texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 79-06

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in DeWitt County and Goliad County. 293 reports, median depth 180 ft.

293Reports
180 ftMedian depth
76 ftWater at
60 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 79-06

Logged in state well grid 79-06, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 88, Surface 73, Red Clay 53, Sand 42, Caliche 48, Top Soil 39
25–50 ftSand 32, Red Clay 32, Clay 20, Gravel 16, Pea Gravel 6, Sandstone 6
50–100 ftRed Clay 67, Sand 65, Clay 54, Sand And Stone 19, Gravel 13, Sandstone 10
100–200 ftClay 75, Sand 77, Red Clay 51, Sand And Stone 21, Water Sand 21, Water Sand And Stone 21
200–300 ftSand 27, Clay 19, Red Clay 13, Water Sand And Stone 15, Water Sand 9, Stone 6
300–500 ftWater Sand And Stone 5, Clay 2, Sandstone 1, Sand 2, Brown Clay 1, Hard Rock 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 79-06, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Rangnow Water Well Service107200602004–2026
Friedel Drilling Company53183702003–2026
Vortex Drilling, Inc.32302014–2018
CHANDLER DRILLING INC16202752005–2026
Borth Water Well14180302003–2019
Burleson Services, Inc.102401002003–2008
Cady's Water wells7220602014–2021
leeper w.w.7170202006–2013
H2O Well Service, LLC6220702022–2025
Thompson Water Well6221502006–2016
Lynch Water Well Drilling Inc.5240752004–2015
A C Water Well Service3200402017–2025
Everett Carroll Water Well Service3210702004–2007
CARTER WATER WELL DRILLING2260502013–2015
Rangnow Water Well Serv21541002012–2014
Edward Pawlik & Son Well Service22202002003–2005
Rangnow Water Well2280802009
Bootlegg Water Well Service1135602026
WB Southern Drilling LLC1180252023
A C Water Well Serv.11702020
Lawson Water Well1200502020
Nickel Water Well Service1120202016
Barth Water Well1190902015
Leeper Water Well1157402015
Rangnow Water Well Service11402010

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic16656.7%185
Monitor3511.9%30
Stock3311.3%180
Rig Supply3010.2%220
Industrial165.5%315
Environmental Soil Boring72.4%13
Irrigation41.4%300
Other10.3%200
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s9220265
2010s14016078
2020s6118080

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 79-06. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
36380720141,2262630Domestic
212995201047086Irrigation
587790202145496100Domestic
36916820143806285Rig Supply
3332020033704580Industrial
321186201336012085Domestic
320971201336012085Domestic
526424201935511160Domestic
479067201835010880Industrial
310348201334511460Domestic

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 79-06?

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This grid falls in DeWitt County, Goliad County, Victoria County.

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