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Texas well grid 34-39

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Smith County and Houston County. 184 reports, median depth 170 ft.

184Reports
170 ftMedian depth
110 ftWater at
30 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 34-39

Logged in state well grid 34-39, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 26, Red Clay 27, Sand 16, Concrete 14, Surface Sand 11, Tan Silty Clay 7
25–50 ftRock 10, Shale 7, Gray Clay 7, Tan Sand 7, White Clay 5, Hard Rock 4
50–100 ftSand 25, Rock 14, Shale 14, Sandy Shale 13, Gumbo 3, Clay 6
100–200 ftSand 24, Shale 19, Rock 16, Clay 14, Gray Sand 12, Sandy Shale 9
200–300 ftSand 20, Shale 17, Rock 6, Gray Shale 4, Clay 7, Fast Drill Gray Sand 2
300–500 ftSand 23, Rock 16, Gray Clay 5, Gray Sand 5, Shale 10, Clay 15
500–1000 ftClay 17, Sand 14, Shale 11, Sand W/Clay Streaks 4, Clay W/Sand Streaks 3, Gray Shale 6
1000–5000 ftClay 4, Sand 4, Lignite, Sand 1, Sand, Clay 3, Clay, Sand 3, Sand, Lignite 2

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 34-39, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Apex Geoscience Inc.30252005–2011
Owens Drilling & Services22170252005–2026
C. Miller Drilling18765602002–2026
A1 Water Wells145201502018–2024
Ameri-Tex Drilling Company124801002003–2009
ETTL Engineers & Consultants Inc.10162007–2015
Fas-Line Services Inc.7565302002–2025
Ace Water well & Pump Svc.7260222014–2025
Talon Drilling, LP62009
dba Universal Drilling Services5402005
MagnaCore Drilling & Environmental Services5122004
Pinnergy, LTD4170552009–2016
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC3252023
Braun Intertec Cororation33072019
Weisinger Incorporated31,6502016–2017
Calicutt Drilling2580272020–2026
chandler water well drillers2225302010–2025
East Texas Water Well2175202009
Weisinger Water Well, Inc.21,2901,5072005–2006
Precision Probe and Drilling2302005
Jordan Water Well Service2130122001–2004
Larry's Water Well Drilling2150302002–2004
Folmar Drilling Co.12242026
Fuller Water Well Service1220302025
Allstar Water Well Service1125202024

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Monitor5831.5%25
Domestic4826.1%225
Irrigation3016.3%238
Stock1910.3%500
Test Well84.3%1,110
Environmental Soil Boring84.3%12
Rig Supply63.3%170
Public Supply52.7%1,000
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s10054120
2010s57238101
2020s27220140

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 34-39. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
44215820171,693Test Well
44021520161,650Test Well
44211020171,630Test Well
7580020051,2902591,507Public Supply
53206720191,11041545Test Well
9171420061,0002541,507Public Supply
487939201894226432Stock
5037262019905256250Irrigation
500477201886229845Irrigation
563101202086033748Domestic

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, Houston County.

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