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Texas well grid 38-05

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Cherokee County and Anderson County. 115 reports, median depth 260 ft.

115Reports
260 ftMedian depth
72 ftWater at
15 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 38-05

Logged in state well grid 38-05, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftSand 25, Clay 21, Surface Sand 18, Red Clay 12, Sandy Clay 9, Top Soil 7
25–50 ftSand 12, Tan Sand 8, Clay 5, Shale 4, Gray Clay 3, Brown Clay 3
50–100 ftSand 14, Shale 10, Gray Sand 10, Clay 6, Rock 4, Clay With Sand Streaks 4
100–200 ftShale 15, Clay 10, Sand 11, Gray Sand 5, Gray Shale 3, Rock 5
200–300 ftSand 9, Shale 7, Clay 8, Rock 3, Sand And Shale 2, Gray Clay 2
300–500 ftSand 16, Shale 12, Clay 8, Gray Sand 7, Gray Clay 4, White Sand 5
500–1000 ftClay 5, Sand 2, Rock 1, Sand And Shale 1, Shale W/ Sand Strks 1, Light Sand / Drilled Good 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 38-05, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Ace Water well & Pump Svc.24265152014–2025
C. Miller Drilling10482262001–2025
Triple B Production Drilling Inc.780132019–2023
Ameri-Tex Drilling Company7480752002–2007
Jackson Distributors6400152011–2026
LTW Services, LP53201002009–2022
chandler water well drillers5165122007–2013
Fas-Line Services Inc.4463352003–2023
Owens Drilling & Services4105352010–2018
Calicutt Drilling3368152023–2024
Smithers Water Wells3120152009–2021
Jackson Distributers3105152017–2018
Pinnergy, LTD3500752011–2013
Allstar Water Well Service2330152023–2025
Kirby Water Resources2645252022
Russell Drilling Co., Inc.2462252011–2021
Comb's Well Service2352009–2014
Ace Water well & Pump2280302013–2014
FASLINE SERVICES2140402011–2012
LONG DRILLING COMPANY160102024
Phillips Water Well1480202022
Palestine Drilling & Services, LLC1475102021
DKG Drilling160122020
Ballard Water Well Co. LLC1100202018
Larry's Water Wells1105202017

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic8573.9%240
Irrigation1210.4%260
Stock97.8%182
Industrial76.1%280
Rig Supply21.7%460
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s2532088
2010s4827565
2020s4218061

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 38-05. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
253300201168021570Domestic
1150732007680225Domestic
614531202264517025Domestic
654665202360034923Domestic
6091132022600Domestic
430031201660036810Domestic
540576202059517827Stock
470387201856024420Domestic
274177201155011015Domestic
369800201454027715Domestic

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 38-05?

Depth is only half the quote. What it costs depends on the rock, the casing and the pump. Tell us where and we pass the request to licensed Texas drillers.

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This grid falls in Cherokee County, Anderson County.

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