Texas well grid 29-17

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Scurry County and Nolan County. 351 reports, median depth 150 ft.

351Reports

150 ftMedian depth

68 ftWater at

40 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 29-17

Logged in state well grid 29-17, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ft	What was logged there
0–25 ft	Caliche 100, Top Soil 50, Red Clay 43, Brown Clay 38, Topsoil 30, Sandy Loam 19
25–50 ft	Red Clay 16, Brown Clay 13, Medium Grained Sand / Medium Moisture 2, Brown Sand 8, Fine Grained Silty Sands, Low Moisture, Low Plasticity, Well 2, Caliche 7
50–100 ft	Brown Clay 30, Red Clay 25, Brown Sandstone 12, Brown Sand 11, Grey Sandstone 6, Sandstone 9
100–200 ft	Red Clay 41, Gray Shale 20, Brown Clay 26, Gray Sand 23, Brown Sand 22, Brown Shale 16
200–300 ft	Red Clay 44, Red Shale 8, Grey Sand 10, Gray Shale 10, Brown Clay 7, Brown Sand 7
300–500 ft	Red Clay 32, Red Shale 6, Gray Shale 6, Gray Sand 6, Gray Clay 5, Blue Clay 3

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 29-17, busiest first.
Firm of record	Wells	Median depth, ft	Median yield, gpm	Years
Blackwell Water Well Service Inc	61	240	30	2004–2019
Straub Corporation	55	55	—	2002–2016
Wildcat Services LLC	39	260	30	2013–2024
M & S Drilling Co., Inc.	17	240	10	2003–2017
Vortex Drilling, Inc.	16	25	—	2010–2015
J. W. Womack Drilling Service	13	306	50	2002–2013
Lange Drilling Co	13	500	30	2003–2012
R&R DRILLING LLC	12	320	—	2021–2024
White Drilling Company, Inc.	12	50	—	2002–2021
AAW Services, LLC	10	194	10	2007–2026
Total Support Services	10	72	—	2010–2019
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC	9	40	—	2024
T & T Drilling, LTD	9	40	—	2006–2007
Talon/LPE	8	75	—	2016–2018
B & B CONSTRUCTION CO.	8	260	—	2002–2013
Sunbelt Industrial Services	7	25	—	2012
Scarborough Drilling, Inc.	7	285	100	2005
Harrison & Cooper, Inc.	7	55	—	2005
dba Universal Drilling Services	7	45	—	2002–2004
BLACKWELL WATERWELL SERV INC	5	220	20	2016–2017
Stansell Pump	3	228	—	2019–2025
Blackwell Water Well Serv., Inc.	3	160	50	2004–2005
White Drilling Company - Lic. #5044W	3	50	—	2001
Universal Drilling Services of Texas, LLC	2	—	—	2006
Talon Drilling, LP	2	55	—	2008

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
Purpose	Wells	Share	Median depth, ft
Monitor	122	34.8%	55
Domestic	96	27.4%	240
Irrigation	53	15.1%	273
Environmental Soil Boring	39	11.1%	15
Stock	24	6.8%	200
Industrial	13	3.7%	285
Test Well	2	0.6%	500
Other	1	0.3%	260

By decade drilled.
Decade	Reports	Median depth, ft	Water at, ft
2000s	156	60	46
2010s	133	200	100
2020s	62	240	55

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 29-17. Column one is the tracking number.
Report	Year	Depth, ft	Water at, ft	Yield, gpm	Purpose
654329	2023	500	—	—	Irrigation
32289	2004	500	—	30	Irrigation
32288	2004	500	—	30	Irrigation
24214	2003	500	—	50	Irrigation
24213	2003	500	—	—	Test Well
24212	2003	500	—	—	Test Well
610458	2022	480	—	—	Domestic
568384	2021	460	—	—	Domestic
608298	2022	440	—	—	Domestic
569578	2021	440	—	—	Irrigation

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 Scurry County, Nolan County.