Ground-Water 

Resources of 

Gregg County, Texas

With a section on Stream Runoff

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1079-B

Prepared in cooperation with the Texas 

State Board of ff^ater Engineers
Ground-Water 

Resources of 

Gregg County, Texas

By W. L. BROADHURST

With a section on Stream Runoff, by S. D. BREEDING

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1079-B

Contributions to the hydrology of the United 

States, 1945-47. Prepared, in cooperation 

with the Texas State Board of Water 

Engineers

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1950
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Oscar L. Chapman, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

W. E. Wrather, Director

For Mile by the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing OfiBce 

. Washington 25, D. C. - Price 25 cents (paper cover)
CONTENTS

Page

Abstract- _ _ _____________________________________________________ 63

Introduction._____________________________________________________ 64

Location and extent of the area.________________________________ 64

Economic development-._______________________________________ 64

Precipitation. _ ________________________________________________ 64

Acknowledgments _____________________________________________ 65

Occurrence and movement of ground water.__________________________ 66

Geologic formations and their water-bearing properties._________________ 68

Cretaceous system.____________________________________________ 68

Upper Cretaceous (Gulf series)______________________________ 68

Tertiary system _______________________________________________ 69

Paleocene series.__________________________________________ 69

Midway group (undifferentiated)________________________ 69

Eocene series____________________________________________ 69

-Wilcox group (undifferentiated)_________________________ 69

Claiborne group.______________________________________ 70

Carrizo sand______________________________________ 70

Mount Selman formation.-_________________________ 71

Reklaw member-______-_---_------__---_-____- 71

Queen City sand member_____________________ 71

Present development of water supplies from wells____---____-_________- 71

Northwestern part of county in vicinity of Gladewater_____________ 73

Northeastern part of county. ___________________---__--_--__-_-. 75

Central part of county in vicinity of Greggton____________________ 75

Eastern part of county in vicinity of Longview.___________________ 75

Southwestern part of county in vicinity of Kilgore.________________ 76

Southeastern part of county. ___________________________________ 78

Stream runoff, by S. D. Breeding.___________________________________ 78

Well records._________________________________________________ 80

Welllogs__________________________________________________ 90

Analyses of ground water_-_--__-_______________--____--__---______- 101

Index._______________________________________________________ 105

ILLUSTRATIONS

Page 

FIGUEE 5. Geologic map of eight counties in northeast Texas. _________ 72

6. Map of Gregg County, Tex., showing water wells listed in this

report.____________________________ ___________________ 73

in
IV CONTENTS

TABLES

Page

TABLE 1. Precipitation extremes, by years, 1890 to 1944, at Longview, Tex_ 64

2. Precipitation, in inches, 1889 to 1944, at Longview, Tex_______ 65

3. Runoff of Sabine River, in acre-feet per day_________________ 79

4. Records of wells in Gregg County, Tex______________________ 80

5. Drillers' logs, Gregg County, Tex_________________________ 90

6. Partial analyses of water from wells in Gregg County, Tex___ 101

7. Analyses of water from selected wells in Gregg County, Tex _ _ _ 104
GROUND-WATER RESOURCES OF GREGG COUNTY, TEX.

BY W. L. BROADHTJRST

ABSTRACT

Gregg County is in the timber belt of northeastern Texas, and most of the 

western part of the county is occupied by the north-central part of the East 

Texas oil field.

The geologic formations or groups of formations discussed in the report include, 

from older to younger, the rocks of Upper Cretaceous age; the Midway group of 

Paleocene age; and the Wilcox group, the Carrizo sand, and the Reklaw and 

Queen City sand members of the Mount Selman formation of Eocene age.

In Gregg County the Upper Cretaceous rocks, consisting of clay, shale, marl, 

limestone, and sand, are believed to contain salty water. The Cretaceous rocks 

are overlain by those of the Midway group, which are essentially nonwater-bearing 

clays and shales.

All the formations in Gregg County that contain important water-bearing 

sands lie above the Midway group and crop out within the county. The formations, listed in the order in which they crop out successively from the southeastern part of the county to the northwestern part are the Wilcox group, the 

Carrizo sand, and the Queen City sand member of the Mount Selman formation.

The land surface slopes southeastward, but the beds in the outcropping formations dip northwestward into the East Texas syncline. Therefore, persistent 

beds that crop out in the eastern and central parts of the county are encountered by wells at considerable depths below the surface in the northern and western parts of the county.

Wells yielding about 500 gallons a minute and ranging from 700 to 1,000 feet 

in depth have been developed in most parts of the county. In general, somewhat highly mineralized water is encountered below depths of 200 to 300 feet in 

the east-central part of the county, below 300 to 400 feet in the northwestern 

part, and below about 500 feet in the southwestern part. Wells of shallower 

depth yield water of better quality at the rate of 50 to 200 gallons a minute. 

No important supplies of water are to be expected below the lowermost sands 

of the Wilcox group, which occur about 700 feet below the surface in the eastern 

part of the county and about 1,000 to 1,100 feet in the western part.

Supplies of surface water are available from the Sabine River and some of its 

larger tributaries, but in order to obtain a dependable supply of good water in 

considerable volume storage would have to be provided. In some areas, if the 

requirements are not too high, it might be possible to use a combination of ground 

water and surface water.

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64 CONTRIBUTIONS TO HYDROLOGY, 1945-47

INTRODUCTION 

LOCATION AND EXTENT OF THE AREA

Gregg County is in the timber and oil belt of northeast Texas. It 

is bounded on the north by Upshur County, on the east by Harrison 

County, on the south by Rusk County, and on the west by Smith 

County. The land surface is gently rolling to somewhat hilly and in 

general rises from east to west. The minimum altitude is about 250 

feet above sea level; the maximum about 550 feet. The county has 

an area of 312 square miles and according to the 1940 census has a 

population of 58,027, an average of 186 persons per square mile. The 

principal cities and their population (1940) are: Longview (county 

seat), 13,758; Kilgore, 6,708; Gladewater, 4,454; and Greggton, 2,000.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

The economic development of Gregg County is diversified. The 

county is in the heart of the East Texas oil field and in 1940 produced 

77,156,000 barrels of oil from approximately 14,000 wells. The 

timber, consisting of loblolly, short-leaf yellow pine, and hardwood, 

supports a thriving lumber industry. Farming is practiced through-' 

out the county, the principal farm crops being cotton, corn, grain 

sorghums, peanuts, and sweet and Irish potatoes. Beef cattle and 

hogs constitute the principal livestock raised for market.

PRECIPITATION

According to records of the United States Weather Bureau the 

average annual precipitation at Longview during 53 years was 42.87 

inches. In general the precipitation is highest in the winter and 

spring and lowest in the summer. Table 1 gives the precipitation for 

some of the wettest and driest years, 1890-1944.

TABLE 1. Precipitation extremes, by years, 1890 to 1944, at Longiiew, Tex.

Highest

Year

1890 _________________

1905 __ ._ ___ _________

1919__. __._.___._._._._

1941_____. .____.__..___

1944_._. _______________

Inches

60. 92

63. 30

56. 13

55. 34

71.08

Lowest

Year

1909 _-___----_--__-__

1910.______-_______.__-_

1917.___________________

1923 ___________________

1924 _______ _ __ _ __

1925______________._____

1936______________..____

* Inches

32. 11

32. 11

29.28

33. 52

33. 47

34. 24

29. 53

Table 2 gives the United States Weather Bureau records of precipitation, by months, at Longview, Tex., 1889 to 1944.
GROUND-WATER RESOURCES OF GREGG COUNTY, TBX. 65 

TABLE 2. Precipitation, in inches, 1889 to 1944, at Longview, Tex.

Year

1889 

1890_. ............

1891-. ..

1892 ..........

1893-.. .......

1894 

1895 

1896 

1897 

1898 

1899-... ......

1900 

1901 ..........

1902 ......

1903 ... ___ ..

1904... ..

1905 

1906 

1907 

1908 .

1909 ..

1910 

1911 ......

1912 ..

1913 

1914 

1915 ......

1916 

1917 ......

1918 

1919 - 

1920 

1921 -

1922 .

1923 

1924 

1925 

1926 

1927 

1928 .

1929 

1930 

1931 

1932 

1933 

1934 

1935 

1936 

1937 

1938 

1939 

1940 

1941-. . 

1942-. ___ ..

1943 

1944 

Jan.

6.55

5.59

9.74

4.21

.38

4.44

7.44

8.18

5.19

9.42

4.09

3.39

3.30

2.52

1.12

.47

4.04

2.52

2.23

2.57

.45

1.76

.45

2.31

2.83

1.79

4.09

5.64

3.70

3.12

5.27

3.11

4.49

3.19

4.83

4.04

2.09

1.10

4.66

3.93

2.70

9.63

4.65

3.55

2.83

.60

9.72

3.95

7.46

1.32

3.04

2.26

5.75

Feb.

3.95

12.85

2.52

3.12

1.82

3.40

1.84

5.22

.30

2.86

1.40

3.05

4.01

2.63

9.34

2.92

2.33

2.67

5.79

3.74

3.99

6.13

2.03

4.16

3.88

3.56

IB

2.82

.67

3.33

1.91

2.03

S.96

5.71

1.47

.74

4 09

1.85

5.19

6.74

2.54

2.74

3.88

4fl

2.00

1.55

7.34

3.51

3.30

.81

7.44

Mar.

2.65

4.67

3.56

2.88

7.07

3.92

2.82

10.31

3.30

1 64

7 37

4.00

3.59

3.62

2.04

6.00

7 Q1

4.10

2.62

3.18

1.67

2.22

8.08

4 93

4.67

3.60

3.51

2.00

3

QO

4 ft?

2 7Q

8.71

2.06

3.40

2.61

9.42

5 96

3.30

9 9^

3.33

4.01

4.92

7 °.n

4.35

1 05

4.92

1 Qfi

1.19

4.83

4.62

3.50

2.89

5.33

Apr.

6.70

8.00

5.14

3.74

1.67

4.25

1.49

2.09

4.61

1.24

5.69

6.60

H A4

.52

6.23

8.00

1.51

5.71

4.96

2.49

4.89

7.96

6.57

4.56

5.29

3.99

5.80

3.25

7.64

3.45

4.09

6 92

8 40

4.14

3

07

2.16

2 70

8.74

7.05

5.12

1.40

2.73

2.51

4.77

3.77

1.27

4 11

3 79

1 SI

5.47

6.48

8.62

1.68

12.82

May

3.32

5.43

2.82

3.97

6.67

1.24

8.09

2.42

6.76

1.69

6.87

5 Oft

2.03

3.57

7.59

3 11

7.59

10.30

1.85

1.77

2.02

6.10

1.44

5 34

2.01

0 or

9 Q9

0 00

1.63

7 64

2.65

3.68

1 9^

9 91

1.14

1.86

c 91

1.67

7.06

7 9Q

Q9

2.63

4

QA

4.19

5.68

4 02

6.28

16.43

June

12.31

3.04

4.43

6.77

2.64

2.62

10.76

3.41

3.89

5.21

4.94

3 97

1 97

4.50

3.80

6.55

8.51

3 fin

.68

2.41

1.89

.42

4.35

2 on

.09

4.70

3

01

.82

2.43

6.34

4.07

9

017

9 77

.67

0/\

4 O9

ftfi

1.01

3.67

.16

.71

5.22

.47

3.90

4 49

9 fiQ

4.15

7.66

1 45

2.62

July

9 fifi

2.42

3.89

.90

5 7ft

3.78

3.03

1.17

1.81

3 1 $

3.55

7.83

4.67

8.03

5 OO

2 CO

2.46

2 41

6.08

2 11

3

qo

1 19

1.75

2 1 °.

7.51

.10

5.68

4

K1

0 On

0 OO

ftl

on

4.76

A fin

4.81

2.24

79

.08

5 &&

94

1.61

.45

7.47

9 ftft

3

70

1.01

2.48

4.07

4 05

.65

.01

Aug.

0.62

.41

.42

5.03

3.81

6.34

1.43

1.08

1.70

3.01

.83

1 OQ

1.47

.09

- 2.18

2.28

.40

5.17

3.52

2.15

79

5.90

15.28

99

9.31

11.41

.92

.80

2.84

4.58

1.07

3.66

QA

.68

1.11

no

on

.63

1.46

9 ftfi

.71

2 on

79

1.69

c ftn

2 97

2.03

3.73

2

01

8 71

1.16

2.79

Sept.

4.71

3.87

3.04

1.97

4.20

2.06

.01

3.30

2.16

3.77

. .43

5.01

6.12

1.14

2.37

2.08

3 47

.13

3.86

1.46

.71

.55

.26

11.96

.92

2.66

1.26

2.79

1.41

2 9ft

45

1.07

1 Pi9

9 Af\

1.48

2 06

.75

3.09

1.51

.02

1 4fi

2.53

2.06

3.64

1 fU

.00

i si

.07

1.15

4.15

3 in

4.51

.60

Oct.

0.60

6.50

.15

3.30

1.46

.21

3.59

6.66

2.39

1.94

5.60

3.78

3.74

2.53

3.19

.22

1.80

4.23

4.09

.14

3.25

1.09

1.60

.81

8.36

1.56

1.19

3.35

.30

2.56

12.97

4.71

1.71

.67

2.76

Kf\

5.25

1.38

4.90

2.13

7 Ifi

2.96

1.23

1.30

.29

8.31

2.21

3.37

.70

1 1Q

2.42

3.63

.58

Np\k

9.55

3.79

4.49

6.15

6.42

1.60

2.66

2.15

1.93

3.60

1.86

1.48

4.84

10.71

.65

2.30

5.56

1 34

10.89

1.91

2.30

1.88

2.92

1.26

1.19

4.75

4.45

3.69

2.02

6.67

5.68

4.53

2.77

9 fin

2.03

2

KQ

7 ft0.

1.59

1.00

1.95

4.83

5.73

6.28

i no

3,98

2.18

3.53

6.15

4 93

8.96

3.67

1.03

.79

6.08

Dec.

