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Texas well grid 27-08

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Dawson County and Terry County. 327 reports, median depth 118 ft.

327Reports
118 ftMedian depth
70 ftWater at
45 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 27-08

Logged in state well grid 27-08, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftCaliche 253, Top Soil 167, Topsoil 115, Sandstone 19, Sandy Clay 14, Sand 11
25–50 ftRock 71, Sand 21, Sandy Clay 21, Sand & Sandstone 20, Sandstone 15, Caliche 8
50–100 ftRock 91, Sand & Gravel 55, Gravel 46, Sand And Gravel 44, Sand 39, Sandy Clay 32
100–200 ftBlue Clay 68, Yellow Clay 46, Brown Clay 25, Clay 17, Sandy Clay 18, Sand & Gravel 12
200–300 ftRed Bed 15, Red Clay 12, Blue Clay 7, Sand & Gravel 5, Sand 4, Sand And Gravel 3

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 27-08, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Monte Moore Drilling691202002–2013
Landowner Drilled491052008–2024
Neufeld Family Drilling llc441202017–2025
Vanguard Well Resources, LLC431122020–2026
Peter B Loewen221182017–2022
Goertzen Drilling211322011–2022
Spot On Drilling131412025–2026
Couch Operating, LLC91152013–2018
Pearson Drilling91012011–2014
DELTA DRILLERS52762024–2026
T&T Drilling51102003
Milton Moore41322003–2007
Staggs Drilling and Pump, Inc.41502001–2007
Bates Drilling Company41702003
Jeter Drilling Co.32442008–2011
Dyck Pump Service31152004
Monte Moore31102003
JB Drilling22452020–2022
John Scarborough Drilling, Inc.2153452011–2018
DURAN DRILLING22662007
Wheeler Drilling27022009
Moore Drilling21852005
ACOSTA DRILLING2851052004
New Leaf Waterwell Services11302020
VANGUARD WATER WELLS11802016

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Irrigation29790.8%120
Domestic175.2%116
Stock61.8%67
Monitor30.9%110
Test Well20.6%105
Environmental Soil Boring20.6%100
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s11111190
2010s10512060
2020s11112090

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 27-08. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
7180402026300Irrigation
52518200329090Irrigation
2803802011281Irrigation
7185862026280Irrigation
385562201428070Irrigation
7180032026276Irrigation
385559201427270Irrigation
208274200726695Irrigation
208269200726590Irrigation
7180432026260Irrigation

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 27-08?

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 Dawson County, Terry County, Lynn County, Midland County.

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