texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 26-40

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Andrews County. 546 reports, median depth 51 ft.

546Reports
51 ftMedian depth
0 ftWater at
Median yield

What you will drill through in grid 26-40

Logged in state well grid 26-40, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftCaliche 136, White To Gray Caprock Caliche 58, Sandy Gravel 58, Fill, Caliche, Tan 54, Former Topsoil 50, Fill Caliche 50
25–50 ftClaystone 72, Sandy Gravel 52, Maroon Claystone 52, Tan Sand With Various Colors Of Chert Gravel 30, Clay, Maroon. 19, Gravelly Sand 17
50–100 ftMaroon Claystone 22, Siltstone 20, Maroon Clay 11, Clay, Maroon. 10, Siltstone, Gray 7, Claystone 7
100–200 ftClaystone 39, Siltstone 27, Claystone, Maroon 25, Gray Sandstone 26, Maroon Claystone 25, Claystone, Dry, Maroon 10
200–300 ftSiltstone 23, Claystone 16, Claystone, Maroon 13, Maroon Claystone 10, Gray Sandstone 11, Claystone, Maroon. 4

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 26-40, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Talon Drilling, LP353502006–2010
Talon/LPE141502010–2023
Groundwater Monitoring Inc.29582005
Total Support Services151312001
Vortex Drilling, Inc.6192009
WEST TEXAS WATER WELL SERVICE2602008–2009

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Monitor45783.7%56
Environmental Soil Boring8816.1%10
Public Supply10.2%60
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s40451
2010s133460
2020s9140

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 26-40. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
1610682008299Monitor
2752022008298Monitor
2727882011290Monitor
2752222008288Monitor
2749172008286Monitor
2751202009285Monitor
2749342008285Monitor
2752162008283Monitor
2749132008281Monitor
2749242009281Monitor

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 26-40?

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 Andrews County.

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