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Texas well grid 20-23

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Clay County. 100 reports, median depth 180 ft.

100Reports
180 ftMedian depth
70 ftWater at
4 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 20-23

Logged in state well grid 20-23, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftRed Clay 36, Sand Rock 36, Yellow Clay 23, Topsoil 21, Sand 13, Topsoil & Clay 8
25–50 ftRed Clay 22, Sand 21, Sand Rock 8, Gray Clay 7, Red Shale 7, Gray Shale 5
50–100 ftRed Clay 30, Sand 33, Gray Shale 17, Red Shale 7, Lime 5, Gray Clay 3
100–200 ftSand 40, Red Clay 27, Gray Shale 14, Red Shale 11, Gray And Red Shale Layers 2, Sandy Gray Shale 3
200–300 ftSand 15, Red Clay 14, Red Shale 6, Gray Shale 5, Red/Gray Shale 1, Gray Shale And Hard Sand 1
300–500 ftSand 1, Red Shale 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 20-23, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Erwin Water Well Drilling3422042001–2024
Prater Water Well3012052004–2024
Erwin Drilling1122042019–2025
THI WATER WELL6250122009–2021
Jones Water Well Drilling618032004–2007
CHESHIER WATER WELLS212032011–2014
Jimmy D. Miller213562004–2007
St. John Water Well Pump Svc.27502003
A-5 Services LLC1200122022
M5 Drilling11602020
JB Water Well Drlg1502019
Prator Water Well122062014
Cheshier Water Well1102014

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic6868.0%200
Stock3030.0%160
Public Supply22.0%180
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s2118080
2010s5718060
2020s2222060

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 20-23. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
31797820133402Domestic
3396452011320905Stock
65699620233002Domestic
1796542009300Domestic
156588200530019510Domestic
7053832025260Domestic
6045952022260Domestic
458471201726015Domestic
38721420142604Domestic
36889620142606Domestic

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 20-23?

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.

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This grid falls in Clay County.

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