texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 27-02

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Gaines County and Yoakum County. 466 reports, median depth 210 ft.

466Reports
210 ftMedian depth
90 ftWater at
50 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 27-02

Logged in state well grid 27-02, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftCaliche 297, Topsoil 172, Top Soil 160, Sand 47, Sandstone 24, Rock 20
25–50 ftSand 77, Rock 58, Sandstone 41, Caliche 12, Sandy Clay 10, Sand & Sandstone 10
50–100 ftRock 170, Sand 136, Sandstone 68, Sand Stone 20, Sandy Clay 20, Brown Sand 11
100–200 ftSand 183, Rock 153, Blue Clay 118, Yellow Clay 110, Sandstone 53, Sandy Clay 37
200–300 ftRed Bed 83, Sand 70, Blue Clay 66, Red Clay 68, White Sand 35, Sand And Gravel 14
300–500 ftRed Clay 12, Red Bed 8, Blue Clay 5, Red Blue Clay 3, White Sand 3, Sand Mixed Clay 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 27-02, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
DURAN DRILLING362502006–2019
Pearson Drilling362552005–2015
Goertzen Drilling351802005–2017
Vanguard Well Resources, LLC342102018–2026
HENRY NEUFELD312152016–2025
JB Drilling242902016–2026
Straub Corporation24852003–2016
Ford Drilling Inc212512004–2009
Landowner Drilled19295602006–2018
DRILL PRO WATER WELL DRILLING162472014–2020
LETKEMAN DRILLING112202023–2026
White Drilling Company, Inc.11202006–2022
Jeter Drilling Co.112282008–2013
Robinson Drilling91902003–2012
DELTA DRILLERS83002022–2025
VANGUARD WATER WELLS8261252016–2017
Talon/LPE7102020–2024
B & J Irrigation & Drilling co72302017–2022
Jack Spears Drilling71852008–2017
Harrison & Cooper, Inc.7302009
T&T Drilling71072002–2004
Couch Operating, LLC62002014–2025
Talon Drilling, LP61002006
Drill Pro52032014–2015
Bates Drilling Company51802005–2006

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic20243.3%200
Irrigation18840.3%265
Monitor429.0%86
Environmental Soil Boring265.6%20
Industrial30.6%240
Stock10.2%300
Test Well10.2%180
Other10.2%80
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s13418585
2010s21520585
2020s117233127

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 27-02. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
2817372012410Irrigation
6474782023406Irrigation
3631572014400Irrigation
6529902023380Irrigation
3597992014340Irrigation
2874752012340Irrigation
1190772007332Irrigation
6037472022329Irrigation
4816642018325Irrigation
3598022014325Domestic

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 27-02?

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

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