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Texas well grid 77-59

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Webb County. 230 reports, median depth 28 ft.

230Reports
28 ftMedian depth
212 ftWater at
150 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 77-59

Logged in state well grid 77-59, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftSc: 80% Sand, 20% Clay, 10Yr 6/3 Pale Brown, Clayey Sand, Lo 15, Sc: 80% Sand, 20% Clay, 10Yr 5/3 Brown, Clayey Sand, Low Moi 12, Sp/Sc: 90% Sand, 10% Clay, 10Yr 6/3 Pale Brown, Clayey Sand, 12, (Ml) 90% Silt, 10Yr 6/3 Pale Brown, Dry, Brittle, Sandy Silt 6, 2.5 Y 6/4 Light Yellowish Brown, Clayey Sand, Low Moisture, 9, 10Yr 5/3 Brown, Low Moisture, Brittle Silt W/ 10% Clay, Trac 8
25–50 ft(Cl) Clay; Low Moisture, 10% Silt, Brittle, No Plasticity 4, Brownish Yellow, Dry, Medium Silty Fine Sand. 6, Red, Dry/Slightly Moist, Medium Silty Fine Sand. 6, Cl: 100% Clay, 2.5 Yr 5/4 Light Olive Brown, Low Moisture, S 4, Cl: 100% Clay, 2.5 Yr 5/3 Light Olive Brown, Low Moisture, S 4, Clay (Grey) 4
50–100 ftGray Silty Clay, Dry. 1, Black Silty Clay, Some Caliche, Dry. 1, Gray Silty Clay, Some Caliche, Dry. 1, Gray Clayey Silt, Dry. 1, Grey Shale W/ Clay Streaks 1, Clay And Shale 1
100–200 ftSand/Shale 5, Clay 2, Rock 2, Sand And Shale 2, Sand 1, Clay W/ Shale Streaks 1
200–300 ftShale 4
300–500 ftClay 4, Shale 2
500–1000 ftSand 2, Shale 2, Clay/Shale 2, Clay/Sand/Shale 2, Grey Shale 1, Shale W/ Sand Streaks 1
1000–5000 ftShale 11, Sand 6, Sand (Carrizo) 8, Carrizo Sand 4, Sand/Shale 3, Sandy Shale 2

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 77-59, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Talon/LPE160252019–2026
Vortex Drilling, Inc.38302014–2018
Dennis Drilling Company101,7742006–2016
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP8202019
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC6252019
Bull's Eye Services, LLC21,8642302017
McKinley Drilling22,2001502005–2010
Water Well Services, Inc.12,273802018
Mckinley Driiling12,2401102014

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Environmental Soil Boring17375.2%28
Monitor3414.8%25
Rig Supply104.3%1,875
Other52.2%30
Domestic41.7%1,920
Fracking Supply20.9%1,864
Stock10.4%2,240
Irrigation10.4%1,913
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s21,913300
2010s7230252
2020s1562523

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 77-59. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
48245020182,27376080Domestic
38479220142,240620110Stock
21366220102,200Rig Supply
21391620101,925230Rig Supply
33862920101,920252Domestic
6496220051,913150Irrigation
23960620101,875224Rig Supply
23958720101,875225Rig Supply
44294120171,864715Fracking Supply
43623620161,774250Rig 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 77-59?

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This grid falls in Webb County.

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