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Texas well grid 34-16

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Upshur County and Gregg County. 112 reports, median depth 462 ft.

112Reports
462 ftMedian depth
171 ftWater at
39 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 34-16

Logged in state well grid 34-16, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 27, Clay 17, Gray Shale 16, Shale 11, Top Soil & Clay 8, Red Clay 7
25–50 ftShale 12, Gray Shale 5, Rock 4, Gray Sand 4, Gray Clay 4, Tan Sand 3
50–100 ftShale 16, Rock 13, Sand 6, Shale W/ Sand Strks 5, Sand W/ Shale Strks. 4, Tan Sand 4
100–200 ftShale 21, Sand 16, Gray Clay 9, Rock 10, Gray Shale 7, Tan Sand 4
200–300 ftShale 26, Sand 20, Tan Sand 5, Dark Sand 8, Rock 9, Gray Clay 6
300–500 ftShale 38, Sand 31, Tan Sand 4, Sand W/ Shale Strks. 10, Rock 12, Gray Shale 7
500–1000 ftShale 22, Light Gray Sand 6, Sand 5, Rock 5, Gray Clay 4, Sand (Almost Pure) 2

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 34-16, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
C. Miller Drilling53492382001–2026
Fuller Water Well Service11390202020–2026
A1 Water Wells954072016–2021
Scruggs, Inc.8365702003–2004
BENNETT DRILLING SERVICE LC4380602007–2008
Apex Geoscience Inc.42002
Fuller Water Well Drilling3480202002–2018
Fas-Line Services Inc.3530652007–2011
Pinnergy, LTD3460652006
LTW Services, LP2400702006
Folmar Drilling Co.15042026
Allstar Water Well Service1460402025
Parco Oilfield Service, Inc.1352015
Texas Pump & Water System Inc.1500202011
Smithers Water Wells15402005
W.E. Pender & Sons Inc1687612009
Talley Water Well Ser.11302004
Clay Earle Water Wells1480452006
Keithville Well Drilling & Svc., Inc.1400602008
The Fix Your Well Company14202003
LTW Service, LP1660652007
Ark-La-Tex Boring, Inc.1420602005

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic5246.4%460
Rig Supply2421.4%400
Stock2118.8%540
Irrigation76.2%392
Monitor43.6%
Test Well21.8%862
Public Supply21.8%684
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s59420150
2010s24600219
2020s29460195

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 34-16. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
719581202686223522Test Well
408998201576314550Stock
502192201871824385Stock
502197201871524951Stock
502196201871524575Stock
502199201969523954Stock
502200201969023651Stock
206780200968721961Test Well
3792112014684219200Public Supply
502198201866224927Stock

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 34-16?

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This grid falls in Upshur County, Gregg County, Titus County.

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