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Texas well grid 40-31

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in McLennan County. 556 reports, median depth 19 ft.

556Reports
19 ftMedian depth
19 ftWater at
20 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 40-31

Logged in state well grid 40-31, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftNo Soil Logging Information, Point Was Only Used As A Tempor 57, Asphalt 33, Limestone 24, Brown Clay 24, No Recovery 7, Concrete 22
25–50 ftTan Limestone 3, No Recovery 3, (Cl) Brown And Tan Sandy Clay; Soft; Wet; No Odor 2, (Cl) Tan And Grey Sandy Clay With Gravel; Soft; Wet; No Odor 2, Limestone - Gray, Weatered 2, Gray Limestone 2
50–100 ftSmall Gravel/Grey Clay 1, Small Gravel/Course Sand 1, Limestone 1
100–200 ftGrey Shale 1, Grey Clay 1
200–300 ftGray Clay, Shale, & Limestone 1, Shale With Rock Streaks 1
300–500 ftGrey Clay And Shale 1, Gray Clay With Streaks Of Sand, Clay & Sand 1, Grey Shale 1, Grey Shale & Clay 1
500–1000 ftGrey Clay/Shale 1, Hard Limestone 1, Grey Clay, Shale, And Limestone 1, Gray Clay, Shale, & Limestone 1, Lime Stone/Grey Shale 1, Lime Stone/Lignite 1
1000–5000 ftSand With Streaks Of Sandy Clay 1, Yellow Clay And Shale 1, Blue Sandy Clay & Sand 1, Red Clay 1, Sand & Blue Sandy Clay 1, Yellow Clay 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 40-31, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vortex Drilling, Inc.70152006–2018
Cascade Technical Services57182017–2018
WEST Drilling50202016–2023
Environmental Logistics Company, LLC44122017–2026
Sunbelt Industrial Services31242010–2023
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC29272019–2026
Subterra Environmental Services, LLC.27102022
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP20252020–2022
Groundwater Monitoring Inc.20152004–2007
Total Support Services17172003–2015
Strata Core Services, LLC14192011–2016
W.E.S.T. Drilling14252005–2015
Roddy Qualls Environmental Drilling13202018–2022
Kleinfelder13152012
Talon/LPE10152020
Eagle Remediation982021–2023
RIOMAR DRILLING INC9112015–2017
Savage Excavation7252024–2026
Pacific West6182024
Eagle Remediation & Demolition6352023
MagnaCore Drilling & Environmental Services62012
Strata Core Drilling Co.6202010
DIXIE DRILLING6152005
Richard Cheek6112002
WACO DRILLING CO5292020–2025

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Monitor25746.2%25
Environmental Soil Boring20236.3%10
Injection6611.9%18
Other101.8%15
Test Well71.3%20
Domestic71.3%60
Closed-Loop Geothermal30.5%300
Irrigation20.4%80
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s1011520
2010s2611618
2020s1942019

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 40-31. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
49354020172,04083020Domestic
26660320112,025842370Public Supply
38129420141,400640Domestic
3469992013300Closed-Loop Geothermal
5318642020801516Irrigation
44134120178020Domestic
255569201160Monitor
1821382009601520Domestic
2766172010582015Domestic
55854720205517Domestic

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 McLennan County.

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