texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 56-26

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Kimble County. 119 reports, median depth 160 ft.

119Reports
160 ftMedian depth
88 ftWater at
7 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 56-26

Logged in state well grid 56-26, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 37, Gravel 27, Red Clay 14, White Limestone 9, Top Soil & Loose Rock 9, Topsoil 9
25–50 ftRed Clay 10, Blue Clay 7, Clay 6, Grey Clay 4, Limestone 3, Yellow Limestone 3
50–100 ftGrey Clay 6, Red Clay 5, Yellow Clay 4, Blue Clay 3, White Limestone 2, Gray Clay 2
100–200 ftRed Clay 12, Blue Clay 8, Gray Clay 6, Grey Limestone 7, Grey Clay 5, Tan Shale 3
200–300 ftRed Clay 6, Sand 5, Grey Limestone 5, Yellow Clay 4, White Limestone 4, Brown, Red And Grey Shale 2
300–500 ftGrey Limestone 5, Red Clay 5, Grey Clay 4, Yellow Clay 3, Trinity Sandstone 3, Red Clay With Gravel 1
500–1000 ftBlack Shale 1, Sandstone (Water) 1, Dark Shale 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 56-26, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Hill Country Well Service3316022016–2026
McGuire Well Service266022002–2015
PICKENS DRILLING CO.16240152006–2015
Vortex Drilling, Inc.822008
Lange Drilling Co7152011–2013
Allison Well Service4240102017–2024
Elite Drillers Corporation44702021
Texan Water4300202022
Trinity Water Solutions3540142024
Pickens Drilling Co. & Well Service313082009
Legacy V Drilling LLC24802026
Abel Water Systems24002025
Paul W McAnear2552023
T Bar Drilling2400102008–2017
AQUA DOC WELL SERVICE150042023
Tomahawk Water Well Drilling LLC133732017
Will Pickens Drilling Company1185252005

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic9075.6%160
Stock1512.6%240
Monitor86.7%2
Test Well43.4%540
Industrial21.7%400
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s396072
2010s3416080
2020s46285169

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 56-26. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
68225220246156014Test Well
68225820245406014Test Well
63329520235003654Domestic
6142312021500420Domestic
6142282021500400Domestic
7254082026480410Domestic
7254062026480390Domestic
6766042023480373Domestic
5885182021480Domestic
5885162021470Domestic

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 56-26?

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 Kimble County.

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