
Irrigation1810.7%680
Stock74.2%810
Environmental Soil Boring53.0%18
Closed-Loop Geothermal42.4%500
Test Well31.8%58
Industrial21.2%800
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s55500365
2010s60570450
2020s53680480

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 19-48. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
55321620203,525Monitor
47747720171,52062010Irrigation
33413520131,49560010Domestic
49219820181,460Public Supply
70783520251,448720Domestic
11439420071,220150Irrigation
34088920121,03545010Stock
50993520181,00510Domestic
509933201897010Domestic
306853201295560220Irrigation

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.

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