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Texas well grid 20-31

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Clay County and Archer County. 109 reports, median depth 180 ft.

109Reports
180 ftMedian depth
68 ftWater at
10 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 20-31

Logged in state well grid 20-31, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftSand Rock 33, Yellow Clay 27, Red Clay 28, Topsoil 26, Clay 13, Sandstone 9
25–50 ftRed Clay 22, Red & Blue Shale 12, Sand 10, Gray Shale 10, Gray Clay 10, Red Shale 8
50–100 ftSand 49, Red Clay 29, Gray Shale 17, Gray Clay 13, Red Shale 10, Sandy Shale 7
100–200 ftSand 66, Gray Shale 32, Red Clay 29, Red Shale 14, Blue Shale 9, Red & Blue Shale 10
200–300 ftSand 12, Gray Shale 9, Red Clay 8, Red Shale 4, Lime 1, Sand And Shale 1
300–500 ftSandy Gray Shale 1, Red And Gray Shale 1, Conglomerate 1, Red Shale 1, Gray Clay 1, Red Clay 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 20-31, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Prater Water Well48160102003–2024
Erwin Water Well Drilling41200102001–2026
Erwin Drilling7200122018–2023
JB Water Well Drlg3220152016–2018
White Water Well226582012–2019
Gillispie Drilling112042025
Burke Lyons Water Well12002024
Alpha Omega Water Well1200102019
Ledger Drilling Co.112032013
Cheshire Water Wells116022011
Erwin Water Well Driling12002011
White Water Wells1260102010
Fuel Tech12002005

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic8779.8%200
Stock2220.2%170
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s3317055
2010s4620070
2020s3015070

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 20-31. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
16460420084604Domestic
377620014055523Domestic
6885442024320Domestic
6594192023320Domestic
8484820063001802Domestic
5198382019265578Domestic
369125201426015Domestic
36865820142601008Domestic
34222420112607515Domestic
33153820112607515Domestic

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 20-31?

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, Archer County, Wise County.

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