texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 34-20

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Wood County and Smith County. 152 reports, median depth 250 ft.

152Reports
250 ftMedian depth
80 ftWater at
40 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 34-20

Logged in state well grid 34-20, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftSurface Sand 48, Top Soil 20, Sand 18, Clay 16, Red Clay 14, Tan Clay 7
25–50 ftSand 6, Gray Shale 5, White Sand 5, Clay 4, Gray Sand/Lignite 3, Light Brown Sand 3
50–100 ftRock 11, Gray Shale 12, Shale 11, Sand 12, Clay 8, Dark Sand 7
100–200 ftShale 22, Sand 16, Gray Shale 9, Clay 10, Rock 7, Sandy Shale 8
200–300 ftSand 19, Shale 11, Clay 6, Rock 5, Sandy Shale 4, Gray Shale 4
300–500 ftSand 31, Shale 31, Clay 12, Sandy Shale 11, Gray Sand 6, Gray Shale 6
500–1000 ftShale 7, Sand 5, Streaks Clay/Sand 50/50 3, Clay 3, Light Gray Sand W/ Shale Strks 2, Light Gray Sand 2

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 34-20, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
C. Miller Drilling31450582001–2026
Bird's Water Well Drilling & Service1778302004–2017
BIRD'S WATER WELL DRILLING AND SERVICE1670252004–2013
East Texas Water Well10440302016–2024
Roddy Qualls Environmental Drilling10202021–2022
Chambers & Phillips Inc6500302008–2013
Ace Water well & Pump6240652009–2014
Ace Water well & Pump Svc.5450342014–2024
Birds Water Well, LLC474152021–2025
A1 Water Wells45403002018–2023
D and D Water Wells and Submersible Pump Service4450502022
D & K Drilling4210122006–2007
Bird's Water Well463252006–2009
Folmar Drilling Co.3484702019–2023
CoreCoUSA, Inc.3202022
LTW Services, LP2506702008–2013
DRILL IT22002012
Clay Earle Water Wells24282002004–2006
Jordan Water Well Service2460602001–2003
dba Universal Drilling Services22002
AYERS DRILLING1470602019
Pinnergy, LTD12802016
Elite Drilling1100182014
Russell Drilling Co., Inc.18502002012
ACE WATER WELL15602002011

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Irrigation6240.8%83
Domestic5838.2%372
Monitor1610.5%20
Stock117.2%540
Public Supply32.0%723
Test Well10.7%887
Rig Supply10.7%280
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s6014243
2010s57372109
2020s35102144

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 34-20. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
5298212019887323170Test Well
2991922012850216200Public Supply
5298242019723308880Public Supply
500484201870219342Irrigation
1880572009600119240Public Supply
192553200959723637Stock
158517200858326820Irrigation
2741892011560167200Irrigation
206806200856017120Domestic
426155201655012660Stock

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 34-20?

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.

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This grid falls in Wood County, Smith County, Van Zandt County.

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