texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 24-42

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Yoakum County and Lynn County. 196 reports, median depth 195 ft.

196Reports
195 ftMedian depth
90 ftWater at
5 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 24-42

Logged in state well grid 24-42, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftCaliche 110, Topsoil 94, Top Soil 79, Sandstone 51, Brown Clay 26, Sand 23
25–50 ftSandstone 31, Rock 26, Sand 21, Sand & Sandstone 7, Caliche 7, Sandy Clay 5
50–100 ftRock 98, Sandstone 53, Sand 65, Sand & Sandstone 7, Sand Stone 7, Sandy Clay 6
100–200 ftSand 75, Blue Clay 78, Rock 51, Yellow Clay 36, Sandstone 29, Sand And Gravel 24
200–300 ftBlue Clay 32, Yellow Clay 5, Blue Clay And Gravel 1, Sandy Clay 1, Blue Clay And Stone 1, Gravel 1
300–500 ftWhite Clay 1, Sand 1, Blue And Red Clay 1
1000–5000 ftBlue Clay 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 24-42, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
DELTA DRILLERS352002023–2025
JB Drilling191972016–2026
Vanguard Well Resources, LLC151622020–2024
B & R IRRIGATION141852007–2011
Pearson Drilling122302007–2014
Monte Moore Drilling111902003–2009
DURAN DRILLING102062011–2022
JAKOB WIELER101602021–2022
Robinson Drilling91752009–2011
Neufeld Family Drilling llc81902021
HENRY NEUFELD62182020–2021
Goertzen Drilling61952007–2013
TEX-MEX DRILLING, INC.61952006–2007
Jack Spears Drilling421752007
Couch Operating, LLC31802023–2024
VANGUARD WATER WELLS32112016–2017
Presage Environmental, Inc.32015
Conner Drilling31852003–2005
Dyck Pump Service31982003–2004
Gilco Drilling Company21972019
B & J Irrigation & Drilling co22002017
Jeter Drilling Co.22022007
PETER KLASSEN11912026
SUBMERSIBLE PUMP SPECIALISTS12102016
Drill Pro Waterwell Drilling12015

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Irrigation18594.4%195
Stock52.6%140
Domestic42.0%184
Test Well10.5%183
Fracking Supply10.5%219
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s5419080
2010s61197120
2020s81195160

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 24-42. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
4735152018365Irrigation
588182005252Irrigation
5693182021248Irrigation
6909712025240Irrigation
4782692018233Irrigation
5437412020230Irrigation
3807712014230Irrigation
5736542021225Irrigation
32115200422585Irrigation
3966952015223Irrigation

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 24-42?

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 Yoakum County, Lynn County, Terry County, Bailey County.

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