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Texas well grid 34-53

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Smith County and Henderson County. 142 reports, median depth 310 ft.

142Reports
310 ftMedian depth
76 ftWater at
40 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 34-53

Logged in state well grid 34-53, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftRed Clay 26, Clay 17, Sand 13, Surface Sand 9, Top Soil 7, Red Sandy Clay 7
25–50 ftGray Shale 8, Shale 8, Sand 8, Gray Clay 6, Rock 4, Dark Gray Clay 3
50–100 ftShale 13, Sand 11, Rock 5, Gray Sand 6, Gray Clay 5, Sandy Gray Clay 4
100–200 ftSand 18, Shale 16, Lig 5, Clay 6, Gray Clay 8, Sandy Shale 7
200–300 ftSand 14, Shale 17, Clay 5, Gray Sand 6, Rock 4, Sandy Shale 5
300–500 ftSand 18, Shale 14, Clay 5, Dark Sand 4, Shale And Sand 2, Gray Shale 3
500–1000 ftShale 17, Sand 14, Clay 8, Rock 2, Fine Sand 3, Fine Grey Sand And Shale 2
1000–5000 ftShale 5, Sand 1, Sand, Clay 1, Sand Pure 1, Black Shale, Few Lignite Stks 2, Very Fine Gray Sand 2

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 34-53, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Next-Gen Solutions, Inc.152003–2004
Larry's Water Wells14269502006–2014
C. Miller Drilling9850512003–2025
Ace Water well & Pump Svc.8580252015–2022
Pinnergy, LTD85051252008–2018
Calicutt Drilling7720302020–2025
Owens Drilling & Services6310702011–2024
Ballard Water Well Co. LLC5360152007–2021
Ace Water well & Pump5255752006–2014
Triple B Production Drilling Inc.4115152022–2023
Fas-Line Services Inc.4395352016–2021
Jackson Distributors4840152013–2021
PSI4202015
WEST Drilling4252015
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.31,3006172016–2023
LTW Services, LP3560602015–2023
Comb's Well Service2180152018–2024
D & K2123152014–2015
chandler water well drillers2550202012–2014
D & K Drilling2237122004–2005
Jones Drilling Inc.22502007–2009
Russell Drilling Co., Inc.28802002004
Ark-La-Tex Boring, Inc.2300702005
Ameri-Tex Drilling Company26401002003
Larry's Water Well Drilling2303502004–2005

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Irrigation4028.2%310
Domestic3726.1%360
Monitor2517.6%24
Public Supply128.5%880
Rig Supply85.6%300
Stock74.9%303
Test Well42.8%620
Industrial32.1%300
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s5426056
2010s5729080
2020s3158090

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 34-53. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
65939620231,429307525Public Supply
43886020161,300398617Public Supply
43885820161,300398617Public Supply
1711320031,20234545Domestic
57799420211,13030Domestic
56575220201,08526557Test Well
40633620151,08035330Irrigation
55173420201,06035Domestic
52597920191,050380Irrigation
1358320021,040Irrigation

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, Henderson County, Cherokee County.

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