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Texas well grid 33-33

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Ellis County. 105 reports, median depth 25 ft.

105Reports
25 ftMedian depth
472 ftWater at
25 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 33-33

Logged in state well grid 33-33, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftBrown Clay 11, Tan Weathered Limestone 9, Topsoil 8, Tan & Brown Clays Fill 7, 6" Concrete, Then Dark Gray Clay 7, Light Brown, Weathered Limestone 6
25–50 ftTan Weathered Limestone 4, Gray Shaley Limestone 3, Limestone 2, Gray Shale Rotten 1, Dark Brown Clays 1, Gray Sandy Silt 1
50–100 ftGray Black Shale 1, Gray Shaley Lomestone 1, Gray Limestone 1, Tan Marley Limestone 1, Tan And Gray Limestone 1, Grey Clay, Shale, And Limestone 1
100–200 ftShale 3, Lime 1, Gray Shale W/Thin Lime Layers 1, Blue Shell 1, Hard Gray Shale 1, Gray Shale 1
200–300 ftClay/Shale Streaks 1, Blue Shell 1, Dark Blue Shale 1
300–500 ftShale With Lime Streaks 1, Sand And Shale Streaks 1, Gray Clay, Sandy Shale, Streaks Of Sand 1, Shale 1, Brown Clay 1, Sandy Shale 1
500–1000 ftSand 14, Shale 9, Sandy Shale 7, Gray Clay, Shale, Limestone 3, Sand, Streaks Of Shale 1, Woodbine Sand 2
1000–5000 ftShale 1, Limestone, Shale Breaks 1, Sandy Shale & Sand 1, Limestone, Shale & Sand Streaks 1, Broken Sand With Lime & Shale 1, Sand, Hard Lime Streaks 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 33-33, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
WEST Drilling21202020–2024
GM Enterprises10252021
Geyer Drilling Co. Inc.10800232002–2012
Roddy Qualls Environmental Drilling792019–2021
Associated Well Services, Inc.6820502017–2024
Eagle Remediation4152020–2022
Subterra Environmental Services, LLC.4202020
Texplor of Dallas, Inc.4152017
J.L. Myers Company49001802004–2010
Strata Core Services, LLC3132012–2014
Johnson Drilling, Inc.32007–2012
ENVIRONMENTAL DRILLERS3152005
Pacific West2402024
Alliance Geotechnical Group2522020
Cutting Edge Core Drilling, Inc.21102020
Gedco drilling and coring inc2432020
Earth Tech2760302009–2013
MagnaCore Drilling & Environmental Services2252010
DIXIE DRILLING2202004
Action Water Wells Trust192052026
Sunbelt Industrial Services1302024
Pollock Water Well Drilling and Service1800152024
POLLOCK WATER WELL DRILLING & SVC INC1800152023
Richard Kennington17402022
Michael Tolle13002020

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Monitor4643.8%20
Environmental Soil Boring2221.0%15
Domestic1312.4%800
Irrigation98.6%798
Closed-Loop Geothermal54.8%300
Stock43.8%800
Public Supply43.8%900
Other21.9%52
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s19782500
2010s2235460
2020s6425422

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 33-33. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
16648220042,4151,232525Public Supply
10698200298052512Irrigation
72960720269205405Domestic
1251942007920440Irrigation
218967201090052498Public Supply
1720992008868595180Public Supply
5766872021841563Stock
574795202184148150Domestic
1968822007835520180Public Supply
272467201182745025Domestic

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 33-33?

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This grid falls in Ellis County.

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