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Texas well grid 20-46

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Jack County. 147 reports, median depth 240 ft.

147Reports
240 ftMedian depth
80 ftWater at
15 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 20-46

Logged in state well grid 20-46, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftYellow Clay 41, Sand Rock 41, Topsoil 31, Red Clay 25, Gray Clay 24, Top Soil 24
25–50 ftGray Shale 31, Gray Clay 29, Lime 18, Red Clay 15, Sand Rock 11, Yellow Clay 11
50–100 ftGray Shale 70, Lime 34, Sand 30, Red Clay 22, Coal 16, Gray Clay 12
100–200 ftGray Shale 85, Sand 66, Lime 27, Red Clay 20, Red Shale 13, Hard Sand 14
200–300 ftGray Shale 68, Sand 33, Lime 13, Red Shale 9, Hard Sand 9, Red Clay 6
300–500 ftGray Shale 25, Sand 20, Sandy Shale 4, Sand And Shale 3, Hard Sand 3, Gray Shale With Lime Layers 2
500–1000 ftGray Shale 2, Sand 1, Lime 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 20-46, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Erwin Water Well Drilling80240152001–2026
Erwin Drilling31260152019–2026
Sunbelt Industrial Services2272009–2021
Moore's Water Well Service3260402014–2024
Water Well Drilling and Service3260602013–2014
Prater Water Well2200302007–2011
Burke Lyons Water Well12402026
Moore's Water Well1440152013
AFFORDABLE WATER WELL1240102010
Thorp Springs Well Svc Inc14302009
Cheshier Water Well1180122006
Wyatt Drilling Service112022003

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic11779.6%240
Environmental Soil Boring1510.2%4
Stock74.8%260
Monitor74.8%20
Industrial10.7%260
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s5320080
2010s32240140
2020s6224012

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 20-46. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
459258201756020Domestic
7243782026540Domestic
7243762026540Domestic
5484442020500Domestic
2609520035009550Domestic
311199201348060Stock
1055072007480Domestic
4841242018460Domestic
4846442018440Domestic
4160042016440Domestic

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 20-46?

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 Jack County.

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