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Texas well grid 77-43

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Dimmit County. 133 reports, median depth 30 ft.

133Reports
30 ftMedian depth
275 ftWater at
350 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 77-43

Logged in state well grid 77-43, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftCh 19, Topsoil 23, Sandy Ch 17, Silt 15, Tan Sandy Clay Dry 5, Clay/Shale 11
25–50 ftSiltstone 10, Shale; Gray 4, Clay; Gray 3, Lignite; Black 1, Clay; Tan/White 1, Clay Gray 2
50–100 ftClay; Tan 3, Sandstone; Light Gray 3, Shale 2, Sand; Tan 2, Clay; Tan/White 2, Lignite; Black 2
100–200 ftSand/Shale 3, Shale 2, Grey Shale 1, Grey Shale/Clay 1, Sand/Weak Sandstone Gray 1, Lignite; Black 1
200–300 ftSand 4, Sand/Shale 4, Shale 3, Shale & Sand Brown 1, Grey Shale W/ Clay 1, Shale/Sand 1
300–500 ftSand 10, Shale 4, Sand/Shale 3, Shale & Sand Brown 1, Shale & Sand W Layer Of Red Shale 1, Grey Shale 1
500–1000 ftShale 19, Sand 10, Sand/Shale 7, Grey Shale W/ Sandstone 2, Sand And Shale 2, Sand / Shale 2
1000–5000 ftSand (Carrizo) 20, Shale 9, Sand 4, Carrizo Sand 3, Grey Shale 2, Sand/Shale 2

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 77-43, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vortex Drilling, Inc.30252008–2018
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC26242024
Dennis Drilling Company261,5251,0002004–2014
Alamo Environmental dba Vortex Drilling19272024
EnviroCore, Inc.19822012–2018
Bull's Eye Services, LLC41,4206002013–2016
BULLS EYE SERVICES LLC11,3031502026
DAVENPORT DRILLING AND PUMP SERVICE11,2341,0002012
Thomas Moy and Sons Water Well Drilling Inc.11,3653002013
Pinnergy, LTD11,0832012
Chaffin Water Well Service11,4773502012
PRO OILFEILD SERVICES LLC11,2202502012
O'Day Drilling Company, Inc.11,5002012
Davenport Drilling & Pump Service11,5402002006

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Environmental Soil Boring6851.1%25
Rig Supply2317.3%1,525
Monitor1914.3%85
Other86.0%25
Domestic53.8%1,532
Industrial53.8%1,350
Fracking Supply32.3%1,327
Irrigation21.5%1,380
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s121,234264
2010s75100275
2020s4625323

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 77-43. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
27396620112,65067Rig Supply
22128720101,840224Rig Supply
25641320111,754280Rig Supply
25641020111,749280Rig Supply
23598520101,690275Rig Supply
23588520101,683273Rig Supply
33864920091,668227Domestic
23588120101,665273Rig Supply
23587820101,665273Rig Supply
23133220101,652231Rig 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.

Drilling a well near grid 77-43?

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This grid falls in Dimmit County.

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