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Texas well grid 23-17

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Lubbock County. 731 reports, median depth 162 ft.

731Reports
162 ftMedian depth
100 ftWater at
15 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 23-17

Logged in state well grid 23-17, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftCaliche 269, Topsoil 268, Top Soil 268, Sandy Clay 217, Sandstone 148, Brown Sandy Clay 57
25–50 ftSandstone 79, Brown Silt & Sand 30, Sandy Clay 32, Sand And Sandstone 30, Brown Sandy Clay 20, Sand 16
50–100 ftSand 149, Sandstone 97, Sandy Clay 72, Brown Silt & Sand 48, Sand And Gravel 54, Rock 49
100–200 ftSand And Gravel 195, Blue Clay 221, Sand 152, Yellow Clay 137, Brown Clay 108, Rock 111
200–300 ftBlue Clay 50, Red Clay 23, Red And Blue Clay 11, Redbed 10, Red Bed 10, Light Blue Sandy Clay 6
300–500 ftRed Clay 2, Red Clay W/Little Gray Clay Mix 1, Red Clay W/Brown Clay Strips 1, Red & Brown Clay 1, Red & Brown Clay W/Gray Clay Strips 1, Brown To Gray Clay 1
500–1000 ftRed Clay 1, Red Clay W/Shale Strips 1, Gray Clay W/Very Fine Gray Sand W/Clay Mix 1, Tight Very Fine Gray Sand W/Clay Mix & Shale Strips 1, Gray To Red Clay 1, Red To Gray Clay 1
1000–5000 ftTight To Firm Red Silty Clay W/Hard Shale Strips 1, Red Clay W/Shale Strips W/Little Sand Mix 1, Fine Little Tight Sand W/Clay Strips 1, Fine Little Tight Sand W/Clay & Shale Strips 1, Fine Little Tight Sand W/Red Clay & Shale Strips 1, Fine Little Tight Red Sand W/Red Clay & Shale Strips 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 23-17, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Thunder Well Service, LLC294163152003–2026
Estill Drilling137175152002–2026
Carter Drilling Co., Inc52172252006–2026
Zar's Pump & Drilling Service4020272013–2026
Harrison & Cooper, Inc.40118502005–2022
Weston Drilling Inc16169—2018–2025
B & B CONSTRUCTION CO.15135602001–2005
Jacob P Klassen Drilling Co14200—2011–2025
T & T Drilling, LTD13162—2002–2009
WDC Exploration & Wells11150—2004
WEST Drilling810—2021
HI PLAINS DRILLING, INC.7160—2001–2016
PETER KLASSEN6158—2014–2025
Harrison and Cooper, Inc.6157122011–2025
Presage Environmental, Inc.6193—2010–2014
T&T Drilling5145—2003–2015
Monte Moore Drilling5185—2012–2015
SUBMERSIBLE PUMP SPECIALISTS5157—2001–2012
R&R DRILLING LLC4159—2022
Gilco Drilling Company4147—2009–2018
Zar's Pump Service419252011–2012
Jack Spears4149—2005
Highwater Drillers3244—2025
Vanguard Well Resources, LLC3226—2021–2023
Rodgers Well Service3190—2013–2018

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic54574.6%167
Irrigation8010.9%152
Monitor486.6%104
Test Well192.6%190
Environmental Soil Boring141.9%10
Injection121.6%146
Stock60.8%190
Public Supply50.7%160
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s23016084
2010s230167102
2020s271163106

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 23-17. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
69233620251,600——Test Well
2894852012340——Domestic
5537792020315——Domestic
4003012015309——Domestic
6221222022297——Domestic
6914622025250——Irrigation
6263022022250——Domestic
5978472022250——Irrigation
5580662020250——Irrigation
2632112011250——Domestic

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.

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This grid falls in Lubbock County.

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