texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 52-43

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Brewster County. 130 reports, median depth 280 ft.

130Reports
280 ftMedian depth
81 ftWater at
20 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 52-43

Logged in state well grid 52-43, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftOverburden 46, Topsoil 17, Gravel 7, Top Soil 5, Caliche 5, Soil 5
25–50 ftRed Basalt 3, Brown Basalt 2, Red/Brown Basalt 2, Yellow Ash 2, Red & White Volcanic Ash 1, Brown, Tan, And Red Basalt 1
50–100 ftBlack Basalt 13, Red Basalt 13, Brown Basalt 11, Gray Basalt 6, Red Volcanics 6, White Ash 4
100–200 ftBlack Basalt 23, Red Basalt 14, Brown Basalt 9, White Ash 5, Gray Basalt 3, Red Ash 4
200–300 ftRed Basalt 13, Black Basalt 11, White Ash 5, Brown Basalt 4, Red Busalt 2, Red Ash 2
300–500 ftRed Basalt 9, Black Basalt 6, Red Volcanics 4, Gray Basalt 3, Green Rhyolite 3, Brown Basalt 2
500–1000 ftRed Basalt 7, Black Basalt 4, Gray Basalt 5, Green Rhyolite 4, Crumbly Rock & Ash 1, Red And Black Basalt 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 52-43, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
SKINNER'S DRILLING39380202003–2025
Arrowhead Well Service & Construction LLC28242152012–2025
Armadillo Drilling & Well Service21200302004–2010
SKINNER DRILLING15443202004–2014
Armadillo Drlg. & Well Service11260302002–2004
Skinner�s Drilling and Well Service7400452016–2021
HINDS WELL SERVICE LLC3262202011–2012
dba Universal Drilling Services2402003
Espy Howard16482015
Terracon Consultants1752016
David B. Bynum1380202005

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic11790.0%300
Stock64.6%223
Monitor32.3%40
Industrial21.5%648
Irrigation21.5%300
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s5326082
2010s4724367
2020s3034098

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 52-43. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
8657720041,0503905Domestic
4185720049054405Domestic
43360200486544020Domestic
708620202584336520Domestic
66577200372527550Domestic
5145162019710190100Domestic
301717201270334830Domestic
68397320246632604Domestic
4409482015648Industrial
69138120246233015Domestic

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 52-43?

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This grid falls in Brewster County.

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