Texas well grid 79-15

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Victoria County and Goliad County. 477 reports, median depth 165 ft.

477Reports

165 ftMedian depth

60 ftWater at

50 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 79-15

Logged in state well grid 79-15, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ft	What was logged there
0–25 ft	Clay 203, Top Soil 96, Sand 83, Topsoil 86, Surface 66, Caliche 31
25–50 ft	Clay 45, Sand 35, Red Clay 32, Sandstone 22, Rock 17, Caliche 15
50–100 ft	Clay 79, Red Clay 82, Sand 71, Sandstone 31, Rock 17, R-Clay 15
100–200 ft	Sand 144, Clay 87, Red Clay 67, R-Clay 28, Sandstone 35, Course Sand 21
200–300 ft	Sand 13, Clay 8, Red Clay 7, R-Clay 5, Sand/Gravel 2, Sd 2
300–500 ft	Fine Grey Sand 2, Coarse Grey Sand 2, Med. Coarse Sand 1, Fine Sand W/ Blue / Red Shale 1, Clay 1, Sand 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 79-15, busiest first.
Firm of record	Wells	Median depth, ft	Median yield, gpm	Years
Cady's Water wells	85	163	60	2006–2022
Friedel Drilling Company	62	165	60	2003–2026
A C Water Well Service	41	155	30	2016–2026
leeper w.w.	37	180	20	2006–2014
Rangnow Water Well Service	35	160	55	2003–2021
Lynch Water Well Drilling Inc.	32	200	75	2001–2025
Thompson Water Well	31	162	50	2005–2017
A C Water Well Serv.	17	156	40	2013–2021
CHANDLER DRILLING INC	14	160	70	2005–2024
Leeper Water Well Service	11	172	25	2002–2014
WB Southern Drilling LLC	9	168	100	2023–2026
Nickel Water Well Service	9	180	35	2014–2022
T & B Water Well	9	145	40	2005–2006
Everett Carroll Water Well Service	8	180	60	2005–2008
Vaughn Water Well Service, Inc.	8	185	20	2004–2007
CARTER WATER WELL DRILLING	7	180	50	2003–2022
Thompson Water Well Service	7	159	50	2003–2007
Borth Water Well	5	150	25	2004–2022
Vortex Drilling, Inc.	5	60	—	2017–2018
H2O Well Service, LLC	4	180	50	2025
Leeper Watere Well Service	4	182	35	2015–2016
Leeper Water Well	3	174	—	2014
Lynch Water Well Drlg. Inc.	3	208	75	2012–2013
Burleson Services, Inc.	3	200	90	2006–2008
C & S UTESEY WATER WELL SERVICE & DRILLING, L.L.C.	3	190	17	2004–2006

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
Purpose	Wells	Share	Median depth, ft
Domestic	415	87.0%	165
Stock	34	7.1%	180
Rig Supply	12	2.5%	200
Monitor	9	1.9%	50
Irrigation	3	0.6%	500
Public Supply	1	0.2%	239
Other	1	0.2%	192
Test Well	1	0.2%	220

By decade drilled.
Decade	Reports	Median depth, ft	Water at, ft
2000s	163	166	63
2010s	196	170	57
2020s	118	162	60

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 79-15. Column one is the tracking number.
Report	Year	Depth, ft	Water at, ft	Yield, gpm	Purpose
356869	2014	722	60	60	Stock
662250	2023	500	82	—	Irrigation
662245	2023	500	82	—	Irrigation
153460	2008	300	42	—	Domestic
480090	2017	290	100	40	Domestic
154417	2008	290	50	—	Domestic
82352	2006	280	60	30	Stock
71665	2005	280	86	75	Domestic
97981	2006	275	49	—	Domestic
307254	2012	262	61	—	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 Victoria County, Goliad County.