texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 34-28

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Smith County and Van Zandt County. 169 reports, median depth 216 ft.

169Reports
216 ftMedian depth
56 ftWater at
40 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 34-28

Logged in state well grid 34-28, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftSurface Sand 33, Sand 22, Red Clay 18, Clay 14, Surface 12, Tan Sand 9
25–50 ftGray Clay 5, Sand 4, Gray Shale 4, Brown Sand 3, Tan Sand 3, White Course Sand 2
50–100 ftSand 14, Shale 12, Gray Clay 8, Clay 7, Gray Sand 5, Brown Clay 3
100–200 ftSand 17, Shale 15, Gray Clay 11, Gray Sand 10, Sandy Shale 9, Clay 6
200–300 ftSand 17, Shale 12, Clay 7, Sandy Shale 6, Mostly Shale 4, Brown Clay 2
300–500 ftSand 15, Shale 12, Gray Clay 3, Clay 7, Sandy Shale 6, Mostly Shale 4
500–1000 ftSand 12, Shale 8, Clay 7, Gray Clay 3, Gray Shale 3, Lignite 4
1000–5000 ftSand 3, Fine Sand 2, Gray Shale 2, Clay 1, Sandy Shale 2, Very Fine Sand W/ Shale Streaks 2

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 34-28, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Bird's Water Well Drilling & Service1982302013–2021
Chambers & Phillips Inc18380302005–2026
Ace Water well & Pump Svc.1495302015–2026
C. Miller Drilling13472482001–2025
Environmental Logistics Company, LLC13152019
Ace Water well & Pump12300302006–2014
Birds Water Well, LLC11101652021–2025
Calicutt Drilling92601002021–2026
Next-Gen Solutions, Inc.92003–2009
East Texas Water Well7372252016–2022
Ameri-Tex Drilling Company56401002006–2009
Total Support Services4252005
Owens Drilling & Services3158422011–2023
Ballard Water Well Co. LLC3500502003–2013
A1 Water Wells21,320322022–2026
Folmar Drilling Co.24642023–2025
Wades water well2285522024
Larry's Water Wells2160252007–2012
W.E. Pender & Sons Inc21,2121542011
Jones Drilling Inc.22502007–2008
Jordan Water Well2300502002–2003
Alsay Incorporated11,4004002023
Fuller Water Well Service1220602021
AYERS DRILLING1510752019
Bird's Water Well Drilling1302012

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic5934.9%300
Irrigation5633.1%140
Monitor1710.1%25
Stock127.1%380
Environmental Soil Boring95.3%15
Public Supply84.7%1,000
Test Well42.4%1,212
Closed-Loop Geothermal21.2%250
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s5227588
2010s7013050
2020s4720055

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 34-28. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
66666120231,400384400Public Supply
72878720261,320543Test Well
23040220011,241385419Public Supply
25834020111,212345154Public Supply
25832520111,21233027Test Well
26913520111,00027360Public Supply
3967742015982285Stock
359655201498227948Stock
707814202594248636Domestic
769252004940151225Public Supply

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 Smith County, Van Zandt County, Wood County, Harrison County, Taylor County.

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