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Texas well grid 24-30

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Hockley County and Lamb County. 466 reports, median depth 180 ft.

466Reports
180 ftMedian depth
150 ftWater at
15 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 24-30

Logged in state well grid 24-30, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 228, Caliche 140, Topsoil 127, Sandy Clay 40, Sandstone 33, Caliche, Clay & Sand 32
25–50 ftSand & Soft Sandstone 31, Sandstone 32, Rock 25, Sand 24, Sand And Sandstone 11, Sandy Clay 6
50–100 ftRock 161, Sandstone 40, Sand 32, Brown Clay 34, Brown Sandy Clay 28, Sand & Sandy Clay 22
100–200 ftSand & Gravel 120, Blue Clay 123, Sand 62, Sand And Gravel 65, Brown Clay 54, Yellow Clay 57
200–300 ftBlue Clay 96, Yellow Clay 30, Sand & Gravel 11, Yellow & Blue Clay 7, Sand And Gravel 5, Light Blue Clay 5

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 24-30, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
SUBMERSIBLE PUMP SPECIALISTS692002001–2018
Gilco Drilling Company681682006–2019
Jacob P Klassen Drilling Co411942011–2023
Peterson Drilling & Testing, Inc.3292003–2009
Peter B Loewen261782023–2026
Thunder Well Service, LLC23164152006–2026
Jack Spears211902004–2006
T & T Drilling, LTD2082002–2009
Weston Drilling Inc191542017–2024
Estill Drilling18214152003–2019
Carter Drilling Co., Inc13206252006–2024
T&T Drilling121602002–2005
B & J Irrigation & Drilling co112301002017–2021
Jack Spears Drilling9215102005–2010
Vanguard Well Resources, LLC71802022–2024
B & B CONSTRUCTION CO.71602004–2009
Couch Operating, LLC62482013–2025
White Drilling Company, Inc.61852001–2012
Rodgers Well Service42102010–2025
J & S Drilling, LLC42402018–2021
Pearson Drilling42011–2012
Plains Well Service42121501996
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC3152025
Moore Drilling32192023
VANGUARD WATER WELLS31742014

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Irrigation22848.9%198
Domestic14831.8%172
Environmental Soil Boring408.6%8
Monitor377.9%160
Stock51.1%184
Industrial40.9%190
Rig Supply20.4%215
Injection10.2%
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
1990s4212143
2000s203176151
2010s168190169
2020s91171146

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 24-30. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
5230232019312Irrigation
5805982021275230Irrigation
6398632023270Irrigation
6398622023270Irrigation
6522842023266Irrigation
43222002266193Irrigation
3570482014263211Irrigation
7246022026262Irrigation
4156882016262Irrigation
193112003262202Irrigation

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 24-30?

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.

We are nobody's agent and have no arrangement with any firm today. What we do with this.

This grid falls in Hockley County, Lamb County.

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