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Texas well grid 30-09

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Jones County. 195 reports, median depth 50 ft.

195Reports
50 ftMedian depth
25 ftWater at
17 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 30-09

Logged in state well grid 30-09, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftRed Clay 51, Top Soil 35, Red Shale 22, Clay-Red 11, Clayey Sand Reddish Brown 15, Brown Top Soil 12
25–50 ftRed Shale 30, Blue Shale 25, Red Clay 12, Red Shale/Blue Streaks 8, Shale Reddish Brown 7, Red Bed Clay 6
50–100 ftBlue Shale 21, Red Bed Clay 23, Red Shale 14, Red Clay 14, Red Shale/Blue Streaks 5, Rock 3

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 30-09, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
SL Co.7565182002–2022
WEST Drilling35452019–2021
LEONARD WATER SERVICES1883152006–2026
Subterra Environmental Services, LLC.17122019
Talon/LPE122010
Harrison & Cooper, Inc.11402005
White Drilling Company, Inc.10452002–2016
Eagle Remediation3452023
LEONARD DRILLING LLC3832004–2021
E&C DRILLING CO.3202013–2014
Diversified Water Well Drilling2100202005–2017
Talon Drilling, LP2502008
Diversified Drilling & Pump Service180152025
Strata Core Drilling Co.1252008
Universal Drilling Services of Texas, LLC12007
dba Universal Drilling Services1402003

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Monitor6935.4%45
Irrigation5025.6%75
Stock3819.5%72
Environmental Soil Boring2412.3%15
Domestic126.2%78
Industrial21.0%
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s385028
2010s1004528
2020s577020

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 30-09. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
7160832026140Domestic
44442120171058020Stock
47446420181026828Stock
7160842026100277Domestic
16135620051003510Irrigation
906932006100Irrigation
906922006100Irrigation
906912006100Irrigation
906902006100Irrigation
4056552015921915Irrigation

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 30-09?

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 Jones County.

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