Texas well grid 79-10
A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Karnes County and Goliad County. 322 reports, median depth 202 ft.
322Reports
202 ftMedian depth
100 ftWater at
50 gpmMedian yield
What you will drill through in grid 79-10
| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | Clay 87, Surface 60, Sand 49, Sandy Loam 32, Caliche 21, Black Clay 21 |
| 25–50 ft | Clay 44, Sand 17, (Sm) Silty Sand: Fine-Grained, Gray, Well Sorted, Saturated 4, Shale 3, Tan Clay 3, Sand-Sandstone 3 |
| 50–100 ft | Clay 66, Sand 44, Shale 10, Rock 6, Tan Clay 6, Yellow Clay 6 |
| 100–200 ft | Clay 94, Sand 61, Shale 16, Clay & Shale 11, Sandstone 9, Tan Clay 8 |
| 200–300 ft | Clay 46, Sand 31, Shale 12, Layered Sand & Shale 6, Brown Sand-Sandstone (F) 5, Tan Clay 3 |
| 300–500 ft | Sand 27, Clay 13, Shale 11, Rock 4, Shale / Td 3, Brown Clay 1 |
| 500–1000 ft | Clay 5, Sand 2, Shale 2, Green Shale 1, Yellow Clayy 1, Sand And Few Streaks Of Shale 1 |
| 1000–5000 ft | Sand 1, Sand & Clay Streaks 1, Sandy Shale 1 |
Who drills here
What the wells are for
| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 77 | 23.9% | 240 |
| Rig Supply | 63 | 19.6% | 239 |
| Stock | 57 | 17.7% | 240 |
| Monitor | 42 | 13.0% | 35 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 40 | 12.4% | 12 |
| Industrial | 23 | 7.1% | 280 |
| Fracking Supply | 12 | 3.7% | 490 |
| Public Supply | 5 | 1.6% | 700 |
| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53 | 245 | 86 |
| 2010s | 210 | 207 | 100 |
| 2020s | 59 | 40 | 130 |
The deepest reports on file
| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 676027 | 2024 | 2,883 | 160 | 500 | Fracking Supply |
| 627571 | 2022 | 915 | 325 | 30 | Fracking Supply |
| 425644 | 2016 | 850 | 128 | 375 | Public Supply |
| 637553 | 2023 | 707 | — | — | Fracking Supply |
| 696867 | 2025 | 700 | 318 | 501 | Public Supply |
| 508008 | 2019 | 675 | 113 | 100 | Industrial |
| 244950 | 2011 | 620 | 242 | 20 | Rig Supply |
| 632417 | 2023 | 605 | 313 | 60 | Fracking Supply |
| 236474 | 2010 | 600 | 162 | 120 | Rig Supply |
| 223746 | 2009 | 565 | 307 | 40 | Domestic |
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, Goliad County, Victoria County.