texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 31-61

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Comanche County and Erath County. 259 reports, median depth 160 ft.

259Reports
160 ftMedian depth
78 ftWater at
50 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 31-61

Logged in state well grid 31-61, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftSand 95, Clay 60, Topsoil 36, Sandy Clay 27, Caliche 24, Red Clay 23
25–50 ftSand 54, Clay 22, Red Clay 23, Sand And Gravel 14, Shale 11, Rock 8
50–100 ftSand 68, Red Clay 26, Clay 21, Shale 25, Sand And Gravel 17, Sand And Rock 11
100–200 ftSand 45, Shale 57, Red Clay 29, Sand And Gravel 25, Gravel 19, Clay 14
200–300 ftRed Clay 25, Sand 15, Shale 18, Yellow Clay 12, Sand And Gravel 8, Red & Blue Clay 5
300–500 ftRed Clay 13, Sand And Sandstone 6, Sand And Gravel 6, Tan Clay 6, Shale 5, Yellow Clay 5

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 31-61, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
F&F Drilling71140501987–2026
Spencer's Water Well Service35138602012–2026
Dowell Well Service30335302003–2025
Associated Well Services, Inc.29280302006–2026
Sunbelt Industrial Services13332012–2014
SIMMONS WATER WELL SERVICE122002019–2025
Walden Drilling Inc11200182020
Harris Drilling Company, Inc.11126402004–2019
Associated Services11339102004–2009
GAP DRILLING & SERIVICE102402022–2025
Jones Drilling Inc.7140202001–2015
White Drilling Company, Inc.6302005
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC3472017–2025
Accurate Drilling Services, Inc.3252003
Erwin Water Well Drilling12002025
BoreTek LLC12002024
Vanguard Well Resources, LLC12502024
Gap Drilling1380352019
Riley Drilling1100502003
BENNETT WATER WELL DRILLING, INC.1160252005

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic12146.7%220
Irrigation9235.5%140
Monitor259.7%32
Stock197.3%275
Test Well20.8%235
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
1980s1220
2000s6114055
2010s9112665
2020s106220136

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 31-61. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
165139200649529010Domestic
100525200649035035Domestic
90865200648035050Stock
709171202547537530Domestic
6240502022475340Domestic
5828462021475355120Stock
4000912015470350150Irrigation
2542932010440265150Irrigation
125499200743829010Domestic
568788202143032025Domestic

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 31-61?

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 Comanche County, Erath County.

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