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Texas well grid 25-56

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Yoakum County and Gaines County. 161 reports, median depth 263 ft.

161Reports
263 ftMedian depth
130 ftWater at
—Median yield

What you will drill through in grid 25-56

Logged in state well grid 25-56, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftCaliche 98, Topsoil 64, Top Soil 57, Sand 24, Open Hole 13, Rock 11
25–50 ftSand 39, Rock 27, Sandstone 22, Stone 8, Caliche 7, Brown Sandstone 4
50–100 ftSand 57, Rock 36, Sandstone 27, Brown Sand 9, Sandy Clay 6, Stone 6
100–200 ftYellow Clay 79, Sand 72, Blue Clay 68, Rock 37, Sandstone 24, Sand & Gravel 9
200–300 ftRed Bed 76, Sand 69, Blue Clay 48, Red Clay 22, Sand & Gravel 17, Sand And Gravel 12
300–500 ftRed Bed 8, Sand 4, Light Blue Sandy Clay 1, Red Clay 1, Red Sand 1, Grey & Yellow Clay 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 25-56, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Landowner Drilled41280—2013–2023
DURAN DRILLING36280—2005–2022
Pearson Drilling17271—2000–2011
B & J Irrigation & Drilling co8260—2017–2022
Couch Operating, LLC7255—2019–2020
JB Drilling6250—2020–2025
Vanguard Well Resources, LLC6273—2018–2023
Goertzen Drilling5251—2014–2016
Wes Tex Exploration5240—2004
LETKEMAN DRILLING4204—2024–2026
Neufeld Family Drilling llc4125—2017
DELTA DRILLERS3263—2024
Jack Spears3165—2004–2005
B & R IRRIGATION3201—2008–2010
Ford Drilling Inc3248—2009
VANGUARD WATER WELLS2160—2017
DRILL PRO WATER WELL DRILLING2280—2015
Robinson Drilling2252—2006
JAKOB WIELER1200—2021
Jack Spears Drilling1——2007
Straub Corporation135—2005

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Irrigation14791.3%263
Industrial42.5%275
Domestic42.5%228
Fracking Supply42.5%125
Stock10.6%—
Environmental Soil Boring10.6%35
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s52262123
2010s68270128
2020s41260150

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 25-56. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
3560842013420——Irrigation
3409732013400——Irrigation
6799922024380——Irrigation
3560832013377——Irrigation
6651212024375180—Irrigation
3409742013360——Irrigation
3906802015320——Irrigation
3742362014317——Irrigation
2083892008314——Irrigation
2487352011312——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.

Drilling a well near grid 25-56?

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This grid falls in Yoakum County, Gaines County.

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