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Texas well grid 27-11

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Gaines County. 1,193 reports, median depth 215 ft.

1,193Reports
215 ftMedian depth
100 ftWater at
16 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 27-11

Logged in state well grid 27-11, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftCaliche 889, Topsoil 518, Top Soil 490, Sand 227, Sandstone 86, Caliche. 40
25–50 ftSand 255, Sandstone 95, Rock 87, Sand & Sandstone 43, Sandy Clay 33, Sand Stone 30
50–100 ftRock 567, Sand 373, Sandstone 157, Sandy Clay 77, Sand Stone 45, Sand & Sandstone 17
100–200 ftSand 656, Rock 391, Blue Clay 388, Yellow Clay 230, Sandy Clay 132, Red Clay 125
200–300 ftRed Clay 296, Red Bed 243, Sand 78, Blue Clay 49, Sandy Clay 27, Gravel 26
300–500 ftRed Clay 6, Red Bed 3, Sand 1, Gray Sand 1, Red Clay And Gravel 1, Rock 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 27-11, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vanguard Well Resources, LLC146218—2018–2026
JB Drilling83233—2015–2026
Pearson Drilling83233—2003–2015
Jeter Drilling Co.67200802005–2014
DRILL PRO WATER WELL DRILLING61205—2014–2025
Neufeld Family Drilling llc59155—2016–2026
Goertzen Drilling59200—2003–2024
HENRY NEUFELD59223—2016–2023
DURAN DRILLING49205—2005–2022
White Drilling Company, Inc.427—2011–2015
DELTA DRILLERS41240—2022–2026
Robinson Drilling38223—2003–2021
VANGUARD WATER WELLS34224—2014–2017
B & J Irrigation & Drilling co32218—2017–2022
PETER KLASSEN31234—2014–2026
Peter B Loewen25215—2015–2026
Couch Operating, LLC25212—2013–2025
JAKOB WIELER20260—2020–2022
CORNELIUS LETKEMAN19222—2021–2022
Deer Horn Drilling HP17204—2023–2026
Landowner Drilled15225502010–2021
Monte Moore Drilling12185—2003–2016
Ford Drilling Inc12233—2005–2008
Bates Drilling Company10210—2003–2007
West Texas Faast Bailing9204—2022–2024

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic70659.2%210
Irrigation41835.0%225
Environmental Soil Boring433.6%7
Monitor121.0%120
Test Well80.7%200
Stock20.2%172
Industrial20.2%300
Public Supply20.2%240
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s14421080
2010s54021090
2020s509220120

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 27-11. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
33188620111,160140—Irrigation
3574322014500400—Irrigation
5316792019363——Domestic
560368202036096—Irrigation
560366202036096—Irrigation
357425201436080—Irrigation
4572752017342——Irrigation
7252622026325135—Irrigation
6394972023325——Irrigation
1505392005325120—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 27-11?

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.

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