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Texas well grid 24-38

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Hockley County and Terry County. 187 reports, median depth 207 ft.

187Reports
207 ftMedian depth
170 ftWater at
25 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 24-38

Logged in state well grid 24-38, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 115, Caliche 85, Topsoil 44, Caliche, Clay & Sand 24, Sandstone 20, Sand 15
25–50 ftSand & Soft Sandstone 13, Rock 11, Sandstone 10, Sand 8, Sand And Sandstone 6, Sandstone & Clay 5
50–100 ftRock 81, Sandstone 24, Sand 23, Sand & Sandy Clay 12, Sand & Soft Sandstone 10, Brown Clay 10
100–200 ftSand & Gravel 71, Sand 49, Blue Clay 42, Brown Clay 30, Sand And Gravel 25, Yellow Clay 27
200–300 ftBlue Clay 59, Yellow Clay 20, Sand & Gravel 8, Yellow & Light Blue Clay 6, Yellow & Blue Clay 5, Brown Clay 5
300–500 ftShale 2, Sand 2, Layers-Brown Sand, Blue & Red Clay 1, Shale & Blue Clay 1, Orange & Brown Sand 1, Shale & Clay 1
500–1000 ftLight Blue Sand 1, Red Clay 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 24-38, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Gilco Drilling Company372122006–2020
SUBMERSIBLE PUMP SPECIALISTS282182002–2019
Carter Drilling Co., Inc19202252005–2026
Presage Environmental, Inc.141862011–2014
Jacob P Klassen Drilling Co132212014–2025
Monte Moore Drilling102052003–2013
Peterson Drilling & Testing, Inc.102010
PETER KLASSEN71992022–2025
Estill Drilling7224152004–2020
Thunder Well Service, LLC61822015–2026
Jack Spears Drilling62372009–2010
T & T Drilling, LTD51902007–2008
Jack Spears42622004–2006
Yellow Jacket Drilling Services, LLC3252017
PANHANDLE PUMP AND IRRIGATION32102004
Peter B Loewen22582023–2025
JB Drilling22052016–2024
J & S Drilling, LLC21952021
Moore Drilling12332025
HENRY NEUFELD12002024
Vanguard Well Resources, LLC11952023
Weston Drilling Inc12002021
Couch Operating, LLC12202019
Panhandle Pump12004
Wilson Drilling, Inc.12452002

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Irrigation14376.5%215
Domestic2815.0%200
Environmental Soil Boring84.3%25
Monitor52.7%151
Stock31.6%135
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s56222172
2010s95205172
2020s36200160

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 24-38. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
3427242013560Irrigation
3242242013400Irrigation
1096612007305275Domestic
808872004262Irrigation
808422004262Irrigation
1337842007261183Irrigation
6427902023258198Irrigation
2027792009254198Irrigation
780802006254208Irrigation
7266442026250Irrigation

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 24-38?

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, Terry County, Lubbock County.

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