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Texas well grid 28-53

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Howard County. 329 reports, median depth 170 ft.

329Reports
170 ftMedian depth
140 ftWater at
15 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 28-53

Logged in state well grid 28-53, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTopsoil 149, Caliche 90, Top Soil 75, Limestone 54, Calichie 35, Sand 21
25–50 ftLimestone 15, Sand 12, Rock 10, Caliche 7, Sand &Gravle 8, Lime Stone Tan&Grey Layers 8
50–100 ftSand 25, Sandstone 18, Red Clay 17, Rock 8, Red Bed 10, Limestone 9
100–200 ftRed Clay 74, Sandstone 46, Gravel 20, Sand 18, Sand & Gravel 14, Sand&Gravle 14
200–300 ftRed Clay 82, Red Bed 16, Sand&Gravle 12, Gravel 8, Sand & Gravel 6, Redbed 7
300–500 ftRed Clay 2, Red/Brown Shale 1
1000–5000 ftRed/Brown Shale W/Innerbedded Micareous Sandstone 1, Red/Gray Shale 1, Red Sandy Shale/Red Sandstone 1, Red./Gray Shale 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 28-53, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
kinard water well service132180152007–2023
Choate Well Service28190152003–2026
Straub Corporation1396—2001–2018
DARRELL CRASS DRILLING11300—2006–2015
Monte Moore Drilling10100—2006–2015
Vanguard Well Resources, LLC7210—2020–2024
AAW Services, LLC7260152010–2024
Permian H2O Solutions770552017–2020
Belew Well Service713852001–2013
Wheeler Drilling & Pump Co.7222252003–2005
WEST TEXAS WATER WELL SERVICE6260102014–2020
Kinard Water Well Serv620672010–2011
na590—2018–2019
Neufeld Family Drilling llc4120—2025
Moore Drilling4257—2019–2023
LETKEMAN DRILLING4240—2022–2023
DT Oasis Water Wells4245—2021–2023
Santa Rosa Well Service4265152019–2020
VANGUARD WATER WELLS4158—2015
Wheeler Drilling4220402003–2015
W.E.S.T. Drilling425—2013
aquatech solutions3100—2026
Savage Excavation345—2024
CASE DRILLING AND PUMP SERVICE, LLC3180552014–2016
Vortex Drilling, Inc.340—2015

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic21665.7%220
Monitor309.1%70
Fracking Supply257.6%160
Rig Supply175.2%262
Irrigation144.3%178
Test Well82.4%120
Other82.4%80
Environmental Soil Boring51.5%40
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s6517790
2010s183170180
2020s81180140

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 28-53. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
49754520181,605——Industrial
976202006380——Rig Supply
976172006380——Rig Supply
40911920153202407Stock
6307962023315——Domestic
1909212009310——Irrigation
32928620113052707Domestic
53500720203002403Domestic
4204852016300—15Rig Supply
4204832016300—5Rig 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 Howard County.

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