texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 52-44

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Brewster County. 172 reports, median depth 311 ft.

172Reports
311 ftMedian depth
124 ftWater at
25 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 52-44

Logged in state well grid 52-44, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftOverburden 52, Red Basalt 38, Topsoil 30, Yellow Clay 17, Caliche 14, Soil 13
25–50 ftRed Basalt 14, Black Basalt 7, Yellow Clay 6, Red Volcanics 6, Brown Basalt 4, Green Rhyolite 3
50–100 ftRed Basalt 21, Red Volcanics 12, Yellow Clay 12, Black Basalt 11, Brown Basalt 11, Yellow Rhyolite 7
100–200 ftRed Basalt 42, Black Basalt 41, Green Rhyolite 25, Red Volcanics 13, White Ash 11, Brown Basalt 11
200–300 ftBlack Basalt 31, Red Basalt 17, Green Rhyolite 11, Red Volcanics 9, White Ash 11, Brown Basalt 7
300–500 ftRed Basalt 15, Black Basalt 10, White Limestone 5, Brown Basalt 6, White Ash 5, Green Rhyolite 4
500–1000 ftBlack Limestone 5, Gray Limestone 5, Red Basalt 4, Tan Limestone 3, White Limestone 4, Brown Clay 2
1000–5000 ftBlack Limestone 2, Light Gray Limestone 1, Brown Limestone 1, White Limestone 1, Red/Brown Conglomerate 1, Brown Conglomorate 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 52-44, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
SKINNER'S DRILLING76311252003–2025
Arrowhead Well Service & Construction LLC29382252014–2026
SKINNER DRILLING26325202004–2010
Armadillo Drilling & Well Service24245302004–2010
Armadillo Drlg. & Well Service8300202002–2004
Skinner�s Drilling and Well Service4354502019–2025
HINDS WELL SERVICE LLC3302302011–2012
SKINNER DRILLINGP2205502006

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic15992.4%322
Stock105.8%380
Irrigation21.2%275
Industrial10.6%230
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s73305116
2010s65322114
2020s34382128

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 52-44. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
38980020152,0006003Domestic
4264320041,7751,41030Domestic
16203620081,6001,5051Stock
53444620191,003Stock
51838520191,000Domestic
46674520171,000Domestic
19649420098501925Domestic
7203162026820Domestic
46349320178033378Domestic
4961262018800Domestic

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 52-44?

Depth is only half the quote. What it costs depends on the rock, the casing and the pump. Tell us where and we pass the request to licensed Texas drillers.

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This grid falls in Brewster County.

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