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Texas well grid 78-11

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Atascosa County and Karnes County. 140 reports, median depth 385 ft.

140Reports
385 ftMedian depth
170 ftWater at
60 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 78-11

Logged in state well grid 78-11, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 41, Shale 13, Tan Clay 16, Surface 13, Clay 11, Sandy Clay 9
25–50 ftGrey Clay 6, Rock 4, Tan Clay 4, Shale 3, Brown Clay 2, Clay 2
50–100 ftShale 14, Rock 14, Gray Clay 10, Sand 7, Grey Shale 6, Grey Clay 5
100–200 ftRock 16, Sand 25, Shale 17, Grey Shale 7, Gray Sand 5, Gray Clay 5
200–300 ftSand 23, Shale 22, Rock 17, Grey Shale 6, Gray Clay 5, Sandy Shale 5
300–500 ftSand 30, Shale 23, Rock 11, Sandy Shale 8, Gray Clay 6, Shale / Td 4
500–1000 ftSand 10, Shale 6, Sandy Shale 4, Rock 3, Shale / Td 2, Shale / Sand Streaks 1
1000–5000 ftShale 5, Sand 3, Carrizo Sand 3, Hard Shale 2, Carrizo Formation 2, Sand/Shale 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 78-11, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vortex Drilling, Inc.32232008–2016
Thomas Moy and Sons Water Well Drilling Inc.14480602010–2026
B&K Water Well Drilling14360402013–2025
Moy's Water Well Drilling & Services of Texas13470502019–2024
Underground Water Resources, LLC7360122021–2026
Thomas Moy and Sons7480702009–2018
McKinley Drilling62,2551,4002001–2013
Edward Pawlik & Son Well Service6360902005–2009
STEVENS DRILLING & WATER WELL SERVICE5362502022–2026
Dennis Drilling Company32,6412013–2022
J B Drilling3410402009–2015
M&C WATERWELL DRILLING3440802008–2012
Thomas Moy & Sons3500802005–2007
Texas Southern Drilling2450452023–2026
DRT Services, LLC2700752015–2022
EDWARD PAWLIK & SON W S2280352011–2012
Thomas Moy & Sons Water Well Drilling2501602004
Thomas Moy and Son's11,5212026
SHEPHERD DRILLING1200502025
Well Done Water Works, LLC1340152024
Alamo Water Wells1500402024
Talon/LPE1502019
Unison Drilling Inc13042019
Artesia Drilling18402018
Pipe Creek Water Well, Inc.13952012

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic6848.6%400
Environmental Soil Boring2920.7%18
Stock2115.0%360
Irrigation96.4%2,036
Rig Supply64.3%395
Monitor32.1%35
Industrial21.4%560
Fracking Supply21.4%1,754
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s25410158
2010s66345165
2020s49390183

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 78-11. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
28111720113,12082300Rig Supply
38960520152,641244Rig Supply
28270220112,5232001,500Irrigation
38032120132,4252631,300Irrigation
19660920092,2552201,500Irrigation
9582120062,110190150Domestic
62230020222,036288800Irrigation
28580420121,754135Fracking Supply
19667020091,5542201,400Irrigation
72942420261,521259Irrigation

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 78-11?

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This grid falls in Atascosa County, Karnes County.

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