Texas well grid 78-48

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Live Oak County. 192 reports, median depth 100 ft.

192Reports

100 ftMedian depth

50 ftWater at

50 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 78-48

Logged in state well grid 78-48, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ft	What was logged there
0–25 ft	Surface 59, Tan Clay 41, Tan Sand 19, Sand 14, Clay 11, Top Soil 9
25–50 ft	Tan Clay 12, Tan Sand 10, Sand & Gravel 6, Red Clay 4, Silty Clay; Greenish Gray, Medium Plasticity. 2, Gray Sand 4
50–100 ft	Tan Clay 23, Tan Sand 6, Gray Sand 6, Brown Sand 5, Sand 4, Clay 4
100–200 ft	Tan Clay 22, Gray Sand 12, Gray Clay 9, Tan Sand 6, Sand 5, White Clay 4
200–300 ft	Tan Clay 12, Gray Sand 5, Brown Sand 4, Tan Sand 4, Sand 3, Gray Clay 3
300–500 ft	Tan Clay 7, Gray Sand 4, Red Clay 2, Gray Clay 2, Pink Clay 1, Tan Sand 2
500–1000 ft	Tan Clay 3, Tan And Red Clay 1, Clay 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 78-48, busiest first.
Firm of record	Wells	Median depth, ft	Median yield, gpm	Years
Vortex Drilling, Inc.	64	25	—	2006–2018
Edward Pawlik & Son Well Service	20	270	120	2004–2013
EDWARD PAWLIK & SON W S	18	240	100	2010–2014
Talon Drilling, LP	13	45	—	2008–2009
James Pawlik Water Wll Service, Inc.	11	160	30	2015–2022
James Pawlik Water Well Service, Inc.	7	201	60	2011–2024
John Hines Water Well Service	6	215	80	2003–2005
Presage Environmental, Inc.	6	50	—	2009
Universal Drilling Services of Texas, LLC	6	—	—	2007
PAWLIK & SON W.S.	5	345	45	2014–2016
Talon/LPE	4	50	—	2010
Edward Pawlik & Son Well Serv.	4	200	35	2003–2007
Alamo1 Drilling	3	20	—	2025
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP	3	40	—	2021
4H Drilling Company	2	360	25	2023–2024
PAGE WATER WELL	2	340	80	2015–2018
CARTER WATER WELL DRILLING	2	160	50	2012–2019
Front Range Drilling, Inc.	2	50	—	2014
Artesia Drilling	1	300	50	2023
B.T. Sikes Water Wells, Inc.	1	242	30	2019
Richardson Water Well Drilling	1	182	20	2019
John Hines WW Serv	1	235	25	2005
M&C WATERWELL DRILLING	1	515	50	2012
Bradfute Water Well	1	420	40	2012
Gainco, Inc.	1	32	—	2012

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
Purpose	Wells	Share	Median depth, ft
Domestic	67	34.9%	210
Monitor	52	27.1%	50
Environmental Soil Boring	48	25.0%	25
Stock	10	5.2%	201
Rig Supply	6	3.1%	445
Industrial	5	2.6%	45
Irrigation	3	1.6%	627
Injection	1	0.5%	—

By decade drilled.
Decade	Reports	Median depth, ft	Water at, ft
2000s	89	70	52
2010s	85	100	50
2020s	18	180	48

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 78-48. Column one is the tracking number.
Report	Year	Depth, ft	Water at, ft	Yield, gpm	Purpose
682755	2024	627	41	800	Irrigation
206369	2010	570	151	260	Domestic
381765	2014	565	158	100	Domestic
223733	2008	540	114	300	Domestic
299919	2012	515	140	50	Industrial
565563	2020	500	50	—	Irrigation
282239	2012	500	65	200	Rig Supply
329451	2013	485	95	60	Rig Supply
223725	2008	480	191	120	Domestic
417894	2016	460	63	70	Stock

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 78-48?

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This grid falls in Live Oak County.