0.00

4.35

4.60

5.27

2.62

3.66

3.26

2.55

7.02

2.55

4.20

2.01

2.79

4.00

2.73

5.80

8.96

7.03

3.67

3.02

7.38

5.17

6.35

4.32

7.53

9.16

2.26

1.67

1.28

2.04

1 03

3.75

4.10

119

7.78

4

09

.10

8.30

.75

7.20

3.61

3.58

10.38

6.16

6 1Q

2.84

4.67

4.50

7.19

2 on

7.94

4.59

4.45

10.63

Annual

53.62

60.92

44.80

49.86

35.47

42.39

50.19

43.66

49.29

39.76

39.36

46.35

44.86

48.92

37.76

40.67

63,30

48.38

45.59

43.20

32.11

32.11

42.35

49.40

54.70

49.41

43.36

35.91

29.28

34.14

56.13

50.15

42.22

45.98

33.52

33.47

34.24

42.44

41.68

36.14

40.16

42.49

44.48

42.43

46.71

34.81

49.85

29.53

48.39

36.92

50.15

55.34

71.08

* ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This report is based on an investigation made between August 1941 

and January 1942 in cooperation with the Texas State Board of Water 

Engineers.

The writer is indebted to many persons who have contributed information for the report. The representatives of oil companies and 

the city officials of Longview, Kilgore, and Gladewater furnished well 

logs and other important well data. Information ,was obtained from 

maps compiled by members of the East Texas Geological Society, 

showing the thickness of geologic formations in northeastern Texas.
66 CONTRIBUTIONS TO HYDROLOGY, 1945-47

The work was done under the general direction of W. N. White, 

engineer in charge of ground-water investigations in Texas.

OCCURRENCE AND MOVEMENT OF GROUND WATER

For discussions of the fundamental principles of the occurrence and 

movement of ground water, the reader is referred to papers by Meinzer 

and Wenzel. 1

Ground water is derived chiefly from water that falls as rain and 

snow. Part of the precipitation runs off in streams, part is returned 

to the atmosphere by evaporation and transpiration through trees 

and other plants, and part sinks to the zone of saturation in which 

the interstitial openings in the rocks are filled with water.

In most places ground water is slowly but steadily moving under 

the influence of gravity from areas of intake toward areas of discharge. 

In the more permeable rocks, such as coarse-grained sand, gravel, and 

porous limestone, the water moves with comparative freedom, although the movement is very slow. Such rocks are capable of yielding abundant supplies of water to wells. In less permeable rocks, 

such as shale or clay, molecular attraction and surface tension retard 

the movement of the water, which may be almost infinitely slow. 

Such rocks yield little or no water to wells.

At the outcrop of water-bearing beds the water is usually unconfined 

and does not rise in wells above the water table, which is the upper 

surface of the zone of saturation and the level at which the water is 

first encountered.

The water table is not a level surface; it usually slopes in about the 

same direction as the slope of the land surface. It is generally high 

under areas of ground-water intake and low under areas of groundwater discharge. In some places the land surface is lower than the 

water table in adjacent areas, and in such localities some of the ground 

water emerges as springs. In some localities perched water accumulates above the main zone of saturation, especially during the winter 

and spring when the rates of evaporation and transpiration are low. 

Such supplies are usually small and are not dependable.

In areas down the dip of the water-bearing beds where the rocks 

are under cover and are confined between relatively impermeable strata 

the water is usually under artesian pressure and will rise in wells above 

the level at which it is first encountered. If the altitude to which the

1 Meinzer, O. E., The occurrence of ground water in the United States: U. S. Oeol. Survey Water-Supply 

Paper 489, 1923; Outline of ground-water hydrology: U. S. Oeol. Survey Water-Supply Paper 494, 1923; 

Outline of methods for estimating ground-water supplies: U. S. Geol. Survey Water-Supply Paper 638-C, 

pp. 99-144,1931. Meinzer, O. E., and Wenzel, L. K., Physics of the earth: vol. 9, Hydrology, pp. 385-478, 

McGraw-Hili, 1942. Wenzel, L. K., Method for determining permeability of water-bearing materials: U. S. 

Geol. Survey Water-Supply Paper 887,1942.
GROUND-WATER RESOURCES OF GREGG COUNTY, TEX. 67

water will rise is greater than the altitude of the land surface, flowing 

wells may be obtained.

The rocks underlying Gregg County to depths of about 1,000 feet 

consist chiefly of clays and shales interbedded with sands. The beds 

are inclined, the dip being westward and northwestward toward the 

center of the East Texas syncline. The general slope of the land 

surface, however, is in the opposite direction, or toward the east and 

southeast. Hence, although artesian conditions are believed to occur 

at moderate depths in most parts of the county, in general they are 

not favorable for producing flowing wells; the la»d surface in most 

places is higher than the outcrops of the underlying artesian beds.

All wells are subject to water-level fluctuations of varying magnitude. These fluctuations are due to many different causes, but most 

of them are a manifestation of a change in the ratio between the rate 

of ground-water intake or recharge and the rate of loss or discharge. 

Most water-table wells are supplied in part from intake areas close 

at hand and respond with a moderate lag to changes in rainfall. In 

very shallow wells the water level may rise several feet after heavy 

rains and decline until the wells go dry during prolonged droughts. 

Artesian wells that draw from sand or sandstones at considerable distances from the outcrops of the water-bearing beds seldom are affected 

by seasonal or annual differences in rainfall, although they may respond somewhat to the effect of a series of wet or dry years. Fluctuation of artesian pressure in such a well and the accompanying rise 

and decline in water level are usually due to withdrawals of groundwater from that well or from neighboring wells.

When a well is pumped the water level in the well declines, and a 

hydraulic gradient is developed toward the well from all directions. 

This hydraulic gradient causes water to flow toward the well. Within 

limits the rate at which water will enter a well varies directly with the 

amount the water level is lowered. For example, if the water level 

in a well in fairly permeable material is lowered 10 feet when the well 

is pumped at 100 gallons a minute it will be lowered 20 feet if the well 

is pumped at 200 gallons a minute. This ratio between the drawdown and the yield of the well is called the specific capacity and may 

be expressed as yield in gallons a minute per foot of drawdown.

Heavy withdrawals of ground water are sure to be accompanied 

by a general lowering of the water table or artesian pressure, a cone 

of depression gradually spreading in all directions from the center of 

pumping until large areas may be affected. However, this is usually 

considered not very serious unless the rate of decline persists without 

a corresponding, increase in the rate of pumph^or unless the trend 

indicates that the sands may become unwatered or the pumping lift

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68 CONTRIBUTIONS TO HYDROLOGY, 1945-47

may eventually exceed the economic limit. In some areas beds carrying fresh water are overlain or underlain by beds carrying salty water, 

and excessive pumping may lead to the invasion of salt water into the 

formation that supplies the wells.

GEOLOGIC FORMATIONS AND THEIR WATER-BEARING

PROPERTIES

Most of the information given in this section of the report is based 

on field investigations by the writer, maps compiled by the Federal 

Geological Survey and the East Texas Geological Society, and Bulletin 

3232 of the University of Texas,2 to which the reader is referred for 

more detailed descriptions of the rock formations.

Gregg County lies in the Gulf Coastal Plain of northeastern Texas. 

It is on the west flank of the Sabine uplift and extends westward into 

the East Texas syncline. Except for thin deposits of alluvium and 

terrace silts and sands of Quaternary age, all the rocks that crop out 

in the county belong to the Eocene series of Tertiary age. The outcropping formations or groups of formations, from older to younger, 

are as follows: Wilcox group (undifferentiated) and the Carrizo sand 

and Mount Selman formation (including the Reklaw and Queen City 

sand members) of the Claiborne group. The Wilcox group is underlain by the Midway group of the Paleocene series and by rocks of 

Cretaceous age. These older rocks do not appear at the surface in 

Gregg County but crop out on the opposite side of the East Texas 

syncline in Hopkins, Hunt, Kaufman, and other counties.

The principal ground-water reservoirs in Gregg County occur in 

sands of the Wilcox group, in the Carrizo sand, and in the Queen City 

sand member of the Mount Selman formation.

The rocks underlying the county are briefly described below in the 

order of age from older to younger.

CRETACEOUS SYSTEM 

UPPER CRETACEOUS (GULF SERIES)

The Upper Cretaceous rocks in northeast Texas consist of shale, 

marl, chalk, limestone, and sand and have been divided into the 

following formations or groups of formations, which from oldest to 

youngest are the Woodbine sand, Eagle Ford shale, Austin chalk, 

Taylor marl, and Navarro group.

The Woodbine sand, the source of most of the oil that is being 

produced in the East Texas field, is 3,000 feet or more below sea level 

in Gregg County and yields salty water. The Eagle Ford shale, 

Austin chalk, and Taylor marl are also very deep and probably

1 Sellards, E. H., Adkins, W. S., and Plummer, F. B., The geology of Texas, vol. 1, Stratigraphy: Texas 

Univ. Bull. 3232, pp. 480-665,1932.
GROUND-WATER RESOURCES OF GREGG COUNTY, TE-X. 69

contain salty water. The Navarro group, comprising the uppermost 

rocks of the Gulf series, has been divided into four formations, which 

in ascending order are the Neylandville marl, Nacatoch sand, Corsicana 

marl, and Kemp clay.

According to interpretation of electrical logs of oil tests, the Nacatoch 

sand is encountered about 1,800 to 2,000 feet below the land surface 

in Gregg County and averages about 100 feet in thickness. No 

analyses of water from the Nacatoch sand in the county are available, 

but the electrical logs indicate that the water is salty. Moreover, 

the sand is known to yield brackish and salty water at shallower 

depths near the outcrop in Bowie, Titus, Franklin, Hopkins, and 

other counties.

TERTIARY SYSTEM

PAJLEOCENE SERIES

MIDWAY GROUP (UHDIFFERENTIATED)

The term Midway has been generally adopted by geologists for 

the Paleocene series in the Gulf Coastal Plain. The Midway is of 

marine origin, and in northeast Texas, according to Plummer,3 consists chiefly of clay, silt, glauconitic sand, and lentils of limestone. 

Deposition appears to have been continuous from Midway into 

Wilcox time, the sediments indicating a gradual transition from one 

group to the other. However, the contact is most frequently drawn 

where the marine silty clays of the Midway are overlain by finegrained deltaic sands and nonmarine deposits of the Wilcox. The 

Midway is a poor water bearer practically everywhere in Texas, and 

it is not likely to yield appreciable quantities of good water in 

Gregg County.

EOCENE SERIES

WttCOX GROUP (UHDIFFERENTIATED)

The rocks of the Wilcox group in this area consist mostly of interbedded clay, sandy clay, sand, and lentils of lignite. The sands are 

medium-grained to fine-grained and consist mostly of quartz, but 

they contain some organic matter or dark-colored minerals and are 

often referred to as "salt and pepper" sands. The individual beds 

of sand, which in places are 50 feet or more thick, are lenticular, and 

it is difficult to correlate them between wells, even wells that are only a 

fraction of a mile apart.

The rocks of the Wilcox group crop out along the Sabine River ia 

the southeastern part of the county. A good exposure can be seen 

south of the Sabine River bridge on the old Kilgore-Longview highway. The top of the formation is encountered at depths ranging

s Sellards, E. H., Adkins, W. S., and Plummer, F. B., op. eit., p. 527.
70 CONTRIBUTIONS TO HYDROLOGY, 1945-47

from a few feet to more than 100 feet below the land surface in the 

vicinity of Longview, and from 200 to 250 feet near Gladewater, and, 

according to maps of the East Texas Geological Society, the rocks 

should be encountered between 300 and 400 feet in the southwestern 

part of the country, where they reach a thickness of about 1,000 feet. 

According to the writer's interpretation of electrical logs and drillers' 

logs, the average thickness of the Wilcox group in Gregg County is 

about 900 feet.

Approximately 100 wells equipped with pumps of 3 horsepower or 

greater are listed in the Gregg County report of the Texas .State 

Board of Water Engineers for 1937. Most of these wells draw from 

sands in the Wilcox group. The yields of the wells range from a few 

gallons to 600 gallons a minute, depending largely on the methods of 

well construction and the size and type of pumping equipment. 

Many of the wells in the oil field are pumped by air-lift method and 

yield only a few gallons a minute.

The dissolved minerals in water from wells in the Wilcox group, 

mostly sodium, bicarbonate, and chloride, range from about 500 to 

2,500 parts per million. In general the lower sands yield more highly 

mineralized water than the upper sands.

CLAIBORNE GROUP 

CARBIZO SAND 4

The Carrizo sand lies unconformably on rocks of the Wilcox group 

and crops out in narrow belts on both sides of the Sabine River in the 

central and southeastern parts of the county. It varies considerably 

in thickness within short distances, owing in part to the uneven 

surface of the Wilcox group on which it was deposited, and in some 

places seems to be absent. A good exposure of the formation can be 

seen south of the river bridge on the old Kilgore-Longview highway.

The Carrizo sand is for the most part a continental deposit, which 

consists of fine-grained to medium-grained quartz sand with some 

yellowish clay and ferruginous cementing material. Although the 

sand grains of the Carrizo are coarser than those of the Wilcox group 

below and the Mount Selman formation above, in well logs it is difficult 

to distinguish the Carrizo sand from the sands above and below. 

According to the interpretation of drillers' logs and electrical logs 

the average thickness of the Carrizo sand in Gregg County probably 

does not exceed 30 feet.

In parts of south and east Texas large quantities of water of good 

quality for municipal and industrial purposes and for irrigation are 

obtained from wells in the Carrizo sand. In Gregg Comity, however,

4 The Carrizo sand of northeastern Texas, according to L. W. Stephenson of the Geological Survey, may 

not be the same age as the Carrizo sand of the type area in Dimmit County, southern Texas.
GROUND-WATER RESOURCES OF GREGG COUNTY, TE«X. 71

only a few wells draw water from this sand, which is less important 

as an aquifer than the sands of the underlying Wilcox group. However, water from the Carrizo sand, as a rule, contains considerably 

less dissolved minerals than water from sands of the Wilcox group.

