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Texas well grid 24-57

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Yoakum County and Gaines County. 239 reports, median depth 185 ft.

239Reports
185 ftMedian depth
80 ftWater at
60 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 24-57

Logged in state well grid 24-57, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftCaliche 167, Top Soil 96, Topsoil 86, Rock 30, Sandstone 22, Sand 20
25–50 ftRock 49, Sandstone 33, Sand 30, Sandy Clay 14, Sand Stone 6, Tan Silty Sand & Sandstone 5
50–100 ftRock 86, Sand 85, Sandstone 47, Sandy Clay 10, Sand Stone 11, Sand & Sandstone 7
100–200 ftSand 84, Rock 76, Blue Clay 72, Yellow Clay 67, Sandstone 20, Sandy Clay 19
200–300 ftRed Bed 43, Sand 29, Red Clay 30, Clay 9, Sand And Gravel 8, Yellow Clay 9
300–500 ftRed Bed 5, Sandy Clay 1, Blue Shale 1, Red Clay 1, Sand & Rocks 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 24-57, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vanguard Well Resources, LLC28240—2019–2025
Straub Corporation2340602008–2011
Goertzen Drilling20134—2006–2025
Monte Moore Drilling19180—2001–2016
DELTA DRILLERS17280—2023–2026
JB Drilling14263—2016–2023
Jack Spears Drilling13143—2007–2017
Pearson Drilling12170—2003–2014
DURAN DRILLING10225—2005–2017
VANGUARD WATER WELLS8235—2016–2017
Ford Drilling Inc8288—2006–2009
Robinson Drilling8225—2003–2012
Neufeld Family Drilling llc7162—2016–2021
Jeter Drilling Co.7234—2007–2008
B&R IRRIGATION6164—2009–2013
DRILL PRO WATER WELL DRILLING5200—2015–2020
B & J Irrigation & Drilling co4240—2017–2022
Jacob P Klassen Drilling Co4197—2012–2017
Moore Drilling3160—2023
Couch Operating, LLC3212—2017–2019
H&F Waterwell Drilling Co3235—2011–2012
Deer Horn Drilling HP2165—2026
JAKOB WIELER2285—2022
SUBMERSIBLE PUMP SPECIALISTS2173—2017
Peter B Loewen2190—2016

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Irrigation17171.5%227
Environmental Soil Boring166.7%28
Domestic135.4%185
Public Supply104.2%134
Monitor83.3%60
Rig Supply72.9%170
Fracking Supply62.5%165
Stock52.1%150
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s7816370
2010s9718280
2020s64240185

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 24-57. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
2434742008400120—Irrigation
1819592006330——Irrigation
7011652025325——Irrigation
5464812020315——Irrigation
5447902020313——Irrigation
7173872025308——Irrigation
7126362025306——Irrigation
1819612006306——Irrigation
7037212025305——Irrigation
7037202025305——Irrigation

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.

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This grid falls in Yoakum County, Gaines County, Terry County.

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