texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 27-12

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Gaines County. 496 reports, median depth 223 ft.

496Reports
223 ftMedian depth
110 ftWater at
15 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 27-12

Logged in state well grid 27-12, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftCaliche 319, Topsoil 249, Top Soil 180, Sand 64, Clay 25, Sandstone 23
25–50 ftSand 93, Sandstone 50, Rock 34, Sand & Sandstone 35, Sandy Clay 17, Sand Stone 9
50–100 ftRock 221, Sand 115, Sandstone 70, Yellow Clay 40, Clay 17, Sand Stone 17
100–200 ftSand 227, Blue Clay 182, Rock 127, Yellow Clay 103, Sandy Clay 65, White Sand 37
200–300 ftRed Clay 145, Red Bed 107, Sand 80, Blue Clay 48, White Sand 15, Sandy Clay 16
300–500 ftRed Clay 4, Red Bed 3, Sand And Gravel 1, Sand & Clay 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 27-12, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vanguard Well Resources, LLC712232018–2026
Landowner Drilled402152005–2024
Goertzen Drilling351962006–2026
JB Drilling322402015–2026
DURAN DRILLING322402004–2022
Pearson Drilling302182005–2015
PETER KLASSEN282652014–2024
DELTA DRILLERS232202023–2026
Robinson Drilling232292004–2018
Jeter Drilling Co.162402003–2014
Ford Drilling Inc152282005–2009
HENRY NEUFELD132252018–2022
Bates Drilling Company122252004–2007
DRILL PRO WATER WELL DRILLING111912014–2022
Monte Moore Drilling102102002–2015
Peter B Loewen92202015–2020
LETKEMAN DRILLING82402022–2026
Jack Spears Drilling7225102006–2015
Neufeld Family Drilling llc61002015–2025
Couch Operating, LLC62702013–2021
B & R IRRIGATION62522008–2012
B & B CONSTRUCTION CO.61282003
B & J Irrigation & Drilling co51952017–2022
VANGUARD WATER WELLS42052016–2017
Pandhandle Pump & Irrigation41602005

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Irrigation33667.7%230
Domestic14930.0%211
Stock40.8%223
Test Well40.8%240
Industrial20.4%284
Injection10.2%323
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s120220100
2010s19722390
2020s179224138

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 27-12. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
52398620192,633Irrigation
47438720181,120Irrigation
5807302021380Domestic
3065432012348Irrigation
2228852007347155Irrigation
2928922012336183Irrigation
3389632010325Irrigation
1503862005323Injection
2229482008316180Irrigation
5471092020311Irrigation

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 27-12?

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This grid falls in Gaines County.

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