MOUNT SELMAN FORMATION

In central and northeastern Texas the Mount Selman formation 

has been divided into three members, which in ascending order are the 

Reklaw, Queen City sand, and Weches greensand. Only the Reklaw 

member and Queen City sand member are shown in Gregg County 

on the geologic map. (See fig. 5.)

Reklaw member. The Reklaw member of the Mount Selman formation lies conformably on the Carrizo sand and crops out in the 

central and southeastern parts of the county. It consists mostly of 

clay but contains some glauconitic sand, sandstone, and impure 

lignite. The outcrop is characterized by red clay soils. Locally 

in the outcrop areas the Reklaw yields water of good quality to shallow 

domestic wells, but down the dip where the member is under cover it 

yields rather highly mineralized water.

Queen City sand member. The outcrop areas of the Queen City 

sand member of the Mount Selman formation occupy most of the 

western and northern parts of the county. The sediments are chiefly 

of continental origin and consist mostly of light-gray cross-bedded 

medium-grained to fine-grained quartz sand interbedded with silt, 

clay, bentonite, greensand, and impure lignite. The member weathers 

into a lightcolored sandy loam on the outcrop. It ranges in thickness from a few feet to possibly 300 feet, being thickest in the western 

part of the county. Many shallow dug wells in the outcrop yield 

fresh water in sufficient quantities for domestic use and for stock, 

but no deep wells are known to draw from the Queen City sand in 

Gregg County.

PRESENT DEVELOPMENT OF WATER SUPPLIES FROM

WELLS

Ground water has had an imnortant part in the economic development of Gregg County. Practically all the water used in the rural 

areas is obtained from dug wells less than 50 feet deep. Such supplies 

can be obtained almost anywhere in the county. Until 1914 the city 

of Longview obtained its water supply from wells. The public and 

industrial supplies for the cities of Kilgore and Gladewater and water 

used for drilling oil wells, for the operation of oil refineries, and for 

domestic purposes in the oil fields are obtained from drilled wells that 

range from about 200 to 1,000 feet in depth. Records of about 100 

wells were published in a mimeographed report which, was released
72 CONTRIBUTIONS TO HYDROLOGY, 1945-4^

'//y/ wt ^"^y^^/^t^^^f^^^.' ' ' '. ' \ .' -^' ." ' ' 

Geology and base from U.S. Geological Survey map of Texas

40 Miles 

I

l:»-':l

Alluvium

Sparta sand £

EXPLANATION

Weches greensand member

Queen City sand member 

Reklaw member

Carrizo sand

Wilcox group undifferentiated

S3 Wills Point clay 

(Midway group)

Fault 

FIGURE 5. Geologic map of eight counties in northeast Texas.

by the Texas State Board of Water Engineers on February 15, 1937. 

Records of 90 wells, most of which have been drilled since 1936, are 

included in table 4 of the present report; the distribution of these 

wells is shown in figure 6.
GROUND-WATER RESOURCES OF GREGG COUNTY, TEX. 73

EXPLANATION

© . 

Stote Highway

Supplemental to "ells listed in report 

of Texas Stole Boord of Water 

Engineers, February 15, 1937.

sMiles Texas Board of Water Engineers in cooperation 

- with U & Geological Survey July 1942

FIGTTBE 6. Map of Gregg County, Tex., showing water wells listed in this report.

The position of the principal water-bearing sands and the development of ground water in different parts of the county are briefly 

discussed below.

NORTHWESTERN PART OF COUNTY IN VICINITY OF QLADEWATER

The Queen City sand member of the Mount Selman formation, the

Carrizo sand, and the Wilcox group underlie this part of the county.

Most of the rural water supplies are obtained from shallow dug
74 CONTRIBUTIONS TO HYDROLOGY, 1945-47

wells in the outcrop of the Queen City sand member of the Mount 

Selman formation. The water supplies in the oil field, which covers 

most of the western half of the county, are obtained from wells that 

draw mostly from sands in the Wilcox group.

The city of Gladewater is supplied with about 300,000 gallons of 

water a day from well 75 in Upshur County, well 641 in Gregg County, 

and a new well city well 6 completed after the map and tables in 

this report were prepared. Well 75 was drilled to a depth of 294 feet 

and is screened in a sand (probably Carrizo) from 205 to 268 feet. 

In a test made in April 1943 the well yielded 154 gallons a minute 

with a drawdown of 143 feet. Its specific capacity (yield in gallons a 

minute per foot of drawdown), therefore, was about 1.1.

Well 641 was drilled to a depth of 279 feet and is screened in sands 

from 202 to 265 feet. It is reported to have yielded 124 gallons a 

minute with a drawdown of 130 feet when drilled, but in April 1943 

the yield had declined to about 50 gallons a minute. The well is 

believed to be drawing from both the Carrizo sand and from sands in 

the Wilcox group.

City well 6, located near the elevated tank, was drilled in 1943 to 

a depth of 405 feet and is screened between 200 and 400 feet. The 

driller's log shows sand between 100 and 180 feet, 22 feet of sand 

(probably Carrizo) from 198 to 220 feet, and thin sands between 220 

and 400 feet. In a test the yield was 140 gallons a minute, and the 

pumping level was 310 feet below the land surface after 24 hours of 

continuous operation. The drawdown was approximately 150 feet, 

and the specific capacity therefore was about 1.0.

Analyses of water from city well 75 in Upshur County showed 766 

parts per million of dissolved solids with 238 parts per million of 

chloride in 1940 and 871 parts per million of dissolved solids with 

282 parts per million of chloride in 1942. Well 641 in Gregg County 

showed 687 parts per million of dissolved solids with 150 parts per 

million of chloride in 1942. (See table 6.) The analysis of water from 

city well 6 (not given in the table) shows 286 parts per million of 

dissolved solids with 63 parts per million of chloride.

Within a radius of 6 miles east and southeast of Gladewater, 13 

weUs (Nos. 644, 645, 646, 647, 649, 650, 651, 654, 655, 656, 658, 659, 

and 661), ranging in depth from 214 to 485 feet, yield a few gallons 

to 230 gallons a minute; the water contains less than 100 parts per 

million of chloride and less than 700 parts per million of dissolved 

solids. Four wells in the same area (Nos. 265, 275, 290, and 411), 

ranging in depth from 807 to 1,008 feet, yield a few gallons to 560 

gallons a minute; the water contains 650 to 1,170 parts per million of 

chloride and 1,725 to 2,575 parts per million of dissolved solids. (See 

tabled.)
GROUND-WATER RESOURCES OF GREGG COUNTY, TBX. 75

The records show that in the Gladewater area in general water relatively low in dissolved solids can be obtained at the rate of 100 to 200 

gallons a minute from wells in the Carrizo sand and upper sands of 

the Wilcox group. Water can be obtained at the rate of 500 gallons 

a minute from wells in the lower sands of the Wilcox group, but this 

water is more highly mineralized. The base of the lowermost sands 

in the Wilcox group is about 1,000 to 1,100 feet below the land surface. No important supplies of ground water of good quality are to 

be expected in the underlying formations.

NOBTHBASTEEN PART OF COUNTY

This area is underlain by the Queen City sand member of the Mount 

Selman formation, the Carrizo sand, and the Wilcox group. The 

quality of water from sands at various depths differs materially. 

Five wells (62, 84A, 664, 667, and 668), ranging in depth from 148 

to 394 feet, yield a few gallons to 108 gallons a minute; the water 

contains less than 100 parts per million of chloride and less than 400 

parts per million of dissolved solids. Wells 665 and 666, respectively, 

410 and 420 feet deep, yield 20 to 40 gallons a minute; the water 

contains about 550 parts per million of chloride and 1,150 parts per 

million of dissolved solids. Wells 30 and 112, respectively, 812 and 

811 feet deep, yield about 150 gallons a minute; the water contains 

about 1,000 parts per million of chloride and 2,000 parts per million 

of dissolved solids. (See table 6.)

CENTRAL PART OF COUNTY IN VICINITY OF GREGGTON

Until about 1938 the town of Greggton was supplied with water 

from a well 290 feet deep. The water from this well contained 

750 parts per million of chloride; consequently the use of well water 

was discontinued, and the town obtains its present supply from the 

Longview pipe line. (See p. 76.)

Wells 285, 670, 672, and 674, ranging in depth from 250 to 964 feet 

and drawing from sands in the Wilcox group, yield a few gallons to 

200 gallons of water a minute containing 660 to 785 parts per million 

of chloride and 1,335 to 1,738 parts per million of dissolved solids.

EASTERN PART OF COUNTY IN VICINITY OF LONGVIEW

In 1908, according to Deussen,6 the city of Longview obtained its 

water supply (52 gallons a minute) from three shallow dug wells. 

About 1910 two deep wells were drilled by the city to meet the increased demand for water. The wells were between 400 and 600 feet

1 Deossen, Alexander, Geology and underground waters of the southeastern part of the Texas Coastal 

Plain: U. S. Geol. Survey Water-Supply Paper 335, pp. 176-180,1914.

849096 49 3
76 CONTRIBUTIONS TO HYDROLOGY, 1945-47

deep, and drew from sands in the Wilcox group. The water is reported to have contained 1,000 parts per million of sodium chloride 

(common salt). The wells were abandoned in 1914 when Longview 

turned to the Sabine River for its water supply.

According to reports, the water of the Sabine River became so 

polluted with oil-field waste during periods of low flow in 1934 and 

1935 that it was deemed advisable for the city to seek a source of 

water supply elsewhere. A study of the old Longview water wells 

and existing wells hi the territory surrounding Longview convinced 

the city officials that it was not advisable to attempt to develop a 

water supply from wells. In 1936 a pipe line was constructed from 

the city to a diversion point on Big Sandy Creek, near Big Sandy in 

Upshur County, and since that time the stream water has been used.

The logs of wells 680 and 681 (Deussen's Nos. 365 and 367) in 

Longview are given in table 5. The water, drawn from sands in 

the Wilcox group, is reported to have been used for the manufacture 

of ice but was unsuitable for locomotive boilers.

Well 503,2 miles south of Longview, is 467 feet deep. It draws from 

sands in the Wilcox group and is reported to yield about 100 gallons 

a minute. The water contains 940 parts per million of chloride and 

2,028 parts per million of dissolved solids.

Well 678, 2 miles southwest of Longview, was drilled to a depth of 

558 feet. Screens were set between 313 and 418 feet opposite 

several sands in the Wilcox group. The well is reported to yield 200 

gallons a minute with a drawdown of 45 feet, indicating a specific 

capacity of about 4.4. The water contains 790 parts per million of 

chloride and 1,673 parts per million of dissolved solids.

Wells 178 and 607, near Longview, 348 and 378 feet deep, respectively, yield small quantities of water that is not excessively mineralized.

A partial electrical log of well 677, an oil test about 3 miles southwest of Longview, shows that the base of the lowermost sands of the 

Wilcox group is about 875 feet below the surface.

A study of all available data indicates that no large supplies of 

ground water of good quality are to be expected in the vicinity of 

Longview.

SOUTHWESTERN PART OF COUNTY IN VICINITY OF KILGORE

Three municipally owned wells, 468, 469, and 470, respectively, 

780, 875, and 906 feet deep, supply the city of Kilgore with an 

average of about 500,000 gallons of water a day. The wells are 

©quipped with deep-well turbine pumps driven by electric-mo tors 

and yield 285, 350, and 600 gallons a minute, respectively.
GROUND-WATER RESOURCES OF GREGG COUNTY, TE-X. 77

According to the geologic map (fig. 5) the Carrizo sand crops out 

in the creek valley just east of Kilgore. In general the formation 

dips westward and should be encountered about 100 feet below the 

land surface in the vicinity of the city wells. Well 468 is screened 

between 607 and 755 feet, well 469 from 773 to 873 feet, and well 470 

from 802 to 906 feet; therefore all three wells are believed to draw 

water exclusively from lower sands in the Wilcox group.

Water from the Kilgore city wells is rather highly mineralized; the 

chloride ranges from about 600 to 900 parts per million, and the total 

dissolved solids range from 1,600 to 2,000 parts per million.

Well 471, about half a mile south of Kilgore, was drilled to a depth 

of 908 feet, and screens were set at 380 to 436, 747 to 769, and 821 to 

856 feet. It is equipped with a deep-well turbine pump driven by a 

50-horsepower electric motor and is reported to yield 560 gallons a 

minute. The water is believed to be drawn chiefly from the sand 

between 380 and 436 feet, because it contains only 155 parts per 

million of chloride and 951 parts per million of dissolved solids, unlike 

the water from the deeper sands in the nearby city wells.

Well 476, located 1% miles west of Kilgore, was drilled to a depth 

of 500 feet, and cased to 450 feet. It is equipped with a deep-well 

turbine pump driven by a 10-horsepower electric motor and is reported 

to yield 200 gallons a minute. The water from this well is believed 

to come from both the Carrizo sand and the upper sands of the Wilcox 

group. It contains only 14 parts per million of chloride and 448 parts 

per million of dissolved solids.

Ten wells within a radius of 6 miles from Kilgore (682, 683, 688, 

689, 693, 694, 698, 700, 701, and 703) are screened at various depths 

between 200 and 450 feet. The yields range from a few gallons to 300 

gallons a minute per well, and the water contains less than 25 parts 

per million of chloride and less than 600 parts per million of dissolved 

solids.

It is concluded from available data that moderate supplies of water 

relatively low in total dissolved solids can be obtained in the vicinity 

of Kilgore from the Carrizo sand and the upper sands of the Wilcox 

group through properly constructed wells at depths of about 500 feet. 

