texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 38-42

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Leon County. 140 reports, median depth 240 ft.

140Reports
240 ftMedian depth
87 ftWater at
30 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 38-42

Logged in state well grid 38-42, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftSand 35, All Tan Sand 25, Clay 11, Top Bit Soil 9, Shale 8, Red Clay 6
25–50 ftBlue Clay 5, Shale 4, Gray Clay 4, Sand And Gravel 3, Clay 3, Sand 3
50–100 ftSand 11, Shale 8, Gray Clay 6, Clay 4, Sandy Shale 4, Grey Clay 2
100–200 ftSand 33, Shale 12, Blue Clay 6, Sandy Shale 7, Clay 7, Gray Sand 2
200–300 ftSand 38, Sandy Shale 9, Shale 10, Clay 11, Sand Streaks 6, Blue Clay 4
300–500 ftSand 32, Shale 18, Clay 8, Sandy Shale 6, Brown Clay 3, Blue Clay 4
500–1000 ftSand 12, Shale 6, Sandy Shale 3, Sand Clay 2, Clay 2, Shale With Sand Streaks 2

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 38-42, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Sunbelt Industrial Services31142007–2011
M&M Water Well, LLC20364302013–2024
Groundwater Monitoring Inc.17252005–2006
Holly Water Wells12409102004–2015
J&S Drilling, LLC9440382019–2026
M/W DRILLING COMPANY LLC8400302008–2026
Geothermal Drilling inc6340102020–2023
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.5202022
Lighthouse Environmantal Services Inc.5242010
Ballard Water Well Co. LLC4365802020–2024
LONG DRILLING COMPANY3460152011–2025
LTW Services, LP33601002008–2013
Pinnergy, LTD3240702007–2011
Triple B Production Drilling Inc.2320302024–2025
Texas Southern Drilling2305502023
WOMBLE DRILLING CO. INC.2475322011–2015
Bennett Drilling2220652004–2006
Limestone Water Well Drilling12802019
Double J Drilling Company1590302014
A&I Water Well1583402013
a&i waterwell1302013
ESN-South1312006
Scott Drilling Inc.12802002

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic6244.3%400
Monitor3424.3%25
Injection1812.9%14
Stock85.7%660
Rig Supply85.7%260
Environmental Soil Boring75.0%25
Irrigation32.1%260
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s383365
2010s6619193
2020s3632094

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 38-42. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
654028202372016030Domestic
367235201472016015Stock
422934201671018020Stock
4229272016706Stock
4407482017682Domestic
72195120266609415Stock
62076820226608025Domestic
531508201962820016Domestic
683875202462016040Domestic
51754420195948035Domestic

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 38-42?

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This grid falls in Leon County.

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