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Texas well grid 28-48

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Mitchell County. 505 reports, median depth 10 ft.

505Reports
10 ftMedian depth
70 ftWater at
3 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 28-48

Logged in state well grid 28-48, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftBrw./Red Clay 392, Dk.Brw.Stiff Clay 156, No Recovery 21, Top Soil 9, Red Clay 9, Reddish Brown Silty Sand. 9
25–50 ftRed Clay 5, Red Sandy Clay 4, Dense Red/Brown Silty Clay 3, Brown Silty Clay 3, Brown Sandy Clay 2, Shale 1
50–100 ftRed Clay 6, Gray Silty Clay 3, Sand 2, Yellow Sand 2, Gray Gypsum 1, Blue Shale 1
100–200 ftRed Clay 4, Red Bed 2, Blue Shale 2, Blue Sand 2, Red Sand 1, Clay 1
200–300 ftGray Shale 1, Brown Shale 1, Sandstone 1, Gray Sandy Shale 1
300–500 ftRed Shale 1, Red Clay 1, Sandy Red Shale 1, Gray Sandstone 1
500–1000 ftAnhydrite 1, Red Clay 1, Gray Sandstone 1, Sandstone & Gravel 1, Redbed 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 28-48, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vortex Drilling, Inc.445102010
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC21302026
Blackwell Water Well Service Inc1012032007–2026
Straub Corporation10452013
White Drilling Company, Inc.9122010
Wildcat Services LLC31802022
Choate Well Service26251002013–2024
aquatech solutions1802022
BIG COUNTRY WINDMILL WATER SERVICES, LLC11202016
Big Country Water Services132015
Blackwell Water Well11602010
EAGLE CORROSION CONTROL12402008

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Environmental Soil Boring48495.8%10
Stock153.0%160
Domestic30.6%100
Test Well10.2%200
Monitor10.2%83
Public Supply10.2%625
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s616075
2010s4691060
2020s303070

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 28-48. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
3162752013625150100Public Supply
1442092008240Stock
6272712022220Stock
66112420242001901Test Well
2278562009181753Stock
6272892022180Stock
227505201016072Stock
2105292009160Stock
2105282009160Stock
2105212009160Stock

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 28-48?

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 Mitchell County.

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