texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 38-11

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Anderson County and Houston County. 147 reports, median depth 195 ft.

147Reports
195 ftMedian depth
90 ftWater at
18 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 38-11

Logged in state well grid 38-11, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 17, Sand 14, Red Clay 11, Red Sandy Clay 10, Red-Brown Clayey Sand, Loose, Dry 9, Concrete 9
25–50 ftSand 6, Clay 4, Light-Brown And Gray Clayey Sand, Very Fine-Grained, Loose, 2, Clay/Sand 2, Sand/Clay 2, Grey Tan Clay, Shale, Sand 1
50–100 ftClay 13, Sand 8, White Sand 3, Rock 2, Clay/Sand/Clay 2, Clay/Sand 2
100–200 ftSand 22, Clay 12, Grey Sand 5, Grey Shale 4, Gray Sand 4, Clay-Sand 4
200–300 ftSand 13, Clay 4, Sand/Clay 4, Sandy Shale 3, Grey Shale 3, Gray Shale 2
300–500 ftSand 8, Clay 9, Sand/Clay 3, Grey Shale 3, Sandy Shale 3, Sand Grey 2
500–1000 ftSand 12, Clay 4, Grey Sand 6, Grey Shale 6, Shale 2, Gray Clay 1
1000–5000 ftSand 1, Clay 1, Sand/Clay 1, Clay/Sand 1, Sand Grey 2, Shale Grey 2

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 38-11, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Phillips Water Well17660162003–2016
Mathers Environmental Drilling Inc.13222024
Alpine Field Services12222007–2008
Groundwater Monitoring Inc.9352007
D & K Drilling8220182003–2008
Comb's Well Service7502008–2015
Next-Gen Solutions, Inc.72005–2007
Ace Water well & Pump6100152009–2013
Palestine Water Well Serv5540602010–2014
Ace Water well & Pump Svc.490202014–2024
Wel-Mat Drilling LLP42006
Palestine Drilling & Services, LLC3760152020–2025
WEST Drilling3302024
Palestine Water Well3640252018–2020
ETTL Engineers & Consultants Inc.3202017–2018
Palestine Water Well Service, Inc.3540472004–2015
Andrews & Foster Drilling Co21,000152012–2025
Redeemed Services, LLC2170122022
Subterra Environmental Services, LLC.2202017
C. Miller Drilling2783252012–2014
SCI22013
chandler water well drillers252852009–2013
Ameri-Tex Drilling Company24401002004
MagnaCore Drilling & Environmental Services2262002
LONG DRILLING COMPANY1110102026

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic5839.5%275
Monitor3624.5%30
Environmental Soil Boring2315.6%18
Irrigation1812.2%300
Industrial42.7%560
Public Supply32.0%1,264
Stock21.4%540
Rig Supply21.4%480
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s6714052
2010s52300120
2020s2865130

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 38-11. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
61969620221,814484306Public Supply
17747020091,264240270Public Supply
51764220191,100224200Public Supply
71831320251,000410Domestic
4727262016840200Irrigation
47371620188208725Domestic
673249202480020015Domestic
301083201278340012Irrigation
5560072020760213100Domestic
224660200976024016Domestic

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, Houston County.

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