texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 70-33

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Val Verde County and Sutton County. 332 reports, median depth 410 ft.

332Reports
410 ftMedian depth
100 ftWater at
25 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 70-33

Logged in state well grid 70-33, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftLimestone 44, Lime 24, Dirt 23, Caliche & Limestone 23, Tan Lime 20, Brown Topsoil 18
25–50 ftRed Clay 4, Tan Clay 4, White Buda Lime 3, White Limestone 3, Gray Clay 2, Tan Lime 2
50–100 ftTan Lime 8, Gray Shale 7, No Returns 7, White Limestone 4, Limestone 5, Blue Clay 4
100–200 ftLimestone 11, Tan Lime 9, Gray Limestone 7, Gray Lime 6, Grey Shale 4, Gray Shale 5
200–300 ftTan Lime 12, Gray Lime 9, Hard Gray Lime 4, Cave 3, Gray Shale 3, Limestone And Water 3
300–500 ftLimestone And Water 12, Limestone & Water 9, Water 6, Red Shale 4, Clay 4, Water & Limestone 4
500–1000 ftTan Lime 5, Black Lime/Water 2, Red Clay 1, Tan Lime & Water 1, Water & Black Lime 1, Water / Black Lime 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 70-33, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
T Bar Drilling151427252003–2016
HINDS WELL SERVICE LLC80400252009–2026
Bollinger Drilling39430152007–2023
Vortex Drilling, Inc.14252011–2024
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP13202021–2022
Total Support Services8202014–2015
Bruce Drilling and Services6752005–2007
Geoprojects International, Inc.41813752015–2024
Front Range Drilling, Inc.4212012–2013
Val Verde Drilling2380152024
Bollinger Drillinger24701002012–2013
Wel-Mat Drilling LLP1202018
Alsay Incorporated15464602010
THORP WATER WELL DRILLING SERVICE1120122010
Cruz Drilling130072004
Bruce Drilling & Services1162005
T Bar Drillintg12102003
White Drilling Company, Inc.13802003
Wilson Drilling, Inc.1260302002

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic25978.0%420
Environmental Soil Boring257.5%20
Monitor164.8%20
Irrigation113.3%455
Stock113.3%263
Test Well41.2%181
Public Supply41.2%640
Industrial20.6%520
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s161427100
2010s9637590
2020s75360133

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 70-33. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
649968202366518020Domestic
6454542023665182Domestic
638131202366517025Domestic
687355202465018225Domestic
582175202164519215Stock
6454412023643214Domestic
7022622025642158Domestic
638130202364017025Domestic
414515201564013060Public Supply
724920202662220050Domestic

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

Drilling a well near grid 70-33?

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

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This grid falls in Val Verde County, Sutton County, Edwards County.

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