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Texas well grid 35-17

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Upshur County and Harrison County. 233 reports, median depth 475 ft.

233Reports
475 ftMedian depth
200 ftWater at
45 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 35-17

Logged in state well grid 35-17, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 25, Clay 23, Sand 19, Red Clay 15, Shale 10, Sandy Clay 9
25–50 ftGray Shale 16, Sand 15, Shale 10, Brown Clay 3, Clay 3, Water Sand 3
50–100 ftShale 24, Sand 18, Rock 9, Dark Sand 8, Gray Shale 6, Water Sand, Shale 5
100–200 ftShale 41, Rock 18, Sand 17, Gray Shale 8, Shale W/ Rock Strks. 5, Sand With Rock Streaks 4
200–300 ftShale 43, Sand 15, Rock 9, Gray Shale 7, Clay 7, Sand W/ Shale Strks. 6
300–500 ftShale 52, Sand 43, Shale W/ Sand Strks. 12, Sand W/ Shale Strks. 13, Rock 13, Clay 10
500–1000 ftShale 35, Sand 19, Shale W/ Lignite 5, Sand W/ Shale Strks. 8, Rock 6, Gray Shale 4
1000–5000 ftShale 1, Sand Rock 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 35-17, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
C. Miller Drilling62602402001–2025
Ark-La-Tex Boring, Inc.26500602003–2005
ETTL Engineers & Consultants Inc.20282003–2020
LTW Services, LP17520502003–2021
Fuller Water Well Service15470152013–2026
Apex Geoscience Inc.13502007–2012
Fas-Line Services Inc.9223452004–2025
ENVIRONMENTAL FX (EFX) INC.82006
Pinnergy, LTD7500602006–2014
Fuller Water Well Drilling7152001–2014
Precision Probe and Drilling7202002–2005
Subterra Environmental Services, LLC.5182019
W.E.S.T. Drilling5302003
WEST Drilling4202023
A1 Water Wells3620702017–2024
ETTL Engineers & Consulants Inc.3202020
Environmental Logistics Company, LLC3192018
Bennett Drilling3320452006
Jordan Water Well2470202002
Allstar Water Well Service1450202023
Folmar Drilling Co.1504402022
Ace Water well & Pump14201002012
C. Miller Driller1762352012
FASLINE SERVICES1195402012
Ameri-Tex Drilling Company15802011

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic8235.2%520
Monitor5322.7%25
Rig Supply3113.3%520
Industrial2410.3%460
Environmental Soil Boring135.6%20
Test Well73.0%915
Irrigation73.0%562
Public Supply62.6%624
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s129482161
2010s64450236
2020s40480274

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 35-17. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
32521220131,02230835Test Well
35251420141,020308467Public Supply
707821202592232230Test Well
540505202091531672Test Well
5631200281225850Domestic
3419752013802326Domestic
308013201276236335Irrigation
112381200776235630Domestic
50868200475226840Rig Supply
5632200274222170Domestic

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 Upshur County, Harrison County, Gregg County.

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