texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 38-59

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Madison County and Houston County. 131 reports, median depth 260 ft.

131Reports
260 ftMedian depth
49 ftWater at
65 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 38-59

Logged in state well grid 38-59, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftSand 25, Brown Clay 21, Clay 20, Grey Clay 14, Top Soil 12, Top Bit Soil 12
25–50 ftClay 12, Sand 8, Blue Clay 7, Gravel 5, Shale 5, Brown Clay 3
50–100 ftSand 32, Blue Clay 12, Clay 9, Shale 7, Grey Clay 5, Sandy 3
100–200 ftSand 42, Blue Clay 14, Clay 22, Shale 19, Rock 8, Grey Clay 6
200–300 ftSand 24, Blue Clay 9, Clay 13, Shale 13, Rock 9, Sandy Shale 4
300–500 ftSand 33, Clay 9, Shale 7, Blue Clay 6, Rock 7, Grey Clay 7
500–1000 ftSand 5, Clay 3, Shale 2, Clay With Rock Streaks 1, Rock 1, Shale W/ Sand Streaks 1
1000–5000 ftClay 1, Sand 1, Shale 1, Clay With Rock Streaks 1, Hard Blue Clay 1, Blue Clay With Sand Streaks 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 38-59, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Holly Water Wells23340252003–2025
Fas-Line Services Inc.19190702013–2017
LTW Services, LP18360902012–2017
M&M Water Well, LLC11354422016–2026
Hydrex Environmental, Inc.10222006
J&S Drilling, LLC9380452015–2024
Pinnergy, LTD7340702006–2014
M & M Water Well Service7187182003–2012
Ark-La-Tex Boring, Inc.7240652003–2005
D & K3108102015–2016
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.3292008
Ballard Water Well Co. LLC2380502022
A&I Water Well Services22852019
O'Day Drilling Company, Inc.24102502009–2011
51 waterwell services1131302023
J&S WATER WELLS16701002015
Gray's Water Well Svc.120372014
Gray's Water Well Service1342402008
J.B. Bradford & Sons1285252004
S & K Drilling Co16202008
Bennett Drilling1240652006

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic5542.0%340
Rig Supply4332.8%260
Environmental Soil Boring107.6%22
Irrigation64.6%368
Fracking Supply53.8%340
Stock43.1%471
Industrial32.3%380
Monitor32.3%29
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s4220017
2010s7028550
2020s1936060

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 38-59. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
20720520071,400Test Well
282151201284080197Public Supply
2989622012720150Rig Supply
400714201567012100Domestic
1631512008620Domestic
8698520066005560Rig Supply
70367820254826142Stock
72832520264717033Stock
68708420244626825Domestic
20711320074411040Domestic

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 38-59?

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This grid falls in Madison County, Houston County, Leon County.

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