texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 28-26

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Dawson County and Martin County. 200 reports, median depth 162 ft.

200Reports
162 ftMedian depth
60 ftWater at
95 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 28-26

Logged in state well grid 28-26, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftCaliche 148, Top Soil 134, Topsoil 57, Sand 34, Brown Sand 10, Clay 11
25–50 ftSandy Clay 31, Rock 24, Sand 23, Gravel 22, Sand Stone 17, Sand And Gravel 13
50–100 ftSand 48, Brown Clay 38, Sandy Clay 43, Gravel 28, Sand And Gravel 26, Clay 21
100–200 ftRed Clay 122, Sand And Gravel 50, Sandy Clay 40, Sand 31, Red Bed 39, Gravel 36
200–300 ftRed Bed 5, Red Clay 2, Gravel 1, Shale+Small Gravel 1, Mixclay+Gravel 1, Sandmix Clay+Gravel 1
300–500 ftRed And Gray Clay 1, Red Clay And Gray Sandstone 1
500–1000 ftRed Clay 1, Brown Clay 1, Gray Clay 1, Gray Sandstone, Clay Streaks 1, Red And Cray Clay 1, Gray Clay And Sandstone 1
1000–5000 ftRed And Gray Clay 1, Gray Shale And Clay 1, Gray Sandstone Fine Gravel 1, Gray Sandy Clay And Fine Gravel 1, Brown Sandt Clay 1, Red Sandy Clay & Gravel 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 28-26, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Neufeld Family Drilling llc381652017–2026
JB Drilling281622020–2023
Staggs Drilling and Pump, Inc.191602001–2007
DRILL PRO WATER WELL DRILLING181282017
Monte Moore Drilling141652004–2015
Goertzen Drilling121802009–2011
B & J Irrigation & Drilling co101312016–2021
John Scarborough Drilling, Inc.7195952009–2018
ACOSTA DRILLING72191102004–2014
Landowner Drilled61822011–2013
Highwater Drillers51522025
Spot On Drilling51422025
D & T Drilling41502026
Moore Drilling41952020
Peter B Loewen21602020–2026
kinard water well service21471502019
na22002018
Kinard Water Well Serv2138252010
Pearson Drilling22012
Scarborough Drilling, Inc.22002005–2007
Vanguard Well Resources, LLC1672023
Santa Rosa Well Service11902020
WEST TEXAS WATER WELL SERVICE11,3002016
VANGUARD WATER WELLS1372014
Peter Loewen12014

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Irrigation15175.5%163
Domestic2110.5%138
Rig Supply168.0%185
Fracking Supply63.0%155
Stock42.0%120
Injection10.5%1,300
Monitor10.5%50
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s4518095
2010s7116080
2020s8416255

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 28-26. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
42559920161,300Injection
1755222008255Irrigation
1762342006236Irrigation
35508200422095190Irrigation
35512200421995210Irrigation
35511200421995140Irrigation
3551020042199575Irrigation
35509200421995105Irrigation
5807792021200Irrigation
5339262020200Rig Supply

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.

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This grid falls in Dawson County, Martin County, Lubbock County.

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