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Texas well grid 67-51

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Karnes County and Gonzales County. 124 reports, median depth 240 ft.

124Reports
240 ftMedian depth
80 ftWater at
60 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 67-51

Logged in state well grid 67-51, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 28, Clay 17, Sand 15, Caliche 10, Sandy Clay 10, Shale 6
25–50 ftRock 3, Gray Clay 3, Gray Sandy Clay 2, Grey Clay 2, Sandy Grey Clay 2, Clay 2
50–100 ftSand 11, Blue Clay 8, Clay 7, Rock 5, Shale 5, Sandy Gray Clay 3
100–200 ftClay 16, Sand 19, Rock 12, Shale 5, Gray Clay 5, Black Clay 3
200–300 ftSand 17, Clay 13, Shale 6, Rock 4, Black Clay 3, Stone 2
300–500 ftSand 19, Shale 12, Clay 12, Rock 4, Sand And Shale 4, Hard Sand 3
500–1000 ftShale 7, Sand 5, Clay 4, Sand & Shale 2, Shale And Sand 2, Sandy Shale 2
1000–5000 ftShale 5, Sand 5, Sandy Shale 4, Sand (Carrizo) 2, Sand & Shale 2, Clay 2

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 67-51, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vortex Drilling, Inc.19102017
Drillink, Inc.12240502016–2026
J&S WATER WELLS125101202009–2023
Deharde Water Well Service9200452006–2025
Friedel Drilling Company6304502011–2022
Rangnow Water Well Service5360252008–2025
Thomas Moy and Sons Water Well Drilling Inc.5660602018–2025
M&C WATERWELL DRILLING5235202002–2017
J & S Water Wells - Primo Trejo51002011
Motal Well Service4340302025–2026
Water Well Services, Inc.44,6481,0002012–2014
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.4302005–2006
J&S WATER WELLS - MONTE RICHARDSON31402011–2014
Borth Water Well339552005–2008
Kutscher Drilling3360152011
HERBOLD BROTHERS3360252005–2010
Hazelett Drilling26402002017–2025
Hazlett Drilling2360352024
Lone Star Drlg & Pump Serv2223202019–2021
McKinley Drilling22,6501,2002014–2020
Leon Davis Water Well2500752016–2017
J & S Water Wells - Tomas Salinas21502011–2012
CHANDLER DRILLING INC139652023
Thomas Moy and Son's13,8782,0002019
Davenport Drilling & Pump Service12002011

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic3528.2%360
Stock3326.6%250
Environmental Soil Boring1713.7%10
Industrial1310.5%230
Rig Supply118.9%545
Fracking Supply64.8%4,520
Monitor64.8%30
Irrigation21.6%3,878
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s1921080
2010s8024070
2020s2534080

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 67-51. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
35978420144,650Fracking Supply
28015520124,648951,000Fracking Supply
48778720184,520145Fracking Supply
27765320124,000150500Fracking Supply
50533720193,8781122,000Irrigation
23452020103,77546400Rig Supply
37664020142,650401,200Fracking Supply
25176820111,541552,023Public Supply
5637132020795Irrigation
69559920257401860Domestic

Every figure here comes from a report a licensed driller filed on the day the work ended — sometimes decades ago. It describes what was found then, not what a well yields today, and it is not a statement that any well is sound, potable or still in use.

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This grid falls in Karnes County, Gonzales County, Cameron County, Wilson County, Polk County.

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