texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 78-39

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Live Oak County. 176 reports, median depth 47 ft.

176Reports
47 ftMedian depth
80 ftWater at
20 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 78-39

Logged in state well grid 78-39, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftSurface 47, Tan Clay 28, Tan Sand 22, Asphalt 20, Silty Clay Brown 8, Sandy Silty Clay 8
25–50 ftTan Sand 7, Clay Greenish Gray 6, Tan Clay 5, Gravelly Sand Gray 3, Blue Clay 2, Sand; Gray 2
50–100 ftTan Clay 19, Tan Sand 8, Brown Sand 5, Gray Sand 2, Sand 3, Coarse Tan Sand 1
100–200 ftTan Clay 19, Tan Sand 15, Clay 4, Shale 5, Brown Sand 4, Gray Clay 4
200–300 ftTan Clay 13, Blue Clay 3, Shale 3, Blue Shale 3, Pink Clay 2, Sand 2
300–500 ftGray Sand 3, Blue Clay 2, Gray Clay 1, Grey Sand 1, Silty Tan Sand 1, Gray Sand W/Strips Clay 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 78-39, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vortex Drilling, Inc.32202006–2018
ECI24522006–2008
Rock Engineering20302011–2020
EDWARD PAWLIK & SON W S20210152010–2014
Edward Pawlik & Son Well Service13240302003–2009
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP10202019–2022
James Pawlik Water Wll Service, Inc.6230202017–2021
PAWLIK & SON W.S.6465402015–2017
James Pawlik Water Well Service, Inc.4225102013–2025
Rock Engineering and Testing4372014
Alliance Maintenance & Services, Inc.4172013
Subterra Environmental Services, LLC.3252019
Gainco, Inc.3302011–2017
Tolunay-Wong Engineers,Inc3352016
Pipe Creek Water Well, Inc.34402011–2012
M&C WATERWELL DRILLING3200122003–2009
Redgy Sullivan Drilling, Inc.3260152003–2004
CHANDLER DRILLING INC2212302012
EnviroCore, Inc.2402004–2008
ESN-South282007
Shepherd Services1225102026
4H Drilling Company1210152024
Thomas Moy and Sons Water Well Drilling Inc.114252023
Moy's Water Well Drilling & Services of Texas1223252021
Moy's Water Well Services122742020

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Monitor6838.6%34
Domestic4223.9%230
Environmental Soil Boring3922.2%20
Stock116.2%210
Industrial105.7%230
Rig Supply42.3%340
Test Well10.6%
Fracking Supply10.6%212
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s684098
2010s898372
2020s194063

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 78-39. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
310994201352012980Industrial
455800201750010440Domestic
387292201548012840Domestic
39990020154659940Domestic
2814162012440Rig Supply
28944520124109280Industrial
59014020213708040Stock
108886200337098150Domestic
2814232012340Rig Supply
163685200432010660Domestic

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 78-39?

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This grid falls in Live Oak County.

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