texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 23-18

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Lubbock County and Swisher County. 455 reports, median depth 202 ft.

455Reports
202 ftMedian depth
119 ftWater at
15 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 23-18

Logged in state well grid 23-18, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 164, Topsoil 126, Sandy Clay 124, Caliche 119, Sandstone 59, Brown Sandy Clay 23
25–50 ftSandstone 71, Sandy Clay 17, Tan Sandstone 8, Reddish Brown Very Fine Silty Sand 6, Red Very Fine Silty Sand 5, Rock 7
50–100 ftSandy Clay 58, Sand 41, Sandstone 37, Sandy Clay With Sand 23, Brown Sandy Clay 11, Clay 11
100–200 ftSand 123, Sandy Clay 83, Blue Clay 62, Sand And Gravel 44, Brown Clay 38, Rock 43
200–300 ftRed Clay 37, Red Bed 26, Sandy Clay 26, Red And Blue Clay 24, Sand 20, Sand And Gravel 24
300–500 ftRedbed 5, Red Clay 4, Red Bed 3, Red Clay With Chunky Rock 1, Red And Blue Clay 1, Blue Clay,Red Bed 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 23-18, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Thunder Well Service, LLC150224152004–2026
Peterson Drilling & Testing, Inc.61712000–2025
HI PLAINS DRILLING, INC.392202003–2019
Carter Drilling Co., Inc38200252005–2022
Zar's Pump & Drilling Service291922013–2025
Estill Drilling28195152004–2024
Weston Drilling Inc111952018–2025
Vortex Drilling, Inc.102008
Rodgers Well Service72452019–2020
Straub Corporation7712002–2006
PLAINS WELL SERVICE OF BROWNFIELD, INC.7207102005
SUBMERSIBLE PUMP SPECIALISTS62082002–2012
B & B CONSTRUCTION CO.62022002–2009
White Drilling Company, Inc.61322004–2005
T&T Drilling51712003–2015
T & T Drilling, LTD51982006–2009
Harrison and Cooper, Inc.41972020–2025
Jacob P Klassen Drilling Co42032011–2020
Harrison & Cooper, Inc.41952005–2006
Zar's Pump Service31842011–2012
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC2102026
JB Drilling23202026
HENRY NEUFELD22322019–2025
PETER KLASSEN21982021–2022
Couch Operating, LLC22152020–2022

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic27961.3%208
Monitor5512.1%140
Irrigation5111.2%216
Environmental Soil Boring429.2%46
Test Well265.7%200
Stock20.4%166
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s156190119
2010s130198110
2020s169220122

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 23-18. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
1215242005327Irrigation
7037672025322Domestic
5662182021321Domestic
7248532026320210Irrigation
7248482026320210Irrigation
7081892025318Domestic
6679262024317Domestic
80546200631724715Domestic
7037662025316Domestic
2828852012310Irrigation

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 23-18?

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This grid falls in Lubbock County, Swisher County.

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