texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 24-27

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Cochran County and Hockley County. 196 reports, median depth 265 ft.

196Reports
265 ftMedian depth
183 ftWater at
Median yield

What you will drill through in grid 24-27

Logged in state well grid 24-27, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftCaliche 139, Topsoil 132, Top Soil 34, Red Sandy Clay 22, Sandy Clay 19, Tospoil 15
25–50 ftSand 66, Sand And Sandy Clay 24, Sandy Clay 8, Sand And Sandstone 7, Sand/ Sandstone Mixes 6, Sandstone 5
50–100 ftRock 67, Sand 26, Fine Gravel 17, Sandstone 9, Sandstone And Sand Layers 7, Sand & Soft Sandstone 6
100–200 ftSand 72, Sand And Gravel 68, Sandstone And Sand Layers 22, Tan And Yellow Clay 22, Gravel 19, Rock 16
200–300 ftBlue Clay 80, Sand And Gravel 36, Yellow Clay 30, Yellow And Blue Clay 29, Blue And Yellow Clay 22, Sandy Clay 18
300–500 ftLayers Of Rocks, Sand 1, Sand & Gravel 1, Limestone 1, Sand And Gravel 1, Redbed 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 24-27, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vanguard Well Resources, LLC1452702020–2026
Gilco Drilling Company162432006–2020
Monte Moore Drilling72402013–2015
SUBMERSIBLE PUMP SPECIALISTS52552002–2013
Pearson Drilling53782009–2010
Peter B Loewen42402015–2025
Pandhandle Pump & Irrigation32352004–2005
Pete Loewen22452014
Landowner Drilled12182022
Weston Drilling Inc12372019
B & J Irrigation & Drilling co12502017
VANGUARD WATER WELLS12402017
Jeter Drilling Co.13702007
T & T Drilling, LTD12007
Harrison and Cooper, Inc.12002005
Panhandle Pump12802004
Wilson Drilling, Inc.12752003

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Irrigation18694.9%265
Stock42.0%240
Domestic31.5%232
Industrial10.5%229
Environmental Soil Boring10.5%200
Monitor10.5%200
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s19250183
2010s29243200
2020s148270177

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 24-27. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
2245492010378Irrigation
2432552007370140Irrigation
6874992024300Irrigation
6874982024300Irrigation
6874972024300Irrigation
6584322023297Irrigation
6584282023297Irrigation
6584272023297Irrigation
7271182026295Irrigation
7270872026295Irrigation

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 24-27?

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 Cochran County, Hockley County, Lubbock County.

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