texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 34-36

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Smith County and Van Zandt County. 239 reports, median depth 300 ft.

239Reports
300 ftMedian depth
133 ftWater at
25 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 34-36

Logged in state well grid 34-36, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftSurface Sand 39, Red Clay 36, Sand 32, Surface 30, Red Sandy Clay 24, Clay 23
25–50 ftGray Clay 15, Sand 15, Tan Sand 8, Gray Shale 8, White Sand 8, Clay 6
50–100 ftSand 15, Shale 14, Clay 13, Gray Clay 11, Gray Sand 6, Sandy Shale 6
100–200 ftSand 27, Shale 25, Gray Sand 10, Sandy Shale 6, Gray Clay 6, Clay 6
200–300 ftShale 13, Sandy Shale 11, Gray Sand 10, Sand 10, Gray Sandy Clay 7, Gray Clay 6
300–500 ftSand 23, Shale 18, Sandy Shale 17, Gray Clay 16, Gray Sand 12, Clay 8
500–1000 ftShale 22, Sand 13, Gray Sand 11, Clay 7, Sandy Shale 10, Gray Clay 9
1000–5000 ftSandstone 1, Harder Gray Shale 1, Broken Sand And Coal 1, Hard Gray Shale 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 34-36, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Ace Water well & Pump Svc.43430252014–2026
Chambers & Phillips Inc30480232003–2023
Ace Water well & Pump22200302005–2013
Total Support Services1640—2002–2008
C. Miller Drilling14712272004–2022
Owens Drilling & Services13128222003–2016
East Texas Water Well12580102017–2024
Bird's Water Well Drilling & Service782182004–2019
Superior Drilling790122002–2005
Ballard Water Well Co. LLC6420152004–2021
CM2, Inc.625—2001–2004
Birds Water Well, LLC494602022–2023
Jordan Water Well Service4—352001
Fas-Line Services Inc.3170802003–2023
A1 Water Wells3760302022–2023
D-K Drilling3248202004–2006
SCI345—2006–2007
Larry's Water Well Drilling3660202002–2004
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC240—2024
Comb's Well Service2445602014–2024
Allstar Water Well Service2480402020–2023
AYERS DRLG2598202011–2013
Michael Tolle2——2013
Ark-La-Tex Boring, Inc.2360602004
Owens Drilling and Services2110152003–2005

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic14761.5%460
Irrigation4016.7%137
Monitor2912.1%40
Stock104.2%702
Closed-Loop Geothermal41.7%300
Public Supply31.3%1,198
Rig Supply31.3%305
Industrial31.3%340
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s9814094
2010s82420136
2020s59460173

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 34-36. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
15069020031,198303224Public Supply
59057320211,08248536Stock
5497332020990422500Public Supply
622234202288033222Domestic
531065201978233526Domestic
413446201678231447Irrigation
246294201078031230Domestic
43677200476234515Domestic
6506002023760—30Domestic
6035552022760—30Domestic

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, Dallas County.

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