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Texas well grid 34-47

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Smith County. 150 reports, median depth 200 ft.

150Reports
200 ftMedian depth
70 ftWater at
40 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 34-47

Logged in state well grid 34-47, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftSilty Sand-Gray 13, Sand 19, Red Clay 16, Surface Sand 14, Top Soil 9, Clay 8
25–50 ftSilty Sand-Gray 5, Gray Clay 5, Shale 5, Sand 5, Gray Shale 4, Silty Clay-Gray To Brown 3
50–100 ftShale 10, Sand 6, Gray Clay 5, Gray Sand 4, Gray Shale 4, Lig 3
100–200 ftSand 14, Shale 8, Rock 5, Gray Clay 5, Gray Shale 4, Gray Sand 4
200–300 ftShale 10, Sand 11, Rock 3, Clay 4, Gray Clay 4, Grey Clay W/Sand Strks 3
300–500 ftShale 12, Sand 9, Gray Sand 8, Gray Shale 6, Gray Clay 6, Dark Sand 4
500–1000 ftShale 9, Gray Shale 4, Gray Sand 4, Sand 4, Medium Sand 1, Rock 4
1000–5000 ftSand 1, Shale 3, Gray Shale 2, Gray Sand 1, Clay/Shale 1, Light Gray Sand W/ Small Shale Strks 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 34-47, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
ETTL Engineers & Consultants Inc.28352008–2010
C. Miller Drilling11562252001–2025
Owens Drilling & Services10270502008–2021
Ace Water well & Pump10470452007–2013
Apex Geoscience Inc.102011–2013
Fas-Line Services Inc.8385602006–2024
LTW Services, LP7440602004–2012
Texplor of Dallas, Inc.5252014
Allstar Water Well Service4470302018–2024
RIOMAR ENVIRONMENTAL DRILLING4252010
Calicutt Drilling3520252022–2026
Ace Water well & Pump Svc.3200552014–2023
Ameri-Tex Drilling Company3183302003
Cascade Drilling2302024
Russell Drilling Co., Inc.21,4252021–2022
C&S Lease Service22015
Pinnergy, LTD2200602012–2015
ETOS Inc.2520302013
D-K Drilling2313122005–2012
ACE WATER WELL2440172012
Fas-Line2442652006
Ark-La-Tex Boring, Inc.2560602005–2006
Larry's Water Well Drilling2130252003–2004
Total Support Services2602003
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC1262025

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Monitor5738.0%27
Domestic3724.7%450
Irrigation3120.7%240
Rig Supply106.7%360
Industrial42.7%1,020
Stock42.7%470
Public Supply32.0%765
Test Well21.3%1,425
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
1960s1720220
2000s42322140
2010s775623
2020s30298130

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 34-47. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
46737020171,832639302Public Supply
59517620211,425Test Well
70012620251,30532585Industrial
42336020161,08264943Irrigation
62778420221,062685Stock
68717220251,020338Industrial
104233200384043040Domestic
653570202380010Domestic
126684200780041714Irrigation
665522005765188123Public 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.

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