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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

Logged in state well grid 38-15, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftSand 14, Fill: Sand, Clayey, Medium Dense, Tan To Reddish-Brown, Mois 14, Clay 11, Sc 9, Ch 8, Concrete 9
25–50 ftNo Recovery 3, Shale 5, Sand 5, Tan Sand 4, Gray Shale 3, Sm 2
50–100 ftShale 10, Rock 3, Sand 3, Ml 3, Mh 3, Sm 2
100–200 ftSand 14, Shale 9, Clay 4, Sandy Shale 2, Grey Shale 2, Gray Shale 1
200–300 ftShale 6, Sand 3, Sandy Shale 3, Sand/Shale 2, Rock 2, Blue Shale 2
300–500 ftSand 19, Shale 9, Rock 1, Sandy Shale 6, Grey Sand 2, Sand And Shale 2
500–1000 ftSand 2, Clay 1, Shale 4, Sand/Shale 2, Sandy Shale 1, Shale/Sand Stringers 1
1000–5000 ftClay 1, Clay/Sand 1, Brown Shale 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 38-15, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP31202020–2021
Terracon Consultants17602024–2025
Subterra Environmental Services, LLC.10552020–2021
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.10332016–2020
ETTL Engineers & Consulants Inc.8232016–2019
Smithers Water Wells7360202004–2022
MagnaCore Drilling & Environmental Services7152010
Jackson Distributors6480152009–2025
WANDA DRILLING & WATER DEV INC6475502006–2023
LTW Services, LP4520752009–2015
Eagle Remediation3202022
Owens Drilling & Services3165182006–2008
Sunbelt Industrial Services3302008
Fas-Line Services Inc.2580402025
Calicutt Drilling2640182022–2025
C. Miller Drilling2430442017–2018
Allstar Water Well Service1440302026
M/W DRILLING COMPANY LLC11352024
Palestine Drilling & Services, LLC14602024
All About Wells & Service, llc1460102023
Weisinger Incorporated11,0556052023
Jackson Distributers14002018
Jacksaon Distributers1420152017
Hydrex Environmental, Inc.1202016
Ace Water well & Pump Svc.1480152016

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Monitor5639.4%30
Environmental Soil Boring3524.6%20
Domestic3323.2%440
Rig Supply74.9%460
Irrigation53.5%250
Stock21.4%475
Industrial21.4%520
Public Supply10.7%1,055
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s21357260
2010s3825239
2020s833028

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 38-15. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
65162620231,055300605Public Supply
690621202566035020Domestic
620329202264048118Domestic
387352201562025075Rig Supply
559827202060010Domestic
134033200760040010Domestic
702094202558028040Domestic
657505202353036010Domestic
2188122007528528Domestic
1706782009520300100Industrial

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.

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