texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 29-35

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Mitchell County and Nolan County. 265 reports, median depth 280 ft.

265Reports
280 ftMedian depth
90 ftWater at
100 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 29-35

Logged in state well grid 29-35, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftCaliche 74, Top Soil 68, Brown Clay 52, Red Clay 32, Topsoil 29, Brown Sandy Clay 27
25–50 ftRed Clay 29, Yellow Clay 15, Brown Clay 15, Sandstone 10, Brown Sand 12, Yellow Sand 12
50–100 ftRed Clay 46, Brown Clay 26, Brown Sand 22, Tan Sandstone 19, Yellow Sand 17, Yellow Sandstone 16
100–200 ftRed Clay 57, Gray Shale 35, Gray Sandstone 26, Brown Clay 33, Cemented Gravel 14, Rock 21
200–300 ftRed Clay 64, Gravel 25, Sand And Gravel 23, Red Shale 24, Rock 23, Gray Sand 20
300–500 ftRed Clay 27, Rock 21, Red Bed 18, Gravel 14, Red Shale 14, Gray Rock 9

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 29-35, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Blackwell Water Well Service Inc92280702003–2026
Choate Well Service473252002003–2010
Lange Drilling Co433201002004–2022
Wildcat Services LLC21190602013–2025
LEONARD WATER SERVICES152001502012–2025
AAW Services, LLC72782011–2025
Artesian Drilling LLC72752012–2018
WEST TEXAS WATER WELL SERVICE62802002025
Milton Moore Drilling52702003
White Drilling Company, Inc.5302002–2003
Black Well Water Well Service Inc.32851002013
Lange Driiling Co.33002005
R&R DRILLING LLC22402022–2024
Blackwell Water Well Svc. Inc.22601252015
Blackwell Water Well2260802004–2006
Wink Drilling LLC1280502026
M & S Drilling Co., Inc.12402024
Big Country Water Services12015

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Irrigation19071.7%305
Domestic238.7%240
Test Well207.5%280
Stock166.0%240
Industrial62.3%285
Monitor51.9%30
Public Supply41.5%195
Rig Supply10.4%200
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s80305100
2010s112280100
2020s7326580

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 29-35. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
42622200440390200Irrigation
42618200440390200Irrigation
3531602013385120125Irrigation
533882005380100300Irrigation
434742004380125Irrigation
426132004380120300Irrigation
738492004368100250Irrigation
738522004365100250Irrigation
843742004363200400Irrigation
738462004363240200Irrigation

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 29-35?

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, Nolan County, Scurry County.

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