texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 26-08

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Gaines County and Yoakum County. 250 reports, median depth 265 ft.

250Reports
265 ftMedian depth
145 ftWater at
15 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 26-08

Logged in state well grid 26-08, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftCaliche 163, Top Soil 107, Topsoil 82, Rock 38, Sand 20, Sandstone 14
25–50 ftRock 49, Sand 52, Sandstone 34, Sandy Clay 6, Sand W/Rock Ledges 4, Sand & Rock 3
50–100 ftSand 59, Rock 50, Sandstone 34, Caliche 7, Brown Clay 4, Red Sand 2
100–200 ftSand 103, Rock 52, Sandstone 19, Sandy Clay 17, Sand And Gravel 12, Clay 11
200–300 ftRed Bed 110, Red Clay 64, Sand 54, Blue Clay 24, Sandy Clay 18, Yellow Clay 15
300–500 ftRed Clay 5, Red Bed 5, Blueclay 2, Redbed 2, Sand 1, Blue Clay And Red Bed 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 26-08, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Pearson Drilling452502000–2014
Ford Drilling Inc452602004–2009
Vanguard Well Resources, LLC242682018–2024
Robinson Drilling202832003–2025
JB Drilling142802016–2025
DURAN DRILLING122842007–2016
Goertzen Drilling112652011–2022
Jeter Drilling Co.82632007–2014
DELTA DRILLERS72802023–2024
JAKOB WIELER72752021–2022
Wes Tex Exploration72502004
Couch Operating, LLC62502013–2016
B & J Irrigation & Drilling co52682019–2022
Dyck Pump Service52602003–2004
CORNELIUS LETKEMAN42502021
Blue Quail Energy Services LLC.4260202018
B & R IRRIGATION42852008–2010
HENRY NEUFELD32732019–2020
Peter B Loewen22802026
DRILL PRO WATER WELL DRILLING23002016
Landowner Drilled22902011–2015
John Goertzen23052004–2012
Monte Moore Drilling22702011
SUBMERSIBLE PUMP SPECIALISTS22182006
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.1240152020

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Irrigation23192.4%265
Domestic114.4%274
Rig Supply41.6%260
Public Supply10.4%240
Test Well10.4%283
Injection10.4%
Industrial10.4%222
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s102260145
2010s96265150
2020s52275150

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 26-08. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
327678201336060Irrigation
3301812011350190Irrigation
6655852024345150Irrigation
2226302010341165Irrigation
6699762024340100Irrigation
4818432018335Irrigation
4206202016321Irrigation
4324852016320Irrigation
6004882022315110Irrigation
5474912020315Irrigation

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 26-08?

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 Gaines County, Yoakum County, Cochran County.

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