texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 27-20

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Gaines County. 1,212 reports, median depth 160 ft.

1,212Reports
160 ftMedian depth
80 ftWater at
10 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 27-20

Logged in state well grid 27-20, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftCaliche 944, Topsoil 553, Top Soil 527, Sand 158, Sandstone 90, Sand & Sandstone 51
25–50 ftSand 261, Sandstone 161, Rock 148, Sand & Sandstone 61, Sandy Clay 46, Sand Stone 36
50–100 ftRock 506, Sand 382, Yellow Clay 181, Sandstone 147, Blue Clay 114, Sandy Clay 70
100–200 ftRed Clay 586, Sand 361, Red Bed 277, Blue Clay 158, Rock 92, Sandy Clay 85
200–300 ftRed Clay 40, Red Bed 34, Sand 8, Hard Red Clay 7, Clay 6, Red & Blue Clay 3
300–500 ftRed Clay 4, Light Blue & Brown Sand 2, Red & Blue Clay 2, Brown Sand 2, Red And Blue Sandy Clay 1, Redclay 1
500–1000 ftRed Clay 2

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 27-20, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vanguard Well Resources, LLC188160352018–2026
JB Drilling1261612016–2026
Peter B Loewen871602015–2026
PETER KLASSEN651502014–2026
HENRY NEUFELD651652018–2025
Robinson Drilling591802004–2026
DURAN DRILLING511602007–2022
DELTA DRILLERS501602022–2026
Jeter Drilling Co.361652007–2014
West Texas Faast Bailing311652022–2026
Landowner Drilled29156302008–2024
Deer Horn Drilling HP281602023–2026
Couch Operating, LLC281702013–2024
Pearson Drilling271582008–2015
LETKEMAN DRILLING261642022–2026
VANGUARD WATER WELLS251632014–2017
Jack Spears Drilling25139102005–2017
Goertzen Drilling221612005–2026
DRILL PRO WATER WELL DRILLING211632014–2025
Spot On Drilling19160452025–2026
Bates Drilling Company161522003–2006
Ford Drilling Inc151602005–2008
B&M Pump Irrigation Sales and Service Inc.141542018–2025
B & J Irrigation & Drilling co141602018–2022
Jack Spears101202004–2005

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic85170.2%157
Irrigation32927.1%179
Stock110.9%143
Test Well110.9%180
Monitor90.7%30
Industrial10.1%155
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s14314670
2010s39616290
2020s67316084

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 27-20. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
66190420241,132Domestic
3568292014511Irrigation
3568282014511Irrigation
6519582023460Irrigation
6846402024405120Irrigation
3606052014392Irrigation
6269802022385Irrigation
3035682012364100Irrigation
1179552005330Irrigation
3568322014300Irrigation

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 27-20?

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This grid falls in Gaines County.

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