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Texas well grid 79-01

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Karnes County and Victoria County. 350 reports, median depth 240 ft.

350Reports
240 ftMedian depth
90 ftWater at
60 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 79-01

Logged in state well grid 79-01, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 50, Sand 39, Caliche 29, Sandy Loam 20, Shale 19, Surface 19
25–50 ftClay 21, Shale 13, Sand 10, Clay & Shale 6, Rock 4, Sandy Clay 4
50–100 ftSand 25, Clay 16, Shale 11, Rock 11, Clay & Shale 5, Sandy Clay 4
100–200 ftSand 55, Shale 26, Clay 34, Rock 18, Clay & Shale 15, Sandy 4
200–300 ftSand 53, Shale 25, Clay 29, Rock 16, Sand And Shale 7, Clay & Shale 5
300–500 ftSand 41, Clay 31, Shale 18, Rock 11, Clay & Shale 7, Sand & Shale 5
500–1000 ftSand 16, Clay 15, Shale 6, Clay & Lignite 2, Sand & Shale 4, Clay & Shale 4
1000–5000 ftSand 3, Clay 1, Shale 1, Sand & Clay Mix 1, Sand W/ Shale Streaks 1, Gray Shale 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 79-01, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vortex Drilling, Inc.111102006–2024
M&C WATERWELL DRILLING44330502002–2017
Thomas Moy and Sons Water Well Drilling Inc.17511602011–2026
JANYSEK WATER WELL SERVICE14460402021–2024
J&S WATER WELLS135501202009–2022
Thomas Moy and Sons13460602009–2018
Friedel Drilling Company12542802011–2023
J B Drilling11368452008–2015
Borth Water Well10220252006–2022
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP8302020–2023
J & S Water Wells - Primo Trejo81502010–2013
Pinnergy, LTD7440602011–2012
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC6302025–2026
J & S Water Wells - Tomas Salinas61302011–2012
Hydrogeologic/Environmental Testing5792013
STEVENS DRILLING & WATER WELL SERVICE4300202019–2025
I Deal Drilling,LLC4252023
CARTER WATER WELL DRILLING4240602008–2013
Pipe Creek Water Well, Inc.46101002012–2013
Rangnow Water Well Service3320502011–2022
Moy's Water Well Services3372302019–2020
ALPHA & OMEGA DRILLING SREVICES3152017
M&C CARROLL ENTERPRISES LLC2300202020
Water Well Services, Inc.24,7119402014
JB Drilling2466702007–2013

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Environmental Soil Boring10931.1%10
Domestic8022.9%390
Stock5716.3%340
Rig Supply4111.7%440
Monitor277.7%30
Industrial205.7%610
Irrigation61.7%275
Fracking Supply51.4%1,428
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s5321072
2010s234170100
2020s6330098

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 79-01. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
38713320144,71180940Fracking Supply
25199320103,70060850Rig Supply
34363820132,703105Industrial
40134120152,1317080Stock
53020020191,428571,150Fracking Supply
71736220261,22060250Rig Supply
45977520171,200701,850Fracking Supply
384854201496070150Rig Supply
4657292017930120110Rig Supply
677016202480018520Domestic

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 Karnes County, Victoria County.

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