# Well grid 38-15, Texas — Cherokee — how deep, and through what

> 142 well reports in Texas state well grid 38-15, covering Cherokee. Median depth 42 ft.

## Texas well grid 38-15

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in [Cherokee County](/county/cherokee.md). **142** reports, median depth **42 ft**.

### What you will drill through in grid 38-15

*Logged in state well grid 38-15, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.*

| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | **Sand** 14 , **Fill: Sand, Clayey, Medium Dense, Tan To Reddish-Brown, Mois** 14 , **Clay** 11 , **Sc** 9 , **Ch** 8 , **Concrete** 9 |
| 25–50 ft | **No Recovery** 3 , **Shale** 5 , **Sand** 5 , **Tan Sand** 4 , **Gray Shale** 3 , **Sm** 2 |
| 50–100 ft | **Shale** 10 , **Rock** 3 , **Sand** 3 , **Ml** 3 , **Mh** 3 , **Sm** 2 |
| 100–200 ft | **Sand** 14 , **Shale** 9 , **Clay** 4 , **Sandy Shale** 2 , **Grey Shale** 2 , **Gray Shale** 1 |
| 200–300 ft | **Shale** 6 , **Sand** 3 , **Sandy Shale** 3 , **Sand/Shale** 2 , **Rock** 2 , **Blue Shale** 2 |
| 300–500 ft | **Sand** 19 , **Shale** 9 , **Rock** 1 , **Sandy Shale** 6 , **Grey Sand** 2 , **Sand And Shale** 2 |
| 500–1000 ft | **Sand** 2 , **Clay** 1 , **Shale** 4 , **Sand/Shale** 2 , **Sandy Shale** 1 , **Shale/Sand Stringers** 1 |
| 1000–5000 ft | **Clay** 1 , **Clay/Sand** 1 , **Brown Shale** 1 |

### Who drills here

*Licensed firms in state well grid 38-15, busiest first.*

| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Vortex Drilling Partners, LP](/driller/vortex-drilling-partners-lp.md) | 31 | 20 | — | 2020–2021 |
| [Terracon Consultants](/driller/terracon-consultants.md) | 17 | 60 | — | 2024–2025 |
| [Subterra Environmental Services, LLC.](/driller/subterra-environmental-services-llc.md) | 10 | 55 | — | 2020–2021 |
| [BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.](/driller/best-drilling-services-inc.md) | 10 | 33 | — | 2016–2020 |
| [ETTL Engineers & Consulants Inc.](/driller/ettl-engineers-consulants-inc.md) | 8 | 23 | — | 2016–2019 |
| [Smithers Water Wells](/driller/smithers-water-wells.md) | 7 | 360 | 20 | 2004–2022 |
| [MagnaCore Drilling & Environmental Services](/driller/magnacore-drilling-environmental-services.md) | 7 | 15 | — | 2010 |
| [Jackson Distributors](/driller/jackson-distributors.md) | 6 | 480 | 15 | 2009–2025 |
| [WANDA DRILLING & WATER DEV INC](/driller/wanda-drilling-water-dev-inc.md) | 6 | 475 | 50 | 2006–2023 |
| [LTW Services, LP](/driller/ltw-services-lp.md) | 4 | 520 | 75 | 2009–2015 |
| [Eagle Remediation](/driller/eagle-remediation.md) | 3 | 20 | — | 2022 |
| [Owens Drilling & Services](/driller/owens-drilling-services.md) | 3 | 165 | 18 | 2006–2008 |
| [Sunbelt Industrial Services](/driller/sunbelt-industrial-services.md) | 3 | 30 | — | 2008 |
| [Fas-Line Services Inc.](/driller/fas-line-services-inc.md) | 2 | 580 | 40 | 2025 |
| [Calicutt Drilling](/driller/calicutt-drilling.md) | 2 | 640 | 18 | 2022–2025 |
| [C. Miller Drilling](/driller/c-miller-drilling.md) | 2 | 430 | 44 | 2017–2018 |
| [Allstar Water Well Service](/driller/allstar-water-well-service.md) | 1 | 440 | 30 | 2026 |
| [M/W DRILLING COMPANY LLC](/driller/m-w-drilling-company-llc.md) | 1 | 135 | — | 2024 |
| [Palestine Drilling & Services, LLC](/driller/palestine-drilling-services-llc.md) | 1 | 460 | — | 2024 |
| All About Wells & Service, llc | 1 | 460 | 10 | 2023 |
| [Weisinger Incorporated](/driller/weisinger-incorporated.md) | 1 | 1,055 | 605 | 2023 |
| [Jackson Distributers](/driller/jackson-distributers.md) | 1 | 400 | — | 2018 |
| [Jacksaon Distributers](/driller/jacksaon-distributers.md) | 1 | 420 | 15 | 2017 |
| [Hydrex Environmental, Inc.](/driller/hydrex-environmental-inc.md) | 1 | 20 | — | 2016 |
| [Ace Water well & Pump Svc.](/driller/ace-water-well-pump-svc.md) | 1 | 480 | 15 | 2016 |

### What the wells are for

*Purpose, and how deep each went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monitor | 56 | 39.4% | 30 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 35 | 24.6% | 20 |
| Domestic | 33 | 23.2% | 440 |
| Rig Supply | 7 | 4.9% | 460 |
| Irrigation | 5 | 3.5% | 250 |
| Stock | 2 | 1.4% | 475 |
| Industrial | 2 | 1.4% | 520 |
| Public Supply | 1 | 0.7% | 1,055 |

*By decade drilled.*

| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21 | 357 | 260 |
| 2010s | 38 | 25 | 239 |
| 2020s | 83 | 30 | 28 |

### The deepest reports on file

*Deepest reports in state well grid 38-15. Column one is the tracking number.*

| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 651626 | 2023 | 1,055 | 300 | 605 | Public Supply |
| 690621 | 2025 | 660 | 350 | 20 | Domestic |
| 620329 | 2022 | 640 | 481 | 18 | Domestic |
| 387352 | 2015 | 620 | 250 | 75 | Rig Supply |
| 559827 | 2020 | 600 | — | 10 | Domestic |
| 134033 | 2007 | 600 | 400 | 10 | Domestic |
| 702094 | 2025 | 580 | 280 | 40 | Domestic |
| 657505 | 2023 | 530 | 360 | 10 | Domestic |
| 218812 | 2007 | 528 | 528 | — | Domestic |
| 170678 | 2009 | 520 | 300 | 100 | Industrial |

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 38-15?

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This grid falls in [Cherokee County](/county/cherokee.md).

### Grids with a comparable number of reports

- [34-62](/area/34-62.md)
- [59-31](/area/59-31.md)
- [61-23](/area/61-23.md)
- [79-18](/area/79-18.md)
- [07-10](/area/07-10.md)
- [23-43](/area/23-43.md)
- [34-53](/area/34-53.md)
- [65-36](/area/65-36.md)
- [16-58](/area/16-58.md)
- [31-41](/area/31-41.md)
- [32-64](/area/32-64.md)
- [39-16](/area/39-16.md)
- [46-01](/area/46-01.md)

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Fonte: Texas Submitted Driller's Report Database — Texas Water Development Board, from reports filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
Recolha: 2026-08-23