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Texas well grid 31-08

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Palo Pinto County and Parker County. 512 reports, median depth 300 ft.

512Reports
300 ftMedian depth
210 ftWater at
15 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 31-08

Logged in state well grid 31-08, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftRed Clay 85, Yellow Clay 81, Top Soil 76, Topsoil 71, Clay 61, Sand 49
25–50 ftGray Shale 47, Gray Clay 34, Sand 35, Shale 33, Lime 22, Yellow Clay 22
50–100 ftGray Shale 92, Sand 70, Lime 55, Shale 44, Gray Clay 22, Hard Sand 21
100–200 ftGray Shale 163, Sand 151, Lime 76, Shale 85, Sandy Shale 19, Hard Sand 17
200–300 ftGray Shale 100, Sand 104, Lime 64, Shale 55, Sand & Broken Sand 17, Hard Sand 16
300–500 ftGray Shale 97, Sand 77, Shale 36, Lime 26, Hard Sand 17, Grey Shale 10
500–1000 ftGray Shale 10, Shale 7, Sand 6, Clay 3, Hard Sand 3, Sand With Sandy Shale Layers 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 31-08, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Erwin Water Well Drilling145300152001–2026
Moore's Water Well Service144260152005–2026
Erwin Drilling37240122019–2026
Lone Star Drilling Company33360132009–2023
Moore's Water Well18320152012–2026
Burke Lyons Water Well162402020–2026
Walden Drilling Inc14380152020–2024
AFFORDABLE WATER WELL11340142010–2025
MALONE WELL SERVICE11460102013–2023
BENNETT WATER WELL DRILLING, INC.11475202005–2011
Subterra Environmental Services, LLC.7202019
Roddy Qualls Environmental Drilling6202016–2021
Affordable Water Wells534062008–2009
moore water well4300122008–2011
Pecks Water Well Service Division342042018–2020
WEST Drilling3202018
Peck's Well Service, Inc.3480202005–2006
Associated Services380052005–2007
XL Drilling, Inc.3202007
B&B Pump24402020–2026
HENDRICK WORKS, LLC25002025
CLAY PITTS WATER WELLS2497152017–2024
Eagle Remediation2202023–2024
KELVIN'S WATER WELLS24722019
Water Well Drilling and Service2320142013

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic44386.5%300
Monitor173.3%20
Stock163.1%320
Rig Supply142.7%530
Irrigation112.1%340
Test Well51.0%30
Environmental Soil Boring20.4%20
Public Supply10.2%580
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s88400210
2010s12826045
2020s296300220

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 31-08. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
20321820078003Test Well
6009442022600Stock
581285202160020Domestic
135393200760012Domestic
477855201858514Domestic
72603620265802272Public Supply
3193522013570Rig Supply
6806362024560Domestic
6239972022560Domestic
6239962022560Domestic

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 31-08?

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This grid falls in Palo Pinto County, Parker County, Jack County, Tarrant County.

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