Texas well grid 31-16

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Palo Pinto County and Parker County. 490 reports, median depth 180 ft.

490Reports

180 ftMedian depth

60 ftWater at

10 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 31-16

Logged in state well grid 31-16, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ft	What was logged there
0–25 ft	Top Soil 68, Yellow Clay 41, Clay 39, Brown Clay 34, Concrete 32, Topsoil 31
25–50 ft	Gray Shale 27, Shale 23, Sand 14, Gray Clay 12, Sandstone 10, Lime 8
50–100 ft	Gray Shale 32, Shale 30, Sand 22, Sandy Shale 14, Lime 12, Hard Sand 11
100–200 ft	Shale 81, Gray Shale 57, Sand 54, Conglomerate 21, Hard Sand 18, Sandy Shale 17
200–300 ft	Gray Shale 32, Shale 32, Sand 23, Lime 11, Hard Sand 10, Conglomerate 9
300–500 ft	Gray Shale 20, Sand 21, Shale 14, Water Yielding Sand 7, Hard Sand 7, Sandy Shale 5
500–1000 ft	Conglomerate 6, Gray Shale 5, Shale 3, Sand 3, Sandstone, Conglomerate And Small Shale Layers 1, Hard Sand And Gray Shale 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 31-16, busiest first.
Firm of record	Wells	Median depth, ft	Median yield, gpm	Years
Moore's Water Well Service	124	200	12	2013–2026
Erwin Water Well Drilling	52	260	15	2001–2025
Moore's Water Well	32	240	14	2003–2026
MagnaCore Drilling & Environmental Services	32	20	—	2004–2012
Sunbelt Industrial Services	23	15	—	2007–2026
Strata Core Drilling Co.	22	16	—	2008–2011
Roddy Qualls Environmental Drilling	18	25	—	2019–2023
Harrison & Cooper, Inc.	17	27	—	2008–2012
Subterra Environmental Services, LLC.	15	5	—	2020–2021
Strata Core Services, LLC	13	22	—	2011–2013
W.E.S.T. Drilling	13	18	—	2002–2006
Groundwater Monitoring Inc.	11	26	—	2005–2006
moore water well	10	180	3	2006–2011
Thorpe Springs W.S. Inc.	10	260	10	2005–2006
Total Support Services	9	30	—	2006
BETTS ENVIRONMENTAL RECOVERY, INC.	7	22	—	2024–2026
WEST Drilling	7	30	—	2018–2021
RIOMAR ENVIRONMENTAL DRILLING	7	25	—	2011
MALONE WELL SERVICE	6	280	7	2014–2025
SCI	6	25	—	2005–2010
dba Universal Drilling Services	5	25	—	2002–2005
qualls drilling	4	20	—	2013–2014
Thorp Springs Well Svc Inc	4	275	14	2007–2008
Mathers Environmental Drilling Inc.	4	15	—	2002
Eagle Remediation	3	25	—	2022

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
Purpose	Wells	Share	Median depth, ft
Domestic	198	40.4%	220
Monitor	132	26.9%	24
Environmental Soil Boring	81	16.5%	15
Irrigation	40	8.2%	260
Stock	13	2.7%	200
Test Well	9	1.8%	40
Public Supply	7	1.4%	200
Injection	6	1.2%	26

By decade drilled.
Decade	Reports	Median depth, ft	Water at, ft
2000s	133	30	100
2010s	192	180	11
2020s	165	200	60

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 31-16. Column one is the tracking number.
Report	Year	Depth, ft	Water at, ft	Yield, gpm	Purpose
592612	2021	820	—	30	Domestic
642842	2023	720	—	—	Domestic
681244	2024	600	—	—	Domestic
392962	2015	580	—	40	Domestic
371455	2014	580	—	40	Irrigation
653110	2023	560	—	15	Domestic
485426	2018	560	—	40	Domestic
379320	2014	560	—	—	Domestic
369070	2014	560	—	—	Domestic
436125	2016	540	—	25	Domestic

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 31-16?

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This grid falls in Palo Pinto County, Parker County, Wise County.