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Texas well grid 23-12

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Crosby County and Lubbock County. 144 reports, median depth 372 ft.

144Reports
372 ftMedian depth
260 ftWater at
75 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 23-12

Logged in state well grid 23-12, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 78, Caliche And Clay 53, Topsoil 34, Caliche 30, Sand, Sandy Clay, Sandstone 22, Sandstone 16
25–50 ftHard Caprock 26, Caprock 13, Sandstone 10, Sandy Clay, Sandstone 7, Rock 5, Sand, Sandy Clay, Sandstone 4
50–100 ftSand, Sandy Clay, Sandstone 20, Hard Caprock 10, Clay 10, Brown Clay, Sandstone 11, Brown Clay 9, Sandstone 9
100–200 ftSand, Sandy Clay, Sandstone 25, Sand 16, Brown Clay 14, Sand And Gravel 12, Sandy Clay 10, Clay 10
200–300 ftSand, Sandy Clay, Sandstone 18, Coarse Sand, Gravel, Clay, Sandstone 14, Sand And Gravel 13, Clay 9, Sand 10, Sandy Clay 9
300–500 ftRed And Blue Clay 36, Red And Blue 26, Sand And Gravel 19, Red Bed 24, Sticky Clay 14, Brown Sticky Clay 11

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 23-12, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
HI PLAINS DRILLING, INC.743922001–2020
Thunder Well Service, LLC253802011–2025
Zar's Pump & Drilling Service183631402013–2025
Carter Drilling Co., Inc9360252007–2024
Rodgers Well Service44282020–2025
Dyck Pump Service33622003–2004
Couch Operating, LLC24002013–2014
LARRY ROLLINS DRILLING24052004–2008
Goyne Drilling2367142004–2006
Peter B Loewen13512023
Vanguard Well Resources, LLC13632022
PETER KLASSEN14052021
Bates Drilling Company13652005

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Irrigation12788.2%372
Domestic1611.1%380
Stock10.7%360
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s35370223
2010s67375
2020s42372314

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 23-12. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
2617342011460Domestic
6962772025450Domestic
5460492020446Domestic
2523902011446Irrigation
6622122024444Irrigation
3094952012440Irrigation
2660252011440Domestic
1473982008440Irrigation
1055992007440Irrigation
255222003440Irrigation

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 23-12?

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This grid falls in Crosby County, Lubbock County, Hale County, Floyd County.

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