Texas well grid 38-15
A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Cherokee County. 142 reports, median depth 42 ft.
142Reports
42 ftMedian depth
97 ftWater at
20 gpmMedian yield
What you will drill through in grid 38-15
| 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
What the wells are for
| 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 |
| 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
| 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.
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This grid falls in Cherokee County.