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Texas well grid 70-41

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Val Verde County. 170 reports, median depth 25 ft.

170Reports
25 ftMedian depth
18 ftWater at
12 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 70-41

Logged in state well grid 70-41, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftAsphalt 9, Gravel 7, Alluvium 7, Sandy Clay; Gray, Crumbly, Low Plasticity 6, Clayey Sand; Tannish Gray, Very Fine Grained Sand 6, Weathered Limestone 6
25–50 ftBlue Shale 3, Gravel 1, No Recovery 1, Gray Shale 1, Grey Shale 1, Gravel & Sand 1
50–100 ftSand And Gravel 1, Limestone 1, Lt.Tan/White Limestone,Some Gravel,Moist 1, Lt.Tan/White Limestone,Some Gravel,Wet 1, Lt.Gray/White Limetsone,Hard,Dry 1, Lt.Gray/White Sand,Med.Coarse,Dry 1
100–200 ftGray Shale 1
300–500 ftShaley Lime Red 1, Caliche And Water 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 70-41, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vortex Drilling, Inc.97172006–2017
T Bar Drilling2665102003–2023
HINDS WELL SERVICE LLC942152010–2025
Bollinger Drilling6200302008–2024
Select Drilling Services, LLC.5202016
RIOMAR DRILLING INC562014
Sunbelt Industrial Services4152022
Tolunay-Wong Engineers,Inc4252018
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP352023
GAINC03252021
Alamo Environmental dba Vortex Drilling2302024
Bruce Drilling and Services260602006
Val Verde Drilling1652024
Front Range Drilling, Inc.1212012
Bollinger Drillilng1450252008
Wilson Drilling, Inc.1302002

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Environmental Soil Boring6638.8%15
Monitor5834.1%25
Domestic3520.6%65
Irrigation95.3%83
Stock21.2%49
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s563728
2010s952011
2020s192515

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 70-41. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
145196200845025Domestic
12582220074353655Domestic
2093882009420Domestic
61090200540080Domestic
30197820123004035Irrigation
63853020232253610Irrigation
137317200820555Domestic
2094122009200Domestic
351448201316332Domestic
1575642008160Domestic

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 70-41?

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.

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