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Texas well grid 24-17

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Cochran County. 219 reports, median depth 201 ft.

219Reports
201 ftMedian depth
89 ftWater at
—Median yield

What you will drill through in grid 24-17

Logged in state well grid 24-17, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftCaliche 104, Topsoil 100, Top Soil 86, Sandstone 30, Red Sandy Clay 24, Clay 24
25–50 ftRock 41, Sandstone 31, Sand 21, Sandy Clay 17, Sand & Soft Sandstone 9, Sand & Sandstone 5
50–100 ftRock 59, Sand 53, Sandstone 36, Sand & Soft Sandstone 12, Rock And Sandstone 11, Sand & Sandy Clay 8
100–200 ftBlue Clay 62, Sand And Gravel 57, Sand 53, Yellow Clay 52, Sand & Gravel 48, Rock 26
200–300 ftBlue Clay 31, Red Bed 16, Red Clay 11, Yellow Clay 7, Sandy Clay 7, Sand 6

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 24-17, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vanguard Well Resources, LLC62200—2018–2026
Gilco Drilling Company28205—2005–2021
Goertzen Drilling25225—2010–2011
Pearson Drilling24——2008–2014
CORNELIUS LETKEMAN13177—2022
Jack Spears Drilling8200—2007–2009
Weston Drilling Inc7203—2021–2022
SUBMERSIBLE PUMP SPECIALISTS7200—2012–2019
Neufeld Family Drilling llc5190—2023–2026
Landowner Drilled4220—2021–2025
B & J Irrigation & Drilling co4235—2020
Curry Farms4——2013
Jacob P Klassen Drilling Co4210—2011–2014
PANHANDLE PUMP AND IRRIGATION4210—2003–2004
JB Drilling3245—2024
PETER KLASSEN3186—2022
VANGUARD WATER WELLS3220—2015
Wilson Drilling, Inc.3242—2003–2010
B&R IRRIGATION3193—2009
Pandhandle Pump & Irrigation2212—2004–2005
Gilco Drillng Company1185—2014
Bates Drilling Company1210—2005
PANHANDLE PUMP & IRRIGATION1205—2003

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Irrigation20995.4%201
Industrial41.8%215
Stock31.4%210
Domestic20.9%200
Test Well10.5%200
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s30205130
2010s8320875
2020s106199205

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 24-17. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
5609452020283——Irrigation
303422003258——Irrigation
6736432024253113—Irrigation
324346201125070—Irrigation
324341201125075—Irrigation
6736572024245——Irrigation
324435201124575—Irrigation
324388201124575—Irrigation
2640232011244110—Irrigation
2093552010242——Irrigation

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 24-17?

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This grid falls in Cochran County.

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