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Texas well grid 56-14

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Mason County. 184 reports, median depth 145 ft.

184Reports
145 ftMedian depth
79 ftWater at
18 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 56-14

Logged in state well grid 56-14, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTopsoil 128, Brown Sandstone 22, Red Sandy Clay 20, Red Granite 20, Granite Gravel 16, Yellow Sandstone 13
25–50 ftRed Granite 14, Yellow Sandstone 6, Gray Granite 4, Granite 4, Red Sandstone 3, Tan Sandstone 3
50–100 ftRed Sandstone 7, Gray Lime 8, Red Granite 8, Tan Sandstone 4, White Lime 3, Yellow Sandstone 4
100–200 ftRed Sandstone 8, Red Granite 7, Tan Sandstone 4, Yellow Sandstone 5, Brown Sandstone 6, Gray Granite 3
200–300 ftTan Sandstone 3, Brown Sandstone 2, Red Sandstone 3, Coarse Sand 1, Gray Sandstone (Middle Hickory) 2, Gray Shaley Sandstone (Middle Hickory) 2
300–500 ftRed Granite 4, Yellow Sandstone 2, Brown Sandstone 2, Gray Sandstone 2, Metamorphic-Gray 2, Well Graded Fine To Coarse Sandstone. Occasional Dark Red To 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 56-14, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Virdell Drilling Inc.81140302001–2019
Magill Drilling & Water Well Service, LLC4212582017–2026
Lange Drilling Co33205302005–2026
Walden Drilling Inc13140102012–2026
Western Water Wells52052009–2011
Legacy V Drilling LLC2238602026
Geoprojects International, Inc.2360602025
Highland Drilling Inc.2200122004–2006
Apex Drilling, Inc.11202026
Ashley Drilling & Well Service1400202024
AQUA DOC WELL SERVICE120052023
Texan Water14452022

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic12266.3%140
Stock5731.0%174
Irrigation31.6%238
Unknown10.5%120
Test Well10.5%260
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s4514065
2010s6614094
2020s7318594

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 56-14. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
2284612010600250Domestic
5852552021485Stock
3738722014460Stock
5192001452Domestic
6275172022445Domestic
186563200943527030Stock
512703201943028030Stock
6075902022425Domestic
447331201742032040Domestic
433880201642031560Domestic

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 56-14?

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This grid falls in Mason County.

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