texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 76-13

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Maverick County. 165 reports, median depth 10 ft.

165Reports
10 ftMedian depth
40 ftWater at
12 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 76-13

Logged in state well grid 76-13, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftSandstone 5, Gravel 5, Silty Sand 5, Siltstone 4, Mine Spoil 3, Surface 3
25–50 ftCoal 1, Siltstone/Claystone,Yellowish Brown 4, Gravel 3, Clayey Sand (Sc), Light Gray And Dark Gray, Dry, Very Dense, 1, Clayey Sand (Sc), Bluish Gray With Black Clay Streaks, Very 2, Blue Shale 2
50–100 ftCoal, Black, Dry, Soft, With Clay Lenses 1, Coal, Trace Sand, Black, Dry, Soft 1, Lean Clay (Cl), Medium Plasticity, Dark Brown, Dry, Stiff 1, = Clayey Sand (Sc), Light Gray With Black Streaks, Very Hard 1, Gray Clay 1, Gray Limestone, Clay Mix, 1
100–200 ftBlue Shale 2, Sandy Shale 1, Shale,Sand,Clay 1, Gray Clay Mix Gravel/ Some Water 1, Clay, Water 1, Red Clay, Sand Mix, Water, 1
200–300 ftGray Clay Mix Gravel Some Sand/ Water 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 76-13, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vortex Drilling, Inc.12272015–2018
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP1352019–2021
EnviroCore, Inc.9262014
Geoprojects International, Inc.8652004
Alamo1 Drilling5522026
Austin Geo-Logic3402017
T Bar Drilling2300122016
SHEPHERD DRILLING224032003
Ivy Water Well Drilling, Inc.12002018

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Environmental Soil Boring12676.4%5
Monitor3118.8%50
Other31.8%40
Domestic31.8%200
Stock21.2%300
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s107090
2010s147720
2020s860

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 76-13. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
42621020163004012Stock
526532003240903Domestic
4837262018200Stock
42620620162002012Domestic
526612003140802Domestic
470762004100Monitor
47055200490Monitor
591820202172Monitor
401530201570Monitor
47065200470Monitor

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 76-13?

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This grid falls in Maverick County.

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