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Texas well grid 38-08

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Cherokee County and Rusk County. 118 reports, median depth 280 ft.

118Reports
280 ftMedian depth
90 ftWater at
20 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 38-08

Logged in state well grid 38-08, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftRed Clay 28, Clay 24, Shale 14, Sand 9, Sand/Clay 5, Red Sand 5
25–50 ftShale 9, Sand 8, White Sand 3, Gravel 2, Yellow Sand 2, Rock 2
50–100 ftSand 22, Shale 16, Clay 12, Sand/Clay 5, White Sand 4, Coarse White Sand 4
100–200 ftSand 39, Shale 22, Clay 12, Sandy Shale 7, Rock 2, Sand And Shale 3
200–300 ftShale 18, Sand 12, Clay 7, Grey Clay 4, Shale/Sand 3, Brown Sand 2
300–500 ftSand 28, Shale 15, Clay 11, Sand/Shale 5, Sandy Shale 2, Shale/Sand 2
500–1000 ftShale 18, Sand 15, Sandy Shale 3, Sand/Shale 3, Sand And Shale 2, Rock 2
1000–5000 ftSandy Shale 1, Shale 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 38-08, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Jackson Distributors45505152009–2025
Smithers Water Wells13200152006–2023
Calicutt Drilling8276202020–2026
Allstar Water Well Service7240202014–2023
LTW Services, LP7520702010–2015
WANDA DRILLING & WATER DEV INC5270502009–2025
Fas-Line Services Inc.5480652003–2025
Owens Drilling & Services3224202004–2010
C. Miller Drilling2622632007–2023
Jackson Distributers22701252017–2018
Scruggs, Inc.2310702006
Wanda Drilling2220502005–2006
Ameri-Tex Drilling Company2600202005–2007
chandler water well drillers11152022
KWS Water Well Drilling and Service1280652017
Jacksaon Distributers12052016
ETOS Inc.14802013
FASLINE SERVICES1265152011
W.E. Pender & Sons Inc15362006
WE Pender & Sons Inc.11,0332502007
Wanda Drilling & Water Development, Inc.1260202006
D & K Drilling1109202004
Ace Water well & Pump1100142008
BENNETT DRILLING SERVICE1420602007
Wil Hammack1702004

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic8471.2%280
Irrigation1613.6%244
Rig Supply97.6%400
Stock32.5%615
Industrial21.7%332
Other10.8%276
Fracking Supply10.8%520
Test Well10.8%536
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s3021558
2010s4532074
2020s43440151

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 38-08. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
20955120071,033370250Public Supply
247532201177022520Domestic
630734202372010020Domestic
693231202571024040Domestic
640812202371010Domestic
62873620226409010Domestic
585705202164025Domestic
38811320156407075Rig Supply
646414202362236522Domestic
730715202662030718Domestic

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 38-08?

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This grid falls in Cherokee County, Rusk County.

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