Larger supplies of more highly mineralized water can be obtained 

from the lower sands in the Wilcox group. The base of the lowermost 

sands of the Wilcox group is about 1,000 feet below the surface, and 

no important supplies of ground water of good quality are to be 

expected at greater depths.
78 CONTRIBUTIONS TO HYDROLOGY, 1945-47 

SOUTHEASTERN PART OF COUNTY

Only one deep well was recorded in this part of the county. Well 

705 is 603 feet deep and supplies water for the Gregg County airport. 

The well is cased to 454 feet and screened at 246 to 249, 311 to 331, 

357 to 368, and 413 to 444 feet. It is equipped with a deep-well 

turbine pump driven by a 10-horsepower electric motor, and when 

completed it yielded 168 gallons a minute with a drawdown of 109 

feet after 24 hours of pumping, representing a specific capacity of 

about 1.5. According to the geologic map, the well is on the outcrop 

of the Reklaw member of the Mount Selman formation. It is believed 

that all the screens in well 705 are opposite sands in the Wilcox group. 

The analysis shows that the water contains 86 parts per million of 

chloride and 673 parts per million of dissolved solids.

STREAM RUNOFF

BY S. D. BREEDING

Gregg County is drained by numerous small tributaries of the Sabine 

River, which flows in a southeasterly direction through the center of 

the county. Records of the daily flow of the river have been obtained 

at gaging stations near Long view during 1904-6 and 1924-32 and near 

Gladewater since October 1932. These records were collected by the 

Geological Survey hi cooperation with the Texas State Board of Water 

Engineers and have been published annually by the Geological Survey 

in its series of water-supply papers.

Records of rainfall have been obtained at Longview since 1889, except for the years 1942 and 1943, for which the records were incomplete. These records show a range in annual rainfall from 71.08 inches 

in 1944 to 29.28 inches in 1917. The average annual rainfall for the 

53 complete years of record is 42.87 inches. (See also pp. 64-65.)
GROUND-WATER RESOURCES OF GRBGG COUNTY, TE-X. 79

The following table summarizes the runoff of the Sabine River at 

the stations near Gladewater and Longview.

TABLE 3. Runoff of Sabine River, in acre-feet 1 per day

Station

Gladewater __ _ ___ _. _____

Period of record 

(calendar years)

1933-41

f 1904-06

\ 1924-32

Average 

during 

period

3, 180

} 3, 700

Average during 12 consecutive months 

of lowest flow

622

619

Minimum

11

28

1 An acre-foot is the amount of water required to cover 1 acre to the depth of 1 foot and is equivalent to 

about 325,000 gallons.

Based on the records given in part in the above table, the annual 

runoff of the Sabine River from an area of 3,013 square miles, at the 

station near Longview, averaged 1,351,000 acre-feet during the 12 

calendar years 1904-6 and 1924-32. The smallest runoff during 12 

consecutive months occurred from October 1924 to September 1925 

and amounted to 226,000 acre-feet.

The annual runoff near Gladewater during the 9 calendar years 

1933-41 averaged 1,161,000 acre-feet from aji area of 2,846 square 

miles. The runoff during the 12 consecutive months of lowest flow 

occurred from April 1939 to March 1940 and amounted to 227,500 

acre-feet. In the six driest calendar years of record the daily runoff 

was less than 30 acre-feet (9,775,000 gallons) during the following 

number of days: 1925, 6 days; 1934, 18 days; 1936, 34 days; 1938, 

30 days; 1939, 90 days; and 1940, 7 days. During periods of low flow 

the water is somewhat highly mineralized because of salt-water contamination from oil fields upstream.

No records of the runoff from small streams in Gregg County are 

available.
80 CONTRIBUTIONS TO HYDROLOGY, 1945-47

WELL

TABLE 4. Records of

[Supplemental to wells listed in mimeographed report of Texas State Board of Water Engineers, Feb. 15,

are shown in

Well

No.

30 

62

84A

112

178

214 

258

259

264

265

275

285

290 

411 

468

469

Location

7?4 miles NW of 

Loagview.

view.

view 

7 miles N W of Longview.

% mile NE of Longview. 

2 miles NE of Gladewater.

... ..do ......... ...

 do. 

^ mile SW of Gladewater.

water. 

7 miles E of Gladewater.

534 miles E of Gladewater.

6J4 miles NW of 

Kilgore.

park).

Owner 

(lessor)

Tidewater Associated Oil 

Co. (J. J. Flewellen).

Co. (G. W. Willingham).

Magnolia Petroleum Co. 

(W.E.Jones).

Humble Oil & Refining 

Co. (W. W. Holland).

(W. H. York).

(L. E. Pearsons). 

Gulf Oil Corp. (M. Smith).

Tide Water Associated Oil 

Co. (E. M. Nettleton "A").

Sinclair-Prairie Oil Co. 

(M. T. Cole).

Driller

Layne-Texas Co 

.....do .. ..........

Layne-Texas Co.. ..

Layne-Texas Co. . 

 do 

____.do 

.....do. --------

L. W. Little .

Mid-Kansas Oil Co. 

Layne-Texas Co- - 

.... . do- 

-...do ... -- .

Date 

completed

1931 

1931

1925

1931 

1932

1931 

1931

1931

1933

1932

1931

1931

1931 

1931 

1934

1931

Depth 

of well 

(feet)

812 

390

394

811 

348

1,084 

826

388

213

807

872

964

843 

1,008 

780

875

Diameter of 

well 

(inches)

m

10

8

9J6

i2H, m

12&

10, 8U

SH

10, 6^6

m

8J4.6 

12J4, 8M 

16,10

15^, 8H

See footnotes at end of table.
GROUND-WATER RESOURCES OF GREGG COUNTY, TEX. 81

RECORDS

wells in Gregg County, Tex.

1937. All wells are drilled unless otherwise stated. Chemical analyses of water from some of these wells 

tables 6 and 7]

Well 

No.

30 

62

84A 

112

178 

214 

258

259

264

265 

275

285 

290 

411 

468 

469-

Height of 

measuring 

point 

above 

ground 

(feet)

0.5

.5 

1.7

2.0

2.0

1.0

Water level

Below

measuring 

point 

(feet)

54.15

178. 02 

143. 50

71.99

105.0

«60 

111.0

156.04 

158.33 

162.81

Date of measurement

June 15, 1936. -

June 10, 1938- .

Apr. 4, 1940...

July 12, 1940 

Apr. 6, 1936...

Aug. 5, 1931 ...

Sept. 14, 1934..

Dec. 11, 1939..

Nov. 26, 1940- 

Sept. 3, 1941...

Method of 

lifti

A, 90 

T, E, 30..... 

C, E_-_ ....

A, 90. .

C, E, Hi 

T, E, 60.....

T, E, 25 

C, A, 5 

A, Q, 25__...

C, E, 10 

T, E, 60 

T, E, 40 

T, E, 30. ....

Use of 

water 2

Ind. 

D, Ind 

P.... ..

Ind.-. ...

Irr__ .._....

D, Ind 

N ... _.

P.... 

N ... 

Ind. .

Ind 

D, Ind 

N. .

Ind-. 

P... ...

P... 

Eemarks

Cased to bottom. Screens at 

452-497, 581-604, 702-746, and 

768-789 feet. See log. 

Cased to bottom. Screens at 

50-72, 153-175, 183-195, and 

337-381 feet. Reported yield 

108 gallons a minute with 

drawdown of 120 feet in 1936. 

See log. 

See log.

Cased to bottom. Screens at 

497-518, 544-565, 602-620, and 

747-789 feet. Estimated yield 

150 gallons a minute in 1936. 

See log. 

Sand reported from 320 to 348 

feet. 

See log.

Casing: 12}.i-inch to 294 feet and 

65^-inch to 629 feet. Screens 

at 316-333, 339-349, 355-375, 

489-499, and 589-629 feet. 

Gravel- walled. See log. 

Cased to bottom. Screens at 

173-195, 206-216, and 312-354 

feet. Gravel-walled. Reported yield 140 gallons a minute with drawdown of 90 feet 

when drilled. See log. 

Casing: 10-inch to 139 feet and 

8-inch to 213 feet, perforated 

at 41-98, 140-162, and 191-211 

feet. See log. 

Cased to bottom. See log.

Casing: 10-inch to 82 feet and 

656-inch from 0 to 872 feet. 

See log. 

Cased to bottom, perforated 

from 784 to 844 feet. Reported 

yield 200 gallons a minute. 

See log. 

Casing: 8}4 inch to 780 feet, 

cemented; 6-inch perforated 

liner from 757 to 843 feet. See 

log. 

Casing: 12}4-inch to 844 feet and 

8-inch screen from 846 to 1,003 

feet. Reported yield 560 gallons a minute. See log. 

Casing: 16-inch to 607 feet, cemented; 10-inch from 0 to 777 

feet. Screens at 607-625 and 

665-755 feet. See log. 

Casing: 15}-i-inch to 373 feet and 

8}4-inch to 873 feet. Screen 

from 773 to 873 feet. Water 

level reported to have been 87 

feet below ground when 

drilled. See log.
82 CONTRIBUTIONS TO HYDROLOGY, 1945-47

TABLE 4. Records of wells in

Well 

No.

470

471

476

503

525

531

607 

640

*75

641

642 

643

644

645

646

647

648

649

Location

Yi. mile S of Kilgore.-

1 H miles W of Kilgore. 

2 miles S of Longview. 

6 miles SW of Longview, 

4U miles SW of

Longview.

3 miles S of Longview.

park). 

l}i miles NW of

Gladewater (in 

Upshur County).

% mile SW of Gladewater.

1 3A miles NE of 

Gladewater.

2?i miles NE of

Gladewater. 

- do- .- 

2M miles SE of

Gladewater. 

.... . do.. -- ....

\% miles SE of 

Gladewater.

3M miles SE of 

Gladewater.

3J4 miles SE of

Gladewater.

Owner 

(lessor)

Co. (S. S. Laird "B"). 

Shell Oil Co., Inc. (W.

W. Elder).

United Gas Public Service 

Co.

TMe Water Associated 

Oil Co. (W. H. Richey).

Gulf Oil Corp. (J. H.

Bozeman).

Gulf Oil Corp. (M. O.

Sheppard). 

. .do-..... ...........

Gulf Oil Corp. (F. M. 

Fonville).

Gulf Oil Corp. (E. L. 

Walker).

E. P. Halliburton, Inc.

(W. D. Lacy"B").

Driller

... -do- ...........

... -do .. . 

Walter Meller _ ....

Walter Meller_ -_

Layne-Texas Co. _ - _ 

-.--do.. ....... ...

..... do ..... ..--.-

.-..do- ..... -

Johnson and Sitton..

BfflBoling.. __ 

... ..do 

.. do 

Date 

completed

1934

1931

1931

1934

1931

1935

1931 

1937

1937

1940

1931 

1931

1938

1937

1941

1941 

1942

1937

Depth 

of well 

(feet)

906

908

500

467

218

365

378 

765

294

279

600 

1,023

400

304

305

258 

104

485

Diameter of 

well 

(inches)

10, 656

16, SH

10

6

6

WU

10% 8

7, 5iK« 

4

4

^

±H

4^ 

6

See footnotes at end of table.
GROUND-WATER RESOURCES OF GREGG COUNTY, TEX. 83 

Gregg County, Tex. Continued

Well 

No.

470

471

476

503 

525 

531

607 

640 

<75

641

642 

643

644 

645

646

247 

648

649

Height of 

measuring 

point 

above 

ground 

(feet)

0.7

0

1.5 

2.0

0 

0

.8 

0

Water level

Below 

measuring 

point 

(feet)

150.76 

153.88 

157. 78

376

3 70 

32

345

80.44 

85.21

'25 

375

19.50

325

Date of measurement

Dec. 11, 1939. .

Nov. 26, 1940-. 

Sept. 3, 1941...

Apr. 29, 193L .

Apr. 13, 1936. - 

June 30, 1936- .

1935- 

Nov. 26, 1940- 

JUly 12, 1940 

1938.. ........ .

1937- ......

Jan. 22, 1942 

1937.. .........

Method of 

lift i

T, E, 25-...

T, E, 50 

T, E, 10 

A........ ..

j^

C, E,5 ...

A...........

T, E, 25 

T, E, 15.....

C,A,5. 

C, E, H ~ 

C, E, H -

C

-rTi \t

C, E, HC, A, 11.. 

Use of 

water 2

P. .. ........

D, S, Ind.-- 

D, Ind... ...

D_. .........

D, Ind .

D....... ...

Ind.........

N .... ...

P.. ... .. 

P...... .....

N.. ......

D ........

D-. 

D ...... .

D.. .....

D ......

Ind.. .......

Remarks

Casing: 10-inch to 763 feet and 

65i-inch to 906 feet. Screen 

from 802 to 906 feet. Water 

level reported to have been 

134 feet below ground in 1934. 

Temperature 80° F. See log. 

Casing: 16-inch to 350 feet and 

8H-inch to 908 feet. Screens 

at 380-436, 747-769, and 821- 

865 feet. See log. 

Cased to 450 feet. Reported 

yield 200 gallons a minute in 

1933.

Estimated yield 500 gallons a 

minute in 1936. 

Fine-grained sand reported from 

355 to 365 feet. Yield, 15 

gallons a minute. 

See log.

City test well. Supply reported inadequate. See log. 

Casing: 20-inch to 203 feet, cemented; lOM-inch from 0 to 

294 feet. Screen from 205 to 

268 feet. Gravel-walled. 

Yield, 185 gallons a minute 

with drawdown of 160 feet 

when drilled. Temperature 

74° F. See log. 

Casing: 18%-inch to 50 feet, cemented; 10J4-inch from 0 to 

275 feet. Screen from 202 to 

265 feet. Gravel-walled. 

Liner: 8-inch from 186 to 268 

feet, perforated. Yield, 124 

gallons a minute with drawdown of 130 feet when drilled. 

See log. 

Casing: SH-inch to 353 feet; 

7-inch from 0 to 531 feet; 5<Keinch perforated from 513 to 

600 feet. See log. 

Cased to bottom, 180 feet perforated between 497 and 835 

feet. Reported yield 230 gallons a minute of highly mineralized water. See log. 

