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Texas well grid 77-31

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in La Salle County. 109 reports, median depth 372 ft.

109Reports
372 ftMedian depth
160 ftWater at
100 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 77-31

Logged in state well grid 77-31, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftSurface 23, Topsoil 16, Clay 15, Top Soil 8, Caliche 7, Sandy Clay 7
25–50 ftShale 6, Sand 4, Clay 3, Shale/Sand 2, Blue Shale 2, Grey Clay 1
50–100 ftShale 10, Sand 5, Grey Shale 2, Blue Shale 2, Grey Shale / Clay Mix 1, Clay With Sand Stringers 1
100–200 ftShale 10, Sand 9, Sandy Shale 6, Grey Clay 1, Grey Limestone 1, Grey Shale With Limestone Streaks 1
200–300 ftSand 19, Shale 8, Sandy Shale 7, Grey Sand 3, Gray Sand And Clay 1, Hard Shale 1
300–500 ftSand 11, Shale 8, Fine Sand 5, Gray Shale 2, Sandy Shale 2, Brown Clay 1
500–1000 ftShale 9, Sand 3, Gray Clay 2, Shale And Sand 2, Sandy Clay Mix 1, Grey Shale 1
1000–5000 ftSand 20, Shale 15, Sand And Shale 6, Sand & Shale 5, Carrizo Sand 6, Shale And Sand 4

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 77-31, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vortex Drilling, Inc.30232011–2019
Cruz Drilling19310452003–2017
Bull's Eye Services, LLC142,6003502012–2023
Dennis Drilling Company13360752005–2022
McKinley Drilling72,3185002010–2018
Thomas Moy and Sons62,7302012–2016
Unison Drilling Inc32,4463502012–2014
McGowan Well Drilling23402023
BULLS EYE SERVICES LLC22,6203502012–2020
Thomas Moy and Sons Water Well Drilling Inc.25502013
Unison Drilling & Water Well Services22,8232502010
Bullseye Services1365152023
I&I Pump Service13602015
I&I PumpService13002014
PKF Well Service1260122012
Aquatech Drilling, Inc.1300152011
Unison Drilling & Water Well Service12,8002010
Edward Pawlik & Son Well Service13551502009
Sarita Well Service142010
ROYALL WINDMILL & PUMP,LLC1225102005

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic3431.2%340
Environmental Soil Boring2623.9%23
Rig Supply2422.0%2,638
Stock87.3%305
Industrial54.6%372
Fracking Supply43.7%2,703
Monitor43.7%
Irrigation32.8%2,305
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s10320130
2010s89400167
2020s10340170

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 77-31. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
47127820182,900Fracking Supply
24020120102,823240250Rig Supply
24018420102,823240250Rig Supply
23847220102,800260Rig Supply
31028720122,768430Rig Supply
31293320132,764Rig Supply
31421720132,730400Rig Supply
64519320232,703600Fracking Supply
30325820122,690250Rig Supply
43676420162,640340Fracking Supply

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 La Salle County.

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