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Texas well grid 37-50

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Angelina County and Trinity County. 157 reports, median depth 25 ft.

157Reports
25 ftMedian depth
57 ftWater at
25 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 37-50

Logged in state well grid 37-50, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftConcrete. 10, None 9, Sand 5, Fat Clay (Ch): 5Yr 5/2 With 10Yr 5/8 Mottling (Oxidized), Co 5, Grayish-Brown Silty Clay 4, Grayish-Brown Clay 3
25–50 ftGray Shale 6, Shale 3, Sand 3, Shale/Gumbo 1, Sandy Gray Shale 1, Clayey Silt 1
50–100 ftClay 3, Gray Shale 3, Sandy Shale 2, Sandstone Grey 1, Clay Grey 1, Sand 1
100–200 ftGray Shale 6, Sand 7, Sandy Shale 4, Clay W/Sand Streaks 2, Rock 2, Sand W/ Shale Str. 1
200–300 ftSand 11, Gray Shale 7, Sandy Shale 6, Rock 4, Shale 2, Sand W/Rock Strs. 2
300–500 ftSandy Shale 3, Sand W/Shale Breaks 2, Shale W/Sand Streaks 1, Shale/Lignite W/Sand Streaks 1, Sand Gray 1, Shale Gray 1
500–1000 ftShale 2, Sand 3, Sandy Shale 2

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 37-50, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vortex Drilling, Inc.89152011–2018
Cascade Drilling12562015–2019
ETTL Engineers & Consultants Inc.10202017–2025
English Drilling Inc.10260152003–2024
boartlongyear52011
Hydrex Environmental, Inc.4162018
B.J Water Well Drilling224552021–2026
Alamo Environmental dba Vortex Drilling2252024
Ballard Water Well Co. LLC2380602023
WANDA DRILLING & WATER DEV INC2552502020–2022
Dale's Water Wells2231102020–2021
Mathers Environmental Drilling Inc.2402016
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.2502008
Universal Drilling Services of Texas, LLC22008
Advanced Drilling Systems, Inc.22006
Russell Drilling Co., Inc.28192003
Bell's Drilling Service14002018
Smithers Water Wells1275152011
BJ's Water Well Drilling1402010
Burleson Services, Inc.180402003
Chrisley Water Well Drilling13751002007
W.E. Pender & Sons Inc1602003
CM2, Inc.1202002

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Monitor7648.4%25
Environmental Soil Boring5535.0%10
Domestic148.9%248
Industrial53.2%360
Test Well31.9%819
Stock21.3%375
Other10.6%400
Irrigation10.6%285
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s1626049
2010s1222034
2020s1922077

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 37-50. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
330192003819Test Well
330182003819Test Well
599271202255230025Domestic
5012142018400Other
642444202338016460Industrial
345572003379147130Industrial
1170932007375114100Stock
642446202336016460Industrial
26038520112855740Irrigation
547738202027612050Domestic

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 37-50?

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This grid falls in Angelina County, Trinity County, Polk County.

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