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Texas well grid 24-61

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Terry County and Yoakum County. 458 reports, median depth 163 ft.

458Reports
163 ftMedian depth
100 ftWater at
36 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 24-61

Logged in state well grid 24-61, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftCaliche 323, Topsoil 213, Top Soil 198, Sand 47, Sandstone 31, Sandy Clay 26
25–50 ftRock 62, Sand 59, Sandstone 50, Sand & Sandstone 38, Sandy Clay 19, Brown Sand And Sandstone 13
50–100 ftRock 192, Sandy Clay 74, Sand 73, Sandstone 72, Sand And Gravel 25, Sand & Gravel 22
100–200 ftBlue Clay 247, Yellow Clay 210, Sand 109, Sand & Gravel 71, Sandy Clay 49, Rock 46
200–300 ftSand 44, Red Clay 34, Blue Clay 11, Sandy Clay 9, Rock 8, Sand & Clay 9
300–500 ftRed Clay 41, Red Bed 7, Sandy Clay 5, Sandy Clay With Gravel 2, Sand And Gravel 2, Hard Red Clay 2
500–1000 ftSand 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 24-61, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vanguard Well Resources, LLC93165—2017–2026
Monte Moore Drilling52165—2002–2012
Landowner Drilled32142—2011–2020
PETER KLASSEN25295—2018–2024
JB Drilling23163—2018–2025
B & J Irrigation & Drilling co23165—2017–2022
Goertzen Drilling20160—2007–2020
Couch Operating, LLC20128—2013–2019
DELTA DRILLERS19163—2023–2026
LETKEMAN DRILLING18345—2022–2026
DURAN DRILLING16182—2005–2021
Peter B Loewen15160—2022–2025
B & B CONSTRUCTION CO.15165362001–2009
VANGUARD WATER WELLS12184—2015–2017
Neufeld Family Drilling llc8120—2017–2026
Presage Environmental, Inc.8160—2011–2012
Moore Drilling7285—2024–2025
T&T Drilling665—2003
Pearson Drilling5193—2009–2014
FM Water Well Drilling4145—2024–2025
Jacob P Klassen Drilling Co3160—2018–2023
JAKOB WIELER3160—2021
B & R IRRIGATION3168—2009–2012
Wieler's Well Solutions2300—2025
Thunder Well Service, LLC2167—2021

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Irrigation34775.8%165
Domestic8518.6%164
Test Well81.7%150
Environmental Soil Boring71.5%65
Monitor71.5%—
Stock40.9%163
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s7316566
2010s12915590
2020s256167110

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 24-61. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
5167452018518——Irrigation
6454192023415——Irrigation
6452392023405——Irrigation
5867742021382——Irrigation
5867732021382——Irrigation
700959202538025—Irrigation
6826682024370125—Irrigation
6454392023365——Irrigation
6452362023365——Irrigation
6452312023365——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 Terry County, Yoakum County.

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