texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 39-40

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Leon County and Freestone County. 165 reports, median depth 420 ft.

165Reports
420 ftMedian depth
90 ftWater at
50 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 39-40

Logged in state well grid 39-40, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftSand 26, Clay 11, Red Clay 11, Orange Sand 9, Tan Sand 9, Tan Sandy Clay 10
25–50 ftGray Clay 10, Sand 7, Gray Sand 7, Blue Clay 7, Sandy Gray Clay 7, Brown Clay 4
50–100 ftGray Sand 16, Sand 14, Gray Clay 10, Blue Clay 9, Rock 5, Clay 7
100–200 ftSand 23, Gray Clay 14, Gray Sand 13, Blue Clay 9, Shale 12, Sandy Gray Clay 10
200–300 ftSand 16, Shale 15, Blue Clay 8, Rock 10, Gray Sand 14, Gray Clay 10
300–500 ftSand 26, Gray Clay 21, Gray Sand 15, Rock 9, White Sand 18, Shale 9
500–1000 ftGray Clay 30, Gray Sand 30, Sand 28, Lignite 22, Shale 13, Clay 10
1000–5000 ftSandy Shale 1, Sand 1, Fine Sand 1, Shale 1, Shaley Sand, 1807-1847 Shale 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 39-40, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
WOMBLE DRILLING CO. INC.28770352002–2015
Pinnergy, LTD14400652006–2025
Vortex Drilling, Inc.14202015–2016
Holly Water Wells10780302005–2025
M/W DRILLING COMPANY LLC9760152011–2024
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.8602004–2017
WEST Drilling7202017–2019
Alpine Field Services72013
M&M Water Well, LLC5680142017–2023
Bennett Drilling5370702006–2008
MagnaCore Drilling & Environmental Services5112007
Geoprojects International, Inc.5102003
Pacific West Environmental and Infrastructure4232025
Palestine Water Well Service, Inc.4640152006
Limestone Water Well Drilling3540702019–2025
J&S Drilling, LLC3700452016–2024
Comb's Well Service3702009–2014
LTW Services, LP3360802010–2014
Double J Drilling Company31601002004–2010
Ballard Water Well Co. LLC2730502021–2022
Womble Drilling Services, LLC2895152017–2018
LONG DRILLING COMPANY25552016–2018
Double J Drig. Co.2800302012–2014
C. Miller Drilling29842182008–2009
J & S Water Wells23701302004–2008

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic5231.5%730
Monitor3320.0%20
Rig Supply2615.8%320
Environmental Soil Boring2012.1%10
Stock169.7%735
Industrial53.0%880
Irrigation53.0%555
Other31.8%760
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s6946078
2010s7434090
2020s22613104

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 39-40. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
37570520141,807220400Public Supply
160314200898412862Test Well
93106200691511230Domestic
46199720178958815Domestic
1334722008880115192Industrial
1127802007880109Industrial
4931952018870Industrial
394278201586518032Domestic
6732412024840138Stock
156773200884010625Domestic

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 Leon County, Freestone County.

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