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Texas well grid 29-26

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Scurry County and Mitchell County. 117 reports, median depth 140 ft.

117Reports
140 ftMedian depth
40 ftWater at
15 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 29-26

Logged in state well grid 29-26, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 37, Caliche 34, Red Clay 20, Linestone 18, Brown Clay 13, Yellow Clay 10
25–50 ftTan Sand 8, Sandstone 5, Red Clay 4, Brown Sand 4, Tan Sand Mix 3, Brown Sandstone 3
50–100 ftYellow Sand 18, Red Clay 14, Brown Sand 9, Blue Shale 8, Grey Clay 3, Brown Clay 5
100–200 ftRed Clay 43, Blue Sand 10, Grey Shale 7, Blue Shale 7, Sandstone 5, Brown Shale 5
200–300 ftRed Clay 9, Red Bed 5, Brown Sandstone 2, Red Shale 4, Brown Shale 1, Brown And Grey Mix 2
300–500 ftRed Clay 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 29-26, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Blackwell Water Well Service Inc37140202003–2024
Straub Corporation21252003–2015
Wildcat Services LLC121802019–2025
M & S Drilling Co., Inc.8102152003–2011
AAW Services, LLC8802011
Talon/LPE72012
Diversified Water Well Drilling6220102010
R&R DRILLING LLC31452021
BLACKWELL WATERWELL SERV INC3190152015–2016
Artesian Drilling LLC33002013
DARRELL CRASS DRILLING23002013–2014
Lange Drilling Co2320202006–2012
Nomad Drilling12602021
kinard water well service1260302016
Choate Well Service1305102007
United Corrosion Control Inc.18022004

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Irrigation4034.2%140
Domestic2420.5%200
Monitor2017.1%26
Stock1210.3%200
Environmental Soil Boring86.8%8
Closed-Loop Geothermal65.1%220
Rig Supply43.4%220
Industrial10.9%260
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s287790
2010s7314040
2020s1618070

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 29-26. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
6929702025320Domestic
803942006320Test Well
308047201231012030Irrigation
106803200730516010Injection
342253201330026Domestic
315274201330021Irrigation
5938072021260Stock
417580201626018030Industrial
3336302013255114Domestic
6648572024240709Stock

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 29-26?

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This grid falls in Scurry County, Mitchell County.

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