Reported sand from 360 to 400 

feet and yield 10 gallons a 

minute. 

Cased to bottom, perforated 

from 284 to 304 feet. Estimated 

yield 3 gallons a minute. See

Casing: 85^-inch to 51 feet; 4^- 

inch from 0 to 295 feet, perforated from 278 to 295 feet. 

See log. 

Casing: 8^-inch to 63 feet; 4^- 

inch from 0 to 251 feet. Screen 

from 231 to 251 feet. See log. 

Casing: 86i-inch to 66 feet; 4jiinch from 0 to 104 feet, perforated from 82 to 104 feet. 

See log. 

Cased to bottom, 2 perforations 

2 feet long at 450 feet. See log.
84 CONTRIBUTIONS TO HYDROLOGY, 1945-47

TABLE 4. Records of wells in

Well 

No.

650

651

652

653

CKA

655

656

657

658

659

660 

661

662

663 

664

665

666 

667

668

Location

Qladewater.

water.

Gladewater.

Qladewater.

water. 

-...do.. .... --~

 do 

Greggton. 

 do 

ton.

2H miles W of 

Greggton.

ton.

ton.

4 miles NW of Greggton.

ton. 

 .do--... .

 ..do.-.... . .

ton.

ton.

Owner 

(lessor)

Gulf Oil Corp. (J. C.

Judge).

(Martin Hays).

C. Fishburn).

Pasture).

No. 2 (D. Moore).

No. 3 (D.Moore).

No. 4 (D. Moore).

Oil Co. (E. M. Nettleton "A").

OO Co. No. 2 (E. M.

Nettleton "A").

Co. (E. M. Nettleton "A").

Atlantic Refining Co. (T. 

B. Harris).

Snider).

White Oak School No. 2...

 .do.... ...... ..... .

.....do...... ...... .... 

Mabee Oil & Gas Co. (H.

F. Whitehurst).

Driller

"W A Meller

- do 

.... .do ..... .

. .do -.

Layne-Texas Co-...

 do 

Doling and Boling..

Layne-Texas Co.. 

Bill Boling .... ...

W.A. Meller-... ...

..... do-.... ... 

Date 

completed

1940

1938

1933

1932

1934

1934

1935

1936

1938

1938 

1941

1934

1940 

1941

1934

1934 

1932

1937

Depth 

of well 

(feet)

302

340

214+

512

476

241

456

457

458

375

362

228

390

470 

161

410

420 

320

148

Diameter of 

well 

finches)

4

4>i

6

8

8,6

6

8H

1054,7

7

6

5J44 

4M

10,7

13?i,7 

6K

6

6

8

6

See footnotes at end of table.
GROUND-WATER RESOURCES OF GREGG COUNTY, TEX". 85

Gregg County, Tex. Continued

Well 

No.

650 

651

652 

663 

654

655

656 

657

658

659

660 

661

662 

663

.664 

665

666 

667 

668

Height of 

measuring 

point 

above 

ground 

(feet)

0

0 

0

0

0

1.2 

1.5

0 

0

Water level

Below measuring 

point 

(feet)

»125

'70 

860

U46

137.85 

172.08

8100

'100

Date of measurement

1938 

1940 

1932 

June 1938. _ .

Sept. 29, 1941- 

Aug. 29, 1941 __

1941...........

1934...........

Method of 

lift'

C, E, 5 

C, E, 3 

C, A, 5. .... 

A... .....

A.. . ...

A...........

A..... ......

T, E, 15.....

T,E, 5...... 

C, E, 3 ..

C, E, H -

T, E, 15..... 

T, E, 7H -

T, E, 3......

A... ....

A...........

C, A.. ......

C, E, 1......

- Use of 

waters

D .... ...

D, S. ...... .

D. .......... 

D ..... ...

Ind 

Ind... ..

Ind-.. ...

N. ..........

D, Ind ..

Ind......... 

D--...... ...

Irr-. 

P. 

D.... .......

Ind.........

Ind.........

D .......

Remarks

Cased to bottom. Reported 

yield 50 gallons a minute when 

drilled. See log. 

Casing: 6-inch to 150 feet, cemented; 4Ji-inch from 0 to 

340 feet, perforated from 310 to 

340 feet. See log. 

Reported yield, 4-inch pipe full 

24 hours a day when drilled. 

Reported yield 85 gallons a 

minute when drilled. 

Casing: 8-inch to 340 feet, 

cemented. Screen 6-inch below 340 feet. Estimated yield 

15 gallons a minute. See log. 

Casing: 8-inch to 178 feet and 

6-inch from 0 to 241 feet. 

Screen from 177 to 241 feet. 

Estimated yield 15 gallons a 

minute. See log. 

Casing: 8}4-ineh to 330 feet, 

cemented. Estimated yield 15 

gallons a minute. See log. 

Casing: 10^-inch to 405 feet, 

cemented. Screen 7-inch from 

405 to 457 feet. Abandoned. 

See log. 

Casing: 13-inch to 366 feet, cemented; 7-inch from 0 to 458 

feet. Screen from 370 to 434 

feet. Gravel-walled. Reported yield 100 gallons a minute 

when drilled. See log. 

Casing: 6-inch to 314 feet. Reported sand from 310 to 350 

feet and yield 47 gallons a 

minute. 

Casing: 5^-inch to 250 feet and 

4-inch to 360 feet. Reported 

yield 3 gallons a minute. 

Casing: 8-inch to 34 feet; 4}4- 

inch from 0 to 221 feet, perforated from 199 to 221 feet. 

See lo?. 

Casing: 10-inch to 300 feet and 

7-inch perforated from 300 to 

390 feet. Reported sand from 

320 to 390 feet and yield 40 

gallons a minute. 

Casing: 13^-inch to 360 feet, 

cemented; 7-inch from 315 to 

to 470 feet. Gravel-walled. 

Yield 52 gallons a minute with 

drawdown of 103 feet when 

drilled. See log. Electrical 

log in files of the Texas State 

Board of Water Engineers 

shows thick sand from 100 to 

220 feet and thin sands between 360 and 480 feet. 

Cased to bottom. Reported 

yield 15 to 20 gallons a minute. 

See log. 

Casing: 6-inch to 390 feet. 

Reported yield 20 gallons a 

minute. 

Cased to bottom. Reported 

yield 40 gallons a minute. 

Cased to bottom. Reported 

yield 8 gallons a minute. 

Cased to bottom, perforated 

from 128 to 148 feet.
86 CONTRIBUTIONS TO HYDROLOGY, 1945-47

TABLE 4. Records of wells in

Well 

No.

669 

670

671 

672

673 

674

675 

676 

677

678

679 

680

681 

682

683 

684 

685

686

687 

»688

»689

690 

Se

Location

ImileNWofGreggton.

 ..do..... .

 .do... 

 do.. .

\ZA miles E of Greggton.

 . .do.......... ....

1 yt miles SE of Qreggton. 

 do-...... .

2 miles SE of Greggton.

3).4 miles S of Greggton. 

In Longview- .......

... ..do-. ----------

6)4 miles NW of 

Kilgore.

4^ miles NW of 

Kilgore. 

3 miles NW of 

Kilgore. 

23-2 miles W of 

Kilgore.

2}4 miles W of 

Kilgore.

2 miles W of Kilgore. 

2H miles SW of 

Kilgore.

\% miles SW of 

Kilgore.

?4 mile W of Kilgore.

e footnotes at end o

Owner 

(lessor)

Magnolia Petroleum Co... 

 .do-... ...

LeBus Rotary Tool Works..

Royal Crown Bottling 

Co.

Jack Nesbitt. 

Humble Oil & Refining 

Co. (E. B. Robertson). 

Humble-Gulf (E. B. Robertson No. 1).

Humble Oil & Refining Co 

R. G. Brown... _ .......

Texas & Pacific Ry. Co .

North Chapel colored 

school. 

Midfleld Oil Co. (Benson "A"). 

Danciger Oil & Refining 

Co. (McNeeley).

.--do.-- . 

Gulf Oil Corp. (M. E. 

Peterson.

Tide Water Associated 

Oil Co. (NatBean"A").

Tide Water Associated 

Oil Co. (J. B. Watson).

' table.

Driller

Magnolia Petroleum 

Co.

 .do.-.. .

W. L. Little- ..... ..

Texas & Pacific Ry.

MidfieldOilCo 

.... .do...- 

Layne-Texas Co. . . . 

.... .do.. 

Date 

completed

1937 

1933

1931 

1932

1931 

1940

1931

1937 

1941

1937 

1890

1892 

1940

1936 

1937 

1937

1941

1931 

1937

1938

Depth 

of wen 

(feet)

20

425

425 

250

260 

350

150± 

300± 

10,284

423

300± 

580

603 

407

255 

900± 

625

3,598

625 

440

437 

932

Diameter of 

well 

(inches)

£6

m

&A

7

6

8 

5

7

6 

5

10

7

W 

4 

6

6

16, 85i

7
GROUND-WATER RESOURCES OF GREGG COUNTY, TEX. 87 

Gregg County, Tex. Continued

Well 

No.

669 

670

671 

672

673 

674

675 

676 

677

678

679 

680

681 

682

683 

684 

685

686

687 

688

6689 

690

Height of 

measuring 

point 

above 

ground 

(feet)

0

0

0 

2.0

0

0

0

0

Water level

Below 

measuring 

point 

(feet)

375

«85

'80 

84.47

H07

3150 

390

3230 

3170

Date of measurement

1933...........

1932 ........

1940...........

Sept. 10, 1941-

1941...........

1937 

1937 

May 29, 1937..

1938 ...... .

Method of 

lifti

C, E, M -

C, E, 5_ .-

C, E, 5 _

C,E. .......

T, E, 3_ 

C, E-- ..--.

A... .........

T, A, 80 

A..... .

N"one

C.....- ..

C, E, 10 

C.. .........

T, E, 25 

T, E, 20 ..

Use of 

water 2

D.. .........

P.. . ........

N_ .... -

D, Ind 

D.. .........

Ind-_ .

N .. ......

IndInd.. .......

Ind. ........

N .......

N ...... -

P...... .....

P.- .... ..

D, Ind 

Ind-- 

D, S, Ind... 

D, Ind......

Ihd.. .

N -----

Remarks

Dug well.

Cased to bottom, perforated 

from 385 to 425 feet. Reported 

yield 3 gallons a minute. 

Cased to bottom. Abandoned. 

Cased to bottom. Reported 

yield 9 gallons a minute.

Cased to bottom, . perforated 

from 290 to 350 feet. Gravelwalled. Reported yield 60 

gallons a minute. 

Formerly supplied tourist 

courts. 

Reported yield 60 gallons a 

minute. 

Oil test. Electrical log from 

486 to 1,900 feet in flies of the 

Texas State Board of Water 

Engineers shows thin sands 

between 486 and 875 feet. 

Casing: 13?^-ineh to 302 feet, 

cemented; 7-inch from 0 to 

423 feet. Screens at 313-338, 

352-362, 371-381, 385-397, and 

402-418 feet. Gravel-walled. 

Yield 200 gallons a minute 

with drawdown of 45 feet 

after 24 hours pumping. See 

log. 

Reported yield 150 gallons a 

minute. 

Water formerly used by ice 

factory; not suitable for 

boilers. Deussen No. 365. 5 

See log. 

Water formerly used for the 

manufacture of ice; not suitable for locomo tives . Deussen 

No. 367.5 gee, log. 

Cased to bottom, perforated 

from 384 to 407 feet. Estimated yield 10 gallons a minute, September 1941. See log. 

Cased to bottom. See log.

Cased to bottom. Reported 

yield 40 gallons a minute when 

drilled. 

Oil test. Electrical log in flies of 

Texas State Board of Water 

Engineers shows several sands 

between 150 and 1,000 feet. 

Cased to bottom.

Casing: 16-inch to 340 feet. 

Screen 8-5/8-inch from 340 to 

440 feet. Reported yield 300 gallons a minute with drawdown 

of 72 feet after 24 hours pumping. See log. 

Casing: 1396-inch to 260 feet 

and 7-inch from 0 to 437 feet. 

Screen from 354 to 437 feet. 

Gravel-walled. Reported yield 

115 gallons a minute. See log. 

See log.
CONTRIBUTIONS TO HYDROLOGY, 1945-47

TABLE 4. Records of wells in

Well 

No.

691

692

693

RQd O«7^

695

696

697

698

699

700

701

702

703

704

705

Location

In Kilgore ____ ..-

.....do.. ............

.....do.-.. .......

IH miles E of Kilgore.

\Vi miles NE of Kilgore.

\% miles N of Kilgore.

1H miles N of Kilgore.

2H miles N of Kilgore.

4 miles N of Kilgore4^ miles N of Kilgore.

3% miles N of Kilgore.

3H miles N of Kilgore. 

3 miles NE of Kilgore.

4H miles NE of Kilgore.

9 miles E of Kilgore.

Owner 

(lessor)

Shell Oil Co. (E. W.

Willoughby No. 34).

Kilgore Drilling Co. (Utzman No. 1).

Malcolm Grim _ .. .......

Doug Godfrey ............

J. G. Beard (J. S. Elder

No. 9).

Houston Oil Co. (J. S.

Elder).

Wickham Packing Co _ .

Tide Water Associated

Oil Co. (M. G. Barton).

Jones-O'Brian (John

Lloyd).

Hughey school... 

M. B. Hughey... ...--_

Tide Water Associated

Oil Co. (W. Clayton). 

A. B. Spear...............

Danville school- __ .. _

Gregg County airport

Driller

Shell Oil Co 

Kilgore Drilling Co.-

Bill Boling... .......

Doug Godfrey... ...

J. G. Beard. _ .

Houston Oil Co __ .

J. C. Boling..... ....

Layne-Texas Co....

Jones-O'Brian __ .

J. C. Boling-.. _ ..

Bill Boling.. .....

Bill Collins -.-.. _

Layne-Texas Co-...

