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Texas well grid 78-16

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Karnes County and Live Oak County. 146 reports, median depth 380 ft.

146Reports
380 ftMedian depth
148 ftWater at
50 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 78-16

Logged in state well grid 78-16, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftCaliche 18, Silty Clay � 10Yr 2/2 (Dark Brown), Soft, Moist, Medium Plas 17, Shale 15, Silty Clay � 10Yr 2/2 (Dark Brown), Soft, Dry, Medium Plasti 10, Marly Mudstone -, Brittle, Brown, Dry, Low Plasticity 10, Topsoil 9
25–50 ftClay 4, Tan Clay 2, Sand & Shale 1, Shale 1, Sandy 1, Red Clay 1
50–100 ftShale 5, Clay 4, Sand 2, Gray Clay 2, Shale / Sand 1, Sandy/Shale 1
100–200 ftSand 12, Shale 8, Clay 6, Sandy Shale 4, Sand And Shale 4, Clay & Shale 3
200–300 ftSand 16, Shale 8, Rock 7, Clay 8, Sand And Few Streaks Of Shale 3, Layered Sand & Shale 2
300–500 ftSand 13, Shale 13, Clay 8, Rock 4, Sand & Shale 4, Sand And Shale 4
500–1000 ftSand 15, Clay 6, Shale 5, Rock 2, Sandy Clay Mix 5, Sandy Shale 1
1000–5000 ftShale 7, Sand 7, Carrizo Sand 4, Clay 2, Sandy Shale 2, Sandy 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 78-16, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vortex Drilling, Inc.3119—2015–2018
M & C WATERWELL DRILLING19340302002–2015
Friedel Drilling Company16—802010–2014
Thomas Moy and Sons14500252009–2023
Thomas Moy and Sons Water Well Drilling Inc.11520502018–2025
Pinnergy, LTD10450702011–2012
BULLS EYE SERVICES LLC58853002018–2026
Bull's Eye Services, LLC54,4216002014–2021
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP515—2019
Evans Drilling42,8503002009–2011
Moy's Water Well Services3327252020–2023
TJ and TB Drilling3400402015–2018
Talon/LPE3100—2013
Edward Pawlik & Son Well Service24001502008–2009
JANYSEK WATER WELL SERVICE1740302021
Moy's Water Well Drilling & Services of Texas14,6501,9002020
Leon Davis Water Well1391402015
TJ & TB Drilling Inc1335152015
J B Drilling15603002015
Thomas Moy adn Son's1480252013
CHANDLER DRILLING INC1200802013
J & S Water Wells1580—2012
PAGE WATER WELL1660352010
Water Well Services, Inc.1—3502010
Thomas Moy & Sons14904002007

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Rig Supply3624.7%460
Domestic2819.2%440
Stock2517.1%340
Environmental Soil Boring2215.1%15
Monitor1711.6%20
Fracking Supply106.8%1,020
Industrial74.8%1,200
Irrigation10.7%490
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s18405120
2010s111300148
2020s17520176

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 78-16. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
57459020214,8552001,100Fracking Supply
29108820114,70087300Rig Supply
27440420114,700250—Rig Supply
55139420204,6501391,900Industrial
51024220194,421177600Industrial
20743620102,85063500Rig Supply
50242220191,26791400Fracking Supply
51908420191,200—250Industrial
20742020091,1058275Rig Supply
20697520091,095250—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.

Drilling a well near grid 78-16?

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This grid falls in Karnes County, Live Oak County, Atascosa County.

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