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Texas well grid 20-12

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Wichita County and Archer County. 350 reports, median depth 25 ft.

350Reports
25 ftMedian depth
15 ftWater at
10 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 20-12

Logged in state well grid 20-12, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftRed Clay 41, Brown Clay 43, Topsoil 31, Concrete 30, Red Sandy Clay 26, Brown Sandy Clay 27
25–50 ftRed Bed 11, Red Shale 8, Sand 8, R Shale 5, Clayey Shale, Red/Gray 4, B Shale 4
50–100 ftRed Clay 4, B Shale 4, Red Shale 2, Sand & Gray Shale Layers 1, Mudstone; Brown To Brownand Grey 1, Shale; Dark Grey With Red Brown (Hsa To 75') 1
100–200 ftSand 2, Brown Shale 1, Gray/Red Clay 1, Shale/Clay Mix 1, Rock 1, B Shale 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 20-12, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Fuel Tech5425122001–2005
AOC Environmental, Inc.4226142013–2015
Talon Drilling, LP31202003–2010
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC22202023–2025
Water Well Drilling and Service166062013–2014
Roddy Qualls Environmental Drilling15142015–2021
Gainco, Inc.14252012–2020
Sunbelt Industrial Services14192008–2019
Talon/LPE13252014–2019
Tolunay-Wong Engineers,Inc11302020
Wel-Mat Drilling LLP112006–2008
dba Universal Drilling Services11282005
Strata Core Services, LLC8652012–2018
JB Water Well Drilling845102013–2014
Total Support Services8252012–2014
Groundwater Monitoring Inc.6402005–2006
Savage Excavation5502024–2025
Adams Drilling528102014
W.E.S.T. Drilling5252006
HARRISON DRILLING435152013–2014
Jimmy D. Miller430102004
GM Enterprises42004
Fuel3222001
Right Drill, LLC.2252023
WEST Drilling2302019

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Monitor12435.4%25
Environmental Soil Boring10128.9%17
Irrigation8022.9%30
Domestic257.1%29
Test Well144.0%28
Closed-Loop Geothermal20.6%195
Stock20.6%30
Industrial10.3%60
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s1372513
2010s1592715
2020s542010

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 20-12. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
5470822020200Domestic
328155201319597Irrigation
887442006195Closed-Loop Geothermal
336638201317512Irrigation
3037532012125Environmental Soil Boring
5444922020100Environmental Soil Boring
3588292014100Irrigation
3385992013100Irrigation
359719201490501Irrigation
294279201281Environmental Soil Boring

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 20-12?

Depth is only half the quote. What it costs depends on the rock, the casing and the pump. Tell us where and we pass the request to licensed Texas drillers.

We are nobody's agent and have no arrangement with any firm today. What we do with this.

This grid falls in Wichita County, Archer County.

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