texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 27-13

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Gaines County and Yoakum County. 412 reports, median depth 205 ft.

412Reports
205 ftMedian depth
90 ftWater at
30 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 27-13

Logged in state well grid 27-13, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftCaliche 246, Topsoil 183, Top Soil 176, Sand 39, Sand & Clay 30, Clay 28
25–50 ftSand 57, Sandstone 46, Rock 34, Sand & Sandstone 30, Sandy Clay 21, Brown Sand 16
50–100 ftRock 112, Sand 110, Yellow Clay 39, Sandy Clay 28, Sandstone 27, Sand & Clay 24
100–200 ftSand 166, Blue Clay 86, Red Clay 72, Red Bed 71, Rock 66, Yellow Clay 48
200–300 ftRed Clay 92, Red Bed 52, Blue Clay 23, Sand 26, Red & Blue Clay Mix 11, White Sand 8
300–500 ftRed Clay 11, Red Bed 5, Sandy Clay 2, Sand & Clay 1, Bronw Clay And Rock 1, Blue And Red Bed Mix 1
1000–5000 ftRed Bed 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 27-13, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vanguard Well Resources, LLC772302019–2025
DURAN DRILLING382102006–2022
JB Drilling372032016–2026
Goertzen Drilling341902004–2020
Pearson Drilling322082008–2014
Neufeld Family Drilling llc20902020–2024
Monte Moore Drilling201252002–2014
HENRY NEUFELD161862023–2024
Ford Drilling Inc161952007–2009
PETER KLASSEN132102017–2023
DELTA DRILLERS122062024–2026
Bates Drilling Company122352004–2005
Dyck Pump Service82222003–2004
DRILL PRO WATER WELL DRILLING73002015–2022
VANGUARD WATER WELLS71502016–2018
Moore Drilling63092024–2025
Couch Operating, LLC52262017–2020
B & J Irrigation & Drilling co52152017
Robinson Drilling51782011–2013
Landowner Drilled5230302008–2011
FM Water Well Drilling42852024
Peter B Loewen42102017–2020
New Leaf Waterwell Services31922022
JAKOB WIELER32202021–2022
Jack Spears Drilling32542017

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Irrigation38393.0%205
Test Well143.4%240
Domestic112.7%150
Industrial30.7%168
Stock10.2%95
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s9219985
2010s13620590
2020s184210125

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 27-13. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
56418320201,003Irrigation
6219142022823Irrigation
5368682020523Irrigation
6971172025500160Irrigation
4210152016413150Irrigation
172061200536570Irrigation
6973072025360Irrigation
6044372022350Irrigation
3131172013333Irrigation
6826552024322142Irrigation

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 27-13?

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, Yoakum County.

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