 Leach _ . __ .-

Layne-Texas Co...-

Date 

completed

1941

1941

1937

1938

1933

1940

1938

1931

1935

1938

1931

1938

1936

1941

Depth 

of well 

(feet)

3,600

1,720

312

272

3,588

416

420

569

800±

190

276

915

433

19

603

Diameter of 

well 

'inches)

5H

fi&<« o/io

656

8

7

654

5^6

654,4

7

96

16,10

i T, Turbine; A, air, steam, or natural gas lift; C, cylinder; G, gasoline; E, electric. Number indicates 

horsepower.

» P, Public supply; D, domestic; S, stock; Ind, industrial; Irr, irrigation; N, not used, 

a Water level reported by driller or owner.
GROUND-WATER RESOURCES OF GREGG COUNTY, TEX. 89

Gregg County, Tex. Continued

Well 

No.

691 

692

693 

694

695

6%

697 

698

609 

700 

701

702 

703

704 

705

Height of 

measuring 

point 

above 

ground 

(feet)

0

.2 

0

1.6

3.2

0

0 

2.0

Water level

Below 

measuring 

point 

(feet)

«40

«50

134.52 

H23

116,06 

390

125. 79

3117

8.8 

95.86

Date of measurement

1938

1933. ......

Sept. 25, 1941.. 

May 24, 1938..

Sept. 24, 1941.. 

1935..... ......

Oct. 21, 1941... 

July 3, 1938 .

Sept. 2, 1941... 

Aug. 29, 1941..

Method of 

lift'

0, E, 7}-i . 

O, E,3-. 

O, A, 6 ...

T, E, 5.. _ -

T, E, 15 - 

A.. 

O, E, 2......

O, E, 3 

A.-. .... .

T, E, 15 _

C, E, H 

T, E, 10 .

Use of 

water 3

D... ........

D O

D... ...... ..

Ind-. .

Ind-. 

N .......

P.. .... ..

D..... ......

N..... ......

D, S, Irr _ 

P _ ..'. _

D, Ind .

Remarks

Oil test. Electrical log in flies 

of Texas State Board of Water 

Engineers shows several sands 

between 107 and 1,000 feet. 

Oil test. Electrical log in flies 

of Texas State Board of Water 

Engineers shows several sands 

between 100 and 1,000 feet. 

Reported yield 23 gallons a minute in January 1942. 

Casing: 12-inch to 100 feet, cemented; 5J^-ineh from 0 to 271 

feet, perforated from 233 to 271 

feet. Reported yield 20 gallons a minute in September 

1941. 

Oil test. Electrical log from 950 

to 1,350 feet in flies of Texas 

State Board of Water Engineers shows sand from 970 to 

985 feet. 

Cased to bottom, perforated 

from 367 to 412 feet. Reported 

yield 7 gallons a minute. 

Cased to bottom. Reported 

yield 50 gallons a minute. 

Casing: 13%-inch to 347 feet, cemented; 7-inch from 0 to 446 

feet. Screens at 351-371 and 

387-428 feet. Gravel-walled. 

Yield 105 gallons a minute 

with drawdown of 125 feet 

when drilled. Temperature 

74° F. See log.

Cased to bottom, perforated 

from 256 to 276 feet. Reported 

yield 30 gallons a minute. See 

log. 

Cased to bottom, perforated 

from 645 to 915 feet. 

Casing: 13%-inch to 348 feet, 

cemented; 65$-inch from 0 to 

425 feet. Screen from 355 to 413 

feet. Gravel-walled. Yield 

88 gallons a minute with drawdown of 173 feet when drilled. 

See log. 

Dug well.

Casing: 16-inch to 307 feet, cemented; 10-inch from 0 to 454 

feet. Screens at 246-249, 311- 

331, 357-368, and 413-444 feet. 

Yield 168 gallons a minute 

with drawdown of 109 feet 

after 24 hours pumping. See 

log. Electrical log in flies of 

the Texas State Board of 

Water Engineers shows several sands between 55 and 500 

feet.

* This well is in Upshur County and is recorded in the Upshur County report of the Texas State Board 

of Water Engineers; it is included here because it is one of several wells used by the city of Gladewater. 

' Number under which well is listed by Beussen far IT. SrGeol: Survey Water-"Strpply Paper 335rrei4. 

«In Rusk County.
90 CONTRIBUTIONS TO HYDROLOGY, 1945-47

WEIxL LOGS

TABLTC 5. Drillers' logs, Gregg County, Tex.

Well 30, Tidewater Associated Oil Co. (J. J. Flewellen), 7f4 miles north of Longview; Layne-Texas Co.,

driller

Yellow sand and streaks of clay. --

Rock._ ________ . ...........

Brown sand, streaks of shale and

Sandy brown shale and boulders . 

Rock.. __...-._._.. ...............

Rock. _ ...--.--... _ ...........

Shale and boulders, streaks of

Thickness 

(feet)

3 

6 

35 

45 

9 

1

39 

24 

33 

1 

37 

15 

1

28 

26 

12 

15 

12 

22 

15

Depth 

(feet)

3 

9 

44 

89 

98 

99

138 

162 

195 

196 

233 

248 

249

277 

303 

315 

330 

342 

364 

379

Fine-srained sand, streaks of

Shale . 

Thickness 

(feet)

40 

7 

21 

20 

7 

28 

12 

27 

38 

10 

10 

44 

22 

30 

31 

2 

40 

3 

3 

38

Depth 

(feet)

419 

428 

447 

467 

474 

502 

514 

541 

579 

589 

599 

643 

665 

695 

726 

728 

763 

771 

774 

812

Well 62, Humble Oil & Refining Co. (G. W. Willingham) . 7 miles northwest of Longview; Layne- Texas 

Co., driller

Clay.............................

Brownsand- _ __ ... _ ... ..

18 

28 

25 

59 

36

18 

46 

71 

130 

168 Sandv shale.. .--.----------....-

16

88 

55 

45

7

195 

283 

338 

383 

390

Well 84a, Judaon Grove school, 5H miles north of Longview

32

6

Q7

8

2

60

-

«JO

38

10C

140

148

i vi

8

102

6

46

12

10

218

320

326

372

384

394

Well 112, Magnolia Petroleum Co. (W. E. Jones), 7 miles northwest of Longview; Layne-Texas Co., driller

Shale............... . .

Sandy shale. ______ .........

15

18

16

26

15

51

13

60

31

D*J

S7

1 AD

129

144

195

318

422

77

22

17

30

36

19

31

98

49

10

499

521

538

568

604

623

654

752

801

811
GROUND-WATER RESOURCES OF GREGG COUNTY, TEX. 91

TABLE 5. Drillers' logs, Gregg County, Tex. Continued

Well 214, Humble Oil & Refining Co. (W. W. Holland), 2 miles northeast of Gladewater

Sand 

Shale.. 

15 

60 

98 

18 

104 

23 

6 

26 

90 

22 

33 

35 

8 

45

15 

75 

173 

191 

295 

318 

324 

350 

440 

462 

495 

530 

538 

583

Sand _ _______ . ____ __ _

Shale . .

24

54 

72 

52 

10 

42 

12 

49 

48 

2 

4 

3 

39 

90

607 

661 

733 

785 

795 

837 

849 

898 

946 

948 

952 

955 

994 

1,084

Well 258, City of Gladewater No. 1 (Sam Kay), in Gladewater; Layne-Texas Co., driller

Soil 

Fine-grained sand and lignite .

2 

1 

9 

10 

4 

20 

15 

34 

47 

1 

24 

16 

80 

10 

12 

8 

34

2 

3 

12 

22 

26 

46 

61 

95 

142 

143 

167 

183 

263 

273 

285 

293 

327

Fine-grained gray sand and shaleSand-.-----------.-.------....54 

70 

20 

8 

14 

67 

3 

14 

47 

45 

70 

10 

22 

1 

12 

42

381 

451 

471 

479 

493 

560 

563 

577 

624 

669 

739 

749 

771 

772 

784 

826

Well 259, City of Gladewater No. 2, in Gladewater; Layne-Texas Co., driller

Soil .---- ----------

Fine-grained sand and streaks of

Shale and lignite. _- _-

2 

2 

5

80 

36 

46 

22 

12 

16 

41 

16

2 

4 

9

89 

125 

171 

193 

205 

221 

262 

278

Fine-grained muddy gray sand.._ 38 

40

50 

83 

44 

19 

2 

73 

31 

25

316 

356 

398 

448 

531 

575 

594 

596 

 69 

700 

725

Well 264, City of Gladewater No. 3, in Gladewater; Layne-Texas Co., driller

Shale 

13 

16 

91 

35 

22 

29 

20 

5

13 

29 

120 

155 

177 

206 

226 

231

Sandy shale. __

Rock--..-------....----- .

Rock .

Sandy shale and lignite __ 

17 

1 

31 

1 

152 

50 

20 

57

248 

249 

280 

281 

433 

483 

503 

560
92 CONTRIBUTIONS TO HYDROLOGY, 1945-47

TABLE 5. Drillers' logs, Gregg County, Tex. Continued

Well 265, Sinclair-Prairie Oil Co. (W. H. York), ^ mile southwest of Gladewater; Conway Bros., driller

Soil-. _ 

Sand.-..- __ . __ ..... ____ .

Sand. ______ . _________

Thickness 

(feet)

3

19

13

50

25

8

62

5

15

10

35

20

20

40

Depth 

(feet)

3

22

35

85

110

118

180

185

200

210

245

265

285

325

Shale _- .- . 

Shale-... .. - ..

Thickness 

(feet)

25

10

80

40

135

25

20

30

22

10

53

22

6

4

Depth 

(feet)

350

360

440

480

615

640

660

690

712

722

775

797

803

807

Well 275, Stanolind Oil Co. (L. E. Pearsons), 5H miles east of Gladewater; L. W. Little, driller

Sand-.----.-......... _ ... __ .

Sand ________________ .

Shale... ___ ........ _ .........

Sand-................ .........

Sand-----..--.......---.-- __ .

Sand---..-............--.........

Shale...........................

Sand and shale ________ . ...

Shale-.----.---- - ___ ......

Sand..... ........................

3 

8 

9 

3 

24 

7 

13 

1 

14 

1 

11 

1 

39 

18 

19 

25 

23 

50 

31 

13

3 

11 

20 

23 

47 

54 

67 

68 

82 

83 

94 

95 

134 

152 

171 

196 

219 

269 

300 

313

Shale . _ ... - -

Sand.-.... ... __ ---. ___ ...

Sand... __ ....... ___ . _ .

Shale- __ __.- 

Shale 

Shale-- 

Sand..--- - _ ----- __ ----- _ -

S,hale . 

Shale - .. __ ..

Shale 

Shale 

43 

44 

11 

12 

71 

4 

62 

18 

70 

82 

12 

43 

3 

28 

12 

17 

11 

4 

10 

2

356 

400 

411 

423 

494 

498 

560 

578 

648 

730 

742 

785 

788 

816 

828 

845 

856 

860 

870 

872

Well 285, Gulf Oil Corp. (M. Smith), 7 miles east of Gladewater

Sand--...... ... ......

Shale - ....... -

Rock-------...-...-.--- _ ..

Rock........ .....................

Shale ................. ........

Sticky shale, __ . ________ .

Hard sand _____________

Gumbo -_ _____ _ __ ...

20

5

1

15

1

18

11

1

39

18

71

18

30

26

4

42

QO

20

25

29

30

45

46

64

fid

SO

81

120

138

209

227

257

283

287

329

QC-I

White sand 

39

1

39

40

43

5

30

32

34

34

100

30

17

4

27

37

20

67

4

400

401

440

480

523

528

558

590

624

658

758

788

805

809

836

873

893

960

964

Well 290, Tide Water Associated Oil Co. (E. M. Nettleton "A"). 5^ miles east of Gladewater; MidKansas OH Co.. driller

Clay--- .. __ ......

Rock..-- __ ...... __ ... ..

10

632

2

< 10

642

644

136

63

780

843
GROUND-WATER RESOURCES OF GREGG COUNTY, TEX. 93

TABLE 5. Drillers' logs, Gregg County, Tex. Continued 

Well 411, Sinclair-Prairie Oil Co. (M. T. Cole), 6}4 miles northwest of Kilgore; Layne-Texas Co., driller

Sand.... ___ . ________ ...

Sand .-.-.. _ 

Sand.- 

Sand . 

Sand.. -.- _____ . .........

Thickness 

(feet)

91

44

19

2

14

17

31

100

10

4

32

25

11

18

36

69

11

Depth

(feet)

91

135

154

156

170

218

318

328

332

364

389

400

41 S

454

523

534

Shale-... ____ ----- -_ ..___

Clay................... .......

Sand.-.... . ...

Clay........ .... .... ... ....... ...

Clay-. . 

Sand..-- ...... ....... ....

Clay-.. ... ... ..... .... .......

Thickness 

(feet)

46

8

14

14

1

16

4

12

53

64

18

4

18

20

4

164

14

Depth

(feet)

580

588

602

616

617

633

637

. 649

702

766

784

788

806

826

830

994

1,008

Well 468, City of Kilgore No. 4, in Kilgore City Park; Layne-Texas Co., driller

Sand. ____________ . .....

Shale .. ...

Rock... 

16

10

51

1

38

41

22

51

1

16

26

77

116

157

179

230

231

Shale _______ . -.. ...

8

48

16

76

29

199

20

113

40

239

287

303

379

408

607

627

740

780

Well 469, City of Kilgore No. 1, in Kilgore; Layne-Texas Co., driller

Clay-.- 

Sand. _____ _________ ..-

Shale 

1

6

15

56

63

64

21

44

56

18

1

7

22

78

205

226

270

326

144

Shale 

Sand.---.-.-.-- .-- _____ .

Sand- -. ______ . 

Sticky shale.. .... 

89

18

4

36

87

28

35

76

32

126

433

451

455

491

578

606

641

717

749

875

Well 470, City of Kilgore No. 3, in Kilgore; Layne-Texas Co., driller

Clay...- ....... ... ... . ....

