texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 24-16

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Lubbock County and Hockley County. 213 reports, median depth 205 ft.

213Reports
205 ftMedian depth
146 ftWater at
14 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 24-16

Logged in state well grid 24-16, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftSandy Clay 116, Caliche 94, Top Soil 93, Topsoil 92, Brown Sandy Clay 24, Sandstone 26
25–50 ftSandstone 55, Sandy Clay 23, Sand 10, Fine Sand 7, Tan Sandstone 7, Sand And Sandstone 5
50–100 ftSandy Clay 51, Sandstone 39, Sand 33, Sandy Clay With Sand 22, Brown Sandy Clay 15, Fine Sand 13
100–200 ftSand And Gravel 88, Blue Clay 71, Rock 47, Sand 44, Sandy Clay 29, Yellow Clay 33
200–300 ftBlue Clay 37, Red And Blue Clay 23, Blue Shale 20, Red Bed 13, Light Blue Sandy Clay 10, Redbed 9

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 24-16, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Thunder Well Service, LLC135211152005–2026
Estill Drilling12182142003–2020
Zar's Pump & Drilling Service111352020–2024
Jack Spears Drilling10207102008–2014
Vanguard Well Resources, LLC52002023–2025
Carter Drilling Co., Inc51752008–2021
Weston Drilling Inc41702020–2024
Couch Operating, LLC41452020–2023
R&R DRILLING LLC31602020
DURAN DRILLING32032017
Moore Drilling21422026
Harrison and Cooper, Inc.22182023–2025
Rodgers Well Service219232017
Wilson Drilling, Inc.22082009–2017
Jacob P Klassen Drilling Co21822012–2015
Pearson Drilling22010
Neufeld Family Drilling llc11802021
B & J Irrigation & Drilling co11652020
HI PLAINS DRILLING, INC.11652018
Thunder Well11182011
Gilco Drilling Company11602007
T & T Drilling, LTD12092008
Harrison & Cooper, Inc.11202007
Goyne Drilling & Well Service1102003
PLAINS WELL SERVICE OF BROWNFIELD, INC.1102005

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic17180.3%208
Irrigation3516.4%165
Stock62.8%208
Industrial10.5%180
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s24198165
2010s54189148
2020s135210130

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 24-16. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
2183572010283Irrigation
6697162024275Irrigation
6697072024275Irrigation
7030062025260Domestic
5796162021260Domestic
7067502025259Domestic
7030052025259Domestic
7037682025258Domestic
7162852026256172Domestic
7164152026255Domestic

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 24-16?

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 Lubbock County, Hockley County, Lamb County, Hale County.

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