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Texas well grid 38-01

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Anderson County and Rusk County. 111 reports, median depth 455 ft.

111Reports
455 ftMedian depth
73 ftWater at
65 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 38-01

Logged in state well grid 38-01, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftSand 26, Clay 22, Red Clay 10, Yellow Sand 10, Black Topsoil 6, Light Brown Sand 3
25–50 ftLime Stone 9, Sand 5, Shale 4, Sandy Clay 3, Clay 3, Sand And Gravel 3
50–100 ftSand 23, Clay 10, Sandy Clay 5, Clay Brown 3, Sandy Shale 4, Gray Clay 3
100–200 ftSand 26, Clay 21, Shale 10, Gray Clay 4, Grey Shale 5, Sand Brown 3
200–300 ftSand 25, Clay 12, Shale 8, Gray Clay 3, Sandy Shale 4, Gray Sand 2
300–500 ftSand 45, Clay 13, Clay Gray 3, Sand Gray 3, Rock 6, Sandy Shale 8
500–1000 ftClay 14, Sand 10, Gray Shale 3, Shale 4, Gray Sand 3, Sandy Shale 2
1000–5000 ftBlack Lignite Streak 1, Gray Shale With Some Ratty Sand 1, Gray Shale 1, Gray Ratty Sand 1, Black Lignite Strak 1, Caprock 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 38-01, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Advanced Drilling Systems, Inc.132007
Comb's Well Service10480402008–2024
Jackson Distributors10545652014–2015
WEST Drilling882019–2023
Phillips Water Well8480252005–2017
Palestine Water Well Serv8430752014–2015
Andrews & Foster Drilling Co75652042019
Palestine Water Well7460752007–2018
Pixie Water Wells54752015
Pinnergy, LTD5320702007–2011
Fas-Line Services Inc.4300702014–2024
Double J Drig. Co.45751002015–2016
Palestine Drilling & Services, LLC2900252021–2023
East Texas Water Well2520302020
WALKER HILL ENVIRONMENTAL INC22012
O'Day Drilling Company, Inc.28101,0002008
Kirby Water Resources1350602025
Triple B Production Drilling Inc.180152023
Russell Drilling Co., Inc.11,3652022
Strata Core Services, LLC1302017
Owens Drilling & Services113062015
Keithville Well Drilling1460602014
Palestine Water Well Svc Inc1800802014
WOMBLE DRILLING CO. INC.1480182013
Strata Core Serices, LLC1252013

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic3228.8%450
Stock2219.8%545
Environmental Soil Boring2018.0%6
Rig Supply1311.7%320
Industrial1210.8%565
Irrigation76.3%460
Other32.7%25
Monitor21.8%30
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s2936574
2010s6147573
2020s21280100

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 38-01. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
62311020221,365167Industrial
567982202190025025Domestic
5241642019820641,250Industrial
1652452008810711,000Industrial
365023201480024780Domestic
5242682019715701,250Industrial
45986320167006175Domestic
210367200570011030Domestic
6556412023660195150Irrigation
505754201766016825Domestic

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 Anderson County, Rusk County.

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