Texas well grid 34-38

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Smith County and Lamar County. 355 reports, median depth 45 ft.

355Reports

45 ftMedian depth

30 ftWater at

40 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 34-38

Logged in state well grid 34-38, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ft	What was logged there
0–25 ft	Surface Sand 45, Sand 30, Red Clay 28, Red Sand 21, Tan Sand 19, Red Sandy Clay 16
25–50 ft	Rock 10, Sand 9, Clay 7, Gray Clay 5, Grey Sandy Clay 6, Fat Clay-Dark Green 5
50–100 ft	Rock 20, Shale 16, Sand 19, Clay 7, Gray Shale 8, Sandy Shale 6
100–200 ft	Sand 20, Shale 20, Clay 13, Gray Sand 8, Rock 5, Lignite 5
200–300 ft	Shale 14, Sand 6, Clay 4, Gray Shale 4, Dark Sand 3, Gray Sand 2
300–500 ft	Sand 11, Clay 9, Shale 8, Rock 4, Grey Shale 2, Sand (80%) / Clay (20%) 1
500–1000 ft	Sand 12, Shale 9, Clay 8, Rock 5, Sand And Shale 2, Shale W/ Sand Strks 3
1000–5000 ft	Shale 4, Sand 4, Sandy Shale 2, Clay 2, Sand/Lignite 1, Clay/Lignite 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 34-38, busiest first.
Firm of record	Wells	Median depth, ft	Median yield, gpm	Years
Wel-Mat Drilling LLP	63	43	—	2002
Owens Drilling & Services	33	112	45	2003–2025
Roddy Qualls Environmental Drilling	29	15	—	2015–2020
Ace Water well & Pump Svc.	22	62	20	2015–2025
ETTL Engineers & Consultants Inc.	19	35	—	2001–2015
MagnaCore Drilling & Environmental Services	17	6	—	2004–2011
APOLLO Environmental Strategies, Inc.	16	18	—	2001–2004
Sunbelt Industrial Services	15	40	—	2009–2026
C. Miller Drilling	14	815	44	2003–2023
Bird's Water Well Drilling & Service	13	85	20	2014–2020
Apex Geoscience Inc.	12	30	—	2009–2011
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC	6	15	—	2026
LTW Services, LP	6	400	150	2007–2016
A1 Water Wells	5	720	100	2016–2023
Pinnergy, LTD	5	300	65	2006–2016
Ameri-Tex Drilling Company	5	260	50	2003–2010
Calicutt Drilling	4	515	20	2020–2026
Subterra Environmental Services, LLC.	4	30	—	2022
Vortex Drilling, Inc.	4	—	—	2012
Talon Drilling, LP	4	55	—	2009
Clay Earle Waterwells	4	85	40	2004
Weisinger Incorporated	3	1,614	2,107	2017–2018
Parco Oilfield Service, Inc.	3	210	80	2011–2012
dba Universal Drilling Services	3	25	—	2002–2003
Fuller Water Well Service	2	220	50	2026

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
Purpose	Wells	Share	Median depth, ft
Monitor	95	26.8%	30
Injection	62	17.5%	43
Domestic	58	16.3%	86
Environmental Soil Boring	53	14.9%	15
Irrigation	48	13.5%	147
Rig Supply	12	3.4%	245
Industrial	10	2.8%	360
Stock	7	2.0%	760

By decade drilled.
Decade	Reports	Median depth, ft	Water at, ft
2000s	151	42	27
2010s	110	98	65
2020s	94	35	29

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 34-38. Column one is the tracking number.
Report	Year	Depth, ft	Water at, ft	Yield, gpm	Purpose
38664	2004	1,845	334	30	Industrial
465365	2017	1,650	—	—	Test Well
465372	2017	1,614	—	—	Test Well
149697	2005	1,500	552	700	Public Supply
480953	2018	1,390	412	2,107	Public Supply
540575	2020	1,350	546	38	Test Well
388361	2014	942	442	54	Stock
474899	2018	900	440	27	Stock
447920	2017	900	—	50	Public Supply
209237	2010	870	488	120	Public 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, Lamar County.