texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 24-20

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Hockley County and Cochran County. 180 reports, median depth 238 ft.

180Reports
238 ftMedian depth
182 ftWater at
265 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 24-20

Logged in state well grid 24-20, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 126, Caliche 79, Topsoil 35, Sandstone 19, Sand 13, Caliche & Clay 10
25–50 ftSandstone 19, Sand 18, Sand & Soft Sandstone 11, Sandy Clay 11, Rock 10, Sand And Soft Sandstone 4
50–100 ftRock 75, Sandstone 28, Sand 15, Sandy Clay 15, Brown Clay 12, Sand And Sandstone 8
100–200 ftSand & Gravel 43, Sand 41, Brown Clay 33, Sand And Gravel 27, Sand Gravel 19, Blue Clay 21
200–300 ftBlue Clay 89, Yellow Clay 24, Sand And Gravel 12, Sand 11, Redbed 11, Gravel 6
300–500 ftRedbed 3, Sand Clay 1, Red Bed 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 24-20, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Gilco Drilling Company372142003–2020
SUBMERSIBLE PUMP SPECIALISTS342452002–2025
Peter B Loewen202902019–2025
Jacob P Klassen Drilling Co142342011–2023
Neufeld Family Drilling llc92302018–2026
Pete Loewen62014
KB Drilling52942024
Goertzen Drilling53302014–2016
Monte Moore Drilling52352013–2016
B & J Irrigation & Drilling co42652017–2019
HENRY NEUFELD42402018
SUBMERSIBLE PUMP SPECIAISTS42602012–2014
Jack Spears Drilling4210102007–2010
Vanguard Well Resources, LLC32092019–2023
Weston Drilling Inc32372019–2022
Bishop Drilling32252652004
DURAN DRILLING22452020–2021
VANGUARD WATER WELLS22042014
Carter Drilling Co., Inc22082005–2010
Jack Spears22902005
J & S Drilling, LLC12282025
Peter Loewen12014
Wilson Drilling, Inc.11702010
B & R IRRIGATION12952007
TEX-MEX DRILLING, INC.11352007

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Irrigation15385.0%240
Domestic1810.0%204
Test Well52.8%294
Stock21.1%264
Unknown10.6%200
Industrial10.6%216
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s57231180
2010s77234181
2020s46260194

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 24-20. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
64509920232,260Irrigation
31809220131,145Irrigation
6773672024334198Irrigation
3689962014331180Irrigation
3690042014330180Irrigation
3690012014330180Irrigation
6763472024310Test Well
6644332024308191Irrigation
6644352024302Irrigation
6773662024300199Irrigation

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 24-20?

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 Hockley County, Cochran County, Gaines County.

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