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Texas well grid 33-17

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Dallas County and Travis County. 1,108 reports, median depth 20 ft.

1,108Reports
20 ftMedian depth
17 ftWater at
46 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 33-17

Logged in state well grid 33-17, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftConcrete 112, Silty Clay 46, Brown Clay 72, Clay 53, Gray Limestone 57, Clayey Silt 31
25–50 ftTan Clay 8, Tan Silty Clay 8, Gravel 7, Gray Shale 7, Gravely Clayee Sand Tan 6, Orange-Brown Sand 5
50–100 ftShale 10, Gray Shale 3, Gravel 2, Tan Silty Clay 1, Coarse Sand With Few Medium Sized Gravels. Wet. Loose. 1, Competent Shale With Few Small Gravels From 53-53.5'. Gray B 1
100–200 ftGray Shale 6, Lime 2, Sand 1, Gray Shale & Lime 1, Sandy Gray Shale 1, Shale 1
200–300 ftSand 7, Gray Shale/Sand 1, Grey Shale With Sand Streaks 1, Sand With Shale Streaks 1, Sandy Gray Shale 1, Gray Shale With Lime Layers 1
300–500 ftGray Shale 7, Sand 6, Sandy Shale 5, Sandy Gray Shale 2, Shale 1, Gray Shale/Sand 1
500–1000 ftSand 4, Gray Shale 2, Sand And Sandy Clay 1, Sand Black & White 2, Clay Gray 2, Clay Lime Shale 1
1000–5000 ftShale 2, Shale And Lime 2, Limestone, Clay 1, Shale, Clay 1, Shale Lime Streaks 1, Sandy Shale 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 33-17, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Sunbelt Industrial Services16522—2007–2026
Groundwater Monitoring Inc.12921—2005–2008
Environmental Logistics Company, LLC12017—2016–2026
WEST Drilling9115—2015–2026
W.E.S.T. Drilling6820—2001–2014
Total Support Services6420—2002–2012
MagnaCore Drilling & Environmental Services6120—2006–2015
Roddy Qualls Environmental Drilling5529—2015–2023
Strata Core Services, LLC4215—2011–2018
SCI4228—2004–2013
Wel-Mat Drilling LLP3130—2005–2009
ESN-South2518—2003–2008
Savage Excavation2025—2024–2025
Strata Core Drilling Co.1520—2009–2011
MagnaCore Drilling & Env Svcs108—2009–2014
ENVIRONMENTAL DRILLERS930—2005–2006
Jones Environmental Drilling, Inc.9——2003–2004
Cascade Drilling835—2024
RIOMAR DRILLING INC89—2017–2020
Geo-Marine, Inc.812—2003
Subterra Environmental Services, LLC.715—2017–2022
qualls drilling725—2013–2015
Reed Engineering Group, Ltd.713—2006–2014
Texplor of Dallas, Inc.630—2006–2015
Next-Gen Solutions, Inc.6——2003–2008

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Monitor79071.3%23
Environmental Soil Boring27524.8%10
Irrigation181.6%580
Injection70.6%15
Closed-Loop Geothermal70.6%300
Test Well60.5%25
Domestic40.4%741
Industrial10.1%550
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s4882021
2010s3181726
2020s3022414

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 33-17. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
25599220112,440656595Irrigation
66977720232,420727—Irrigation
14141920081,590650125Irrigation
126313200792542020Irrigation
526464201986056010Domestic
1725182008763225160Irrigation
5232672019741475—Domestic
1725142008730280150Irrigation
213173201058523046Irrigation
5750302019580——Irrigation

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.

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This grid falls in Dallas County, Travis County, Tarrant County.

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