Texas well grid 78-08

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Karnes County and Wilson County. 234 reports, median depth 236 ft.

234Reports

236 ftMedian depth

94 ftWater at

50 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 78-08

Logged in state well grid 78-08, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ft	What was logged there
0–25 ft	Shale 23, Clay 23, Caliche 19, Top Soil 12, Surface 11, Sand 9
25–50 ft	Rock 6, Shale 6, Sand 5, Gray Clay 3, Silty Clay 3, Clay 3
50–100 ft	Sand 14, Clay 10, Shale 9, Clay & Shale 7, Rock 5, Sandy 3
100–200 ft	Shale 28, Sand 34, Rock 17, Clay 10, Clay & Shale 8, Sandy Shale 4
200–300 ft	Sand 39, Shale 21, Rock 12, Clay 8, Clay & Shale 6, Sandy 5
300–500 ft	Sand 28, Clay 18, Shale 14, Rock 6, Clay & Shale 4, Shale / Td 4
500–1000 ft	Sand 8, Shale 6, Sandy Shale 3, Clay 2, Sand And Strks Of Shale 2, Shale / D 1
1000–5000 ft	Shale 5, Sandy Shale 3, Sand (Carrizo) 3, Sand 2, Sand & Shale 2, Sandy And Shale 2

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 78-08, busiest first.
Firm of record	Wells	Median depth, ft	Median yield, gpm	Years
Vortex Drilling, Inc.	68	18	—	2002–2019
WEST Drilling	25	60	—	2017–2018
Thomas Moy and Sons	25	420	70	2009–2017
M&C WATERWELL DRILLING	15	340	40	2004–2015
Thomas Moy and Sons Water Well Drilling Inc.	14	400	60	2013–2026
C & S Lease Service	11	48	—	2017–2020
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP	9	52	—	2020–2023
J B Drilling	7	360	50	2010–2015
JANYSEK WATER WELL SERVICE	6	400	20	2022–2024
Water Well Services, Inc.	4	4,650	300	2011–2012
Moy's Water Well Services	3	338	30	2020–2023
STEVENS DRILLING & WATER WELL SERVICE	3	262	50	2017–2020
EDWARD PAWLIK & SON W S	3	360	120	2011
Bradfute Water Well Drilling	3	220	50	2007
Right Drill, LLC.	2	50	—	2023
HERBOLD DRILLING	2	380	40	2014–2022
Thomas Moy and Son's	2	400	80	2005–2021
Moy's Water Well Drilling & Services of Texas	2	4,870	800	2019
Friedel Drilling Company	2	495	30	2013–2016
J & S Water Wells- Monte Richardson	2	—	160	2012
PAGE WATER WELL	2	710	195	2010
HERBOLD BROTHERS	2	260	20	2007–2010
Edward Pawlik & Son Well Serv.	2	236	100	2004
Thomas Moy's & Son's	2	340	35	2003
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC	1	70	—	2025

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
Purpose	Wells	Share	Median depth, ft
Monitor	78	33.3%	47
Domestic	66	28.2%	380
Environmental Soil Boring	38	16.2%	18
Stock	29	12.4%	340
Rig Supply	14	6.0%	495
Industrial	6	2.6%	4,520
Fracking Supply	2	0.9%	4,870
Irrigation	1	0.4%	292

By decade drilled.
Decade	Reports	Median depth, ft	Water at, ft
2000s	36	339	66
2010s	154	70	100
2020s	44	320	105

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 78-08. Column one is the tracking number.
Report	Year	Depth, ft	Water at, ft	Yield, gpm	Purpose
510067	2019	4,870	99	800	Fracking Supply
272062	2011	4,800	75	—	Fracking Supply
284962	2012	4,650	120	300	Industrial
262089	2011	4,520	115	—	Industrial
267170	2011	4,178	150	—	Rig Supply
202599	2009	4,080	112	700	Rig Supply
262085	2011	3,720	—	—	Industrial
553803	2020	920	199	60	Domestic
205794	2009	720	120	—	Rig Supply
212340	2010	710	43	195	Rig 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 Karnes County, Wilson County, Live Oak County.