# Well grid 40-50, Texas — Bell, Coryell — how deep, and through what

> 1,106 well reports in Texas state well grid 40-50, covering Bell, Coryell, Somervell. Median depth 4 ft.

## Texas well grid 40-50

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in [Bell County](/county/bell.md) and [Coryell County](/county/coryell.md). **1,106** reports, median depth **4 ft**.

### What you will drill through in grid 40-50

*Logged in state well grid 40-50, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.*

| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | **Ch - Tan Clay, Moist, Firm, High Plasticity** 34 , **Ch - Dark Brown Clay W/Trace Sand, Dry, Hard, Low Plasticity** 25 , **Cl - Dark Brown Sandy Silty Clay, Dry, Hard, No Plasticity** 19 , **Ch - Tan Clay, Dry, Hard, Low Plasticity** 16 , **6" Clay Cap** 16 , **Ch - Boring 1, Layer 2** 14 |
| 25–50 ft | **Dark Gray Degraded Shale And Clay** 2 , **Dark Gray Shale With Moisture Present** 2 , **Gray Shale With White Limestone** 2 , **Shale With Trace Limestone, Dark Gray And Dry** 1 , **Dark Gray Shale With Moisture Present And Limestone Intermit** 1 , **Black, Weathered Shale And Trace Limestone With Medium Moist** 1 |
| 50–100 ft | **Dark Gray Shale With Medium -High Moisture** 1 , **Light Gray Tan Weathered Shale** 1 , **Sandy Shale** 1 , **1St Trinity Sand** 1 |
| 100–200 ft | **Sandy Shale** 1 , **Sand** 1 , **Red Bed** 1 |
| 200–300 ft | **2Nd Trinity Sand** 1 |
| 300–500 ft | **Yellow** 1 |

### Who drills here

*Licensed firms in state well grid 40-50, busiest first.*

| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Alamo Environmental dba Vortex Drilling](/driller/alamo-environmental-dba-vortex-drilling.md) | 936 | 4 | — | 2024 |
| [Vortex Drilling Partners, LP](/driller/vortex-drilling-partners-lp.md) | 101 | 3 | — | 2021–2022 |
| [Vortex Drilling, Inc.](/driller/vortex-drilling-inc.md) | 18 | — | — | 2013 |
| [WEST Drilling](/driller/west-drilling.md) | 12 | 13 | — | 2020 |
| [SCI](/driller/sci.md) | 8 | 45 | — | 2009 |
| [W.E.S.T. Drilling](/driller/w-e-s-t-drilling.md) | 8 | 45 | — | 2003 |
| [Talon/LPE](/driller/talon-lpe.md) | 5 | 45 | — | 2023 |
| [Sunbelt Industrial Services](/driller/sunbelt-industrial-services.md) | 5 | 14 | — | 2008 |
| [Groundwater Monitoring Inc.](/driller/groundwater-monitoring-inc.md) | 4 | 25 | — | 2006 |
| [Total Support Services](/driller/total-support-services.md) | 3 | 25 | — | 2012 |
| [White Drilling Company, Inc.](/driller/white-drilling-company-inc.md) | 2 | 60 | — | 2017 |
| [Strata Core Drilling Co.](/driller/strata-core-drilling-co.md) | 2 | 65 | — | 2010 |
| [Geothermal Drilling inc](/driller/geothermal-drilling-inc.md) | 1 | — | — | 2013 |
| [POLLOCK WATER WELL DRILLING](/driller/pollock-water-well-drilling.md) | 1 | 320 | 25 | 2006 |

### What the wells are for

*Purpose, and how deep each went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Soil Boring | 1,068 | 96.6% | 4 |
| Monitor | 36 | 3.3% | 25 |
| Closed-Loop Geothermal | 1 | 0.1% | — |
| Domestic | 1 | 0.1% | 320 |

*By decade drilled.*

| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26 | 39 | 140 |
| 2010s | 26 | 25 | 55 |
| 2020s | 1,054 | 4 | — |

### The deepest reports on file

*Deepest reports in state well grid 40-50. Column one is the tracking number.*

| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94905 | 2006 | 320 | 140 | 25 | Domestic |
| 578916 | 2021 | 83 | — | — | Environmental Soil Boring |
| 213851 | 2010 | 65 | — | — | Monitor |
| 201794 | 2009 | 65 | — | — | Monitor |
| 639205 | 2023 | 60 | — | — | Monitor |
| 457436 | 2017 | 60 | 55 | — | Monitor |
| 29425 | 2003 | 60 | — | — | Environmental Soil Boring |
| 29424 | 2003 | 60 | — | — | Environmental Soil Boring |
| 29423 | 2003 | 60 | — | — | Environmental Soil Boring |
| 201789 | 2009 | 58 | — | — | Monitor |

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 40-50?

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This grid falls in [Bell County](/county/bell.md), [Coryell County](/county/coryell.md), [Somervell County](/county/somervell.md).

### Grids with a comparable number of reports

- [27-11](/area/27-11.md)
- [28-45](/area/28-45.md)
- [68-45](/area/68-45.md)
- [57-21](/area/57-21.md)
- [60-53](/area/60-53.md)
- [32-02](/area/32-02.md)
- [33-17](/area/33-17.md)
- [79-64](/area/79-64.md)
- [32-03](/area/32-03.md)
- [23-34](/area/23-34.md)
- [60-50](/area/60-50.md)
- [60-60](/area/60-60.md)
- [60-52](/area/60-52.md)

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Página: https://texas-water-wells.pages.dev/area/40-50/
Fonte: Texas Submitted Driller's Report Database — Texas Water Development Board, from reports filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
Recolha: 2026-08-23