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Texas well grid 78-31

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Live Oak County. 113 reports, median depth 55 ft.

113Reports
55 ftMedian depth
66 ftWater at
90 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 78-31

Logged in state well grid 78-31, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftSurface 24, Tan Clay 21, Topsoil 8, Fill Material - Silty Clay, Brown, Dry, Medium Plasticity, O 8, Silty Sand; Gray 5, Clayey Sand, Gray, Dry, Low Plasticity, Odor, Trace Caliche. 7
25–50 ftGray Clay 8, Clay, Silty, Tan, Stiff, Dry With Gray Streaks, Color Change 4, Sandy Clay; Gray 3, Silty Sand; Gray 2, Clayey Sand, Grayish Tan With Iron Staining, Dense, Moist, M 2, Sandy Lean Clay, Tan, Slightly Moist To Moist, Very Stiff, F 2
50–100 ftBlue Shale 3, Gray Clay 3, Gray Sandy Clay 2, Clay 1, Blue Clay 1, Tan Clay 1
100–200 ftSand 5, Blue Shale 4, Gray Sand 3, Grey Clay 2, Grey Sand 2, Sandy Shale 2
200–300 ftShale 3, Sand 3, Gray Clay 3, Clay 2, Grey Clay 1, Gray Sand 2
300–500 ftGray Clay 8, Sand 4, Gray Sand W/Strips Clay 4, Gray Sand 4, Grey Clay 1, Silty Gray Sand W/Strips Clay 2
500–1000 ftGray Clay 10, Grey Clay 3, Clay 4, Gray Sand 5, Cemented Grey Sand 1, Shale 4
1000–5000 ftShale 5, Sand 5, Sand & Shale 2, Gray Shale 2, Sandy Shale 1, Clay 2

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 78-31, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vortex Drilling, Inc.16352011–2016
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC13352014–2022
EDWARD PAWLIK & SON W S13545802010–2013
Tolunay-Wong Engineers,Inc8152020
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP7202019
Strata Core Services, LLC7402018
EnviroCore, Inc.6362022
Water Well Services, Inc.41,5723002009–2015
Edward Pawlik & Son Well Service46001502006–2013
Friedel Drilling Company43002011–2013
Gainco, Inc.41002012
J & S Water Wells - Tomas Salinas31202012
Bull's Eye Services, LLC23851,0502017–2023
CHANDLER DRILLING INC2700602012–2022
James Pawlik Water Wll Service, Inc.2630242019–2022
BULLS EYE SERVICES LLC21,6021682019–2020
PAWLIK & SON W.S.2395202015–2017
Drillink, Inc.22002014–2015
Motal Well Service23401102012
Moy's Water Well Drilling & Services of Texas12025
James Pawlik Water Well Service, Inc.1925402025
4H Drilling Company1300112024
Moy's Water Well Services1382502019
Unison Drilling Inc14502013
Thomas Moy and Sons15602011

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Monitor3631.9%35
Environmental Soil Boring2522.1%20
Industrial1513.3%575
Domestic119.7%265
Stock108.8%600
Rig Supply98.0%560
Fracking Supply65.3%705
Other10.9%1,572
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s722052
2010s7510059
2020s3135120

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 78-31. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
51810820191,60234168Industrial
40829920151,57259300Other
703606202592513040Stock
558820202070580150Fracking Supply
329408201370553150Industrial
29781320127009350Rig Supply
29219320126707640Industrial
351353201366032150Stock
610421202263014524Stock
2470702011620250Industrial

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 Live Oak County.

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