texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 28-28

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Borden County and Howard County. 223 reports, median depth 45 ft.

223Reports
45 ftMedian depth
21 ftWater at
20 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 28-28

Logged in state well grid 28-28, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTopsoil 32, Top Soil 30, Red Clay 25, Caliche 25, Red Shell 22, Sandy Clay, Reddish Brown, Dry, No Odor 11
25–50 ftRed Bed 13, Red Clay 19, Damp Grey Silty Clay 13, Gravel 12, Silty Grey Clay 9, Sand And Gravel 6
50–100 ftRed Clay 14, Sandy Clay 7, Redbed 3, Sand And Gravel 3, Sand&Gravel 3, Sandstone 2
100–200 ftRed Clay 11, Sand Gravel 7, Sandy Clay 7, Mix Clay 6, Sand&Gravle 4, Sandstone 3
200–300 ftRed Clay 12, Sand 1, Sandstone 1, Gray Clay 1, Lime Rock 1, Lime 1
300–500 ftGray Sand 2, Sand 1, Red Clay 1, Gray Sandstone 1, Red Clay/Fine Red Sand 1, Red/Grey Clay With Sandstone Streaks 1
500–1000 ftRed Shale 2, Gray Sand 1, Red Clay 1, Sandstone 1, Sand & Sandstone 1, Sand & Red Shale 1
1000–5000 ftRed Shale With Red And Grey Clay 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 28-28, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Environmental Technology Group Inc.95302001–2002
ECO DRILLING16252002
kinard water well service15160252011–2022
Vortex Drilling, Inc.15152007
Talon/LPE12302026
Blue Quail Energy Services LLC.1070202014
Couch Operating, LLC9402018–2019
Straub Corporation7312005–2006
Choate Well Service638082016–2025
Neufeld Family Drilling llc52052017–2025
Nomad Drilling51002018
White Drilling Company, Inc.5802003–2014
Talon Drilling, LP5592003
Monte Moore Drilling42102013
Belew Well Service37562004–2008
R&R DRILLING LLC2602024
Pearson Drilling22014
DARRELL CRASS DRILLING2932005–2006
Moore Drilling11202019
na1602018
Nueve Drilling Company11,2502016
Blue Quail Drilling11802016
B & B Pump17532004

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Monitor10748.0%31
Environmental Soil Boring4319.3%25
Domestic198.5%150
Fracking Supply156.7%160
Irrigation135.8%40
Stock125.4%80
Rig Supply114.9%154
Industrial20.9%93
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s148300
2010s53100100
2020s2240260

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 28-28. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
44206220161,250Rig Supply
585484202186061050Fracking Supply
585036202184068050Fracking Supply
65045620233802607Domestic
422395201623017437Fracking Supply
422396201622817525Fracking Supply
47963820182271802Domestic
412582201522011050Domestic
4462142017215Rig Supply
4462152017210Rig 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.

Drilling a well near grid 28-28?

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This grid falls in Borden County, Howard County.

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