1

6

12

15

41

2

an

66

14

1

7

19*>4

75

77

1 W7

007

Sand-- ... ...

Shale, boulders, lignite-. _____

286

52

30

32

77

15

9

9

159

523

575

605

637

714

729

738

747

906
94 CONTRIBUTIONS TO HYDROLOGY, 1945-47

TABLE 5. Drillers' logs, Gregg County, Tex. Continued 

Well 471, Humble Oil & Refining Co. (S. S. Laird "B"), 54 mile south of Kilgore; Layne-Texas Co., driller

Rock...... ........ ......... ......

Rock.-...----. ...................

Fine-grained gray sand and lig10 

8 

27 

2 

30 

4 

19 

76 

4 

31 

28 

26 

34

79 

38

28 

36 

63 

65 

95 

99 

118 

194 

198 

229 

257 

283 

317

396 

434

Rock.... .........................

Rock. _______ ..... ____ _-

Shale ________ .. ______ ._

62 

1 

37 

46 

I 

58 

18 

25 

1 

10 

22 

17 

66 

12 

20 

26

548 

549 

586 

632 

633 

691 

709 

734 

735 

745 

767 

784 

850 

862 

882 

908

Well 607, United Gas Public Service Co., 3 miles south of Longview; Layne- Texas Co., driller

Rock

Rock ______ . ______ . ....

3 

34 

13 

12 

1 

1 

1 

8 

1

3

37 

50 

62 

63 

64 

65 

73 

74

10 

21 

11 

144 

37 

25 

30 

26

84 

105 

116 

260 

297 

322 

352 

378

Well 640, City of Gladewater (test1), in Gladewater Ci£y Park; Layne- Texas Co., driller

Rock.... -- -

Coarse-grained sand and lignite . .

10 

5 

12 

1 

21 

92 

22 

10

10 

15 

27 

28 

49 

141 

163 

173

Sand..... 

Shale-. __-_ __ __. _____ . ....

12

156 

12 

1 

34 

200 

177

185 

341 

353 

354 

388 

588 

765

Well 75, 1 City of Gladewater No. 4, 1J-2 miles northwest of Gladewater (in Upshur County); Layne- Texas 

Co.. driller

Rock

10 

17 

1 

26 

1 

16 

69

10 

27 

28 

54 

55 

71 

140

Shale_.__-_ __ .. __ . _____ ._

Sand_._ ____ . _____ . .......

68 

46 

46 

12 

25 

118

208 

254 

300 

312 

337 

455

1 Recorded in Upshur County report of the Texas State Boar'd of Water Engineers, but included here 

because it is one of several wells used by the city of Gladewater.

Well 641, City of Gladewater No. 5, % mile southwest of Gladewater; Layne- Texas Co., driller

Clay.-. - .- 

3 

10 

121 

24

3 

13 

134 

158

Sand- _ . ___ . ______ . ....

50 

60 

11

208 

268 

279
GROUND-WATER RESOURCES OF GRE6G COUNTT, TEiXv 95

TABLE 5. Drillers 1 logs, Gregg County, Tex. Continued

Well 642, Tide Water Associated Oil Co. (W. H. Richey), \% miles northeast of Gladewater; Johnson

and Sitton, driller

45 

15 

300

45 

60 

360

Shale.... .... 

15 

149 

76

375 

524 

600

Well 643, Gulf Oil Corp. ( J. H. Boseman), 2% miles northeast of Gladewater; R. L. Miles, driller

Surface sand- _____ . ...........

Rock-.-.... ............. _ ......

Fine-grained sand and gravel. .... 

Fine-grained sand. ________

Fine-grained sand and gravel .....

3 

7 

25 

66 

59 

1 

74 

10 

54 

44 

131 

65

3 

10 

35 

101 

160 

161 

235 

245 

299 

343 

474 

539

Rock _ _ _ - ...__.... 

Coarse-grained water sand and

2 

67 

42 

57 

10 

33 

62 

1 

17

6 

187

541 

608 

650 

707 

717 

750 

812 

813 

830

836 

1,023

Well 645, Gulf Oil Corp. (M. O. Sheppard). 2H miles southeast of Gladewater; H. L. Taylor. driller

Red clay... _ . ______ . .....

Blue shale.. _ __ __ ... ... ....

Quicksand. ... ______ . .....

Blue shale.. ... __ . ___ .... .

Hard sand rock.. _ .. _ __ ... ...

Blue shale-.... _ _ .. ___ . .

Hard sand rock.... ______ ...

3 

12 

10 

15 

12 

3 

12 

2

3 

15 

25 

40 

52 

55 

67 

69

14 

3 

54 

100 

21 

22 

11 

10

83 

86 

140 

240 

261 

283 

294 

304

Well 646, Gulf Oil Corp. (M. O. Sheppard), 2Ji miles southeast of Giadewater; Bill Holing, driller

Clay.............................

Gray shale .. _ __ .... ......

Blue shale.. __ __ ___ ......

31

14 

30 

20 

105

31 

45 

75 

95 

200

25 

40 

15 

25

225 

265 

280 

305

Well 647, Gulf Oil Corp. (F. M. Fonville). 134 miles southeast of Gladewater; Bill Boling, driller

Surface sand ___________

Lime and shell-. ___ ___ . ..

Brown sh»le__._-- _________

Blue shale __ _ . _ ______ ..

63 

1 

8 

24

63 

64 

72 

96

89 

32 

28 

13

185 

217 

245 

258

Well 648, Gnlf Oil Corp. (E. L. Walker), 3J4 miles southeast of Gladewater; Bill Boling, driller

Sand............. __ .. _ ......

Black shale. ____________

Lime and shell-. _ .. ____ .

38 

28 

2

38 

66 

68

12

19 

5

80 

99 

104
96 CONTRIBUTIONS TO HYDROLOGY, 1945-47

TABLE 5: Drillers' logs, Gregg County, Tex. Continued

Well 649, Erie P. Halliburton, Inc. (W. D. Lacy "B"), 3H miles southeast of Gladewater; Dan Kerr.

driller

Lignite 

Lignite 

Thickness 

(feet)

45

20

25

26

26

2

11

85

2

2

43

31

Depth 

(feet)

45

90

92

100

152

154

165

180

269

271

314

Thickness 

(feet)

15

22

23

33

31

40

10

28

13

18

20

34

39

52

42

Depth 

(feet)

360

382

405

438

469

509

519

547

560

578

598

632

671

723

763

Well 650, Gulf Oil Corp. (J. C. Judge). 5>4 miles southeast of Gladewater; H. L. Taylor, driller

60

17

68

6

83

15

60

77

145

151

234

249

7

19

3

16

8

25<

27,

275

294

30$

Well 651, Atlantic Refining Co., 5 miles southeast of Gladewater; J. C. Doling, driller

Shale 

150

190

14

150

302

Shale 

Shale 

8

15

15

310

325

340

Well 654, Sinclair-Prairie Oil Co. No. 2 (D. Moore), 5 miles southeast of Gladewater; W. A. Meller, driller

Shale . .

17

26

28

55

116

11

43

141

169

340

351

15

16

33

8

14

21

18

36

38

41

42.

43

45!

47

Well 655, Sinclair-Prairie Oil Co. No. 3 (D. Moore), 5 miles southeast of Gladewater; W. A. Meller, driller

12

35

132

12

47

179

55

7

234

24]

Well 656, Sinclair-Prairie Oil Co. No. 4 (D. Moore). 5 miles southeast of Gladewater; W. A. Meller, driller

13

54

68

148

13

67

118

334

19

18

37

48

353

371

408

456
GROUND-WATER RESOURCES OF GREGG COUNTY, TEX1 . 97

TABLE 5. Drillers' logs, Gregg County, Tex. Continued .

Well 657. Tide Water Associated Oil Co. (E. M. Nettleton "A"). 3Ji miles west of Greggton; W. A. Meller,

driller

Surface sand ______ _____

Rock.- _ - __ - ___ ------ _ -

Sand_- ___ .... _ -......-.._--

Sandy shale. ___ ___ - ..

Rock. ____ . ___ . __ .......

Gumbo _ . ___________ ....

30 

32 

1 

18 

4 

37 

55 

8 

1 

16

30 

62 

63 

81 

85 

122 

177 

185 

186 

202

Shale _ . .........

Well sanded up, could not pull 

casing, another well drilled at 

camp.

68 

52 

1 

82 

38 

7 

7

270 

322 

323 

405 

443 

450 

457

Well 658, Tide Water Associated Oil Co. No. 2 (E. M. Nettleton "A") , 3^ miles west of Greggton; LayneTexas Co., driller

Sandy clay ____________

Sand __ .. _________ . .....

Rock _ __ .. .. .. .

Sand.......... ...................

Rock - _ _ _ _- ____ _ .....

Hard sand _______ . ..........

Shale.--. __ . _ - ___ .... ....

Hard shale-. .....................

15 

13 

1 

43 

1 

44 

22 

23 

44

15 

28 

29 

72 

73 

117 

139 

162 

206

Shale 

Shale 

45 

23 

22 

22 

33 

2 

8 

80 

17

251 

274 

296 

318 

351 

353 

361 

441 

458

Well 661, Gulf Oil Corp. (Lacy-Snider), 3 miles northwest of Greggton; Bill Boling, driller

Clay-- . 

Quicksand..... ____ __ _ ..

Black shale.. .. ..................

Gray shale -... _____ _ _ ..

25 

13 

16 

26 

25 

15

25 

38 

54 

80 

105 

120

58 

4 

13

25 

8

178 

182 

195 

220 

228

Well 663, White Oak school No. 2, 4 miles northwest of Greggton; Layne- Texas Co., driller

8011 and day- ____ .... _ . _ .

Yellow sand ___________

Shale...... __ ...... ........

Sand.-...... ................

Rock........... .. _ .... . . ..

Bock.... .........................

Shale and lignite. _________

Sandy lime and shale .. ___ ...

Rock_......... _ .. __ . _ . __ .

Hard sand, lime, and rock layersShale and lignite. _____ . _ 

Rock... __ ... ______ ......

Shale and lignite. ________

13 

14 

16 

52 

1 

23 

17 

1 

24 

36 

24 

18 

1 

27 

69 

1 

27

13 

27 

43 

95 

96 

119 

136 

137 

161 

197 

221 

239 

24u 

267 

336 

337 

364

Sand.... ... ..... ........ ....... -

Shale .... ... .. ......

Bock 

Rock

Shale _____ . ________ ...

18 

2 

11 

1 

9 

1 

30 

13 

1 

19 

15 

72 

2 

11 

28 

25

382 

384 

395 

396 

405 

406 

436 

449 

450 

469 

484 

556 

558 

569 

597 

622

Well 664, Greggtex Gasoline Corp., 4% miles north of Greggton; Bill Boling, driller

Yellow sand, 2 gallons a minute. . 

Shale .... ......................

12 

43 

60

12 

55 

115

Coarse-grained gray water sand ... 25 

21

140 

161
98 CONTRIBUTIONS TO HYDROLOGY, 1945-47

. TABLE 5. Drillers' logs, Gregg County, Tex. Continued

Well 678, Lone Star Gas Co., 2 miles southeast of Greggton; Layne-Texas Co., driller

SOIL.........:....

lignite* 

Shale... .......................

Sand, hard layers of boulders. .... 

Coarse-grained smooth gray sandSharp light-gray sand and layers

Thickness 

(feet)

1

11

QQ

25

20

9

9

17

6

. 35

63

5

9

4

28

25

Depth 

(feet)

1

16

1 S

29

68

93

113

122

127

136

153

159

194

262

271

275 

303

328

Shale 

Shale 

Breaks of sand, shale, and lignite..

Shale, sand breaks, and lignite.- .

Thickness 

(feet)

10

6

3

8

7

4

15

2

12

7

20

3

38

54

26

15

Depth 

(feet)

338

344

347

355

362

366

381

383

395

402

422

425

463

517

543

558

Well 680 (Deussen No. 365) ,i R. G. Brown, in Longview

Mount Selman formation: 

Sand and clay. ...............

Wilcox formation:

Shale .............. ..... ..

90

10

2

150

90

100

102

252

Wileox formation Continued 

Interstratified rock and clay.-

Gray water sand; water did

Clay (?) - 

100

98

?

?

352

450

580

' Number under which well is listed by Deussen in U. S. Geol. Survey Water-Supply Paper 335,1914. 

Well 681 (Deussen No. 367),' Texas & Pacific Ry. Co., in Longview; Texas & Pacific Ry. Co., driller

Mount Selman formation: 

Clay-- 

Shale 

Shale 

Shale... ......................

35

10

31

72

8

20

25

35

45

76

14.8

156

200

220

245

Wileox formation Continued

Slate 

Shale 

Slate.--..----.--.. __ . 

Sand-... 

Shale 

24

76

25

110

11

19

12

45

36

269

345

370

480

491

510

522

567

603

' Number under which well is listed by Deussen in U. S. Geol. Survey Water-Supply Paper 335,1914. 

Well 682, Sabine school No. 3. 6H miles northwest of Kilgore; O. B. Harris, driller

Shale. ___ .... _ . ___ ......

Blue shale. _____________

Water sand- _______ . .......

15

13

42

32

23

17

6

28

70

102

125

142

148

32

72

8

135

7

5

180

252

260

395

402

407
GROUND-WATER RESOURCES OF GREGG COUNTY, TEX. 99

TABLE 5. Drillers' logs, Gregg County, Tex. Continued 

Well 6S3, North Chapel colored school, 4J4 miles northwest of Kilgore; J. C. Holing, driller

Quicksand _____________

Shale- . ___ ________

35 

60 

125

35 

95 

220

15 

20

235

255

Well 688,1 Gulf Oil Corp. (M. E. Peterson), 2H miles southwest of Eilgore; Lay ne- Texas Co., driller

Clay.............................

Sand.---..--..-.--...-. ___ . _

Clay-.. 

Shale 

fand. _ ... ...

Shale - -- .

Rock __ . ________ _ .......

