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Texas well grid 37-15

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Shelby County. 240 reports, median depth 240 ft.

240Reports
240 ftMedian depth
90 ftWater at
60 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 37-15

Logged in state well grid 37-15, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 56, Shale 32, Sand 14, Red Clay 14, Clayey Sand, Tan, Wet 6, Concrete 6
25–50 ftClay 13, Coal 9, Shale 8, Sand 6, Rock 3, Gray Shale 3
50–100 ftClay 19, Sand 18, Shale 17, Rock 13, Coal 9, Grey Clay 7
100–200 ftSand 33, Clay 20, Shale 19, Rock 14, Coal 6, Gray Shale 4
200–300 ftSand 41, Clay 24, Shale 20, Coal 8, Rock 6, Grey Clay 7
300–500 ftSand 46, Clay 19, Shale 15, Rock 12, Coal 8, Grey Clay 7
500–1000 ftRock 4, Sandy Shale 3, Sand 5, Clay 2, Fine Gray Sand 2, Sandy Gray Shale 2

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 37-15, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Pixie Water Wells27420502006–2022
Universal Drilling Services of Texas, LLC202007
Scruggs, Inc.16440702005–2013
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC15252018–2026
LTW Services, LP15440702009–2012
WANDA DRILLING & WATER DEV INC10385502006–2026
ETTL Engineers & Consultants Inc.10202013–2017
Hydrex Environmental, Inc.10162001–2003
Sunbelt Industrial Services8202013–2018
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.7152011–2023
SCI7202007–2010
Smithers Water Wells6425602004–2017
Precision Probe and Drilling6152011
BENNETT DRILLING SERVICE LC6300602008–2010
Pacific West Environmental and Infrastructure5152026
Fas-Line Services Inc.4405752008–2023
Chambers Water Well4265252005–2010
Total Support Services4452011
Chambers Water Wells4180202007–2008
dba Universal Drilling Services4202002–2003
Wel-Mat Drilling LLP3252018
WEST Drilling3202017–2018
Universal Drilling Services of Tx,LLC3182007
Quick Pipe3403752010
Keithville Well Drilling & Service, Inc.3420602009–2010

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Monitor9338.8%20
Domestic4820.0%280
Rig Supply4016.7%405
Environmental Soil Boring229.2%15
Industrial166.7%480
Stock114.6%426
Irrigation52.1%400
Public Supply31.2%978
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s9828090
2010s10226090
2020s403090

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 37-15. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
338078200697811085Test Well
334964200697811033Public Supply
334963200697811033Public Supply
367346201464060Irrigation
2333542010600140150Rig Supply
2289002010600Rig Supply
4712752018590Industrial
349190201359010540Domestic
213633201058010070Rig Supply
221836200956024060Rig 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.

Drilling a well near grid 37-15?

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This grid falls in Shelby County.

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