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Texas well grid 34-35

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Van Zandt County and Smith County. 325 reports, median depth 500 ft.

325Reports
500 ftMedian depth
189 ftWater at
20 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 34-35

Logged in state well grid 34-35, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftSurface 85, Surface Sand 72, Sand 51, Clay 38, Red Clay 36, White Sand 24
25–50 ftGray Clay 23, Gray 14, Tan Sand 8, Gray Clay/Lignite Layers 8, Grey 7, Gray Sand 7
50–100 ftGray Clay 23, Gray Sand 18, Sand 16, Shale 16, Sandy Shale 13, Clay 10
100–200 ftShale 41, Sandy Shale 38, Sand 31, Mostly Shale 19, Gray Clay 13, Gray Sandy Shale 13
200–300 ftSandy Shale 40, Sand 33, Shale 32, Mostly Shale 20, Gray Sand 13, Gray Clay 13
300–500 ftSand 86, Sandy Shale 75, Shale 65, Gray Sand 38, Gray Clay 38, Mostly Shale 36
500–1000 ftSand 24, Sandy Shale 16, Shale 12, Clay 15, Gray Sand 15, Mostly Shale 11

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 34-35, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Chambers & Phillips Inc128520252003–2025
Ace Water well & Pump Svc.58480202014–2026
Ballard Water Well Co. LLC37553182003–2026
Ace Water well & Pump26460402005–2014
East Texas Water Well14500152011–2023
WEST Drilling8252021–2023
Superior Drilling8410252003–2004
C. Miller Drilling4935482010–2014
D-K Drilling3161142007–2012
Larry's Water Wells378152007–2010
Sunbelt Industrial Services3252010
City Survey2252024
chandler water well drillers2660502009–2023
AYERS DRILLING2550402019
Clay Earle Water Wells2560402005
Precision Probe and Drilling2252006
Jordan Water Well288302002–2004
Larry's Water Well Drilling2660142002
Jackson Distributors16802026
Andrews & Foster Drilling Co16802026
Calicutt Drilling1592202025
Geothermal Drilling inc12502021
DKG Drilling157152020
Pinnergy, LTD1465602015
AYERS DRLG1565202011

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic25478.2%500
Stock309.2%520
Irrigation206.2%570
Monitor134.0%25
Environmental Soil Boring20.6%15
Rig Supply20.6%465
Closed-Loop Geothermal10.3%250
Public Supply10.3%935
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s123500182
2010s114500188
2020s88500200

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 34-35. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
50788420183,830265Domestic
379694201494221248Test Well
3837252014935210Public Supply
6941552025700Domestic
7307772026680400Stock
725397202668021124Stock
7248092026680218Irrigation
562138202068019550Domestic
276370201168011350Domestic
338006201167019950Domestic

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 34-35?

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This grid falls in Van Zandt County, Smith County.

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