Shale- __ ------- _ ------------

Sand...... .......................

Shale 

Rock ________________

4 

3 

15 

32 

5 

8 

33 

2 

16 

18 

4 

1

4 

7 

22 

54 

59 

67 

100 

102 

118 

136 

140 

141

Shale - 

Sand_-.__ . ..... ....... ... .....

13 

9 

2 

25 

23 

20 

29 

15 

8 

16 

45 

94

154 

163 

165 

190 

213 

233 

262 

277 

285 

301 

346 

440

1 In Rusk County

Well 689,« Tide Water Associated Oil Co. (Nat Bean "A"), \% miles southwest of Eilgore; Lay ne- Texas 

Co., driller

Rock ____________ . .......

Soft brown shale - _____ - ....

Soft gray shale and fine-grained

Soft gray shale ___________

25 

1 

28 

1 

47

60 

91

25 

26 

54 

55 

102

162

253

Soft shale and thin layers of sand 

39

5 

55 

7 

10 

28 

16 

24

292 

297 

352 

359 369' 

397 

413 

437

i In Rusk County 

Well 690, Tide Water Associated Oil Co. ( J. B. Watson). % mile west of Eilgore; Fred Fiedler, driller

Blue gumbo ___ . ______ ..

38 

232 

15 

15 

40 

2

38 

270 

285 

300 

340 

342

58 

65 

75 

134 

41 

217

400 

465 

540 

674 

715 

932

Well 698, Tide Water Associated Oil Co. (M. G. Barton), 2J4 miles north of Eilgore; Lay ne- Texas Co , 

driller

Sand- . - - _--

Shale . .. ........

Rock-.... ..... _ ........ _ ....

Rock _____________ ...

25 

3 

43 

2 

5 

1 

16 

1

25 

28 

71 

73 

78 

79 

95 

96

Shale 

Sand.-..-- ... ... ...

251 

27 

9 

49 

69 

25 

43

347 

374 

383 

432 

501 

526 

569

Well 701. M. B. Hughcy, 3?4 miles north of Eilgore; Bill Holing, driller

Sand..... _ 

240 

15

240 

255

Shale _. ... 21 276
100 CONTRIBUTIONS TO HYDROLOGY, 1945-47

TABLE 5. Drillers' logs, Gregg County, Tex. Continued

Well 703. A. B. Spear, 3 miles northeast of Eilgore; Layne-Texas Co.. driller

Rock..- _____ . _ .-.-. ___

Sand..... ___ .. _ __ .......

Rock ___________ __ ....

Sand. ............ .............

Sand. _____ ... ____ .......

Sand. _ ___ ... __ . _____ .

Shale- _____ ..-..--..---.-

Thickness 

(feet)

10

3

15

1

10

1

5

1

9

56

5

Depth 

(feet)

10

13

28

29

39

40

45

46

55

57

113

118

Rock. _________ . ...........

Shale- ....... -... . -.. 

Rock. ________ _______

Shale 

Thickness 

(feet)

46

42

14

1

9

46

45

30

1

69

12

Depth 

(feet)

164

206

220

221

230

276

321

351

352

421

433

Well 705. Gregg County airport, 9 miles east of Kilgore; Layne-Texas Co.. driller

Rock. ____________ . .....

Rock _____________ . .....

Gray shale and streaks of sand .

12

11

5

22

2

4

17

2

3

9

1

8

17

61

33

42

17

1

39

12

23

28

50

52

56

73

75

78

87

88

96

113

174

207

249

266

267

306

Shale--------. ___ --. -

Shale 

25

19

17

21

7

7

3

37

22

10

2

14

46

11

5

8

43

331

350

367

383

395

402

405

442

464

474

476

490

536

547

552

560

603
GROUND-WATER RESOURCES OF GREGG COUNTY, TEX. 101

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fc

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S^Sfeg SKJ5SE3 SS *3« CM lO v^ ----- 1?^- - i

CN § 00 CM cp OS c 

CO OS i-* OS f-4 C

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 saowoo

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IOQ

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5

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TABLE 6. Partial analyses of water from wells in Gregg County, 

Well

No.

625

531

607

3641

575

«75

644

645

3646

647

3 fi4.Q

650

651

652

3653

654

flee

656

3658

659 

660

661

3 663

665

3666

-'667 

668

669

3670

672

674

676

'678

679

Owner (lessor)

Atlantic Pipe Line Co _____________

United Gas Public Service Co _______ -

City of Gladewater No. 4 ...... ............

.. do-.. 

Gulf Oil Corp. (M. O.-Sheppard)... __ .......

Gulf Oil Corp. (M. O. Sheppard) - -

Gulf Oil Corp. (F. N. Fonville) -. _-

E. P. Halliburton Inc. (W. D. Lacy"B")-~ -

Gulf Oil Corp. (J. C. Judge) -

Sinclair-Prairie Oil Co. No. 2 (D. Moore).. 

Sinclair-Prairie Oil Co. No. 4 (D. Moored -

Tide Water Associated Oil Co. No. 2 (E. M.

Nettleton"A"). 

Texas-Empire Pipe Line Co. (E. M. Nettleton "A").

. .do. . 

Mabee Oil & Gas Co. (H. F. Whitehurst) -

Humble Oil & Reflnine Co. _______ ..

Depth 

(feet)

218

365

378

279

904

904

400

304

305

258

485

302

340

914-U

512

476

241

456

458

375 

362

228

470

161

410

420

320

148

20

OKO

OCrt

300±

423

3004-

Date of 

collection

Apr. 24,1936

June 24,1936

Jan. 22,1942

Jan. 22,1942

Sept. 18,1941

Sept. 2,1941

Jan. 22,1942

-.-.do .

Aug. 28,1941

Sept. 23, 1941

Sept. 18, 1941

A n cr 97 1 Qd.1

 ..do- .-..

Oct. 21,1941 

Sept. 17, 1941

Jan. 22,1942

Aiicr 9Q IQd.1

Tp-n 99 1Q4.9

... ..do 

 ..do 

Nov. 20, 1941 

Sept. 19, 1941

A 11 cr 9Q 1Q4.1

Sept. 11, 1941

Sept 10 1941

Sept. 8,1941

Sent. 8.1941

Total dissolved 

solids

536

680

1,111

687

766

871

102

550

276

488

462

505

801

815

667

4fiO

669

538

680

«Qfi

706

161

1,147

1,175

400 

183

i ^^

100

1,673

723

Calcium 

(Ca)

P)

7

11

32

11

12

47

6.0

0)

(0

0)

(i)

0)

8.4

0)

0)

7.2 

6.0

11

(»)

14

18

94.

0)

21

0)

8.8

20

6.4

6.4

Pi

Magnesium 

(Mg)

4

6

(2)

6.1

5.1

(2)

4.9

7.3

(')

(2)

O(2)

(2)

3 O

(2)

(2)

(2)

3.4

(2)

(2)

3 Q

8.5

6.1

6.1

( 2) 

12

(2)

5.1

3 Q

3.9

( 2)

(2)

3.9

Sodium 

and potassium 

(Na+K) 

(calculated)

217

292

439

267

311

311

21

216

52

187

187

185

207

336

336

267

180

279

213

273 

255

187

901

V7

429

433

165 

29

9 3

520

KAO

615

26

662

297
Sabine school No. 3-._--...- _-.--_- .

North Chapel colored school,-------------....

Danciger Oil & Refining Co. (McNeeley)..._.

Jacob H. Wood-_-------__-__.____...

Gulf Oil Corp. (M. E. Peterson)......--...

Tide Water Associated Oil Co. (Nat Bean 

"A"). '

Malcom Grim. .. .. -----

Doug Godfrey.. . ...

Houston Oil Co. (J. S. Elder)...-------------

Tide Water Associated Oil Co. (M. G. Barton).

Hughey school-..- -------- ..--- 

M. B. Hughey.- - --- -- -- , --.

A. B. Spear...__---------- _ -.-.

Danville school-. -----.. --------

Greeg County airport- .... ..

J. W. Johnson (H. W. Norvefl)~ .. ~.~

Tide Water Associated Oil Co. (J. M. Blackman).

407

255

625

625

440

437

312

272

416

569

190

276

433

19

603

20

955

Sept. 11,1941 

.do.

.- do.- .-. 

Sept. 3,1941 

Aug. 28,1941 

Oct. 4,1941

Jan. 21,1942 

Sept. 3,1941 

Jan. 19,1942 

Sept. 25,1941

Sept. 11,1941 

Sept. 11,1941 

Sept. 5,1941 

Sept. 2,1941 

.do.

Oct. 27,1941 

Sept. 25,1941

376

186

368

411

359

424

461

1,950

513

456

502

565

102

673

86

1,507

(0 

19 

12

0)

117 

(0

0) 

0)

7.6 

12 

(')

7.6 

.4

5.1

8(? 

(J)

60

9.7 

5.1 

6.1 

2.7

155

48

134

163

140

158

172

184

443

207

185

201

231

8.5

272

8.7

607

1 Les§ than 5 parts per million. 

1 Less than 3 parts per million.

8 Analyses of water from selected wells are given in milligram equivalents per liter in 

table 7. 

4 Less than 20 parts per million.

 In Upshur County and 

of Water Engineers; includ

Gladewater.

6 Well records in Texas St

15, 1937.
TABLE 7. Analyses of water from selected wells in Gregg C

[In milligram equivalents per liter]

Well

No.

641

ftd.fi

ftdQ

653

663

664

666

667

670

678

683

CO 7

693

698

700

7fU

.705

Owner (lessor)

Gulf Oil Corp. (M. O. Sheppard) .............

Tide ^Vstcr .Associ&tGd Oil Co N"o 2

TaOO^ TT ^^00^ ( TVTf NwO^v)

Barton).

Depth 

(feet)

279

305

485

512

458

470

161

420

320

425

423

255

625

312

569

190

19

603

Date Of 

collection

Jan. 22, 1942

_....do..______

.....do........

A 11fT OQ 1Q41

Aug. 29, 1941

Jan. 22, 1941

_____do_ .___

Nov. 20, 1941

Sept. 11, 1941

Oct. 1, 1941

Sept. 11, 1941

ftont 3 1Q4.1

Jan. 21, 1942

Sept. 11, 1941

Sept. 2,1941

.....do. ....

Calcium 

(Ca)

0.54

2.36

.12

.02

.42

.02

.70

1.18

.06

.44

.32

.94

.40

.12

.22

.10

.62

.04

Magnesium 

(Mg)

0.20

.40

.10

.22

.22

.32

.70

.50

.04

.42

.22

.42

.10

.22

.12

.80

.42

Sodium and 

potassium 

(Na+K) 

(calculated)

11.61

2.25

8.12

14.59

9.26

12.64

1.62

18.84

7.18

22.61

28.78

2.08

7.09

7.46

9.00

8.04

.37

11.80

Bic

bon

(HC

7

3

7

10

9

2

4

4

4

7

2

6

6

8

6

9
INDEX

Page

Acknowledgments... ... __ 65-fi6 

Agriculture in the area. __ 64 

Altitude of the area. .. _.. ___ 64 

Artesian wells. See Wells. 

Austin chalk, water in._ ...

Breeding, S. D., Stream runoff...-.---.-_.. 78-79

Carrizo sand, character and water-bearing

properties.. . 68,70-71,75 

wells in.. -----.-.._ . . 74,75,77

Claiborne group, character and water-bearing

properties.._ ..._ .. 68,70-71

Corsicana marl, occurrence... ..._ 69

Cretaceous rocks, character and water-bearing 

properties.... ...

Drainage in the area. 78

Eagle Ford shale, water in_.. _. 

Economic development of the area_.. ... 64 

Eocene rocks, character and water-bearing

properties.... - . - 69-71

Geologic formations, water-bearing properties..- . 66,68,69-70,71,75,78

Gladewater, population.... -.... 64 

water supply for.. -_.- 71, 74 

wells in vicinity of... _ . ... 73-75

Greggton, population... 64 

water supply for.. -..-. 75 

wells in vicinity of..._____ _... 75

Ground water, analyses.----- ---- 101-103 

occurrence and movement - --. 66-68

Gulf series, character and water-bearing

properties.... . 68-69

Kemp clay, occurrence... 69

Kilgore, population... . .. 64

water supply for.. 71,76

wells in vicinity of. .... . ... 76-77

Location and extent of the area. 64,68

Longview, population... . 64

precipitation at. ... 64-65,78

water supply for .. _ 71,75-76

wells in vicinity of_ . 75-76

Midway group, character and water-bearing

properties-_ ...... 68,69

Page 

Mount Selman formation, character and

water-bearing properties.. 68,71 

wells in... 74,75

Nacatoch sand, occurrence_- 

Navarro group, occurrence_- 

Neylandville marl, occurrenceOil, production.

source.. .

Pale&eene -rocks, character and water-bearing

properties.... 69 

Population of the area. 64 

Precipitation inthearea... 64-65,78

Queen City sand member, character and

water-bearing properties.. 68,71 

wells in_ .. 74,75

Rainfall in the area,. -~ 64-65,78 

Reklaw member,'character and water-bearing

properties__... 68,71

Sabine River, flow of.._ . 78-79 

water of, quality._ 76,79 

Settlements in the area. . 64 

Specific capacity, definition...... 67

Stream runoff.... 78-79

Taylor marl, water in.. 68-69 

Tertiary 'rocks,* character and waterbearing

properties .. 69-71 

Timber in the area...- 64 

Topography of the area_ 64

Water, analyses.... 101-104 

quality- 68-69,70-71,74-75,76,77, 79

Water supplies, development of, from wells .. 71-78

Wells, artesian, conditions producing- 66-67 

location of. 73 

logs....- - - 90-100

reeords 80-89

specific capacity of, definition __ 67 

water from, analyses_ 101-103 

water level in, fluctuation.. 67 

water supplies from .. 71-78

Wileox group, character and water-bearing

properties_ -- 68,69-70,75,78 

wells in - 70,74^75-76,77

Woodbine sand, water in. - 68

105 

O