texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 20-54

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Jack County and Parker County. 121 reports, median depth 200 ft.

121Reports
200 ftMedian depth
80 ftWater at
10 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 20-54

Logged in state well grid 20-54, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftYellow Clay 53, Sand Rock 45, Topsoil 39, Gray Clay 17, Red Clay 16, Top Soil 16
25–50 ftGray Shale 40, Gray Clay 32, Sand 21, Lime 12, Sand Rock 8, Yellow Clay 5
50–100 ftGray Shale 55, Sand 40, Lime 25, Gray Clay 11, Hard Sand 11, Red Clay 8
100–200 ftGray Shale 74, Sand 44, Lime 28, Red Clay 11, Hard Sand 8, Sandy Gray Shale 7
200–300 ftGray Shale 30, Sand 18, Lime 11, Sand & Shale 3, Hard Sand 3, Gray Shale With Sand Streaks 1
300–500 ftGray Shale 17, Sand 14, Lime 5, Red Clay 2, Shale 2, Sandy Shale 1
500–1000 ftGray Shale 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 20-54, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Erwin Water Well Drilling97200102001–2026
Erwin Drilling920052019–2026
Moore's Water Well Service314022021–2026
Burke Lyons Water Well32802023–2025
Jimmie D Miller2270122013–2018
Thorp Springs Wells Service, Inc.215082006
M5 Drilling134062024
Water Well Drilling & Service116072015
Water Well Drilling and Service1460452013
Erwin Water Well Driling12002012
Thorp Springs Well Svc Inc115052007

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic11796.7%200
Stock32.5%200
Irrigation10.8%160
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s4122080
2010s46200160
2020s34200250

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 20-54. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
5043952018520Domestic
10187120065008030Domestic
311192201346045Stock
375479201444020Domestic
36874620144408Domestic
259237201144018Domestic
774262005440200Domestic
101522200643028030Domestic
7240552026420Domestic
5881142021400Domestic

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 20-54?

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, Parker County.

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