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Texas well grid 78-05

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Atascosa County. 416 reports, median depth 25 ft.

416Reports
25 ftMedian depth
63 ftWater at
60 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 78-05

Logged in state well grid 78-05, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 29, Clay 27, Sandy Clay 28, Clay, Silty, Slightly Sandy, Grading To Light Brown Color, S 22, Fill-Sandy Gravelly Clay 22, Clay, Limey, Calcite Common, Buff Color, Dry, No Odor 18
25–50 ftSand Tan 7, Gray Clay 6, Sand 5, Sand Lt Brown 4, Clay, Very Sandy, Tan To Brown Color, Dry, No Odor 1, Grey Clay 2
50–100 ftRock 12, Sand 10, Shale 7, Grey Shale 5, Gray Clay 5, Sand & Clay 5
100–200 ftSand 33, Rock 18, Shale 16, Sandy Shale 7, Grey Shale 5, Gray Clay 6
200–300 ftSand 24, Shale 13, Rock 12, Clay 9, Sand And Shale 6, Gray Clay 5
300–500 ftSand 26, Shale 18, Rock 8, Sandy Shale 10, Clay 6, Gray Clay 4
500–1000 ftSand 11, Shale 7, Gray Clay 4, Sand & Shale 3, Good Sand 1, Sand And Shale 2
1000–5000 ftSand 5, Shale 4, Carrizo Sand 3, Gray Clay 1, Grey Shale 1, Carrizo Formation 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 78-05, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vortex Drilling, Inc.207152006–2019
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC26302022–2024
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP25302019–2022
Alamo1 Drilling2352025–2026
M&C WATERWELL DRILLING15300702005–2014
Thomas Moy and Sons134602011–2015
B&K Water Well Drilling11265402015–2026
Thomas Moy and Sons Water Well Drilling Inc.8500802011–2026
Moy's Water Well Drilling & Services of Texas8700802018–2024
Water Well Services, Inc.61,9605002011–2018
J B Drilling6260502007–2015
Edward Pawlik & Son Well Service65001502003–2007
Texas Southern Drilling5510252021–2026
DRT Services, LLC5420552013–2025
Universal Drilling Services of Texas, LLC5402008
Moy's Water Well Services4415452018–2020
Total Support Services4202003
Austin Geo-Logic3352020
PC Drilling and Service, LLC34301002013
STEVENS DRILLING & WATER WELL SERVICE25362020–2021
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.2352019
Roddy Qualls Environmental Drilling2202019
C &C Groundwater Services LLC2520252012
Pinnergy, LTD25001252011
Thomas Moy & Sons25002006

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Environmental Soil Boring20449.0%5
Monitor9322.4%35
Domestic7117.1%460
Stock194.6%375
Industrial133.1%420
Irrigation71.7%700
Other30.7%40
Rig Supply30.7%430
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s1022558
2010s2122564
2020s1023075

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 78-05. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
38745820143,2101351,350Fracking Supply
37187120142,49415060Rig Supply
26177620112,33380500Industrial
47423520181,9601241,200Public Supply
66771720241,95091Irrigation
11062020071,825Irrigation
57816620211,512123500Public Supply
51539820191,35460Domestic
40112520151,260150Domestic
57719520211,20010870Domestic

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 Atascosa County.

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