texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 34-40

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Smith County and Gregg County. 140 reports, median depth 495 ft.

140Reports
495 ftMedian depth
214 ftWater at
42 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 34-40

Logged in state well grid 34-40, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftRed Clay 29, Clay 14, Sand 12, Top Soil 11, Grey Clay 8, Red Sand 6
25–50 ftSand 6, Rock 6, Brown Clay/Lignite 6, Med. Gray Sand 6, Gray Clay 5, Grey Clay 5
50–100 ftSand 16, Shale 13, Fine Gray Sand 8, Gray Shale 8, Clay 10, Rock 9
100–200 ftRock 21, Shale 15, Sand 13, Clay 10, Grey Clay 12, Dark Sand 9
200–300 ftSand 20, Shale 16, Grey Clay 12, Clay 10, Rock 6, Dark Sand W/ Shale Strks 7
300–500 ftSand 19, Shale 22, Clay 13, Grey Clay 14, Gray Shale 6, Gray Sand 5
500–1000 ftShale 25, Clay 10, Sand 16, Tight Sand 6, Fine Sand 7, Brown Clay/Lignite/Green Clay 6

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 34-40, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
LTW Services, LP23460552004–2024
C. Miller Drilling23562492002–2021
Fas-Line Services Inc.15472402003–2026
A1 Water Wells13740802018–2023
Owens Drilling & Services7108112005–2025
Ace Water well & Pump Svc.6580202015–2023
Allstar Water Well Service5440202015–2026
Ameri-Tex Drilling Company5265502006–2008
Parco Oilfield Service, Inc.4680602011–2014
Russell Drilling Co., Inc.49601102004–2007
Calicutt Drilling3576252022–2025
Fuller Water Well Service3440152018–2024
Keithville Well Drilling & Service, Inc.3200602010–2013
DRILL IT3250202012
Jackson Distributors21,005252019–2022
Fuller Water Well Drilling2252008–2014
BENNETT DRILLING SERVICE LC2520502007–2009
C&S Lease Service LC1500302025
Triple B Production Drilling Inc.1140152023
Bird's Water Well Drilling & Service190302020
DKG Drilling160122018
Powell Drilling Services, Inc.17401602017
Keithville Well Drilling1120602015
Charlies Water Well Service1320172015
Commerce Drilling1302012

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic7352.1%490
Stock2618.6%562
Rig Supply2014.3%240
Irrigation107.1%194
Test Well64.3%900
Public Supply53.6%740
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s39490208
2010s73522225
2020s28490215

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 34-40. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
22268620041,020247100Public Supply
16792520041,020100Test Well
50564820191,005Stock
1534262005960304110Test Well
598931202293525Domestic
2790642012900291362Public Supply
249289201190028635Test Well
648220202378031060Test Well
492985201874080Stock
492984201874080Stock

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 34-40?

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This grid falls in Smith County, Gregg County, Henderson County, Upshur County, Red River County.

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