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Texas well grid 30-26

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Jones County and Taylor County. 144 reports, median depth 40 ft.

144Reports
40 ftMedian depth
18 ftWater at
15 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 30-26

Logged in state well grid 30-26, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftSandy Clay 26, Brown Clay 26, Top Soil 23, Sand & Gravel 22, Red Weathered Shale. 20, Topsoil 14
25–50 ftRed Bed 16, Limestone. 7, Gray Shale. 7, Red Bed Shale 9, Blue Gray Shale. 6, Reddish Brown Sandy Shale. 7
50–100 ftLimestone. 4, Gray Shale. 4, Reddish Brown Shale. 4, Reddish Brown Sandy Shale. 4, Blue Gray Shale. 3, Gray Shale W/Fracture Planes. 2

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 30-26, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
White Drilling Company, Inc.37562004–2023
LEONARD WATER SERVICES2039302018–2026
Diversified Water Well Drilling124052009–2015
SL Co.114062007–2022
LEONARD DRILLING LLC11401302007–2021
Horizon Drilling Services, Inc1152010
Talon/LPE7152020
Strata Core Services, LLC6322012
Vortex Drilling, Inc.6202008
WEST Drilling4422019
C&S Lease3422024
DIVERSIFIED WATER WELLS3402011
Geoprojects International, Inc.3522003
Roddy Qualls Environmental Drilling2172020
Moore's Pump & Supply2322013
SOUTHERLAND WATER WELL238152002
R&R DRILLING LLC1362024
Building and Earth1292023
Michael Gilliam Consultant Services1492021
Leonard Water Service1412004

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Environmental Soil Boring3927.1%20
Monitor3725.7%40
Irrigation3524.3%40
Stock1812.5%40
Domestic117.6%35
Other42.8%42
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s515212
2010s493723
2020s443818

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 30-26. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
3688512014100302Irrigation
3688502014100302Irrigation
2156602009100502Domestic
506377201995203Irrigation
41642200495Environmental Soil Boring
4166520049320Monitor
41631200492Environmental Soil Boring
41627200492Environmental Soil Boring
41623200487Environmental Soil Boring
41643200485Environmental Soil Boring

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 30-26?

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, Taylor County.

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