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Texas well grid 28-51

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Martin County and Howard County. 252 reports, median depth 70 ft.

252Reports
70 ftMedian depth
40 ftWater at
30 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 28-51

Logged in state well grid 28-51, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 71, Caliche 66, Topsoil 55, Sand 50, Red Clay 34, Sandy Clay 28
25–50 ftRed Clay 33, Red Bed 24, Sandstone 15, Sand 15, Sand And Gravel 9, Redbed 6
50–100 ftRed Bed 26, Redbed 21, Red Clay 12, Sandstone 12, Sand & Gravel 11, Sand 9
100–200 ftRedbed 8, Red Bed 6, Red Clay 4, Sand/Gravel 4, Sandstone 3, Red Shale And Clay 3
200–300 ftClay/Sand 1, Brown And Light Red Shale And Clay 1, Red Sand 1, Sand And Clay 1, Redbed 1
300–500 ftRed Bed 3, Brown Sandstone 2, Sandstone 2, Red Shale And Red Clay 1, Red & Gray Clay With Streaks Of Red Shale 1, Red & Grey Clay Shale Streaks 1
500–1000 ftRed Bed/Sand Stone - Stringers 4, Sand And Sandstone 3, Red Bed 3, Red Clay 3, Red Shale With Sand Seams 3, Sand Stone 2
1000–5000 ftRedbed 2, Red Clay & Gypsum 2, Clay/Shale 1, Clay And Shale 1, Red Clay, Red Shale And Gypsum 1, Sandy Clay 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 28-51, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
DARRELL CRASS DRILLING358032009–2015
Santa Rosa Well Service22140852017–2023
Talon/LPE218—2020
Vortex Drilling, Inc.1950—2013–2017
Choate Well Service1580602011–2021
kinard water well service1560152007–2018
Straub Corporation1414—2016–2021
Sunbelt Industrial Services1340—2011
WEST TEXAS WATER WELL SERVICE11100602016–2022
LEONARD WATER SERVICES1168102020–2022
Blue Quail Energy Services LLC.9200—2017–2019
Nomad Drilling6100—2018–2020
CASE DRILLING & PUMP SERVICE, LLC6138—2012–2015
R DARRELL CRASS680—2011–2012
Talon Drilling, LP620—2008
Cascade Drilling5100—2021
Stansell Pump450—2017–2018
Juan's Water Well Service41,1901002016–2017
Wheeler Drilling43022007
Neufeld Family Drilling llc3140—2022–2023
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP340—2022
Vanguard Well Resources, LLC260—2024
JB Drilling2160—2021
AguaCore Well Service21,110—2019
CASE DRILLING AND PUMP SERVICE, LLC2160152013

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Rig Supply10441.3%80
Environmental Soil Boring5521.8%12
Monitor3112.3%50
Domestic228.7%60
Irrigation114.4%140
Fracking Supply114.4%90
Stock93.6%51
Test Well72.8%100
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s223718
2010s1398040
2020s916745

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 28-51. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
45159520171,32660085Rig Supply
46437320171,230——Rig Supply
44121720171,210478100Rig Supply
46651820171,200——Rig Supply
44121520171,190478100Rig Supply
45159620171,17057590Rig Supply
47433120181,116——Fracking Supply
51382120191,110732—Rig Supply
51278820191,110695—Rig Supply
49560120181,110——Rig 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, Howard County, Potter County, Mitchell County.

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