Texas well grid 34-55

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Smith County and Cherokee County. 332 reports, median depth 260 ft.

332Reports

260 ftMedian depth

110 ftWater at

35 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 34-55

Logged in state well grid 34-55, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ft	What was logged there
0–25 ft	Sand 64, Red Clay 62, Clay 21, Gray Shale 20, Top Soil 17, Surface Sand 14
25–50 ft	Gray Shale 18, Gray Clay 10, Clay 10, Sand 7, Rock 5, Shale & Rocks 4
50–100 ft	Sand 16, Shale 19, Rock 11, Clay 9, Gray Shale 8, Grey Clay 7
100–200 ft	Sand 36, Shale 29, Rock 17, Clay 17, Gray Shale 17, White Sand 16
200–300 ft	Sand 29, Shale 31, Gray Shale 18, Clay 11, White Sand 8, Gray Sand 9
300–500 ft	Shale 32, Sand 18, Gray Shale 18, Clay 13, Rock 9, Gray Sand 10
500–1000 ft	Shale 24, Sand 10, Rock 3, Light Gray Sand / Drilled Good 3, Light Gray Sand 1, Clay 2
1000–5000 ft	Sand 2, Shale & Rocks 1, Shale & Rock 1, Shale 1, Shale / Sandy Shale 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 34-55, busiest first.
Firm of record	Wells	Median depth, ft	Median yield, gpm	Years
Eddie Calicutt	33	260	60	2003–2009
C. Miller Drilling	30	560	30	2002–2024
Fas-Line Services Inc.	26	383	45	2002–2026
LTW Services, LP	22	260	70	2003–2015
Owens Drilling & Services	18	183	35	2004–2025
APOLLO Environmental Strategies, Inc.	16	22	—	2001–2004
Allstar Water Well Service	15	480	25	2013–2025
Calicutt Drilling	14	500	20	2011–2026
Talon Drilling, LP	12	—	—	2009
ETTL Engineers & Consultants Inc.	10	52	—	2010–2013
Ace Water well & Pump Svc.	9	460	25	2014–2025
ETTL Engineers & Consulants Inc.	8	40	—	2019–2022
Ace Water well & Pump	7	310	25	2007–2014
Alpine Field Services	7	24	—	2008
MagnaCore Drilling & Environmental Services	7	16	—	2002–2004
Ameri-Tex Drilling Company	6	270	30	2003–2009
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.	6	25	—	2008–2009
Larry's Water Wells	5	240	25	2005–2014
Russell Drilling Co., Inc.	5	1,200	300	2006–2008
ESN-South	5	20	—	2007
Ark-La-Tex Boring, Inc.	5	260	70	2003–2005
Pinnergy, LTD	4	420	60	2007–2026
Jackson Distributors	4	600	30	2011–2023
chandler water well drillers	3	66	10	2008–2022
Roddy Qualls Environmental Drilling	3	40	—	2019

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
Purpose	Wells	Share	Median depth, ft
Domestic	149	44.9%	360
Monitor	70	21.1%	25
Rig Supply	41	12.3%	260
Irrigation	35	10.5%	295
Environmental Soil Boring	14	4.2%	16
Stock	8	2.4%	300
Public Supply	5	1.5%	1,200
Industrial	5	1.5%	280

By decade drilled.
Decade	Reports	Median depth, ft	Water at, ft
2000s	168	223	76
2010s	99	300	120
2020s	65	440	198

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 34-55. Column one is the tracking number.
Report	Year	Depth, ft	Water at, ft	Yield, gpm	Purpose
223035	2008	1,430	409	350	Public Supply
223026	2007	1,400	486	300	Public Supply
175685	2006	1,200	412	300	Public Supply
223038	2008	934	426	450	Public Supply
175687	2006	800	412	200	Public Supply
319131	2013	760	234	20	Irrigation
623309	2022	720	510	20	Domestic
332743	2010	720	214	50	Domestic
610218	2022	715	395	20	Domestic
662618	2024	714	436	17	Domestic

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, Cherokee County.