texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 38-60

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Houston County and Madison County. 105 reports, median depth 348 ft.

105Reports
348 ftMedian depth
80 ftWater at
55 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 38-60

Logged in state well grid 38-60, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftBrown Clay 23, Clay 23, Sand 21, Shale 13, Top Bit Soil 12, White Clay 6
25–50 ftBlue Clay 18, Sand 12, Shale 7, Lignite 4, Clay 3, Grey Clay 2
50–100 ftBlue Clay 16, Sand 12, Shale 12, Grey Clay 5, Clay 5, Blue Clay W/ Lignite 4
100–200 ftSand 32, Blue Clay 18, Shale 19, Clay 14, Rock 9, Shale, Water Sand 8
200–300 ftSand 30, Blue Clay 14, Clay 14, Shale 10, Shale, Water Sand 9, Rock 7
300–500 ftSand 22, Shale 16, Shale, Water Sand 8, Clay 8, Blue Clay 5, Rock 5
500–1000 ftClay 2, Shale 7, Sand 2, Clay With Rock Streaks 1, Hard Rock 2, Rock 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 38-60, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Pinnergy, LTD24420652007–2016
Holly Water Wells23312202004–2026
Fas-Line Services Inc.9320752013–2021
Scruggs, Inc.6340702011–2013
LTW Services, LP5380902011–2015
LONG DRILLING COMPANY4436302011–2025
Gray's Water Well4284502004–2014
M&M Water Well, LLC3348382020–2025
Geothermal Drilling inc2440452025–2026
Triple B Production Drilling Inc.2400552025
Ballard Water Well Co. LLC2420502021–2023
J&S Drilling, LLC24502002020–2021
Grays Water Well Svc.2240252017
Gray's Water Well Svc - Brad Davis23001002013–2015
Gray's Water Well Svc.2200302014
Ark-La-Tex Boring, Inc.2280652003–2005
Dale's Water Wells1320202024
EASTEX WELL SERVICE1214252023
Weisinger Incorporated1337702023
Keithville Well Drilling1602015
FASLINE SERVICES1440302011
Qwik Pipe1440652009
BENNETT DRILLING SERVICE LC1460502010
Grays Water Well14502009
Gray's Water Well Service1186302007

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Rig Supply4946.7%370
Domestic4845.7%320
Irrigation32.9%401
Fracking Supply32.9%360
Stock11.0%386
Industrial11.0%260
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s2129566
2010s5937078
2020s25335104

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 38-60. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
24231820081,40040Irrigation
2697772011600Rig Supply
322808201356015070Rig Supply
26298120115607560Rig Supply
238768201056011060Rig Supply
236940201056011555Rig Supply
54442620205467620Domestic
24359420105409560Rig Supply
23539320105407560Rig Supply
353388201449250Domestic

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 38-60?

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This grid falls in Houston County, Madison County.

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