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Texas well grid 28-42

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Martin County. 294 reports, median depth 118 ft.

294Reports
118 ftMedian depth
60 ftWater at
40 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 28-42

Logged in state well grid 28-42, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftCaliche 150, Topsoil 109, Top Soil 105, Sand 30, Sandstone 21, Tan Sandy Clay 18
25–50 ftSand 25, Sandstone 23, Red Clay 17, Red Bed 15, Caliche/Lime 12, Gravel 11
50–100 ftRed Clay 54, Sand 33, Sandstone 26, Clay 16, Sand/Gravel 16, Gravel 14
100–200 ftRed Clay 52, Red Bed 40, Redbed 31, Sand 17, Clay 10, Gravel 9
200–300 ftRed Clay 9, Red Clay And Sandstone 6, Redclay 5, Brown And Gray Clay 2, Gray Clay 2, Brown & Gray Clay 1
300–500 ftRed/Brown Clay 12, Red Clay 9, Brown And Gray Clay 4, Gray Clay 2, Fine Blue Sand, Sandy Clay 2, Brown & Gray Clay 1
500–1000 ftRed Clay 9, Grey Clay 6, Sandstone 7, Red Bed 7, Red Bed/Sandstone Stringers 7, Grey And Brown Clay 6
1000–5000 ftRed Shale 9, Grey Shale With Red Shale Streaks 6, Brown & Gray Clay Td 3, Red Clay, Shale 2, Fine Sand 3, Red/Gray Shale 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 28-42, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP3324—2019
Santa Rosa Well Service321531202017–2020
kinard water well service31120302007–2017
DARRELL CRASS DRILLING26100—2003–2010
R&R DRILLING LLC2355—2019–2024
Wheeler Drilling12130252004–2010
Neufeld Family Drilling llc1075—2017–2024
Kinard Water Well Serv9105252009–2011
CASE DRILLING & PUMP SERVICE, LLC9115—2012–2013
Wildcat Services LLC81401002014–2022
WEST TEXAS WATER WELL SERVICE71,372—2016–2019
JB Drilling6153—2018–2024
Stansell Pump6130—2017–2023
Permian H2O Solutions6118—2019–2021
Moore Drilling665—2019
Blue Quail61,5001502017
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.61,324—2017
AAW Services, LLC6126602011–2016
H/ET5123—2025
JWL Well Services550—2019–2022
Blue Quail Energy Services LLC.5200452019
CASE DRILLING AND PUMP SERVICE, LLC5130102013–2014
Choate Well Service4130302011–2023
na460—2017–2018
Juan's Water Well Service4150402017

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Rig Supply13144.6%115
Domestic4615.6%115
Irrigation3511.9%137
Environmental Soil Boring258.5%23
Fracking Supply227.5%1,324
Industrial103.4%115
Other93.1%24
Monitor62.0%130
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s4711058
2010s22012068
2020s2711060

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 28-42. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
33199620121,790950—Rig Supply
44083120161,53054025Fracking Supply
44165320171,52053980Fracking Supply
46374620171,500—150Fracking Supply
46374020171,500—150Fracking Supply
46373920171,500—150Fracking Supply
46373820171,500—150Fracking Supply
46373720171,500—150Fracking Supply
46373620171,500—150Fracking Supply
46274120171,500637—Fracking 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 Martin County.

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