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Texas well grid 31-15

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Palo Pinto County and Parker County. 148 reports, median depth 260 ft.

148Reports
260 ftMedian depth
100 ftWater at
15 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 31-15

Logged in state well grid 31-15, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftSand Rock 26, Top Soil 27, Yellow Clay 21, Sandstone 19, Topsoil 17, Red Clay 13
25–50 ftGray Shale 22, Shale 21, Sand Rock 7, Hard Sand 6, Lime 5, Yellow Clay 5
50–100 ftGray Shale 31, Shale 16, Lime 16, Sand 12, Gray Clay 9, Sandstone 8
100–200 ftGray Shale 45, Sand 41, Shale 38, Hard Sand 16, Lime 15, Sandy Shale 8
200–300 ftGray Shale 21, Sand 22, Shale 19, Lime 7, Hard Sand 5, Sand Shale Layers 6
300–500 ftSand 25, Shale 21, Gray Shale 17, Lime 7, Sandstone 5, Hard Sand 6
500–1000 ftGray Shale 2, Sand & Gray Shale 1, Sand 1, Tan Sand 1, Sand & Shale 1, Sand (52,000 Tds) 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 31-15, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Moore's Water Well Service63280202014–2026
Erwin Water Well Drilling37260152004–2024
Erwin Drilling1522012019–2024
Moore's Water Well9240152023–2026
Lonnie Gray4425122003–2005
Burke Lyons Water Well24602020–2026
MALONE WELL SERVICE2430102015–2018
Strata Core Drilling Co.2352008
BENNETT WATER WELL DRILLING, INC.2275202006
NextGen Water Well Service1220142020
Associated Well Services Inc- Russell Langford14402015
LELAND MALONE119572014
Spencer's Water Well Service15802014
AFFORDABLE WATER WELL1450142013
AFFORDABLE/CONLEY WATER WELL115022010
Thorp Springs Well Svc Inc115062009
Prater Water Well1280152009
moore water well1420152007
Peck's Water Well Service Inc.1300202009
SCI12007
moores water well12002004

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic12483.8%260
Irrigation117.4%400
Stock53.4%260
Monitor32.0%35
Public Supply21.4%200
Rig Supply21.4%505
Test Well10.7%220
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s18275120
2010s59300300
2020s7122093

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 31-15. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
378594201462015Domestic
5152982019600Domestic
488602201860025Domestic
4261132016580Domestic
3556682014580197Stock
459232201756035Domestic
667000202054050Domestic
4592282017540Domestic
8978720045054327Rig Supply
2366952010500Domestic

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 31-15?

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 Palo Pinto County, Parker County.

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