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Texas well grid 43-47

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Tom Green County and Concho County. 144 reports, median depth 130 ft.

144Reports
130 ftMedian depth
35 ftWater at
50 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 43-47

Logged in state well grid 43-47, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTopsoil 74, Red Clay 58, Conglomerate 33, White Lime 26, Dirt 23, Top Soil 20
25–50 ftYellow Lime 26, Yellow Lime & Clay 17, Conglomerate 14, Red Clay 8, Conglomerant 8, White Lime 7
50–100 ftYellow Lime 25, Blue Shale 20, Blue Lime & Shale 15, Blue Lime 13, Red Clay 11, Gray Shale 11
100–200 ftGray Shale 10, Gray Lime & Shale 9, Yellow Lime 6, Red Clay 4, Brown Lime 4, Gray Lime 3
200–300 ftRed Clay 2

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 43-47, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
MICHAEL C HOELSCHER113130502003–2024
woehl drilling no217100252013–2026
Woehl Drilling51601202005–2008
Lange Drilling Co4100502008–2012
Woehl Drilling & Service12002024
Caltex Water LLC120542011
Micheal C Hoelscher11972009
Curtis-Abel Water Systems, Inc.11002003

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Irrigation5941.0%135
Test Well4229.2%120
Domestic2819.4%140
Stock1510.4%130
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s4713035
2010s7212030
2020s2514555

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 43-47. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
635680202321070Test Well
63567720232108050Test Well
244892201120504Irrigation
6876832024200Domestic
63566620232007030Test Well
343230201320010015Irrigation
2240182009197Test Well
58168520211809230Domestic
48149320171805020Stock
476961201818060209Irrigation

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 43-47?

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This grid falls in Tom Green County, Concho County.

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