texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 30-56

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Eastland County and Callahan County. 140 reports, median depth 100 ft.

140Reports
100 ftMedian depth
26 ftWater at
20 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 30-56

Logged in state well grid 30-56, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftSand 65, Clay 48, Top Soil 35, Red Clay 21, Sandy Clay 18, Brown Clay 8
25–50 ftRed Clay 18, Sand 17, Shale 8, Clay 8, Sand And Gravel 5, Red Shale 4
50–100 ftShale 24, Red Clay 16, Sand 17, Clay 15, Gravel 9, Sand And Gravel 9
100–200 ftShale 8, Red Clay 7, Clay 5, Brown Clay 3, Sand 2, Red Shale 2
200–300 ftSand And Gravel 1, Red Clay 1
300–500 ftShale 2, Sandy Shale And Sandstone 1, Sand And Sandstone 1, Sandstone 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 30-56, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
F&F Drilling5295402002–2025
SIMMONS WATER WELL SERVICE131172019–2025
AAW Services, LLC960202026
Robert Caraway Water Well Drlg.9100252021–2026
Simmons Drilling Co.9100162006–2011
Michael Gilliam Consultant Services785152002–2022
Jimmy D. Wilson Drilling683152002–2007
H2M Utility Construction51552006–2009
Foster Water Well Service4115402024–2025
White Drilling Company, Inc.4652012–2025
Moore's Water Well3140152024
Moore's Water Well Service3140202021–2022
Spencer's Water Well Service36052011–2013
Nelson Thomas31352006
Clevenger Water Well Services12802026
LEONARD WATER SERVICES159202018
HAD Drilling Co.162302012
Jones Drilling Inc.110052010
F &F Drilling Inc.1352010
Diversified Water Well Drilling1120142007
Jimmy D. Wilson1140602007
Leonard Water Service1422003
Robert Caraway Water Well Drilling155102003

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Irrigation5136.4%90
Domestic4330.7%92
Stock2316.4%104
Public Supply128.6%140
Test Well117.9%100
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s3010033
2010s559526
2020s5510022

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 30-56. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
6512362023440Stock
398629201544018340Irrigation
7290982026280Stock
2591812011260Test Well
334277201122510Domestic
2421122009175Test Well
7118452025160Stock
40306200416011020Domestic
2421192009155Public Supply
2421132009155Public Supply

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 30-56?

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.

We are nobody's agent and have no arrangement with any firm today. What we do with this.

This grid falls in Eastland County, Callahan County.

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