Texas well grid 40-50
A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Bell County and Coryell County. 1,106 reports, median depth 4 ft.
1,106Reports
4 ftMedian depth
55 ftWater at
25 gpmMedian yield
What you will drill through in grid 40-50
| 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
| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamo Environmental dba Vortex Drilling | 936 | 4 | — | 2024 |
| Vortex Drilling Partners, LP | 101 | 3 | — | 2021–2022 |
| Vortex Drilling, Inc. | 18 | — | — | 2013 |
| WEST Drilling | 12 | 13 | — | 2020 |
| SCI | 8 | 45 | — | 2009 |
| W.E.S.T. Drilling | 8 | 45 | — | 2003 |
| Talon/LPE | 5 | 45 | — | 2023 |
| Sunbelt Industrial Services | 5 | 14 | — | 2008 |
| Groundwater Monitoring Inc. | 4 | 25 | — | 2006 |
| Total Support Services | 3 | 25 | — | 2012 |
| White Drilling Company, Inc. | 2 | 60 | — | 2017 |
| Strata Core Drilling Co. | 2 | 65 | — | 2010 |
| Geothermal Drilling inc | 1 | — | — | 2013 |
| POLLOCK WATER WELL DRILLING | 1 | 320 | 25 | 2006 |
What the wells are for
| 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 |
| 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
| 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.
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This grid falls in Bell County, Coryell County, Somervell County.